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Jon Stewart Rips Fox's 'Latte Salute' Coverage: 'F**k You All And Your False Patriotism'

Jon Stewart Rips Fox's 'Latte Salute' Coverage: 'F**k You All And Your False Patriotism

Happy Retirement Gary

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Just over a week here in Winnipeg...had a great time at my brothers retirement party.  My baby brother is retired. How old am I (rhetorical)...Met my cousin and an old Union colleague for drinks a few days later. Good times. I had to order a new computer this week and the delivery runs me dangerously close to missing my Asia flight so I jettisoned my usual train trip to Vancouver for a connecting flight on Halloween. Trick or treating in Beijing this year and, perhaps, I can pull off New Years in Nepal. I called my son and resurrected a long-lost friendship with him.. Its been over a year since we saw each other. My global wandering seems to be an impediment for us but we have struggled with my reluctance to move home. He reminded me of a reading.  To cultivate equanimity we must practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity. "It is what it is"  seems to be a mantra my son has adopted. I did lattes wi

"Lucky" Sattahip man finds snake :p

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Great day for a duck.

It's bad luck today. I rented a truck to move my furniture into storage and it was a sunny mild morning when I picked up the truck. However by the time I got home it was just rain rain rain. I just couldn't catch a break. Torrential downpours continued whenever I was hauling between transport and storage. It was a long day. A few more days of housekeeping and close up and then I drive to Winnipeg to catch up with family and friends before leaving for Asia. I'll be in touch.