Far East Cynic

In view of the news……

Richard, I’m not blowing you off-but in view of the news…. I’ll post my views on the S.O. and the Shopping mall another day.

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Tragic Postscript………..

At the Air Show today it was a really tragic day: A 5-year-old boy was killed and 12 others were injured Sunday when strong winds toppled spectator tents at a Huntsville air show. Witnesses said a generator fell on the 5-year-old, whose name was not released. The death was confirmed

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Somebodies moving uptown…..

My Canadian counterpart has moved to a new home. Same hot looking women though. Damn, now I need to go update my links……….

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Air Show Blues-Part III

All the parts I could not get pix of- would that I could. Turn your speakers up loud and sip scotch while you watch this:   The A-4 video is better if you ask me!

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Air Show Blues-Part II

Dear Santa Claus, I really need you (or any other benefactor) to buy me one of these: And a Zoom Lens please! Actually, I am told my zoom lense on my SLR would work for one of these-two bad its not here-it is in storage with the rest of the

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Air show blues!-Part I

There is so little to do in this town, no wonder the air show is a big event.-The S.O. For someone who says she likes it here, the S.O. has made more than a couple perceptive comments along these lines. Maybe I’m not the only one missing Japan. We went

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Heading Home.

Have to get back to see these guys: Shopping Mall USA is having an airshow this weekend! The S.O. does not have a choice-she’s been told she is going. Buy sunscreen. We are going early and leaving late-gotta go see what I am really missing……………

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A ringing endorsement…..

Of Obama from James Dobson. An influential conservative figure criticizes Sen. Barack Obama on religion today in a radio segment saying the candidate for president has distorted the Bible and pushed a “fruitcake interpretation” of the Constitution. Now if any man should know a thing or two about distorting the

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Great quote

E @ L has me summed up in his birthday quote about himself. (Great minds think alike!)   I am now fifty-one years old. I am not enamored of life, but it is worth while to continue a little longer with such a prospect of a golden age. All looks

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Long day……

Up to Dahlgren VA for a day for meetings. Since Dahlgren sucks as far as any night life goes I opted for a stay in Fredericskburg-as far as staying in a hotel goes. In all my years if living in Norfolk, I had never really explored this town-it’s neat.  More

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