Monthly Archives: September 2003
Summertime and the livin’s EZ
The one on the left is Ken, and on the right we have Natsuki. Ken is blasting the camera with an Ultraman energy beam, and Natsuki is ready to put the smack down on anyone who wants beef. Natchan already has a small beer belly, placing him way ahead of his peers.
Ewwwwww…
When people hear that I get to work at 3 hoikuens every week, they generally say either “Awwwww, they must be so cute” or “Wow, that sounds cool”. Well these two statements are true, but babies are really disgusting things. They piss all over the tatami, they smell like feces at times, they drool whether … Continue reading
Negative View
When browsing your keitai display, you usually look perpendicularly from a 90 degree angle, straight on. However, if you look from about a 15 degree angle, the screens colors will invert. Looking at an inverted picture this way will, of course, turn the colors back to normal. This reminds me of a favorite technique of … Continue reading
Monkeys Invade Obscure Mountain Village
This is 4 year old Akari-chan of Hokubu Hoikuen. The children in this part of Ubuyama can climb trees like no other children I have encountered, but only when they are really young.
Oxymoron
I was watching the Discovery Channel a couple of nights ago, about this New Zealand marine scientist and his quest to capture architeuthis (the giant squid). Dr O’Shea came up with the brilliant idea to go after larval architeuthis instead of adults. I found this to be disappointing, after all, there is nothing giant about … Continue reading
Shifting Gears
Today I decided to change my lessons in all of my classes, increasing the duration and range of games played. I have decided that not all games need to be ones that involve practicing English, as long as they serve the purpose of motivating the students to develop their language, cognition, social, motor, and various … Continue reading
A closer look at LOTR, its origins, and its unworthy legacy
When JRR Tolkien created the Middle Earth universe, he was tapping into an aincent lore of European origin, exploring the struggle between the eternal clash of good and evil. I know that, like me, Beowulf must have made a big impression on Tolkien. The worlds of Beowulf and Middle Earth have several things in common: … Continue reading
Grease Monkey
Today, I went to the local Mobile (we have three gas stations in my town of under 2000 people, go figure…) to get my tire (thats “tyre” for any confused Brits who may be reading) fixed and to get an oil change. As I stepped out of my car, the proprietor exclaimed “Eh, Saru da!” … Continue reading
What Is A Higothai?
This is a higothai.
Geneology Development Project (Beta Version)
Recently, I have been driven to give more thought to our family’s genealogy. I have a pretty good picture of my Father’s side of the family, and have had the great privilege to meet many of them. They are almost always hospitable to the point of me feeling guilty about taking them up on it, … Continue reading