• Web

    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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  • Web

    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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  • Web

    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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  • Japanese Society/Culture

    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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  • Exploits

    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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  • Chillin'

    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,…

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  • Society & Culture

    Coca-Cola C2 Review

    Behold the bold statement of my camera-pic in the sidebar (if you are a late comer see it here), gritty resolution and all… Beach, blue sky, familiar-yet-slightly-changed beverage container (as…

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  • Society & Culture

    In Memory of a Great Man

    “Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere.” – Ronald Reagan Without a doubt, that’s the most useful leadership advice anyone has ever given…

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