It is customary for a president to be seated for a year before he gives a State of the Union Address, so Obama’s speech last night was not really a State of the Union. Even though the talking heads on TV treated it as such–my poison is MSNBC–it wasn’t. It was more like the Hopeful [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Obama’s (non) State of the Union Address
February 25, 200925 Random Things
February 17, 2009There’s this list going around Facebook and I’ve been tagged a couple of times to do it. It’s been awhile since I’ve done a list so I thought I’d comply. Many may already know the contents of the list below, but I will try to include new facts without being too gross.
“Once you’ve been tagged, [...]
Speaking Japanese
February 4, 2009When speaking Japanese, non-native speakers need to remember to be polite.
Most languages have at last two levels of speech. In general, they are formal and informal. In the US, this is especially true in business. You call people Mister, unless told otherwise. You speak and act politely, unless you become very familiar with your superior. [...]
