As in lets go home! After taking the S.O. out for what I thought would be a nice farewell dinner to shopping mall USA, I got treated to a tirade on American food. The restaurant-a nice Italian grill with some very cold and tasty micro-brews did serve some very large portions. I reminded her, that… Continue reading Kaerimashou!
Category: American Society
Good morning America!
Greetings from Shopping Mall, USA-deep south version. Long day yesterday. Because this trip is on my dime, I had opted to save money. I would have saved even more money on the tickets had not the S.O. been such a bitch so insistent that we travel together. Had we done it my way I could… Continue reading Good morning America!
Lee Kwan Bush
I think that somewhere in the White House, George Bush keeps a shrine to Lee Kwan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore and now is the governmental leader who just will not go away. After 30 years in power, he supposedly turned over the reigns of power-but in reality he never did. In his… Continue reading Lee Kwan Bush
Christmas eve…….
Well, its come and no doubt will soon be gone. It is Christmas Eve here in Japan. This could possibly be my last Christmas in this country-a lot will depend on the breaks in the new year to come. It will not be for lack of trying to stay, but rather on a lack of… Continue reading Christmas eve…….
Vexed……
Well, so far so good. Had to go through the misfortune of speaking with my ex-wife, who answered the phone when I called my son. She hung up on me after telling me my son was not there. Situation normal. I have never understood those scenes in the movies where the two ex’s get along… Continue reading Vexed……
Bait and switch
I watched an interesting special on TV tonight. It was about the big shift that has occurred in funding retirement and in particular how the 401K is not the be-all, end-all that many have made it out to be. For military people and military retirees, this discussion is particularly apt, since my favorite Pentagon dickhead… Continue reading Bait and switch
Speaking of songs…….
I came to realize yesterday, while I was driving back from the golf course, that this war does not have one. One of the great things about my new(used) car is that it has a CD player that works. So I can rock out during the extra time it takes me to get to the… Continue reading Speaking of songs…….
A real lesson
I just saw on TV that the Amish folks in Pennsylvania allowed the wife of the murderer to come to the funeral. Because ” they belive it is a gift to receive forgiveness, and then to pass it on”. So while Pat Roberston and others will be decrying the whole demise of America theme, these… Continue reading A real lesson
Observations on America- Outside looking inside.
Long may she wave! As I pointed out earlier, I just got back from a week in the States, mostly for business , but I did take some time to go skiing up at Lake Tahoe. Since they have had the most snow in over 100 years, just could not skip the opportunity. It had… Continue reading Observations on America- Outside looking inside.