And this is now. Let me go back to a comfortable analogy for me – sports… basketball. I use it because you’re naïve if you don’t see the national full-court press picking away right now. Seems the shoe is on the other foot now.
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This commercial is making the rounds in Japan. Sure beats talking about politics! Recruit publishes Job Guides in Japan. Their magazines with job listings always have off beat names.
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We went to the fireworks last night at one of the literally dozens of shopping malls here in this hillbilly hell litle burgh. Fortunately the Barnes and Noble was open-the better to capitalize on hundreds of people converging on said shopping mall. Since they had a Starbucks and we had
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Happy Fourth of July! Here at Far East Cynic HQ, its not so happy a fourth of July. Two reasons for that. First, we said goodbye to my friend and teacher of the ways of corporate America, Al. His funeral was yesterday. It was sad and it was joyous at
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As practiced in Singapore:
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And so it begins-the speculation on who exactly to blame: Option 1) Its all Letterman’s fault. Option 2) She is quitting to lead the Conservative Army into the New Civil War. Option 3) She is pregnant with Jonah Goldberg’s love child. Option 4) She needs to sell her pickup truck:
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Sarah Palin tells Alaska "to take this job and shove it!" WASHINGTON (CNN) – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday she would not seek a second term and would soon step down as governor. Not seeking a second term? Fine-makes sense and allows her two years to build a Presidential
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While researching for a future post, I came across this little missive on the future of blogging from a blog called 11-D: I just want to write about how blogging has changed in the past six years. 1. The A-List Doesn’t Matter Anymore. I just read a really nice paper
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From those America hating, liberal, sandal wearing, tree hugging, homo loving, folks at the Huffington Post. A reminder about American history. Repeated for your enjoyment: Ah, The Glorious Second! Today is the 233rd anniversary of the secession of 13 British North American Colonies from the Empire, thus creating the United
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Evidently not…… Repeat after me: There is not going to be any victory, no matter how long we stay or how soon we leave. Iraq is probably going to be violent for many years to come, and likely will be a closer ally of Iran than of the United States-nice
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