Far East Cynic

Wall Street voices its opinion of the new President…….

It would seem Wall Street did not have a high opinion of the President’s inaugration speech today: The first “first” of the Obama administration-the first time the Dow has been below 8000 since, 2004? Guess that line about the “greed of a few” did not strike a chord, eh?

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Welcome to the party pal!

I think the Chief Justice got the oath wrong in reading it to the new President. Oh well……. (I’m gonna review the video tonight….). I put my trust in you-you better deliver! If you don’t, I’ll be here to write about it. UPDATE! Chief Justice Roberts did get the oath

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He's nothing like Truman……….

This last evening observes the final night of the administration of George W. Bush. As the clock has been ticking down towards a new beginning, his staunchest supporters have been publishing article after article, with a snarky tone, trying to tell people like me that – “See Bush was right

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He’s nothing like Truman……….

This last evening observes the final night of the administration of George W. Bush. As the clock has been ticking down towards a new beginning, his staunchest supporters have been publishing article after article, with a snarky tone, trying to tell people like me that – “See Bush was right

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Idle thoughts on MLK day………..

I’ve always been ambivalent about Martin Luther King Day. Since his birthday falls on my mother’s birthday,  I would just as  soon celebrate her birthday. Her dreams and visions for me had a lot more to do with where I am now ( for good and ill) than anything Martin

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Steel Curtain…….

AGAIN! Just finished watching the Steelers beat the Ravens. ( Almost literally if you saw the hit Mcgahee took during the fourth quarter). Yes we can!

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Serena or Samantha?

As a young teen, I had the hots for Elizabeth Montgomery.  I am fairly certain I was not alone in this. I always thought she was a great actress and God took her from us too soon. So I got a real kick out of this You Tube clip posted

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Another Friday night……..

Here in the land of no fun…….. S.O. is sick. It’s 14 degrees outside,  I have to work on a Saturday, and guess what I haven’t had in more than few days?  To say I’m tense is more than an understatement.  My every other thought is only about this: Screw

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