Archive for September, 2008

The skies are clear, and the attractions are darn-near empty. What better time is there to see some of the many great sites all around Japan? Reiko and I have been itching to travel around Japan together and, now that
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People often ask me how I come up with so many things to write about, and I find the question strange, as my problem is just the opposite. I have way too much to write about. As it stands, my
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What’s the shelf-life of a post on a semi-personal blog?  A Month?  Six Months?  A Year?  It’s something that I’ve come to think about as I watch the post counter on my administration screen edges ever closer to the big
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It’s that time of year again. Typhoons are fast on their way, and it’s just about time to harvest millions of kilograms of plump rice from seemingly endless fields of green. Students are back in school, and the summer vacations
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This past weekend has seen a lot of money change hands, and a lot of people lose their jobs. According to every report that’s coming out of CNN and the Wall Street Journal, this isn’t over, either. Despite the fact
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The body cannot take the stress, and the distance is too far. But it doesn’t stop the mind from thinking, and making routes to the star. A world was caught by camera today, its shine a brilliant white. This exoplanet
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The “Do No Evil” company, Google, is working with some organizations to bring high speed internet access to the three billion humans that live in Africa. The project will cost billions of dollars and they hope that it will be
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The story has been all over the web and has finally caught the attention of the American mainstream media. “Natalie Dylan”, a 22 year-young university student in San Diego is auctioning off her virginity in the hopes of raising money
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Whether long range weapon or suicide bomber, Wicked mind is a weapon of mass destruction. Whether you’re Soaraway Sun or BBC 1, Misinformation is a weapon of mass destruct. You coulda Caucasian or a poor Asian, Racism is a weapon
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Over four months have passed since I first discussed my intentions to create a blogging application for Windows Mobile and, despite the amount of effort I’ve put into the project, it’s nowhere to be found. Several people have asked to
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In this, the third installment of our “Shopping for a Car” series, Reiko and I decided to head to Gifu Mazda to see what kind of offerings we could scrounge up there. Having still been impressed with the Nissan Tiida,
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Monday is perhaps my favourite day of the week. Not only is it a day off, but it’s a great way to get things done around town without the hordes of people crowding every square meter of space all around
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In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. By sailing from Spain to the Americas, this storied man paved the way for others, claiming to be men of science, to dupe the human race into believing the world is round. This
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