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  • Playing DemonIn Japan, there is a game little kids play called Oni gokko--literally, playing demon. When I first went to Japan, my then little cousins said lets play. I didn't really know what the game entailed, but it s…

  • SmokelessWhen we got remarried back in 2000, M and I were already well into our 40s. In fact, we were both 44 at the time. Now, the Japanese have a relatively long life expectancy; indeed, it is the one of the longest in…

  • Sorta Eclectic but sorta not...Ilike to think my taste in music is rather eclectic. I'll listen to some Jimi Hendrix, Billi Holiday, Beethoven, Dave Mathews, Mozart, Oscar Peterson, maybe even some Gershwin. Well, maybe …

  • How old are you... I mean really...

    When I teach Japanese Literature, I usually have to explain the calendrical issues inherent in Premodern Japanese culture. For those of us in the West, it can sometimes be confusing.For example, the lunar calendar forces…

  • HygeineIn as much as I hate those who don't flush after themselves, I am not very good at keeping my own bathroom very clean. Don't get me wrong--I DO flush at home, but maybe I don't clean the toilet bowl as often as I …

  • Not Living In the Real WorldIput absolutely no stock in these Internet quizzes, especially the ones that try to determine you personality or character. I mean, seriously, how can, say, eight to twelve questions avalua…

  • A Moldy Oldie

    Hitting the big 5-Oh--I am learning oh so painfully--has its physiological drawbacks. My knees ache. My back hurts. Even my jaws don't do as I ask. I now have to do jaw stretches. For someone who talks as much as I do, y…

  • Confessions of a J Pop Culture Junkie

    Okay, exams are over, the academic year has ended, I put up a vacation message on my "official" school e-mail--I am away during break, and will not access my e-mail. Your message regarding $subject$ will be read when I r…

  • I Swear, I'm Normal... Sorta

    Really. I am not abnormal. I am not some Cleanliness-Is-Next-to-Godliness Nazi trying to sterilize the world (see yesterday's entry). If anyone one of you were to come to my office, you'd notice it is a mess. I have been…

  • Yesterday's Comments

    I never understood the headache from sleeping too much, but Masahiro's comment--Sleep Hangover--made a lot of sense, particularly in conjunction with Hanazakari's and Paiky's comment that it has to do with dehydration. I…

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