In English, election time-which was the headline of a special edition of Das Bild newspaper yesterday -which was delivered free to our house. All indicators show that Merkel is on cruise control to a third term as the Kanzlerin ( Chancellor). However because one of her coalition partners lost badly-the Free Democrats, she will have… Continue reading Wahlzeit
Category: Elsewhere round Asia and the globe……..
Worth repeating.
This originally appeared over at ROK Drop, but it is such a great story of heroism and calm under extraordinary circumstances, that it is worth pausing and repeating here: From GI Korea's post: Lee Yoon-hye, an Asiana Airlines flight attendant, talks about the plane’s crash at a hotel in San Francisco on July 7, 2013.… Continue reading Worth repeating.
Who are you? The Maid?
One particular item I have neglected to comment on in the last couple of months, primarily because I have been rather busy, and also America has been involved recently in Benghazi! Benghazi! BENGHAZI! ( one of the series of non scandals that is warming the hearts of the moron class in America)-something a lot worse happened… Continue reading Who are you? The Maid?
We have a Pope!
Well I sure did not see that coming: I was not expecting an Argentinian pope-and it strikes me as an interesting way to for the church to once again tell American Catholics to STFU. “Pick a pope from America? Just not your America!” Oh, and while this new Pope Francis may answer to a higher… Continue reading We have a Pope!
Why didn’t I think of that?
Those crafty bastards on the mainland may be on to something: SHANGHAI: Chinese couples are flocking to divorce to evade a new tax on home sales after the government cracked down on property speculation, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported Wednesday. China's central government last Friday issued rules to rein in house prices, including a nationwide… Continue reading Why didn’t I think of that?
267 down-1 to go?
Suffice it to say I did not see the resignation of Pope Palpatine Benedict coming. I didn't realize he even had the option. I always thought, in that job, there was only one way out of it. Nonetheless this a big deal. There has been no Pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII did so… Continue reading 267 down-1 to go?
Meanwhile-over in the land of Milk and Honey.
Neither of which, interestingly enough, I have ever really found in my journeys through Israel. For some reason, it is always imported from some where else. ANYWAY………. Today is Election Day in Israel. Since the results of the election will have a direct impact on the complexity of my job in the next few months,… Continue reading Meanwhile-over in the land of Milk and Honey.
Better to laugh than to cry.
At least in Israel anyway-its a way to keep one's spirits up till Hamas finally gets the message that shooting missiles at Israelis is a shitty way to advance their cause. I am a daily reader of Haaretz. ( I have also been struggling to learn Hebrew, but the less said about that little adventure, the… Continue reading Better to laugh than to cry.
It is all about the packaging
Until everything goes horribly wrong: BANGKOK: The Thai government is cracking down on illegal beauty clinics and unlicensed doctors after the death of a high-profile woman. The name of her job says it all. Athitiya Eiamya worked as a "pretty" – a term used for the almost ubiquitous product promotion girls who work the trade… Continue reading It is all about the packaging
A good day to be on this side of the Atlantic
As Hurricane Sandy bears down on New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and about 10 other states. I'm working late tonight-so I have been following the storms path on the news. Upwards of 1 million people are without power. Evidently Atlantic City, Cape May and New York are getting the stuffing beaten out of them. The… Continue reading A good day to be on this side of the Atlantic