Far East Cynic

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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Rendering unto Caesar….

The homage that he demands-in Singapore that it is. Lee Kwan Yew shows again why he and his family rank among the tyrants: In 1994, Philip Bowring, a contributor to the International Herald Tribune’s op-ed page, agreed as part of an undertaking with the leaders of the government of Singapore

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Spring is sprung?

I think the jury is still out on that. Woke up to Palm Sunday raining cats and dogs outside. Still made it to Mass, where the priest informs the small group of folks sitting in the pews , ” Mass will be at 9am this morning. And no, you don’t

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Repressed sexuality…..

I stumbled across this article the other day. I suspect it will be more than a little controversial-but I liked it because it echoes some of my own feelings about the mental damage the the “sex is holy” attitude inflicts upon so many people. You might  not realize it, but

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North Korean Update

I held off commenting on this till more info was out there: South Korea is scrambling to locate at least 46 South Korean military personnel missing after a one of the South’s naval patrol vessels sank in a tense maritime area disputed by North Korea.  Seoul is investigating what caused

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TGIF!

Consider this an open thread. Definitely need one of those. And later I need one of these:

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More close mindedness

It was not just me that walked away from the Republican party-they walked away from a lot of us. Its not just David Frum who is being shunned-its anyone who thinks for themselves.

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It is that weekend again.

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright, The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout; But there is no joy in Teabaggerville — mighty Rushboy did not get his way. Its the last weekend of March-and hordes of

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