Far East Cynic

The Christmas Story-told digitally.

As is my custom-I am declaring a moratorium on politics here till after the first of the year. ( I also declared a moratorium on wearing a tie to work till next year too, about a week a ago). This video has been making the rounds, so I am sure

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Don’t forget, some people have to work on Christmas Eve.

Like our cat: He’s wearing his , “It sucks to be me” face.

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Ho ho ho!

As Ben Rothilensberger would say- let’s hear it for the Ho’s! Steelers on TV tonight. Play well with the other children-I’ve got 55 inches of HD black and gold to watch.

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Its that day again!

It is time for the Airing of the Grievances! Frank Costanza: “Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way.”

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An experiment in technology.

This is an experiment into the world of computer assisted video making. My Canadian counterpart has a post up about Lindsay Lohan today. It concerns this People magazine story about Lindsay Lohan. Since he is the most caustic blogger I know of-I decided to make an Xtra Normal movie of his post.

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Once again-with feeling.

Why you should be concerned about the upcoming Comcast NBC merger, and why Net Neutrality is important to you. A free and open internet is the single greatest technology of our culture, and control should not be at the mercy of corporations. 2 .A free and open internet stimulates competition.

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Another year come and gone…..

Today is the 9th year that I have known and been with the S.O.-although it certainly does not seem like it has been that long. Four years ago, I wrote the post that follows-and I still find it’s a good recounting of the joys and frustrations of living with her.

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The poster child.

Its taken me a while to work up to writing this post. It concerns the soon to be Congressman from Florida’s 22nd Congressional district-Rep ( elect) Allen West. Criticizing a someone anointed as a conservative saint is a dangerous undertaking these days. But I figure I can do it because

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Christmas week.

An oldie but goody-is your Christmas shopping done? One of the things I have always marveled about, when it comes to the hymn Silent Night, is how many languages it has been translated into. In the spirit of Christmas, here is a cure little video of the song translated into

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Making geeks go postal…..

Here are 32 ways to drive them up the wall. My personal favorite:

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