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Lucky Guy
I have this thing where I constantly scan for telephone poles, trees, and other stationary objects as I walk down the street, just in case a car loses control like…
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“placenta lasagne”
This is not helping my mood any: Cruise vows to eat placenta after birth Selfish bastard. Everybody knows the placenta is for the mother to eat to replenish essential shit…
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no dogs allowed
My bro is moving back to the states after living here the past few years. He left on a flight out of KIX early this morning. My dad came last…
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Mika’s Thailand Photos
2006 Trip to Thailand – Mika’s Photos She got some good shots; it’s a shame most of them are so small. The photos are from before, during, and after the…
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Full site feed, finally
I just hacked together an Atom feed with full, formatted entries (plus inline graphics), because I felt guilty for putting it off for the past three years or so. I…
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Bloglines Tip
Are you using Bloglines to read this entry? Hit the “M” key. Cool, yes? (via the Bloglines blog)
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Google Page Creator
Recently, quite a few people have been asking how to make their own homepages (not blogs). I dug around a bit because I haven’t been keeping up with all the…
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Yet more wedding photos
It’s crunch time. The hardiest of you have persevered, putting your lives on hold for the cause. Work left unfinished, families forgotten, babies left unfed… I am speaking, of course,…
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Subtlety in Self-naming 101
What is it with Asians giving themselves western names at the workplace? I work with Tommies, Jacks, Johns,etc., on a daily basis, yet these are all assumed names. More often…
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Dream Job: Monterey Bay Aquarium
My sister Mika has started a volunteer gig at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, one day a week, at the penguin exhibit. MY SISTER IS A PENGUIN WRANGLER! AT THE MONTEREY…
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The Grinch of Hanami Present
Hanami is when Japanese people start acting like a bunch of Mexicans, laying around under trees and drinking beer. – Grinch-san, 2006 You know what? Grinch-san’s comment cracked me the…
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Location, location, location
It’s always amusing to see columnists writing about places they’ve obviously never been: Clash of the superstores / Yamada Denki enters Osaka’s competitive electronics market Basically, it’s hype like this…
