Far East Cynic

A simple question with no simple answer……..

Dan Froomkin of the Washington post asks an interesting question: When was the last time that Bush spoke in a forum open to citizens who are representative of the diverse array of views in the country? And before anyone beats me up, I know that the military audiences he has

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All is well that ends well…….

NAVY-42 ARMY-23 Yes its a good day! I was going to get up for the game, but when the alarm went off, the S.O. draped an arm around me, we pulled the blankets closer and I said to myself, “Nothing happens in the first quarter anyway, just few more warm

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The one day of the year I can…….

Root for or be sympathetic to the US Naval Academy. That’s right, its Army Navy game day. (0430 AM Sunday Japan Standard Time…….Maybe I’ll get up for it…). Since I had what I consider to be a proper military education; at a “true” Military College ( all male and with

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Nothing but death…..

After the inauspicious start this morning, things just went down hill from there. This is going to be a depressing post, so if you tuned in looking for happy vibes from moi, you can just stop reading right now. Received word that an acquaintance and fellow officer from my past

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Kind of woke up now

Ah, you got to love the time difference between the states and here. That way I can get one of my ex-wife’s shrieking phone calls at 4 in the morning. The S.O. was less than thrilled about it as was I. I get one of these about every 6 months

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Another great analysis of the war —from STRATFOR

A friend sent me this in e-mail. Read for your self what ails the Bush Presidency. It is scary how right these folks tend to be in their analysis…. I especiallly like their ideas about what is happening with Europe……. America UnpluggedBy Peter Zeihan The presidency of George W. Bush

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Japanese Train quiz……..

From the Mutant Frog: Pop quiz: You’re a man sitting on the train in suburban Japan, minding your own business. The attractive lady sitting next to you nods off and unknowingly rests her head on your shoulder. You: a) Pretend like nothing is happening b) Wake her up—she’s distracting you

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So I guess this hurts my chances at being Knighted by the Queen!

Discovered this website: www.silktide.com that rates web sites on content and ease of use. My poor little blog did pretty well with one big exception: A page was found in violation of the the current W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. This website is probably unlawful in Britain from the 1st

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Business as usual

One of the more interesting things about living over here is the time difference. Sundays here are Saturdays in the states, thus I have to watch most major sporting events in the middle of the night or in the morning. It also means I get to watch the Sunday news

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O kaeri nasai!

Back on the right side of the globe again. Another 11 hour flight in the back with the other refugeestourists. Vainly tried to use my up grade certificates. The girl at the counter with typical German stiffness said, ” you vill sit in your assigned seat. Ve have no other

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