It was either answer you or play golf this afternoon. Golf won.
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Phil: I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate lobster and drank pina coladas. At sunset we made love like sea otters. *That* was a pretty good day. Why couldn’t I get that day over and over and over…-From the movie Groundhog Day. Today I
Continue readingI’ve got to see this movie….
Which was pointed out to me by Japan Probe: The movie is called Hariymaya Bridge-and it appears to capture a lot of the issues involved in Gaijin marriage with Japanese. The story concerns an American man who must travel to rural Japan after his estranged son dies there in a
Continue readingEven the Korean postal service gets it right……..
Taken from Japan Probe: The South Korean government has been pushing for English speakers to stop using the name “Sea of Japan” in favor of the Korea-centric “East Sea” name, but it seems that the South Korean postal service isn’t checking the maps it uses for its posters: As it
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If you make a decision, and have no overlying evidence to change your mind-stick to it. This, is just plain stupid. Worse, its picking a fight that makes your other fights that much harder to win. WASHINGTON (AP) – Widening an explosive debate on torture, President Barack Obama on Tuesday
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Once, just once-I’d like to tear down some really stupid myths about taxes. The one big one I’d like to put to bed once and for all is the line you hear repeated over and over by people who should know better, that 48% of Americans do not pay taxes.
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And why all of the folks defending the indefensible are wrong. James Fallows sums it up very well: Nonetheless I contend that a full process of American self-examination and accountability will make a tremendous long-term difference in international views of the United States. Even among those who at the moment
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Billy Joel updated for the 21’st century(Language NFSW): Flame on baby! Courtesy of College Humor-who says undergrads don’t learn anything? UPDATE-College Humor wants you to see their ads. You can see the video here.
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Chino Otsuka has combined pictures of herself from 30 years ago to make an interesting montage: See the rest here
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It just was………….. Bonus points if you can guess what Mommy does for a living!
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