Monthly Archives: December 2005

This is a really strange legacy to leave behind, a malignant tumor that won’t die.

A big green 0 was the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes this morning. Within 10 minutes I was to the door. Snow blasted my face, and I ran through the blizzard, taking the time to snap a few pictures on my cell phone: Osho, in Higashi Juso, is starting to accumulate … Continue reading »

I remember watching his stand up two Christmases ago, and hurting from laughing so hard. For whatever reason, it’s too bad that he didn’t finish the 3rd season. Whether it has any truth to it or not, this is worth reading.

I’ve been using this game in my classes since I first started teaching English close to three years ago. Over time, I have modded it into its present version. Typhoon is a great game to use when you want to review materials from previous lessons, but the traditional way of writing points up on the … Continue reading »

This is a pretty cool trick using a plant leaf as a photographic medium.

When I was three, I touched the barbecue even though I was told it was hot and it would hurt. This is the first incident in which I can remember thinking about linguistics, for the pain seared the memory into my young mind. Barbecue, I reasoned, is a compound word made up of “Barbie” and … Continue reading »

I finally found an easy way to get rid of auto-formatting in Word (and I would have saved myself much frustration had I taken the time to look up an answer before). I hate how Word automatically changes things automatically, like adding indentations, bullets, capitalizing letters, and makes other adjustments when I’m trying to get … Continue reading »

When I lived deep in the country side I longed to live in the big city. Now that I’m here, I can’t wait to get back out into nature. Isolation is a good thing in the right dose, as is being around people. This is not to say that I want to live in suburbia. … Continue reading »