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Countdown
Counting today, I have three days of work left. After that, I have three weeks to get my affairs in order and move to Thailand. It’s been six and a…
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Quick note on contemporary cop/spy shows
I like The Wire a lot (especially the first season), but it’s somewhat overrated – I personally think The Shield is a better series. Likewise, the British series Spooks is…
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The Girl from Ipanema
Almost 50 different covers of Garota de Ipanema in mp3 format. The original, of course, was written by Ricky Martin and performed by Menudo. I’ve always secretly hoped for a…
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Jonesing for Homer?
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Wakayama Oyako
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Wakayama Bees
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She’ll Eat Forever
I taught a little girl how to fish today and she caught a delicious mebaru. However, I was disappointed that I did not in the least feel like Jesus.
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I was robbed by two men
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Thailand Coup Redux
I took a break from posting about the coup because no real information came forth for some time. However, this column I read over at The Nation (whose offices are…
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Earthsea in Japan
From the desk of Ursula K. Le Guin: A First Response to “Gedo Senki,” the Earthsea film made by Goro Miyazaki for Studio Ghibli. I think I may want to…
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Fo the G-man
Yo man, this is the kind of shit I mean when I say Oregon is weird. That’s not to say that Cali isn’t weird, either, because it is – it’s…
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Overheard in the office
Background: Coworker A just came back from an overseas posting last month and is showing the same kind of displeasure about our fabulicious uniforms that we all did last year.…
