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8 Days of Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Dec. 26, 2005 I slept in again and it was a beautiful, warm (relatively) day. I hung my futon and washed my sheets. There...
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Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2005 - Japan
I had a much needed sleep, read more of Gatto’s book, then finally sat to thinking about what to play for the Christmas Eve service....
Last Week of School Dec. 19-23
It was a bit of a crazy week since we were using class to try to pick someone for the recitation contest. There was less than...
O Holy Night
Time spent celebrating the season precludes (for the moment) collecting and publishing my thoughts on Christmas and culture. That will...
A Philosophical Thought in the Midst of My Daily Chronicles
I’ve been reading John Taylor Gatto’s Underground History of the American Education and it has me thinking deeply again about...
Busy Week Dec. 12-18
This week was a little crazy for personal reasons. School went pretty well and I had a few fun opportunities. Monday (Dec. 12...
Weekend (Dec. 9-11)
Friday (Dec. 9 th ) my pipes froze so I had no hot water in the morning. Shimzu sensei took me in the afternoon to check and it was...
Watch What You Mail
While browsing the USPS website for international postage rates, I found it amusing to note some of the items one cannot mail to...
Where Is this on the Developmental Charts?
Jonathan has his own small electric screwdriver, which he uses to remove and replace the tiny screws on the back of his (non-working)...
Irish music in Tokyo, sex in the Bible study, student...
Saturday was a good day for laundry and cleaning and having some down time which I need so much. I declined the offer to make a trip...
He Peels Eggs
I could write so much more about the great things Jonathan is doing, and I probably will, eventually. But what impelled me finally to...
The start of oral exams (Wed. Nov. 30 – Friday Dec. 2)
So, oral exams have started for my ichinensei (1 st year students – do you see the 1 in that word?) and I’m pleased as punch....
Thanksgiving with Bible study, Chorus rehearsal (Mon-Tues...
Monday (Nov. 28) was a fairly normal day at school as far as I can remember. I did a Thanksgiving lesson for ICC (English club) since it...
Sunday (Nov. 27th) Kofu Castle, Updates, Pictures
As you will read in this post, I spent a long time putting pictures up on Shutterfly. I have now put everything up, so knock yourselves...
Saturday’s Adventure with Deaf Japanese (Nov. 26 2005)
Saturday (Nov. 26th) I woke up naturally a bit before 8am, which always makes me happy! Sadly, I once again tried to go shopping on a...
Rice Cutting Weekend (Oct. 1-2)
I believe I left you on Friday September 30th on my way to Fujiyoshida. I said I had an interesting bus ride then left the update after...
Thanksgiving Week (Nov. 22nd – 25th)
I only had one class on Tuesday (Nov. 22nd) because the other class had been moved to Saturday. I had walked to school that day because...
Kyoto trip! November 20-21 (Sunday, Monday)
So, the Kyoto trip started at 6:40 Sunday morning (Nov. 20th) when we got on the tour bus in Kofu station. We made frequent stops and...
The days leading up to the Kyoto trip
Thursday, Nov. 17th I went out to dinner after school with Megan Walton, a JET (not a first year) who lives in a nearby town. We went to...
Going to Kyoto - any requests?
Hello all! I am going to Kyoto this weekend with Yuko and I thought I'd ask if there was anything anyone wanted in particular from...
Work week and weekend Nov. 7-13 (Dragon Park, deaf...
This week was a great week at work in terms of classes. We’re working on a project for this term’s exam rather than preparing for a...
Road trip to Nikko (Nov. 4-6)
As I said before I had 1½ hours to pack and get ready for the trip after judging the speech contest. I had seriously considered...
Affection
This is a post that is a comment on Jon’s post on Daley Ponderings where he talks about how men often show “affection” by making...
The Well-Trained Mind
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home , by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise (W.W. Norton and Company, New...
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