Far East Cynic

American Beauty..

“My job consists of basically masking my contempt for the assholes in charge, and, at least once a day, retiring to the men’s room so I can jerk off while I fantasize about a life that doesn’t so closely resemble Hell.” That movie was on last night. When it came

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Seems like I never left…………

That is what I used to say whenever I came back to the carrier after being off of it for a while. The look and the smell and the frustrations were all the same. After a dayor so onboard, you were hungry, horny, and tired. You would think that here

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Telling the truth……

Greetings from Korea! Its actually warmer here than I expected it to be. Lets hope it stays that way. Got over here OK-some adventure involved on the way. The powers that be decided to send our whole herd over in a military airplane. A C-12, which is a Beech King

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Happy Birthday to me!

50 years. I guess this means I have to stop calling older Japanese men oji-san and just acknowledge I have become one myself. Part of my horoscope was correct today. This morning when we woke up, it was-in contrast to what NHK had said-a beautiful day. The S.O. and I

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Why I miss flying………

Add one more thing to be depressed about turning 50. I don’t get to do this ever again……….. Or this. Or even this……. Then again, I may have been spared the chance to do this….. So I guess it all evens out. Subscribe in a reader

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TGIF!

Long day today-I’m mentally exhausted. And tomorrow is my birthday. A big one-the big 50. God, it seems amazing to write that! I can remember being a teenage boy of 18 thinking that, and the 21’st century were so far away. Now its here. Trying to think hard to put

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Home

Back home at last. It feels very good to be back-kind of like being back in a safe place again. The sights, sounds, and smell of home are quite pleasing to me on this particular day. The flight back was not the worst I’ve ever had, but definately not the

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Fun's fun

But I’m done! Wrapped up work this morning. Computers cleaned, reports submitted, listened to mind numbing “lessons learned” (which are almos always the same ones from last year)…then its time for: GOLF! Slide on out in the PM for a sojurn to Kaneohe and its beautiful course along the ocean.

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Fun’s fun

But I’m done! Wrapped up work this morning. Computers cleaned, reports submitted, listened to mind numbing “lessons learned” (which are almos always the same ones from last year)…then its time for: GOLF! Slide on out in the PM for a sojurn to Kaneohe and its beautiful course along the ocean.

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I fought the man…..

And the man won. Today has been frustrating to say the least. I was supposed to go to Seoul, but I finally got a hold of my sister to find out, to my relief, that my parents are OK. The woman needs to learn how to leave a message when

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