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This ought to be fun to watch….
You are popular with most of the country, but 30% thinks you are the spawn of Satan himself. You are trying to drag an economy out of recession-but the economy and Wall Street in particular just don’t...
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The land of no smiles…….
There is an interesting photo essay at Foreign Policy about life inside Kita Chosen ( North Korea). It is worth going to see. Renowned documentary photographer Tomas van Houtryve entered North Korea...
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About what a huge mistake it was to invade Iraq. Because this is the future-and its not worth the price we paid, and are continuing to pay: I don’t think Americans yet recognize that we’re not going to...
View ArticleUru run
You never know how good you have something till its gone. I’ve posted before about the Sunday night TV show in Japan called Uru run. Which is a show where someone who is generally a young actor goes to...
View ArticleWhy I watch Bloomberg TV…..
Because its the only glimpse of Singapore I’m going to get any time soon. Its the same reason I watch CNBC when it covers Asian Markets. It’s also a chance to see this fine little slice of tuna:
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Is the word for Ping Pong in Japanese. The S.O. and I have been talking about getting a Ping Pong table ever since we went to Tapoco Lodge last summer. We had looked through catalogs and at the local...
View ArticleCinco de mayo……
I’m not so sure celebrating a Mexican victory-when swine flu comes from there-is such a great thing to do. Nonetheless-those tequila shooters schnitzengrubers will wipe you out!
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This deserves a long reply………
Because some things need context and explanation and its better to do it over here-than to try to explain it over there. To some degree all the upset over having a photo exercise with Air Force One...
View ArticleOut of sight……..
The S.O. and I are heading to the lake for a couple of nights. No computer or crackberry Blackberry will accompany me. Cell phone will be in the car and will only get turned on once a day. I need a...
View ArticleO kaeri nasai…….
And…..were back. For what its worth-despite all the drawbacks that come with living in Shopping Mall USA, the state of Alabama has some pretty good state parks-and a good system to run them....
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Its all about choices……
Made early on: This is why I love Dilbert- I wish I could think up stuff like this!
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I went to see the Star Trek movie tonight. Would have seen it this weekend-but we went to the lake instead. Now that I have seen the movie-I think the lake was the better deal. WARNING! PLOT SPOILERS...
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Crawmamas……….
All things considered-the weekend was pretty good. One thing that eluded me though was why every place was kinda crowded. Then we went down to the boat ramp at the park we were staying in…………I found...
View ArticleIts all fun and games….
Till some state trooper decides to track down his cheating ex-wife: Wisconsin police can attach GPS to cars to secretly track anybody’s movements without obtaining search warrants, an appeals court...
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More Lake Pix……
This weekend is a stay at home weekend. Work has been busy and the S.O. and I are looking forward to going someplace over Memorial Day. In the interim, I’m taking the opportunity to remember how good...
View ArticleTea Party time in Canberra?
Could be-for Expat at Large. He knows better than to have one in Singapore-call the President there a socialist and you get to have a room without a view at Changi Prison. Besides, its all the damn...
View ArticleNo politically awkward questions here……
At the 2009 Japan Miss Universe pageant. Speaking of good looking women on display, here is an HD of the pageant showing the winner-Emily Miyasaka. (The Miss Universe site writes her name in English...
View ArticleHow much is enough?
There has been a lot of coverage of the Colgan 3407 mishap. I’ve watched it very closely because, living here in Shopping Mall, we are very much at the mercy of the commuter airlines. Unless you want...
View ArticleThe Mass
Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible.-Stanislaw Lem. I woke up early this morning and decided to go to the 7 AM Mass-the one I like to refer to as the...
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A monday melody…..
Some good music to get quietly drunk and morose by-while looking at pictures of the “good old days”: This is a video by Chitose Hajime-and its one of my Japanese favorites. This was the theme song to...
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