In case anyone missed it, there were some big riots in Beijing this past week against Japan and Japanese things. A large crowd of “spontaneous” protestors attacked the Japanese embassy in Beijing. According to Simon at “Simon’s World” : “The Government has already put a clamp on official media reports,
Continue readingFrom around the blogosphere, things to see and read!
It’s mid month and its time to take a tour of some of the things you may have missed. For starters, here’s funny thing that Englishman in Osaka has found. Let him explain it: “There’s the Osaka subway and the London tube. I’m sorry but there’s simply no comparison. One
Continue readingThe “C” word and women……..
I can’t believe I’m doing it! Its like a moth drawn to the flame, in the end you fly too close and you get burned. Yes, you guessed it, I’m looking at Michelle Malkin’s blog again. Why, I am not really sure. After all, politically she is to the right
Continue readingThe "C" word and women……..
I can’t believe I’m doing it! Its like a moth drawn to the flame, in the end you fly too close and you get burned. Yes, you guessed it, I’m looking at Michelle Malkin’s blog again. Why, I am not really sure. After all, politically she is to the right
Continue readingThis is why I hold both hands on the overhead strap on the trains.
There has been a lot of attention paid to the groping of women on Japanese trains lately. Personally I think is a little bit of overkill. If anyone has ever ridden the Tokkaido line at ten o clock on a Wednesday night, you know you are going to be smashed
Continue readingMay God Bless the United States Marines!
Got this off of Hackworth’s web site. Now before some of your hard line military conservatives blast me, lets not forget that he does bring up issues worthy of discussion even though his opinion is not always right. This series of new Marine Corps posters, I think will not make
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Well, by all accounts I missed a pretty exciting Master’s Final. Some friends called me and told me to turn it on, I just rolled over and went back to sleep. ( It’s on early Monday morning here in Tokyo….). Later they told me about it. Shades of the old
Continue readingSubliminal statements: The top 10 awards for 2004
Friend of mine sent me this. Old Dr Freud may have been right about the true desires of the subconscious coming out. “TAVARES, FL — (MARKET WIRE) — 01/04/05 — “The Stupidest Statements Awards” of 2004, bestowed on famous people for their misjudgments and misstatements, have just been announced by
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Continue readingMore Cherry Blossom potpourri…..
Well, I did it again. Saddled up the backpack, with my cameras, a bottle of water, a couple of magazines for the train and headed down to the East Imperial Park in Tokyo adjacent to Takebashi (???? station on the Tozai line. There a joined a few thousand others and
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