Far East Cynic

Happy 4th of July!

I’m 13 to 15 hours ahead of most of my American readers, so I’m a little early for some. Have a Happy Holiday today and God Bless America! Subscribe in a reader

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The brief that the US Secretary of Defense missed. (Part-I)

Thanks to some of the other citizens here in Bloggerville, I had 15 minutes of fame last week. While my little tirade was created as a result of reviewing my finances and coming to the conclusion that handing over 39% of a hard earned retirement to woman who deserved to

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This sounds depressingly like my life with the ex!

BEIJING, July 1 — “Sex just once a week is totally unbearable” . Don’t I know that! Read here for details. On the Conduct and Procedure of the Intimate and Personal Relationships of the Marriage State for the Greater Spiritual Sanctity of this Blessed Sacrament and the Glory of God

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Getting your priorities straight.

I was going to start off on one of my tirades, but I’ve thought better of it. For now. However, soon, I will get back to my ranting and I’ll even be kind enough to warn my intended victim: Donald Rumsfeld, stand by for a (blogged) beating! However today, I

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Friday Beer and Babes

I’m going to be drinking a lot of these tonight I think……Just got through reading the text of Donald Rumsfeld’s Town Hall meeting over at the Phibian’s place……GRRRRRR!!!! More to come on that subject soon. Must…. calm …. down. There’s my cold, wet trusty friend. And unlike Mr Rumsfeld you

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Bang the drum.

Taiko Drum that is. I’ve signed up to learn how to play the traditional Japanese taiko drum. ??. For the next month I go twice a week and then a group us will play during Bon Odori. That can only mean one thing: ITS SUM, SUM, SUMMERTIME!!! The rainy season

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Random thoughts…also why I hate pinheads!

Today sucked! Spent most of the day typing e-mails and on the phones trying to convince useless idiots to be doing what they should have been doing all along. Coming on the day of the President’s speech, it only reaffirms that were it not for Providence, and some good staff

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The President is on! He's on every channel, we're gonna miss Flipper!

George W. Bush is giving a speech about Iraq in the US tonight. Before I get to my commentary, thinking about the speech makes me remember my daughter…(before she stopped speaking to me after I walked out on the ex………on her birthday.). There was a comedienne that she really loved

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The President is on! He’s on every channel, we’re gonna miss Flipper!

George W. Bush is giving a speech about Iraq in the US tonight. Before I get to my commentary, thinking about the speech makes me remember my daughter…(before she stopped speaking to me after I walked out on the ex………on her birthday.). There was a comedienne that she really loved

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As long as I live, I'm never going to understand women! (Or myself).

Sunday should have been a great day. Sleep in, play golf with the S.O. and head together for a nice evening in Yokohama. Maybe if all goes well, end the evening in rapturous embrace……… Yeah, right………. That’s how it works in the movies maybe, but not in the real world

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