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M-W August 15-17 (English conference, jamming with Kasia,...
I have not been able to post on the blog for a while since I have had a wonderful guest at my apartment all week. That plus the...
harp, 17 August 2005 |
The Dangers of Epidurals, and the Surprising Problem with...
I've noted before some of the problems with epidural pain relief during childbirth, and my latest reading, Lise Eliot's What's Going...
Brief Earthquake News
I'll let Janet fill in the details about the earthquake in Japan , but I know you are waiting to hear that she is all right. She is!
Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool , by Richard Russo (Random House, New York, 1993) I can't say as I recommend Nobody's Fool , since it's the...
August 13-14 (yakitori, cooking, getting dressed up in a...
Saturday I woke to the phone at 10:30am. It must have been a wrong number, because I got an earful of Japanese. I managed to...
Friday, August 12, 2005
Today wasn’t nearly as exciting as the previous days so I had a bit of time to catch my breath. I’m not going to bed as early...
Why Smiles in Posed Pictures Often Seem Fake
I'm reading an extraordinarily important and fascinating book: What's Going on in There: How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First...
Local Orientation: Thursday, August 11th 2005
Before I launch into boring details, I thought I'd mention what I wonderful time I had at orientation. To find out, skip over the days...
Not a Coincidence
There's purpose and meaning in all aspects of our lives, even the seemingly random incidents. We don't often have the privilege of...
Stargirl
Stargirl , by Jerry Spinelli (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2000) My nephew is going into seventh grade, and this was part of his...
August 8 (school, music boxes by the lake, getting a cell...
It is nearly midnight and I should go to bed, but I must right about today now or it won’t get done before local orientation. ...
August 6 and 7 (Fireworks festival, Japanese movie...
Time, she's still flying! I'm quite enjoying myself still and am looking forward to starting work. Saturday I did some housework in the...
August 5th
Friday I spent the day cleaning up, doing laundry (which is very stiff now because we had no breeze), and other such things. There's...
Born to Teach
Janet is currently in Japan, preparing to teach English. Perusing an old diary today, I discovered an inclination toward that...
Internet in Haitsu Saito!
Well, the day everyone has been waiting for has arrived. I am sitting in my living room (in a tank top and shorts due to the unbearable...
Fun with Aunt Janet
This post from Daley Ponderings is so cool I have to repost it here, since I know Janet's Internet time is very limited right now and...
July 31, continued
Janet had trouble with the blog, so I'm posting the conclusion to July 31 for her. By the way, I (the webmaster) apologize for the...
July 31
Hi all! Sorry it's taken so long to get to a computer again. I am currently using the computer in the library, so at least I know it...
Hot?
The mercury rose to as high as 35.6 C in Otemachi, central Tokyo. It marked 37.3 C in Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture, 36.4 C in Kofu...
Blood, Brains, Sex, and the Future of the World
I've heard it said that the male human body has enough blood to power the brain or the sexual organs, but not both at the same time....
In Ryuo!
I made it to my apartment in Ryuo. My supervisor and another English teacher took me and another new JET (Mark, who lives in the same...
Another Florida - Japan Connection
Too bad this couldn't have happened a few weeks earlier, while you were still here. Once again we experienced the privilege of walking...
Last Day of Orientation
Well, sad to say the lectures today were not much better than yesterday and one was much, much worse. I'm glad to have that done with,...
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
This cannot be a detailed review, as too many of the people who read this blog have not yet read the book. But I will say that Harry...
TV Is Us
This afternoon, searching for a birthday gift for my nephew, I ventured into long-forgotten territory: a Toys R Us store. Just as a...