Far East Cynic

Still here

It has been a busy couple of days. It is 5:30 am and I should be sleeping-but I cannot. I’ ve been on the bed dozing in and out but never getting truly to sleep. I’m not sure why since I have been in the room since 7:30 PM last evening.

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Tampa bits and pieces……

Boy, I’m tired. Got down here to Tampa after a rather bumpy ride on Southwest Airlines.  I have not flown on them for a long while. Today  I remembered why. Fortunately the flight was only about half full and it was direct. To go on one of the airlines I

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For whatever it is worth……….

Made it ok into North Carolina. Well I did anyway-sitting up waiting for my bag to be delivered to me. Thanks to the Chicago weather my direct flight to RDU from ORD was canceled. So…….. When a baggage clerk who takes your bags after clearing customs tellls you not to

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The waiting……

Nothing to do but blog………….  Could not get out today-I’m confirmed on a flight tomorrow. Incheon-Chicago-Raleigh Durham. Next morning fly to Tampa, Florida with my sister. She suggested that we split a room down there to save money-I told her I’m pretty set in my ways and with this I’ll

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When it rains…..

It pours. My next to youngest sister was found dead in her apartment yesterday. Accordingly, I will be returning to the United States to assist my family in all arrangements and help my older sister get some things resolved. Blogging may be light. Damn.

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The Scandal Sheet

Reporter- “What would you say if I told you…that Murrow was on the Soviet payroll in 32? Murrow’s been a Communist sympathizer since the  30’s.Member of the International Workers,sponsored educational trips to Moscow…  ..and on the Soviet payroll in  1932. It’s all there.”  Joe Bersheba-“You wanna know why that’s not possible? Why you’ll lose

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It just keeps getting better and better…..

The news that is-personal and professional. Besides the fact I have to be in Korea for two weeks when I should be dealing with more important things like finding gainful employment and figuring out where I am going to live a few months from now-here or there-the news on TV

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Just one day in Iraq……..

” . . . If we succeed in Iraq, which I believe we are, the rest of it takes care of itself,” said McCain. “Most Americans are becoming more and more aware that the surge is succeeding “-John McCain ” The Surge worked.”-John McCain and Senator Lieberman DO NOT ADJUST

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Back to Korea

The time has come the walrus said, to talk of many things: Of flag officers and managers Of cabbages and kings. Of synonyms-like drunken lemurs. (“What’s a two word combination meaning ‘Air Force General….’ ?”). So now I know why I’m leaving after this final expedition to la la land:

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Satellite sighted….

Shot down same. The whips can go back in the closet now. The ” Dear China-please take notice of this. Suck my………” cards can go in the mail now. Now its:

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