Far East Cynic

Frightening video

Of the FEDEX crash at Narita: naritaUploaded by takatosh2

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I'll give you something to get mad about.

Warning notice! Unhinged rant follows. Profanity alert! I’ve watched the uproar concerning the decision by outgoing SECNAV Winter to give an award with some interest. The flurry of activity on the blogosphere and e-mail lists has been unusual, to say the least. Why Winter felt compelled to give an award

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I’ll give you something to get mad about.

Warning notice! Unhinged rant follows. Profanity alert! I’ve watched the uproar concerning the decision by outgoing SECNAV Winter to give an award with some interest. The flurry of activity on the blogosphere and on e-mail lists has been interesting to say the least. Why Winter felt compelled  to give an

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Friday stuff

Lovingly stolen from John Cole because its so true: “The best way to understand the financial crisis is to understand the meltdown at AIG. AIG is what happens when short, bald managers of otherwise boring financial bureaucracies start seeing Brad Pitt in the mirror. This is a company that built

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Back on the market………

Oh boy, there is still hope! Norika Fujiwara is single again: Norika Fujiwara and Tomonori Jinnai, who married only two years ago, have announced they will be getting divorced. According to the Asahi, Fujiwara is currently working in Kenya and will return to Japan next week. The divorce is expected

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The Bulldog…

On the campus of The Citadel, in front of McAllister field house, there is this statue of a brass bulldog: The Bulldog Monument is a memorial dedicated to Maj. Sam M. Savas, Jr., Class of 1951, who died in Vietnam in October 1965. He also served as a Citadel tactical

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Happy St. Patricks Day

I went out tonight to celebrate the day. It was nice to see some small glimmering of night life in this sad little town: Usually, I don’t have a taste for Guiness. Tonight I did. Of course I always have a taste for this: “Where’s me fortune?”

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Well, that's one solution…..

Wonder how long before Bill Kristol picks up on it? TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese doctor has apologised after saying that people should smoke themselves to an early death to save the country money on elderly care, according to his hospital. “It is clear that medical costs will increase if

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Well, that’s one solution…..

Wonder how long before Bill Kristol picks up on it? TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese doctor has apologised after saying that people should smoke themselves to an early death to save the country money on elderly care, according to his hospital. “It is clear that medical costs will increase if

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How was my weekend?

Mostly, it was spent in wistful remembrance of what it was like to be one of these guys…. (Select full screen mode-it looks better that way!) God, they look so young! I don’t recall looking that young-sexy and mature was more my style :-(. Next few days will be some

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