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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…
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Dog vs. Lizard
Nam sent a series of her crazy minpin mix, Gen, going after a lizard in our yard in Mahasarakham. (Click on any of the photos to open a larger version…
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KAL Logo
I sat down to play with Illustrator again for the first time in a few years: Now I’m just being bad.
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why I love my local baker
I walk into his store after not buying any bread for three months and he says, “thanks for coming by last night.” Which makes no sense coming from a normal…
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August 6th
Let’s just pretend today is still the sixth. With that in mind: Today I ate my favorite dish at my favorite seafood place in town (anago-don at Uomasa) I walked…
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Pugalicious
Damn I posted a lot today. But there’s a link a reader sent me that made me laugh out loud: Go forth Uh-oh, that’s the second pug link in a…
