Far East Cynic

Creeped out…

Doing my taxes tonight-which are more complex than last year. ( That’s both a good news and a bad news story-suffice it to say while I am unhappy where I am living, I am very happy with my company. 🙂 ). Unlike my teabagging associates however, I am not complaining

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Opening day…….

The one time of the year the Pirates are in contention for the pennant. Frank Deford, shows us why baseball is not like all the other sports though-in any given year,  any team CANNOT win the pennant: Yes, as sure as the flowers are a-bloomin’ again, every team has a

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Another opening day tradition we should adopt.

To heck with the President throwing out the first ball-let the hot chicks do it! EMBED-Satoko Miyata – Watch more free videos More here. (Link NSFW!)

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Like a bad dream…..

That just won’t seem to go away-the book meme is back again. What is the book meme? It is where you list the last ten books you have read-and no, Manga does not count. ( Damn it Jim, I’m a doctor-not a reader!).  Oh what the heck-here are the last

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Mental Health break……..

A couple of years ago I posted a video similar to this one about the TV show Adomachi. They do a “Top 30” countdown of things to do in various neighborhoods. And in between showing you where to go and where to eat-they show you the girls! Ah,  memories. This

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Easter Sunday

Today was what Easter Sunday should be-weather wise. As for the theological implications, well I will save those for a later post. I did make it to Mass this morning though-with the rest of the herd, proving once again, Easter Sunday is a day you should get up early. After I

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A funny thing happened on the way to the Tea Party

Just one big happy family. If you have not been following Doonesbury this week go to his web site and take a look.

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Guess which is which….

Quote of the day-most appropriate for April Fools Day: — There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted,

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Planned obsolescence

Today was an interesting day-well, not really. I had to go to the doctor, which is never fun. Every time I go to see the man now-it seems as if he uncovers some other issue that I need to worry about. I never really feel my age-except when I go

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I’ll bet you thought I forgot.

That it was March and so for the entire month I have to hear about Women’s History month. How could I forget? Every day when I come to work and go to get on the elevator I have to look at a sign telling me “Its time write women back

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