Far East Cynic

Back home….

Drove through some torrential rains in Southern AL. Made the trip home longer than it should have been. AND……… I can’t find my digital camera cord to download my pix. Picture post to follow as I go out and look.  

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The Silly Season

Whenever I turn on the TV these days-especially if I am flipping through Fox News-here is what I see: What is it about August that brings out the silliness in people? Last year was the election-so there was sort of an excuse. Not sure what it is this year, but

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Road trip

Got to Pensacola in 5 hours. Not a bad drive-but thank God for cruise control. And satellite radio. The S.O. is the happiest I have seen her in months. She is so excited to be reunited with one of her friends from the right side of the international dateline. A.C.

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It is all about context……..

Tomorrow, the S.O and I are leaving for an extended weekend in Pensacola, "The birthplace of Naval Aviation". A good friend of ours from Japan is moving there and we are going down to see them while they house hunt. AND, play golf at the NAS Pensacola Golf Course.  27 of

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Be careful what you wish for…….

For you may surely get it. A few months ago, I wrote, ” I would no more go to a tea party than I would to an anti-war demonstration. I’ll fight stupidity through the ballot box, thank you very much. The teabaggers act like they are some holy crusade; however,

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Speaking of having a hangover…..

    Some things are more important than the birther movement.

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But what did they do with it?

While Michelle Malkin was on TV yesterday, whining and moaning about who moved her cheese, she-and a lot of other Americans-missed the fact that Cory Aquino passed away this weekend. Not that Malkin would care-she scarcely pays attention to the details of her ancestry-instead behaving like the assimilated American bitch

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Closing the book?

If you particpated as an aviator in Gulf War I, as I did-seeing this news brought a tear to my eye:  The US military has found the remains of the last American still officially missing in action from the Gulf War. Capt Michael Scott Speicher, an F18 pilot, was shot

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Worth repeating……

Why do I have to hear the truth via an Australian ? A closely related rhetorical device — the idea that Americans or American values are “unique” — also deserves attention. For example, Emanuel describes individualism and equality of opportunity as “uniquely American.”1 Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), chairman of the

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