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  • I'm a Soul Man 2... B ane the Vixen is grabbin... uh... I mean, bustin' my butt again. I suppose the cont'd tomorrow is amateurish but I did it for a reason. M came home yesterday from Japan but she got stuck a…

  • I'm a Soul Man 1... O kay, I know that there are a LOT of people who have been a Xangan longer than me. But after a year and well over 300 posts, I kinda feel like a veteran. But I still have a lot to learn, I'…

  • Still Time Out... I 'm still on a Time Out! Damn this house is a mess! Just to answer some of you: No, Fongster8, 27" is NOT a big TV. As I said, it is "larger" and I'm speaking in relative terms. My previous T…

  • Time Out... F irst it was a coffee break, now its a time out. Sheesh! Anyway, the coffee break was Friday, and I went to see Fahrenheit 9/11. Yesterday, I went out and bought a new TV. It's not so big as I can'…

  • Fahrenheit 9/11 I am not a political animal. I do not spew my political views because I have none that perfectly reflects any one party. Socially, I might be viewed as a liberal. I am pro-choice because I beli…

  • Coffee Break... T he past week has been the week from... well I don't want to say hell, because it hasn't been bad, but it has be exhausting. M had to go to Japan suddenly and unexpectedly due to a family issue…

  • My Japanese Culture... T he first day of the workshop got me thinking about a lot of things. As I mentioned yesterday, I am not much into incorporating culture into my course except for that which is embedded i…

  • What to do in class; What to do in Tokyo... T oday and tomorrow, I go to a workshop for teaching foreign languages sponsored by the National Capital Language Resource Center. The topic is teaching culture in th…

  • Sugarland, eggs and motivation... I wasted another night of my life. Well, I didn't really waste it and it wasn't even night. More like 2AM in the morning. I watched Steven Spielbergs first feature film "Sugarl…

  • A Little blue... M ost of us, I think, have a variety of expectations for the different things in our life. We expect a date to go well, or a meal to taste good. Chnces are, expectations are high or there are n…

  • Hello, Fellow Xangan... S aturday was a first for me. Over the summer, my school offers several "inaugurations" for incoming freshmen. It's basically a fancy orientation. The freshmen stay in a dorm for three d…

  • While we're still on the air... M is in Japan, and so I get to play step-dad for real with Unagi-kun, instead of the usual the-guy-mom-married. Her kids were adults already when I stepped into their lives, so I…

  • You're on the Air: Last I must have been really tired. I went to sleep at 3 last night and didn't wake up until now, 11:45 AM. That's almost 9 hours, which for me is a long time. I feel really relaxed. I feel l…

  • Back on the air A fter a good nights sleep--relatively speaking, since there are those who would not consider five and a half hours adequate (this is what happens when you get old!)--I feel a bit more relaxed. …

  • Off Air W hew, what a day. I'm exhausted. I gave a presentation on contemporary Japan to elementary school teachers at a private school in DC. I was a little nervous at first--as usual--but it went off pretty w…

  • You're on the Air XI W ell, today's the day, June 15. It has been exactly one year since I've started Xanga. Man, it's been a great year for me... Um, I mean, it hasn't been a great year in a lot of respects, b…

  • You're on the Air X H ave you been watching the NBA Finals? Where the heck are the Lakers? I know the team they sent to Detroit is not them. I know that Karl Malone is injured, but where is everyone else? I thi…

  • You're on the Air IX W ow. I just realized that its almost the 15th. I can't believe the number of questions I have left unanswered! Well, like I said, I will try to answer all questions in order, and answer th…

  • You're on the Air VIII M an, I think my brain is starting to get frazzled from all the hard questions. Why on earth would you want to know these tigns about me? You're on the air with the O-man. True Love wh…

  • You're on the Air VII D id anyone notice that I'm using roman numerals for these consecutive posts? Kinda gives it a Super Bowl effect, don't you think? Hahahahahha. Anyway, I guess some readers don't visit eve…

  • You're on the Air VI B eing a teacher has been very rewarding and I am happy I chose this field. Anyway, I still wanna get back to SweetLilV's question, but I can't seem to narrow down what might be the crazies…

  • You're on the Air V T oday is a busy day. M left the car headlights on over the weekend, but it wasn't until yesterday that we learned that the battery was DEAD, so I finally got it fixed. But it took time goin…

  • You're on the Air IV E nough of this Mr./Ms. Xanga stuff--Damn, ddsb, he sees right through me! Okay, okay, I'm a narcissist. Besides, its 12 noon and the voting is closed. Hahahah. Well, I think its time to ge…

  • Update: Mr. Xanga contest I bet Eechim and Fongster feel like they bit off more than they could chew, no? So many votes! Anyway, the deadline was the 10th but apparently, they moved it up to tomorrow/today (Tuseday) 12 …

  • Interim update Hahahah, I write about sex in the last entry, and people I haven't heard from in ages leave a comment! Anyway, ekin wrote that he wished he could leave e-props. I disabled my e-props, because I feel comm…

  • Line 2, You're on the Air S ilvermyst_ashke asked about kids, and I talked about my daughter. I should mention that I have three sons as well. They are Musubi-chan's from her previous marriage. Two live in Japa…

  • Death of a President T wo days ago, Thursday, I remember thinking, "Why am I writing this?" It wasn't November. There were no specials on TV about the Kennedy assasination. But, for whatever reason, I was move…

  • Line #1, You're on the Air O kay. The O-man is about to reach a minor milestone in his Xanga life: One year of writing and commenting. Damn, I coulda been writing a book. Here's your opportunity to ask a questi…

  • Xanga Beginnings...

    My first introduction to Xanga was through a student of mine, Mr_Mephisto. She was going to Japan and told me to check on her Xanga from time to time, so I did. Wanting to leave a comment, I realized I had to join Xanga …

  • Update: Bane, I should send you every copy before I post it. Of course, I wouldn't be able to pay you.... Things I've seen... I t is no secret that I'm pretty much an old geezer here on Xanga... "Seriously,…

  • Escape to Hollywood...

    If you want to submit your senryu poem,click hereClasses ended at the end of April, then finals for two weeks, followed by graduation weekend, two days of "vacation", then summer session... I need a break. But sinc…

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