Herro Flom Japan

Podcasts & Videocasts from an American salaryman.

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Smoking and other disturbing thoughts.

December 21st, 2005 · 18 Comments

OK, here's what I've learned so far from this exercise. Before hitting the record button, I need to blow my nose so I don't punctuate every sentence with a sniffle. When the record light goes on, my brain passes gas. Just call me Rich Pavlov, why don'cha. My inner chickenshit weasel wishes I had said [...]

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Tags: Podcast · Soliloquy

Little mistakes, huge consequences.

December 20th, 2005 · 11 Comments

Here's episode two of our recently launched babble-a-thon. A couple of months ago I made a huge mistake at work. The worst I've ever made on the job. Funny thing is, it was caused by a very minor error. And I can't elaborate. But recently, someone else in Japan made just as small of an [...]

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Tags: Podcast · Soliloquy

A Musical Interlude

October 29th, 2005 · 2 Comments

Show notes, photos and links later. I'm goin' to bed. Now, I know someone out there is going to be tempted to post something negative about them because they didn't sing and play every single note perfectly. The way I see it, they're simply amateurs enjoying themselves–just like me.

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Tags: Music · Podcast

The HairCutCast

May 8th, 2005 · 12 Comments

Wow, youse guys are so lucky! Two and a half podcasts flom Japan in one weekend! Oh how I envy you. There are photos in the gallery. The truth is they've been there for quite a while. Some of the topics of discussion I had with the woman who cut my hair: I am a [...]

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Tags: Interview · Podcast · Soundseeing

The Frogcast

May 1st, 2005 · 14 Comments

Pretty self-explanatory, this one. Last night I attached my earbud microphones to my glasses with rubber bands to minimize the "cranial backwash," walked outside to the rice paddy next to our house, sat there quietly for about 10 minutes or so then went back inside. I recommend listening to it with headphones on–your best pair–and [...]

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Tags: Podcast · Soundseeing