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Touching Base
Between the damage done by the typhoon last week and a freak wave of work that slammed over my desk quite unexpectedly, I just haven’t felt like writing lately. It’s…
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Phuket Breeze
It was a glorious sunset over the mountains and we walked the endless rows of fruitstands and tourist giftshops in search of seafood. As we neared the plaza concentrated with…
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Hospitales
Ouch. This person obviously chose the wrong career – I’m thinking Corrections Officer would have been more appropriate. My second year in Japan, I got in a fairly serious accident…
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Kobe License Plates
Today I changed my car’s registration from Nara to Kobe. I don’t like the new number plates as much as the old ones – Kobe plates are a kind of…
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Shakoshomei
Even though I’ve lived here on Awaji Island for nearly five years, I was registered at my friend’s house in Nara until last month. Basically, there was no reason to…
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Catacombses, my precious
From the Guardian: In a secret Paris cavern, the real underground cinema In my third year of university here, my pal T came back from a two year journey all…
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Why I Love Beer
It removes inhibitions. I met this girl ten seconds ago. Bill (on the left) may have met her before, but how the hell do I know. She came in after…
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Brute Strength
This article at Slate caught my eye today: One Giant Lift for Mankind: The race for the 1,000-pound bench press. When I trained for football and wrestling in high school,…
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Obsrv. Cont’d.
6. Life is flowing like water through my fingers. Time running out… Must adopt harried writing style. Also sentence fragments. And abrvi8… No wait that’s 13375p34K. So immature. Maybe I’ll…
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30 Years Old – Initial Observations
1. Beer is still best served ice cold (amazingly, I had anticipated this one). 2. Your older friends weren’t just joking the whole time, they really are happy you’ve joined…
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Armageddon Approaches Swiftly
As I spend the last hours of my youth at sea, on a ferry to Osaka to be precise, I can’t help but think with much pride that I’M STILL…
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Countdown to Armageddon – Part I
Hey, I just got back to my Osaka business hotel from dinner with some clients. Like, right this second. And the first thing on my mind? “I haven’t blogged forever…
