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Monthly Archives: October 2005
Mean Train Grannies
Today, as I moved aside to offer the old lady behind me the last seat on the train I was shocked to recieve a two-handed full-body thrust push that spun me around. I couldn’t help smiling at the sheer rudeness … Continue reading
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Motivational Competitions
It causes siblings to try to best their brothers and sisters, it causes classes and schools to forget social heirarchy for a bit and come together to defeat their rival teams, and it was the catalyst that spurred on many … Continue reading
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Okinawa Revisited
The lovable blenny defends his mighty kingdom against any diver foolish enough to invade his territory, until you get too close at which time he zips back into the safety of a small hole As I review these pictures from … Continue reading
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Capoeira West Batizado 2005 Pictures
Yo, pictures are up from the Capoeira West 2005 Batizado: Justin’s post and pictures Michelle’s pictures The batizado brought together groups from all over to Japan, allowing the participants to play against players using a variety of styles and techniques. … Continue reading
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Public Education: same infrastructure, different environments
Last week, I started teaching at a shogakko in Ashiya, the Beverly Hills of Osaka. It was a breath of fresh air, and once again my motivation has been jumpstarted after 6 months of losing momentum. A few weekends ago … Continue reading
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Vagabond, M. Fingerhut
It looks like Mark is finally making his way back home, after traveling around southeast Asia for about two months. Check out his pictures (dude, it took you long enough to post them!) and read all about his odyssey at … Continue reading
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Random Short Story
I’m not sure how I stumbled upon this (I think I was doing a search on Kyushu), but it was a good short story. I really like short stories, like the ones by by Hemmingway (like the Nick Adams series), … Continue reading
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The Darkside of RFID
You should read Bruce Sterling’s post on (a book about) the possible misuse of RFID chips. If you’ve been keeping up with RFID news, the new version of the American passport is slated to have one of these chips imbedded … Continue reading
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Capoeira West Batizado 2005
This is going to be an awesome event! If you can make it to Namba on the October 16th (Sunday), come and join us. It’s going to be in Minatomachi by the river next to the radio station. If you … Continue reading
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