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Gagging on Gloxinia
The top 10 new colors, according to the Pantone Color Institute. (via)
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Hidden Costs
As I blogged a few weeks ago, my faithful refrigerator suddenly died, and I have since been experimenting on living without one. You see, a dead refrigerator, TV, A/C, or…
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Brandon Lee, Eat Your Heart Out
I am: What Is Your Animal Personality? brought to you by Quizilla
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Magical Beaches, Whole Roast Chicken, and a Girl Named Magnum
As time passes and the memories of the vacation I just came back from slowly fade away, it gets harder and harder to write about it. Well, there’s nothing like…
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Dumb? Retarded? You, too, can become an Immigration Officer!
I picked up Nam at Kansai Airport after work on Friday and she told me of her plight coming through immigration. Apparently trying to crack down on the number of…
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Random Cattlecar
This is a fairly common sight on the dusty roads of the Thai countryside: Men riding on the top or other exposed areas of a vehicle often wear full bank…
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Required (Geek) Reading
Forgive the unimaginative title of this article and just be sure to read the whole thing: How a Bookmaker and a Whiz Kid Took On an Extortionist – and Won…
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Warning Signs
Here’s a couple of interesting signs I found on the trip: This is actually the best “slippery when wet” warning illustration I have ever seen. Seen outside a public restroom…
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Balance of Powers
To offset previous linkage to the Dark Darth Side, I hereby offer the musings of a certain L. Skywalker: I Miss Biggs
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Even better than “scientific purposes”
It would logically follow that residents of Chiba Prefecture can look forward to cheap all-you-can-eat yakiniku this weekend.
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The Ruins at Buri Ram
On the return trip from Nam’s hometown of Mahasarakham to Bangkok, we made our first stop at Buri Ram (the “City of Happiness”). It’s located in a quiet province which…
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The Downside of Turing
All I was trying to do was sign up for a Yahoo Group… Can someone please tell me what code is hidden in this capcha? I’m all for anti-spam countermeasures,…
