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1.5 Million Tons of Umami
This is a question I have asked myself many times over the years spent here in Japan: If MSG is so bad for you, why doesn’t everyone in Asia have…
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Blame the Chair!
As you can probably tell, I’m having a busy week. Have just enough time to share some toilet humor (there’s always time for toilet humor!): News Anchor Farts On Camera
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It’s that time of the month again…
So the question burning in my mind is: Do you want to make your own washable menstrual pads? If so, I’m taking all my clothes to the cleaners.
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The paperwork begins
For those of you who are easily impressed, the following was typed out entirely on my keitai on the long bus ride home. I think I was slightly feverish. //…
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The Golden Three
These long, dreary trips out to factories way out in the country – I will not miss them. When you leave the concrete landscapes of urban sprawl and start seeing…
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From the journal of an early explorer
It makes perfect sense that true vampire bats are neither: A. (exclusively) frugiverous, or B. (exclusively) insectivorous That is all. // Note: An alternative title to this post is, “Why…
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“Paintings of Murdoc as Wolverine”
And here’s a WIRED interview with Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett of the Gorillaz: Keeping It (Un)real
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“Vietnamese fish-ball soup or an incredible peach cobbler”
Be sure to check out this interview of Chowhound.com co-founder Jim Leff: LINK
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Remote Damage Report
Because today did not start off so well (I almost got in TWO accidents on the way to work, where I was promptly chastised for not buttoning down the button-down…
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Misery loves (my) company: A Friday haiku by J. Yoshida, Esq.
Awash in pink sea, Workers in new uniform, Banzai off a cliff. // Explanation: Today the Nihon Keizai Shimbun leaked that my company is laying off 10,000 employees! Can’t help…
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New Uniform Photo
There are times when you just have to throw caution to the wind (and hope it doesn’t fly right back in your face). I’ve decided to give in and let…
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Tomorrow in Pink
And so it shall be. Tomorrow, July 1st, is the beginning of my end. Yes, tomorrow I will be wearing light bluish-gray trousers with elastic waistband, and a short-sleeve pink…
