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Entries from May 2008

This guy keeps writing me.

May 19th, 2008 · 27 Comments

I came upon this article by accident. (I hope you don't mean that literally. -ed.) Don't you realize that although you did your civic duty, you also stopped the practiced skills of an art form. Chikan can indeed be considered an art form. Where else can one find throughout history that an entire culture has [...]

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Four Day Weekend, Day 4

May 6th, 2008 · 9 Comments

In the morning, Tony and Andy played together. In the afternoon, Tony had soccer practice and Andy played with his loudmouth friends. While watching him and his friends play together, it made me realize that Grand Theft Auto is the adult equivalent of smashing trucks together on the living room floor. Me, I scanned more [...]

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Four Day Weekend, Day 2

May 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

On Saturday morning (day 1) I drove my wife to work so we could have the car to go to Navel Park. That was the plan, but when I got home I crawled back into bed and didn't wake up until the crack of 1pm. I felt refreshed, but guilty for shooting our plans for [...]

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Four Day Weekend, Day 1

May 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

It turns out we have a four day weekend, not a three day one. Saturday was Constitution Memorial Day (kenpou kinen-bi), today is Childrens' Day (kodomo no hi), tomorrow is Greenery Day (midori no hi) and Tuesday is a freebie because two of the holidays were over the weekend. That freebie didn't show up on [...]

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Our new washer/dryer

May 1st, 2008 · 8 Comments

Previous Next Close Gaze at the splendor of our new FREE washer/dryer. I'm well aware that there can't possibly be anyone besides my wife and me who gives a rat's ass, but here's the story anyway. About 6 or 7 years ago we were in the market for a new washer and dryer. Back then [...]

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