• Exploits

    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 –…

  • Exploits

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…