I have nothing of substance to contribute to the assessment of his career right now but just wanted to add my condolences. I’ve spent as much time as anyone bad mouthing him in my earlier years-and I did not agree with all of his positions. I will agree with those
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H/T to John Cole for finding this. I can testify to the Japanese system-I’ve been treated by it myself and I went with the S.O. to her doctor’s appointments. Of course the piece he doesn’t tell is the challenge of being a Gaijin who doesn’t speak Japanese-and not being in
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JRandom pointed out that Atomu ( in its Americanization known as Astro boy) is missing from my Saturday Morning Cartoons collection. Surely an oversight-or a bias against anime characters. One or the other other. But come this October, I sense I am going to be glued to my 3-D seat
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Its been a couple of weeks since I got the Kindle DX. I thought I would pass on my observations of the device, and my recommendations of how I think it could get better. Like most things in life, its not 100% great nor 100% bad-it has things to like
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And knowing what to say and what not to say. Japan Probe chronicles an interesting event that occured at Yasukuni shrine where a Canadian forgot about where he was-when he opened his mouth: From the translation provided by Japan Probe-(their words not mine-their Japanese is better than mine!
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Sometimes you just have to take a break and laugh a little……..
Continue readingRocking out………..
The S.O. is at an estate sale this morning. She awoke at the crack of dawn-the better to get stuff early. I rolled over with a muffled moan-and told her, "to have a good time! I’m sleeping in". Ah but once it was not so. A long time ago and in
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Speaking of health care, here are some women who look pretty healthy to me! Natsuki is a Japanese gravure idol. Here she is sitting on the steps: And this is Kana Tsuighara: And if you really want to see some healthy people –go here! (NSFW!)
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Jeff Goldblum (Michael): Amazing tradition. They throw a great party for you on the one day they know you can’t come. There are lots of reasons I read Hemlock every day. Now visiting the US, he’s penned another one: Hemlocks assemble in the clan’s Appalachian residence. Matriarch Lucy is sadly
Continue readingFishing for cats?
An unfortunate cat that fell into Tokyo’s Sumida River is saved by firefighters with a rescue net:
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