Far East Cynic

The life cycle of blogs…..

 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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A couple of days late……

 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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But I thought we won?

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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Speaking of photoshops…..

  Oh the outrage!

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That's entertainment……

 Watching the Sarah Palin whining tour go on…and on……..and on. It has been interesting the last couple of days watching the repeat of faux outrage. Two events in the last couple of days have-regretablly-brought her sneering voice back once again to the fore. Lets deal with the easiest issue first

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That’s entertainment……

 Watching the Sarah Palin whining tour go on…and on……..and on. It has been interesting the last couple of days watching the repeat of faux outrage. Two events in the last couple of days have-regretablly-brought her sneering voice back once again to the fore. Lets deal with the easiest issue first

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My pal Al…….

When I came home from work today-later than normal-I switched on the TV in the bedroom to watch the news. To my chagrin it was full of nothing but Michael Jackson. In disgust, I threw the remote control at the TV. Fortunately-I missed. However it did little to assuage my

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Something to be thankful for.

  Note to self.  Don’t book a 9:50 tee time when the temperature is over 97 degrees…………..  

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Glad to see they are still in action……

The boys at Jib Jab that is. One of the biggest misconceptions held by the idiots who write drivel on the right, is that folks like me did not understand what they were getting when they voted for Barak Obama. Quite the contrary. Obama has a big list of faults

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Speaking of sticking up for the Filipino's…..

I am saddened, but not one bit suprised, by this. Courtesy of Hemlock: As I shut the window and turn up the air-conditioning, the two Filipino elves let themselves in.  They are carrying various provisions essential at this time of year, from bug spray to Pimms, as per instructions left

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