Far East Cynic

Or I’ll be any other nationality if it will get me some action…………. Spring, slowly but surely, is coming. I can see it with our accounting ladies as they are now wearing shorter skirts, but still wearing their high boots. We have some real sweethearts that work in the accounting

I just got my copy of the March 11-17th Economist in the mail. There on the front cover is GWB looking and sounding just like Slim Pickens: I,like many others find it odd that the man who invaded Iraq because of fear of WMD’s, is threatenting Iran because of their

Still laying low in my bunker contemplating. However thought I might offer forth a tribute to fallen heros from my alma mater. 5 days from now will be the 163rd birthday of my alma mater. As I mentioned it is tradition to call the roll for those graduates who have

Just got off the phone with a most interesting offer. It has probably screwed up my carefully laid plans to continue galavanting around Asia for the next 2 years. Need to crawl in my hole for a while a consider my options. No details yet……….more to follow. Please stay tuned

Sitting on the couch, remote control in hand changing channels. First lets stop at NHK. In Iwakuni it seems the people have spoken and it would seem that they have more sense than the United States government does: IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Pref. — A majority of Iwakuni residents voted “no” in

Lots of tirades in my little mind today. It’s just that today was a good day today and I hate to wreck the mood by jumping headfirst into some of the mindless events that are going on in the world today. Plus, truth be told, I need to finish my

The port deal is dead! Long live the port deal! Of course now the recriminations are starting. Cringing and fear of the backlash. Debating over who really stated the facts of the case. Weeping and wailing that America is a “xenophobic” and “fear mongering” country. And finally, who gets to

Can some one tell me how to make “front posts” in blogger? So that I can type a post, have the beginning be on my main page and then be able to to type “read more here” and have a link to a new page with the whole post? I’ve

Today is my birthday……..I’m 29 plus a few years……. Yesterday had planned to post something interesting about the Dubai port deal then woke up this morning and saw that DP ports had looked at the board and resigned. Why I did not post though was because I laid down with

The Phibian is real big on the Navy’s new riverine warfare squadrons, not unlike the Yangtze river patrol of the 30’s. So with the announcement of the new uniform policy, here is a picture of the riverine Sailor of tomorrow: And so it begins………. H/T to Wilbur………. Subscribe in a