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Reading between the lines……..

I watch with interest the brouhaa over the remarks of George W. Bush in the Knesset a couple of days ago. ( A legislative body he loves more than his own Congress, I might add). Basically, you can...

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It is not Sayonara……..

If it is, I am going to be pissed. Japanese is a very precise language. It has several different ways to get across the same concept. For the concept of good-bye there are a whole bunch of ways to say...

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The better way to say it…….

Without using the “S” word Miyuki Nakajima conveys my feelings this evening. The song is called “Headlight / Taillight” and for years it was the haunting closing song for the NHK TV show , ” Project...

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Arrival

S.O. , cat, and I arrived in one piece. We transited Dulles enroute to Shopping Mall USA. That sucked with a capital S. Immigration, getting the cat cleared, and making our connecting flight was all a...

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Waiting for the utilities….

Unplugged again-moving into our new digs and getting internet reconnected. Interesting stories of culture clash to follow…………..

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Return to normalcy

Well maybe………. The last few days have been amazing to say the least. It is amazing to me how quickly one can get sucked backed into all the stuff that you thought you had left behind. It seems that...

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One out of two.

In Hong Kong there was free and easy access to my two favorite things in the world. Now back in the land of the free, home of the brave and world of repressed sexuality-not so available. I realized...

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Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day and here in Shopping Mall USA the weather is gorgeous. A good day to remember the sacrifices made by generations of American Servicemen. However, it seems to me, that for all the...

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What are they all so afraid of?

Warning notice-rambling post follows: A recent post over at Lex’s place kind of set me off. I’m not sure if it had to something to do with being accused of Bush derangement syndrome for the 100th time,...

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Adventures in baby sitting………..

I spent a goodly portion of the weekend sitting in the passenger seat of our new car, pressing the sole of my shoe through a non-existent brake pedal. I’ve been getting the S.O. used to all the routes...

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Alice in Wonderland…….

Or why Regina Ip needs a job in the Bush adminstration. Who is Regina Ip you ask? She is the resident defender of the status quo in Hong Kong and probable love child of Tung “Tofu for brains” Chee Wa,...

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Should have seen that one coming……..

The whole Obama needs to go to Iraq thing. Pete Hegseth who runs the pro-war PAC, Vets for Freedom, has put up a series of internet ads picking up on John McCain’s challenge to Obama to go over to Iraq...

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Saturday musings……….

It is 6:30am on a Saturday and I am awake. WTF? Time for a “stream of consciousness” post. I woke up this morning thinking that I needed to find my passport. The business trip was over and I was...

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In and out………..

Off to our nation’s capitol. Since our shipment is not here yet-the desktop is not here either. After a protracted discussion of who should take the laptop and some outright female persuasion by the...

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I’m still here!

My brain is full. This week has been so full of information, I don’t know if I can remember any more. Important safety tip-make sure when you accept a job you are not going to work for engineers! Thus...

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American Air Carriers.

Suck. Plane? 4 hours late. Gate? Changed to different terminal. Bags? Currently not in Shopping Mall USA. Me? Dog tired. More tomorrow. Thanks United, thanks a lot.

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I’m here.

My bag is still not. Now they say they don’t know where it is. Oh and call me the fool…..the S.O. bought the BMW! With her money! The end of the world is imminent. It’s a good car if I do say so my...

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Meanwhile from the correct side of the IDL……….

Comes some really horrifying news. A man went on a stabbing spree on Sunday in central Tokyo, injuring at least 14 people with about five of them left unconscious, a fire department official said. The...

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The glass ceiling………

Or why you are always winning when Hillary is losing. WARNING NOTICE! Strong language and sexual innuendo follows. If the idea of a woman on her kness “taking one for the team” bothers you, you can...

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Everything you ever wanted to know about a nuclear aircraft carrier….

Can be found in a manga book!

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