Far East Cynic

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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Please indulge me in a rant

Notice of advisement- The use of the terms: “worthless whore”, “useless bitch” and “scum sucking leech” are used in generic terms only. Any resemblance to persons living or dead, except for Skippy’s ex-wife, is purely unintentional. The terms are applicable to Skippy’s ex- wife however, and may apply to yours

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Short post and open post.

Been in and out today and have not had much chance to finish the rant I am working on. You will see it soon however. Till then, here is your chance to be cynical with me: What is the thing that you see people wearing that really ticks you off?

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A bad day at the golf course beats a good day at work!

Actually my day at the golf course was not so bad. But hey, it happened when I should have been working so that’s a great thing….Don’t you think? I should explain, today a well respected member of the place I work at put in his last day. Our boss (benevolent

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The 10 stages of drunkeness

Neptunus Lex made a recent post about Drunks and Politicians which looked at some of the buffoonery of some prominent Democrats lately. By way of introduction he explained what he called the “7 stages of drunkenness”. Leave it to a Hornet pilot to take the shortcut home, he left out

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Pick your fights……life lessons and the nomination of John Bolton.

I know you folks are going to find this hard to believe, but in my younger days I was something of a rebel. I was full of rage against the machine. So in an argument, I would continue long past the point of any possible return, because I did not

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Some common sense about blogging.

We’ve all heard about folks who have been fired for blogging. See my post here, for a friend’s valid concern about retribution. Here , at last, is a company that encourages it and provides some good advice along the way. Kudos to Sun Microsystems. This is the kind of rules

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Leave it to a blackshoe……..

Leave it to a blackshoe to take something like liberty (time off the ship for you non-naval indoctrinated personnel) and make it hard. Yankee Sailor obviously did not have enough to do, so he tagged us folks of military persuasion with another meme. But its a good meme, and to

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Gitmo and Gulags.

I’ve watched the ongoing controversy about Guantanamo prison camps with a bit of nostalgia ( I was there several times to fly counter-drug operations) and bewilderment. On the one hand you have some grand standing Senators and Congressmen who say that GTMO must be closed down because there is treatment

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Cardio theater and a lazyman's post.

As the S.O. says when she is tired, “she has no power”. Today I have no power. Played golf today, shot…..well lousy. Came home and napped a bit then off to work out. Work out? Skippy? Most people who know me think the only lifting I do is 12 ounce

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