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A really big night in Wanchai.
Not even I could pull a bar tab this big. Especially at the Old China Hand. However, according to Hemlock-someone did: Now that’s a pretty big bar bill-even at 7.76 HKD to the US Dollar. There has to...
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Super Sunday…
As much as I like to complain, life cannot be too bad when the sun is shining brightly, there is not a cloud in the sky, the temperature here in Hicksville is nice , AND: THE STEELERS ARE IN THE...
View ArticleBetter to be lucky than good!
That game was a close one! I seriously thought the Cardinals might take it. However God, in his infinite wisdom, loves long suffering Steeler fans, moreso than upstart Arizonians. As it should be. The...
View ArticleOut for a while
And it is iffy whether I will have blogging capability there. So enjoy yourselves and watch those Steeler re-plays. Or argue about the stimulus bill. Catch you when I can.
View ArticleAnd we are back!
Back at home after freezing my ass off up in the North part of the country. Some observations on American Public Transportation to follow. (Its not pretty…..).
View ArticleBlog birthday
It has been a while since I have posted anything of substance, I know. This past week I spent most of it in New Jersey and Philadelphia. Faced with a choice of blogging after a long day , or...
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Trainspotting
During my last little sojourn up north, I embarked upon an experiment. When the meetings were over, instead of staying the last night in small town New Jersey ( home of the roads with no left turns), I...
View ArticleThe paint may change…..
But the service inside still sucks: When you stop charging for drinks-call me.
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Stimulate this!
I have been watching the conversation on the stimulus package with interest. As the debate has gone on a graphic depiction of the problem is etched in my mind. It is an analysis of the income...
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The trouble with Nancy…….
It occurs to me that amid the rancor over the stimulus bill, there is a bigger problem the President needs to address head on. Obama has a very different problem with Congress than GWB had. If he is...
View ArticleThe problem with reality TV
It has raised the bar too high for a certain part of the population. H/T to E @ L!
View ArticleRecession Romance……..
Yesterday was an interesting lesson for me. In the simple things-and how they can be nice. I had been instructed by the S.O. not to get flowers for Valentine’s day. ” Flowers are too expensive at...
View ArticleOne toy I do not need…..
Ever since I saw a Sony book reader in an exchange a few years ago-I’ve toyed with the idea of getting a Kindle. They remind me of what Arthur C. Clarke called a”Newspad”, which in his novel 2001-A...
View ArticleImportant safety tip…..
Don’t start drinking till after the press conference: The man in the video is Shoichi Nakagawa, Japan’s former finance minister. He resigned today over this event. Then again, if I knew this, I might...
View ArticleMust have told her she would have to fly American…….
The woman below missed a flight to Los Angeles on Cathay Pacific. Watch how she freaks out: Cathay Pacific said the incident occurred earlier this month, and the video appeared to have been loaded onto...
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