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Idle musings on a Saturday–No politics here!
Work has kept me on the go the last couple of days as well as having to have a physical exam as is required by my employer. As I am not quite the young stud I once was, I had to undergo all the of the...
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Oh Boy! Here we go again
Harumi gets the Japanese papers since despite her very excellent command of the English Language, she still prefers to A) watch TV in Japanese ( which is painful for me since Japanese TV is BORING!)...
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More noise on the streets in China!
Stumbled in from playing golf with Harumi yesterday evening, to turn on NHK and get the latest tally on the “impassioned student” demonstrations in China. Seems now that there were demonstrations in...
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And so it begins, the process to select a new Pope.
I watched a CNN report tonight about the Papal selection process. They gave what I thought was a pretty good report , revealing that the next pope will come from one of three camps: 1) Social Justice...
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The Babe Theory.
This blogging thing is kind of like getting drunk in Tokyo, you never know what new and interesting bar you are going to stumble into; or how much it is going to cost to drink there. After getting...
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We have a Pope!
U.S. Catholics are not going to be happy I think. Turning their back on the “Social Justice” Cardinals, the College of Cardinals selected a man rumored to be a Vatican hard liner. While the...
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Busy Busy Busy!
Just a quick note, getting to ready for a weekend on the road in Hong Kong…going to try posting to the blog from Victoria Peak if the wireless arrangement on my laptop works! Lots to talk about, not...
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Waiting, waiting, waiting
Made it to Narita and now I am bored. Was able to sneak out of work early, catch an earlier train, and make it to Narita in good time. Now I am sitting with only 2 choices in front of me, Get loaded on...
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Progress…or the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Finally got to Hong Kong. Flight sucked, service on United Airlines in coach was lousy as usual. Still, at least they are not charging for drinks like they do on American. However the looks you get...
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Out of circulation for a while
Made it back from Honkie town and now have to deal with some things back here in Tokyo. Got some interesting perspective on the Japan fracas that I will try to share when I get a chance. Just need to...
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Nothing he says or does will be good enough
While I was in Hong Kong, ( Sadly, not that I will back there anytime soon…..) I had a chance to read about the Japan -China dispute from the “other side”. Reading the South China Mornng Post each...
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Yes it was a slow day today!
Today was a beautiful spring day that I should have been out golfing instead of sitting inside waiting to go to stupid meetings. Here’s something I copied from Spike over at Hongkie Town , it’s a do it...
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Whatever the market will bear.
Ohayo gozaimasu. Its Golden Week, its sunny, warm, and I am ready to play golf! But first, some random musings. No rhyme or reason to it, just what the mood strikes me. It looks like the Popemobile may...
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Japanese Dodge Ball
I’m tired. Maybe it comes from playing golf 2 days in a row, maybe it just comes from too much work having to get done ( I can no longer put it off despite my best efforts to do so) and maybe it is...
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Kim Jong Il, missiles, nukes….yea I’m sleeping well at night!
The Japan Times reports that N. Korea fired a short range missile into the Sea of Japan Sunday. The Japanese Defense ministry also says its no big deal: Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda played...
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I’ve been tagged!
The Phibian over at CDR Salamander decided that I should join the “If I could be” meme. Thanks for the compliment and the vote of confidence, but first you have to answer the $64, 000 dollar...
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Coming sign of the Apocalypse?
A little Pope humor that I stumbled onto while staggering around the streets of Bloggerville. The person who posted this is brave but misguided indeed. “This won’t last long. Wikipedia’s current entry...
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David Hackworth-May God give you rest and peace.
David Hackworth is dead. He died in Mexico while undergoing treatment for cancer. He was 74 years old and his cancer was a form of cancer now appearing with increasing frequency among Vietnam veterans...
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Friday afternoon buffoonery
Skippy and his friend heading for the bar: After all, he needs a drink after contemplating the lovely Keiko-san As Expat at Large would say: “And by “date,” I mean “have sex with.” You should check out...
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Either war is finished…Or we are.
There is an incredibly tragic photo that is making the rounds of the papers and the blogosphere the last couple of days. Taken by reporter Michael Yon, embedded with a US unit in Iraq. It shows an...
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