Cinco 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...
View ArticleOut the door……
Looking for….Something. Have not had the time, energy or wherewithal to blog the last couple of days. Actually that’s not a 100% true-I could have blogged, but truth be told,...
View ArticleBienvenue au Montreal!
Or whatever it is one says in French. The S.O. and I arrived here in one piece-no worse the wear for having to traverse America’s worst airport (IMHO) Dulles International. We arrived in Montreal via a...
View ArticleTo the Plains of Abraham and back….
I have known you as a gallant adversary. It is now my pleasure to make your acquaintance as a friend. And I yours, Monsieur La Marquis.-From the movie Last of the Mohicans…….. Uh, how’s that getting...
View ArticleAvoiding the Christmas rush……..
I’m going to start hating the new Supreme Court nominee now. Sitting here in the lounge in Dulles on the way back to Shopping Mall. I’ve been watching her on TV. There is something in the way she...
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Books and Stuff
It has taken me a while but I finally have plowed through my latest bit of books. I’ve also begun to attack two others. The S.O. dragged me to an estate sale after my sister left Saturday morning. She...
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