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All with a “view to a kill”. Jim Jones at least took the cool-aid himself. Terry Jones, after delaying the Quran-burning date for a few months, gave in to his arsenic urge (or attention-getting disorder). I am all for learning, from book lessons, and life lessons. Life teaches us lessons from the doing and wrongdoing of…
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As soon as I got a copy of Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report from Amazon, I put it away, for closure. We got similar “reports” such as the Pentagon Papers, the 9/11 Commission Report etc…just for record keeping There have been many levels of coping with this financial tsunami: million-dollar homes selling for half-price, giant…
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We just saw an aftershock in Japan at magnitude 7.0. In and of itself, it’s a major earthquake. But, since it had been preceded by the big one (9.0), it is pale in comparison. As to culture shock, a man from the Amazon who got transported to Seattle, WA will only hear one thing in common: Amazon.com. The…
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I set foot on Cote d’Ivoire summer 86. Abidjan looked like former Saigon. Both were built on French architecture template. Next door Ghanians got shinier skin. But hearing French spoken by the people there made me feel at home. In fact, so at home that I, upon discovering a Vietnamese restaurant in town, stopped in for lunch. And they did…
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The National Cherry Blossom Parade in the Nation’s Capital. Washington Monument with cherry blossom in the foreground: picture perfect. Newly arrived immigrants learned that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French (who coincidentally lead the Libyan incursion this time), and cherry trees, gifts from the government of Japan (twice, before and after WWII).…
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Tech campus turned Mall (still keeps the “DOMAIN” name). Borders out of business, but Apple store is thriving. Austin, ranked as most tolerant city in America, saw Chinese Graduate students hang out leisurely on a Sunday afternoon, complete with rocking chairs, very well be made in China. Welcome to America. Welcome to Starbucks. What’s your name buddy? My…
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Elizabeth Taylor and Colonel Gaddafi. What do they have in common? Nothing, except for being on the cover of People and TIME, respectively. The Queen of Tinsel Town once played Cleopatra, while the Colonel orchestrated his self-ascendency to be King of Kings (Africa). She was surrounded by men (husbands) he women (bodyguards). Liz hung out with…
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On the list of “cities that might get worse”, many are from California (Stockton, Bakersfield…but surprisingly, San Francisco as well). Even with and despite boosted help from Tinsel Town. My first impressions of Los Angeles were formed back in the midst 80’s, during the commercial real estate boom (remember Michael Douglas and the Japanese gangs, or automobile…
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I finally am back online today. ATT supports this modem, not that modem etc… This network password, that e-mail password (same ID to confuse the issue). Two billion people. All have to go through the ramp to the cloud. This company wants to collect toll. That company wants to authenticate users, sets up their e-mail…
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