Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The Rapper and the Actor.
Rapper, Kanye West, has made a complete ass of himself once again. This time at the MTV video awards. This guy is one narcissistic son-of-a-bitch. Apparently drunk, he snatched the microphone out of the hand of Taylor Swift - the winner - while she was making her acceptance speech. He then proceeded...
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Back to the 70's
It was from 1970 until 1972 that I frequented a popular bar cum hotel, in my home city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The hotel was named The Marine; no doubt because of its proximity to the sea. The Marine consisted of two bars on the first floor and living quarters for the owner and his family on...
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
A change of Season.
August has left us and now we are moving through the month of September. An unusual month - September - not summer but not autumn either; a month void of a season. Offically we say it is the beginning of the Fall or Autumn, but here in Japan, the changing colors of leaves, the cooler temperatures...
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Afghanistan: - A Quagmire.
The war has raged on for many years now, the Taliban still fight on and many on both sides - die. Today, in the News, the American Commander in Afghanistan announced "success is achievable, however strategies must change", (or words to that effect). Wow, how many times has the average American heard...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
The Unlucky Family
Senator Edward (Teddy) Kennedy passed away a few days ago after a long battle with the monster. The monster won and now for the first time in decades there is not a Kennedy in the Senate. Three brothers taken from this world - two in their youth from the bullet of a gun or guns and one by the...
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Monday, August 24, 2009
The Lockerbie Bomber.
Freed for humanitarian reasons, Abdelbset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi (try saying that name after drinking twelve cans) the man who killed over 200 hundred people in skies above Lockerbie Scotland - returns to his home country of Libya. The Scottish Justice Minister decided that because this terrorist had...
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wishy-Washy Japanese Politicians.
We, here in Japan, are entering the final days of election campaigning for the August 30th vote. Yep, both main parties are promising the world if elected. If the ruling party loses it will be the second time in its 55 year history that it has lost. The last time was in the early 90's. The...
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Monday, August 17, 2009
In the News.
There is good news and bad news this week around the world. First, here in Japan, the economy is on the rise, something the now government will use to their advantage in the lead up to the coming August 30th election. Yes, the Prime Minister, Mr. Aso, will tell the people that it is because of his...
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Humorous Pictures: Warning! Not for the prudish among us.
CSI Miami, This episode I love to see. This is sad, waiting for McDonald's to open. I know what I'd rather be doing, and it aint surfing the Net.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
One of Uriah Heep's Best Songs from the 70's
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