Onigiriman for Obama

The death of seven dirt words

Onigiriman — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:32:02 EDT

Back in the '70s, my friends and I used to enjoy the comedy of George Carlin, who died of heart failure on Sunday, June 22. He was irreverent and represented a lot of what we thought back then.

He started out as a coat and tie comedian in the '60s, appearing on such fair as The Ed Sullivan Show. He was not run-of-the-mill but he didn't really stand out either. One of the characters he would play in his routine was the Hippy Dippy Weatherman.

"Tonight's forecast: Dark. Continued dark tonight, turning to partly light in the morning."

J-drama and Change

Onigiriman — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:50:57 EDT

I am a J-drama addict. I am currently watching Zettai kareshi (Absolute boyfriend), Muri-na ren'ai (Impossible love), and Rookies (Rookies). There are a few others that the family wants to watch, so I get my hands on them so we can watch them but I don't really pay attention to them. One of them, Change, seems vaguely familiar--Kimura Takuya is the son of a Representative who dies and he suddenly finds himself thrust into a political campaign he didn't really want to engage. He narrowly wins because of his honesty and uplifting character. When he reaches the Diet, a scandal breaks out about the Prime Minister and he is forced to resign. The party reputation is tarnished and they need a fresh, clean face to represent them. Yes, the new kid, the young kid steps up to run for party leader, promising henka (change), a different path than the old politics.

Another passing

Onigiriman — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:31:37 EDT

I wrote the other day about how I love to watch political talk shows. One of my favorites was Meet the Press on NBC Sunday mornings. During the 80s, I usually surfed between the shows on the three national broadcast networks--Face the Nation, This Week, and Meet the Press--but after I cam back from Japan in 1996, I watched Meet the Press exclusively because of the moderator, Tim Russert.

Embarrassed about what?

Onigiriman — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:40:31 EDT

In the debate last Wednesday--and elsewhere--Senator Clinton stated that she was embarrassed by the Bosnia fiasco, and she apologized for having depicted a situation that was untrue. Fine, apology noted. But I have one more question:

Why is she embarrassed?

What am I doing here?

Onigiriman — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:13:13 EDT

I started blogging a few years ago but life has become too hectic for me to maintain it. But during this presidential campaign, I've had a lot on my mind, but no place to really say it--my regular blog is not really the place to get too political and I've been sorta slack about it anyway.

But here, maybe I will find a voice. We will see...