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oday, classes officially started… As is my custom, I wear a dress shirt and neck tie. It is, afterall, the day I have to impress my students, many of which I will meet for the first time. Today’s class was J-Lit in Translation. Students interested in Japan take it, but there are a good number [...]
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ireless is so cool. I’m at a Language Center meeting where the language lab administrator is explaining the use of the equipment. Since our Chair said she’d come, I thought it important to show my face–gotta look involved, y’know.
But the stuff the administrator is talking about is old hat. Too boring. So I sit in [...]
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h my God. I can’t believe I went a WHOLE week without even looking at Xanga! Me! The prototypical Xangaholic, not even checking my comments for… a WEEK! Okay, so where do I turn in my official Xanga secret decoder ring. I am so not worthy…
Anyway, I have spent the last week doting on wife [...]
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ith the end of the summer session, I have been trying to catch up on all the things I have neglected: family, cleaning around my desk, gardening, etc. I can’t believe I’ve haven’t updated since Thursday. One of the things I ‘ve been working on is a new website design fro our department. I’ve been [...]
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ith the end of the summer session, I have been trying to catch up on all the things I have neglected: family, cleaning around my desk, gardening, etc. I can’t believe I’ve haven’t updated since Thursday. One of the things I ‘ve been working on is a new website design fro our department. I’ve been [...]
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have a question for all you computer and Internet experts. Verizon Fios optical Internet lines are now available in my area. In terms of speed, they are basically the same as my current cable service, Cox Communications–15 mbps download, 2 mbps upload. The difference is that Fios is $20 cheaper a month. Cox has been [...]
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s Yoshiko stifled her cry, she noticed that she could move her body a bit more, and began to wonder if the moving ruble affected anyone else beneath it. If she could move more, maybe others in the same predicament could move as well. Maybe there was hope.
“Mr. Shimizu? Can you move?”
But all she [...]
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onday was the last day of class, and I gave my kiddies a final. I guess it wasn’t as hard as I thought. They just wizzed through it. Of course, this could simply mean they were fast. It does not necessarily indicate accuracy. Oh well, we will see. In any event, I am grading, grading, [...]
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o yesterday, for forgetting the ACTUAL date of M birthday, we went shopping. We went to a place called Dick’s Sporting Goods, which is pretty high end in Virginia. There we bought her a couple of swim suits. and some Under Armor for her training. Then we went to Artie’s, an Amercian pub/grill. I have [...]
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he other day, I posted a comment that reflected something I had recently read. I was surprised at the number of comments I received. I was just expressing my feelings and commenting on the conclusions of a scholar in a recent book. Just to set the record straight, as if such a thing were necessary [...]
