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Belated Thanks
Well, maybe the time difference can count for something. Happy Father’s Day, dad, and thank you for not selling us all to gypsies continued support throughout the years. You are…
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Nary a Chance
I am sitting in the dark well aware that I have brought this upon myself and yet cursing fate for having been put in this position again. I haven’t slept…
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A Hairy Encounter
My day started at home on monster island (Awajishima). Woke up at nine. Picked up my new cellphone at the nearby AU shop with Nam (will write review later –…
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Quick Airport Tip
If you are picking up someone with the last name “Lee” whose flight from Korea disembarks at the exact same time as three others, it might not be terribly helpful…
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Sayonara, Right Wing News
Fox News Channel To Sign Off In Japan This was inevitable I think. When they changed to paid subscription in the aftermath of the their first announcement of quitting in…
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Balloon Bombs
Until today, I had always been under the impression that there were no civilian casualties as a result of Japanese attack on the US mainland during WWII. Wrong: http://slate.msn.com/id/2102499/ Sure,…
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Saber-toothed Dogfish
Using piranhas for bait!: Fishing for vampires. Via Fishing, Drinking, Stinking, the best fishing blog I have ever seen.
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Wokking Around
How about the ever-popular *hugs* ? (>_< )( >_< ) My intellectual offering for today is a short story written exclusively in the *hugs* format (as in, "You broke up…
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The Black Bus
You know those yakuza flicks where they roll out the ultra right-wing buses to intimidate politicians, extort businesses, and generally act like assholes by holding up traffic, blaring their horrible…
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Driving Impaired
I’ve got just enough time for a quick rant in between meetings today so – 3… 2… 1… Today’s rant is aimed at stupid drivers who won’t admit they lack…
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Speed. Power. Focus.
I was shootin’ the shit with a salesman from TUV (a safety standards certification company) a few years back and found out he was a long time student at a…
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Decisions, decisions.
Yesterday being “big trash” day, when one can dispose of the unnecessities that clutter life, liberty, and the, um, American way with impunity – you know, old furniture, broken appliances,…
