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  • Inflamed Tendon J0hns0nT: What's the short story about that forearm tendon? T he other day, I wrote a bit about working out. I used to do a lot more than i do now. But as I said, I was never big guy to begin w…

  • A New Clothing Line N ow many of you know what a narcissist I am. I write about what I want, I write about me and amy past. I dramatize it a bit to give it a bit of spice--no, I'm not talking about the jalepe…

  • Advisor at large... I got the following question form yes05. yes05: I love your writing. Could you tell us in detail about your process of writing? I'm sure you've gone through this before. I've always wondered where a…

  • Carnivore (PP too) I m am such an unabashed carnivore. I love meat. Red meat, white meat, I'm not particular. Well, maybe I would not eat round steak or pigs feet, but virtually anything else that goes "moo" or…

  • Saturday Vagaries D uring a busy--perhaps I should say, supposedly busy--weekend, I will jot down a few random thoughts before I go back to work... alleged work. To friends, fellow Xangans and everyone else …

  • Summer Goals A s usual, things are getting hectic and beginning to catch up to me. I can't believe that it is already the latter half of July and that August is coming on strong. There were so many things that …

  • Senryu 川柳つばめ Sorry it took so long. April: Revenge A s most of you probably know, this past semester has been rather hellish. The amount of work we do to run a successful program is exhausting. Hope…

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  • Summer Reading I sometimes feel really old. Today is one of those times. As I cruise my subscribers/subscriptions, it seems that every other blog mentions the new Harry Potter book. I have seen the three movies…

  • "Can't We All Just Get Along" S ome readers said they wanted to read to the post I wrote for yesterday's topic. If you want to, go to the JAJournal. I posted it there. As many of you know already, my stepson i…

  • Korea-Japan T he dispute over the Tokdo/Takeshima Islands has prompted anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea, leading some to display their feelings through pictures drawn by children and posted in a public train st…

  • Too Much D udes and dudettes. I am going to die. It must be, like, 100% humidity and it's definitely over 90 degrees. Okay, okay, so it's farenheit and not celsius, but give me a break, man, it's like muggy and…

  • War of the Worlds O n Sunday, we went to see War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning. I know many will not agree with me, but I thought it was awesome. I read the original so long ago--over 30 year…

  • The Hypocrite Y esterday, I went with M to K-Mart. I thought they had toilet paper on sale. They did--2 12 roll packages for $11--but it was not the kind I was expecting. It was the soft kind, 600 sheets per ro…

  • Update Just realized that I'm approaching 60,000 hits. At my normal rate of visits, someone will reach it sometime late tomorrow, Monday. If it's you, please leave a comment. dudedontdissrice: wat's with all the kid's …

  • Desensitization T he bombings in London were a shock... and they were not. It was a shock because of the senseless deaths of dozens of innocent people and the injuries of hundreds. However, by the same token, t…

  • Image II SleepyWalnut: Also, I think I deserve a picture in return. ^_^ O kay, I guess one favor deserves another, so here is an image I whipped up last night that represents the student who drew the Onigirima…

  • Image W e are all concerned with image, are we not? And I like to come off as a teacher who is friendly, understanding, open, fair. But sometimes I wonder if I go too far to promote this image. I enjoy my stude…

  • Happy 4th of July! T oday is our Independence Day, our nation's 129th birthday (plus 100, thanks RandomCarbon ). Go out and celebrate. I wanted to go to the mall, but I'm still not finished with my paper. So I…

  • Dr. Phil's Test T here seems to be a glut of quizzes, surveys and interviews on Xanga these days. I used to find them amusing, but there are so many now, I'm afraid of of being sucked into them... not that anyo…

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