American Gaijin
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Biden’s Vaccine Mandates
I have two posts in line for today, and this one might be the less polarizing one. Or not. We will see. Yesterday the president of my country decided that he was going to implement a rule that would require mandates for people who work in companies with over 100 people, among other things. His tone…
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Modern Computers Suck
Yknow, modern computers are a miracle. I’m sitting here, typing on a keyboard with no physical connection to the computer, using a pointing device with no physical connection to the computer, connected to a worldwide network that it has no physical connection to, and it’s just a little square sitting next to three rather large…
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Tsundoku, Part 2
When I was a child, there used to be this program (I don’t know if it still exists – oh look, it still does) called Scholastic Book Club. It was very much like those record clubs of the early 80s, where, if I remember correctly, you’d get some books for a much reduced price on…
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Am I Otaku?
Am I Otaku or even weeaboo? This is a question I’m asking myself more and more lately. I mean, I guess I fit some of the definitions. I like JPop – enough so that I’m maintaining an entire website about it, and other pop culture things. I’m familiar enough with different idols to have a…
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Tsundoku
Tsundoku is a Japanese word I relatively recently discovered. It means, essentially, “Piles of books”. Or, more accurately, someone who has piles of books that they haven’t read. I have always loved reading. Ever since I was a child, I was an avid reader. I learned how to read when I was very young –…
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I am Ashamed of this Blog
So, as a part of moving over to this new host, I’ve been going through old posts (starting from the beginning), and categorizing them. Some of them I’ve put in a “hidden” category – they still exist, but will not show up on any listing page (or I think search), and I may get rid…
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Why “Celebrities” Should be Ignored
Lately, it seems to be all the fashion for celebrities to speak up about political issues. For example, just today, there’s an article about Bette Midler trying to organize a “sex strike” in Texas. It seems like so many celebrities have so much useless stuff to say. I ignore it all. Every bit of it.…