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Animal vs. Buddy Rich
Animal is always hungry but Buddy is just hungrier here…
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Sex Trafficking in Japan
An interesting article on the current state of affairs: The trafficking scourge “Yet to paint a picture of the victims of trafficking as poor, uneducated women duped into prostitution and…
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Biwako Hot Dog (??????????)
This is a foodblogging post I have put off for a year and a half. The photos were waiting patiently to be edited on my desktop for all that time,…
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Yoshida Family Dudes (-1) Kyushu Trip
Adam and my dad took a trip down to Kyushu this past April and the details are up over at Higo Blog. Most excellent photojournaling, bro! I wanted to tag…
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Man vs. Deer
It’s OK, he probably doesn’t believe in that “survival of the fittest” shit anyway… Don’t bring a bow to a hoof fight, biooootch!
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Incident Log
Here’s a really cool implementation of Google Maps: incidentlog.com Some examples: Recent incidents in Los Angeles Bizarre incidents (“Assault with a yoyo” is a classic) Sex offenders in the state…
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You say tomato…
The most confusing terminology discussion I’ve ever read to the very end (because it has to do with food, of course!): If an English biscuit is an American cookie, what…
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I, Couples Therapist
Recently, after returning home from work I’ve been hiking up Mt. Magata, conveniently located just down my street. Right now, the cicadas are out in full force and their incessant…
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Marriage in Japan, redux
Found this interesting (and, as far as I can tell, accurate) node over at everything: How to marry a Japanese person The author’s conclusion is that “international marriages do not…
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Mixi
Mixi is a great place to practice your Japanese, Mixi is fairly well thought out. Mixi is a great place to make you feel like you have many Japanese friends.…
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Speed Tribes
Holy shit! I just read a supercritical review of Speed Tribes! By a real Karl Taro hater! Karl Taro does drugs! Karl Taro ineffectively mixes fact and fiction! Karl Taro…
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Worst nightmare
I have a hole in my bottom left molar, I assume from a cavity. I thought I’d wait until I go to Bangkok to get it worked on (medical care…
