Monday, March 2, 2009
A humoristic look at the Whisperer
My wife is an avid fan of the TV series Ghost Whisperer - personally I don't know what she sees in it. I have watched this program a few times; studying the characters and how they fit into the various plots each week and I've come to the conclusion that most of the support cast are not really...
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
The Slow Death of a Nation.
The people wander the streets in search of food and other necessaries to survive another day, another week; another month. Hospitals close down, unable to treat the ill. There are no lifesaving drugs. The few medical institutions still operating, are over crowded and fighting an outbreak of cholera....
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Back to the Slums
They have returned to their world of filth, disease and poverty. They return as heroes and the people of this dirty, dank part of Mumbai, carry our heroes high on their shoulders. For they are proud of these young people who have bought the world's attention to their plight. They live in indigence...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
President Obama's Speech.
It's called the "State of the Nation" address. All the presidents before this current one, have done it. It is part of the job of being President. It shows the people of the country and the Congress, that the president knows what the hell is going on in the country he presides over. President...
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Movie Quotes
There are movies and there are movies. Since the Oscars have just finished, with "Slumdog Millionaire" taking best picture along with a slew of other awards, I thought it might be nice to talk about some of the famous quotes from movies throughout the years. So, sit back, and let me take you down...
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Drunken Politician - Continued.
Mr. Nakagawa has resigned. And so he should have. Lying and trying to beguile the people of Japan is not what a cabinet minister, or anyone should do. Bill Clinton would agree with me here. The Prime Minister now announces to the nation, that he warned Nakagawa about his drinking back in September...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Drunken Politicians
The entire planet saw it. The Japanese public were embarrassed by it. Other political figures were angered by it and finally it cost him his job. I am of course, talking about the Japanese Finance Minister giving a press conference in Rome after a G-7 financial minister's meeting and nearly falling...
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Monday, February 16, 2009
The First Day, Five, Arrival
The shinkansen zipped along at over 250ks per hour. Small villages and hamlets whizzed past the window, disappearing in seconds. On the left of the train, I saw Mount Fuji in all its glory and I thought to myself, This scene is like the postcards....I'm in a postcard. My new found friend had falling...
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
The First Day, Four
I found my seat, next to the window, threw my backpack up on the over-head rack and sat down. I opened one of the cans and took at long pull on the cold beer. I don't normally drink at nine in the morning, but I figured what the hey. The Shinkansen pulled out of the station bang on time as it...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
The First Day, Three
The train ride into the huge metropolis of Tokyo was uneventful. People boarded, people disembarked and 90 minutes after departing, the packed train pulled into Tokyo station. I remained sitting until the everyone had gotten off the train and grabbing my backpack, I stepped onto the platform. Rush...
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