Far East Cynic

Happy St Patrick's day!

It is St Patrick’s day. What I SHOULD be doing is jumping on the train into Tokyo, and then drinking pint after pint of Cafferey’s ( Never have been much of a Guinness fan-it is just too heavy; but I do like a good Black and Tan.). I’ve celebrated St

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Happy St Patrick’s day!

It is St Patrick’s day. What I SHOULD be doing is jumping on the train into Tokyo, and then drinking pint after pint of Cafferey’s ( Never have been much of a Guinness fan-it is just too heavy; but I do like a good Black and Tan.). I’ve celebrated St

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Wierd Weekend…….

It is 5:30 in the morning. I should be sleeping but I just cannot sleep. Probably means the booze wore off-but on the other hand we were home pretty early last night all things considered. Yesterday was the first time I played golf in about 3 months. It was a

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More good news………

The dollar dropped below 100 yen today. It has not been there since 1995. What is significant about that? It represents the 1-1 ratio point where when you pull out 5000 yen you are spending 50 dollars ( plus those G0dd**m ATM service charges!). Since, the powers that be that

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I concur……

With John Cole’s assessment. Doable. Yea she’s OK-but for 5 grand, there better be more than an hour and more than one shot on goal included – and gymnastics and a hot tub would need to be involved. She does pass the Lewinsky threshold though. A better view here-which also answers

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An interesting question

Looking at the campaign in computer terms: IS OBAMA A MAC AND HILLARY A PC? Makes a good point. However if Hillary is a PC,  she is running on Windows 95 if you ask me………….

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Dear Mrs. Spitzer………

In a way, sex scandals are a retarded and a uniquely American thing to end a career over. You don’t see this sort of thing anywhere else in the world, and you certainly don’t see it with the frequency you see it in the United States. Barring some kind of

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Spike wins again!

He’s got a good job, he lives in a cool place, and he has a great view from his kitchen window! Plus he can kick more young ass than I.  🙁  15 Then again-I still have no tattoos. I still think that means he comes out on the plus side. H/T to

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A good way to pick up chicks?

I’ve never tried it, but maybe we should ask Danny Choo After all, if 20 women slap you-but #21 says yes-is not the night still a success?

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