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  • Under the weather I swear, I hate getting sick. Canceling classes is the last thing I want to do. But today, heavy snow is forecast for our area so if I went to school, I'd just get sicker and end up canceling …

  • Coughing Crap... I think I'm getting sick again. So many students have been hacking in class, and a couple who have been coughing it up in my office. Now, I'm coughing and I have a slight fever.... Well... if ever there…

  • Update: I have a mountain of short papers to grade--52 of them. Ugh! I'm drowning... Betrayal W inter 1972-73, I was 16 going on 17. I was naive and still a virgin, but it was my time to grow up, to taste the…

  • Seed of Suspicion T his story has gotten a lot longer than I had anticipated. It was not my intention to get this involved. But it's odd how certain words or ideas kick off a slew of memories, and my mind can't…

  • Friendship Tested T hanks to JustBeingV, I recalled a time of my life that I am not particularly proud of, a time that perhaps shaped a part of my adulthood, in how I view friendship, and how I define them. I w…

  • On Friendship I was reading JustBeingV's blog which raised a few questions concerning friendship and it got me thinking about my own group of friends. And it occured to me: I have no friends around me. One i…

  • King of Xanga There is a girl who strives to be "King of Xanga". Her name is Shi. She is young--dare I say cute?--and outspoken and can be very harsh, but she has a virtual imagination that is out of sight--sorry for …

  • Don't Repeat History Y esterday, I mentioned that some may have been unaware of 9066. This is, of course, my interpretation of the comments, and is in no way a reflection of the "truth." Besides, if there are …

  • 9066 Follow Up S ome of the comments I received yesterday surprised me. I thought that the suspension of civil rights of Japanese American's through Exec. Order 9066 was pretty much common knowledge and my entr…

  • Update: It's 63 years ago, not 53. I can't count, damn it! What can I say. That's why I teach literature. Also, go check Taku's site. He has an interesting entry that he wrote for the Hardboiled, the Asian American v…

  • Tooting my own horn T he other day, I wrote about enjoying simplicity, and mentioned detachable's monochromatic photos, which I really love. I also said that a recent profile pic she had up was rather scary. Ba…

  • Undecorating: Simplicity is Best RachelsMommy: Ooh, it feels different in here!!! (feeling creative, were ya?) You do know this constitutes redecorating... Actually, this is something that TheWaterJar instigated, sort…

  • Happy Valentine's Day T hanks for all the suggestions, guys. I had been at a loss as to what to do, but all your ideas gave me the energy to be positive about this thing. So what did I do? Yesterday, the 13th,…

  • Help P lease, someone, anyone, tell me that tomorrow IS NOT Valentine's day! I've been so focused on work that I forgot! What am I gonna do? Actually, I remembered... last Thursday. Still, just as bad, and I …

  • Haiku restrictions S ince I'm kinda focused on my work right now and thinking mostly literature, I thought I'd respond to a question posed a few posts earlier by TheWaterJar--I'm not sure what it means either.…

  • Work work work In case you were wondering, I am not NOT posting. I'm just not posting here because I have some work to do. But the work I'm working on is not always work, as it is my passion. Visit the monk for a taste …

  • Kudos to: G yjcwang. A truly decent fellow. Remember the post I wrote on flushing? There were a number of comments including "piss all over the toilet seats" and urinals that are "OVER-flowing with piss". Okay,…

  • Who wants ? G oogle's Gmail has been around for about half a year and I think they are still testing it. I've had my account since August, thanks to a student of mine--you can only get one with an in…

  • Not Super Entertaining K udos to Coach Belichik, Tom Brady, and the rest of the Patriots. They played slppy at times, but their experience allowed them to regroup and beat the Eagles. Terrel Owens had an incred…

  • Super Bowl Sunday W ell the holiday season finally comes to a close today with the Super Bowl. As far as I can tell, the cold weather festivities begins with Thanksgiving at the end of November and lasts throug…

  • Musically Inclined... NOT S ince I was a wee lad, I have loved music. Indeed, M sometimes cannot understand my need to feel the music. By this, I mean to play the music relatively loud and let it flow over me a…

  • Flush the Damn Thing I am not particularly fussy. I do not mind people doing their own thing. But when an action--or inaction--might affect others negatively, then I get a little upset. Why are there so many wh…

  • You Be the Judge: In-class Senryu O n Wednesday, we had an in-class Senryu-kai. We had two topics that they had prepared. I put all the poems down on paper anonymously and had them vote for the ten best. They c…

  • Refining the question... Y' know, I really and truly love you guys. I cannot believe the amount of input I get and the love I feel from all you dudes and dudettes. I got a lot of different ideas:laptop vs. desk…

  • Computer question... D amn, I really need a new computer. I have an old Toshiba--I hate refering to it as "old". I bought it in 2000 whch for me is like yesterday. It still uses Windows98, and only has 64MB RAM…

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