Far East Cynic

Responding to the meme.

Savannah has tasked me with answering the meme of 8. Eight questions about blogging. I can never resist a challenge so here are my answers. Your mileage may very-but this is mine: 1. Why did you start blogging? I began this blog out of a sense of frustration responding to

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Admin notes

I will be updating the links today. There are a bunch of dead ones over there-and they desperately need updating. Did not have the time to update while I was in Romania. For the commenters-and this is important-if you do not provide a valid e-mail address with your comment, your

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Heading home…..

Greetings from the lounge at Heathrow Airport. I’m sitting here cooling my heels waiting to catch my flight back to the US. I am happy to be going home. It did not dawn on me till yesterday-what day I had been booked to travel. Today is the 9th anniversary of

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My contribution to the meme…..

Keeping the chain moving from Savannah: “the latest meme in blogville. the twist is that after i answer her [very good] questions, i get to ask 10 NEW questions and tag another set of bloggers!” 1. How many countries have you traveled to? ( Travel to means at least an

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Tagged-

Have not even been back 24  hours yet. Catching up on sleep, work , bills. Something has to give and it would appear to be blogging. However……… Expat at Large has tagged me with a meme. Not sure of its coherence or theme per se-but a challenge is a challenge

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Out and about.

No internet access for a day or so. We are off to check on the S.O.`s apartment. Picture posts tomorrow evening.

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Too pooped to pop…..

Or blog. I’m tired tonight. Plus, I’m getting ready to go on a trip so it will soon be time for another round of “Where’s Waldo?” So watch a Citadel Grad made good, lead the Blue Angels over a familiar place:

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Back in the Burgh

Greetings from Pittsburgh. I forgot that the Penquins would be playing game 2 of their playoff series tonight-at the Mellon Arena just a stone’s throw from my hotel. So It was crazy when I arrived as hordes of fans wearing their Penguins jerseys were in the lobby and the bar.

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I dig this woman…….

I am presuming this is Natalie Tran-and I have seen several of her videos recently on U-tube. ( What happens when you hit the “recently viewed” category on I-phone). Something about that pouty look and the Australian accent-just kind of does it for me. Now if you will excuse me-

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