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Friends Coming to Visit
I know how it goes…. everyone says they will visit but no one ever does. Usually. This time I have two adventurous friends making the trip and coming for about a week.
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She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Paul penned it, George played bass on it, John prefaced it with “We’ll listen to that now. He he he. Oh, look out!,” and Ringo, umm…., Ringo did as usual and safely kept measure.…
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New Feature: Tune Blog
People that know me can attest that I may have a slightly unhealthy interest in music. Indeed, my digital music collection (21,136 songs, 120.13 GB) is my obsession and my vinyl collection (600+ LPs) is my favorite possession. I have …
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OitaJETs.COM
Okay, I haven’t posted a lot recently because I have been busy revamping OitaJETs.COM, the official website of JETs in Oita Prefecture ®. So far all has gone smooth. I have moved the site to a WordPress platform to …
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Summer Heat
Wow, today was hot and humid. When I moved here, I had to buy an air conditioner/heating unit. I have no idea how my predecessor was able to manage without it.
A little research (read Google search) turned up the …
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Viral Videos
A collection of some of the internet’s greatest hits:
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Typical Japanese Lifecycle
Oh, how true this is….
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Vietnam Photos Finished!
Finally! I have combed through the roughly 712 pictures I took in Vietnam April 25 – May 9, 2007. I pruned, photoshoped, and picked through them to come up with 229 of the best ones into a Vietnam set on …
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Impressions of Nagasaki
In a fortuitous foresight on my part, I vacated Oita for the weekend and went to Nagasaki. Fortuitous because the first typhoon of the year (see previous post) chose this three day weekend to appear and I was able to …
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First Typhoon of the Year
Start your engines! The 2007 Pacific typhoon season has officially started in Japan. The first typhoon of the year, dubbed Man-yi, is now upon us in an effort to otherwise spoil a three-day weekend. Bah!
In the Pacific Rim an …