Far East Cynic

One out-one in

George Washington arrives in Yokosuka: And Koizumi bows out of the Diet-so as to make a place for his son.

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Boxes and more boxes……

Not trying to be anti-social, but we have been busy unpacking box after box-and I have been dealing with the S.O. in tears as one of her prize hibachis and or plates comes out of a box in pieces. It takes time to sort though the baggage of one’s life-properly

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Mood music….

To get you in the mood for the next Cold War. Since it was made readily apparent that both Presidential candidates favor Georgian and Ukranian membership in NATO……. Which will, in turn, royally piss the Russians off……… And in order for NATO’s Article V to have any real deterrent value-some

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Time marches on…..

My God grant you rest and peace. Paul Newman Dead at 83………. I loved Paul Newman. I loved his movies, I loved his acting style, I loved his brilliance both on and off the screen. The world is a poorer place today.

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Quick debate post-and a comment….

And I’m back. The last couple of days have been a blur. Slept most of Wednesday. The nurse told me that she was starting the anesthetic, asked me to roll over-next thing I knew I was in the recovery room and the S.O. was trying to talk to me. That’s

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The "M" word.

Who says I hate women? Because I don’t. I’m always amused when people throw the M word at me. The word is thrown around so often, and it so often completely misused. Misogynistic mean to have hatred of women.  The Misogynistic definition makes the word seem like it shouldn’t be

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The “M” word.

Who says I hate women? Because I don’t. I’m always amused when people throw the M word at me. The word is thrown around so often, and it so often completely misused. Misogynistic mean to have hatred of women.  The Misogynistic definition makes the word seem like it shouldn’t be

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The right use of the word.

Elitist that is. The problem is not that Obama thinks he is better than all of us-he just can’t effectively communicate it in terms Americans understand-in other words, he can’t sell it. Kind of like me and blogging. I know I’m smart-smarter than a lot of people-definitely smarter than these

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Out of pocket……

For a couple of days. Tomorrow I go to the doctor for one of those “exams”. You know the kind where you need someone to drive you home afterwards, because you are all doped up on anesthetics? Where did 7 years go? So while I’m horizontal and God willing its

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Dead cat bounce…..

Kind of looks like this:

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