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Rub my tusk
Every informational plaque I’ve ever seen about the Narwhal at various aquariums and museums has stated that the true purpose of the tusk of the “unicorn of the sea” is…
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Do suru, Aiful?
Who would have thought that in the land of Nintendogs, airport pet hotels, and 20,000 dollar chihuahuas that: A. There’s apparently a sizeable market for dog meat (but not heads…
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UK Power Food
UK, some of the best western food in Osaka. Until today, we hadn’t been here for 7 or 8 years.
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No diesel, except for bikes?
Gas prices at a Shell station in Takaida, Higashi Osaka.
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Part-time jobs I have done in Japan
Here is a partial list of arbeit I have done in Japan: Teaching English Ah, the staple of most westerners…I started various English teaching jobs my first year of university,…
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Wedding News Link
For those of you mainly coming here for news on our upcoming wedding, I’ve consolidated all relevant posts into a single category: Our Wedding in Thailand Just bookmark that link…
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Wedding Slideshow Tunes
Nam left for Thailand today, mostly to get things in line for the wedding. I hate coming home to a cold, empty house, so I’ve put myself to work choosing…
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Speaking of del.icio.us…
What’s up with this error message I’ve been getting all day? “del.icio.us is down for maintenance. we’ll be back in one hour.” One hour? Why so specific? Especially if it’s…
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Reader response 12/15/2005
A recent comment from an entry on my moblog: “I HAVE BEEN BUYING YOUR WOODPECKER CIDER FOR MANY YEARS AND RECENTLY GOT MY BOYFRIEND TO ENJOY IT WITH ME AS…
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hootyl.icio.us
How much did Yahoo pay for your del.icio.us bookmarks? Here is a good answer, if not a very specific one: LINK Yahoo now owns both my photo archiving account (flickr)…
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Gyoza and Beer
It occurs to me that I haven’t gone on a manly-man food binge for a while. Manly-man food. You know, the kind you eat straight from the pan. The kind…
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The Downside of Warm Biz
It’s fucking cold in here. (read about Warm Biz here) And to the asshole who claims that “there’s no minus-element” – my pregnant coworker, who is shivering even in 6…
