Today was an interesting day. Not interesting in a good way, interesting in a reaffirmation of bad choices, kind of way. And, as an extra added bonus, I get to spend the rest of the month wondering who my employer will be come July. Or if I will even be employed at all. Just tons… Continue reading Odds and ends-TGIF!
Category: Elsewhere round Asia and the globe……..
When the going gets tough…
The French get going. Just another thing to surrender to I guess: Selon le décompte du Quai d’Orsay, sur les 9000 Français enregistrés dans les consulats, il n’en restait plus que la moitié dans le pays à la fin de la semaine dernière, dont 2500 à Tokyo et 2000 dans le sud de l’Archipel. Of the… Continue reading When the going gets tough…
Another year I was not at carnival…….
Linkage……
When I read this tragic story-I could not help but think, ” That could happen where I work!” A Los Angeles woman died in her cubicle at work last week, but her body wasn’t discovered until the following day, local police said. What’s really scary is that it could happen-and I’m not kidding. Kind of… Continue reading Linkage……
Be careful what you wish for………..
Watching the news about Egypt, that phrase repeatedly comes to mind. Mubarak may have behaved like a dolt but he was our dolt and his successor may not be. Revolutions can be tricky things. It is probably wise to remember that-especially when you hear talk about waves of revolt spreading across the region. I’m sitting here… Continue reading Be careful what you wish for………..
Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
But I have been busy. And what free time I have had, I have been indulging in finishing (re-reading really) Andrew Baecevich’s book. The guy is a genius-and he has accurately captured how we got to the state of war without end, and what we need to do to get out of it. (Not that… Continue reading Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Every one likes a day off…….
Especially if you are spending it in Australia or New Zealand. ( Anybody got tips on getting Rugby World Cup tickets?). This is also a parody of New Zealand’s tourist commercials.-Thanks to Coming Anarchy for discovering this funny video.
You think we have problems?
Reading this reminded me how lucky I truly am. Here are some guys who have had real problems: SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – After more than two months trapped deep in a Chilean mine, 33 miners are enjoying Sunday tantalizingly close to rescue. Drillers have completed an escape shaft, and Chile’s mining minister says a… Continue reading You think we have problems?
A couple of elections you may have missed.
Given all the hullabaloo about the nomination of Miss Masturbation here in real murrika-you may not have been paying attention to two elections that have real impacts on the world those Teabaggers as well as the rest of us normal people will face tomorrow. The first was in Japan-and the result was a big win… Continue reading A couple of elections you may have missed.
Definition of a bad day……..
To be covering an airshow. Under the category of, ” I picked a bad week to take up airshow photography” is this little gem from the Oshkosh air show. Everbody else is hauling a$$-but it looks like the guy in the brown is trying to save his gear before he runs. Probably not the best… Continue reading Definition of a bad day……..