American Gaijin
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I Think I Messed up.
… but I’m not sure I could have done it any differently. This blog originated with a single premise: a Gaijin learning Japanese. Not much more to it than that. I was learning Japanese, about the Japanese culture, and for some reason I wanted to share it. Probably something to do with ego and a…
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Vaccines
I am now going to, quite deliberately, touch a third rail. In my country, there are quite a few people who have taken one of the three available vaccines (and they are not the same vaccines that may be available in your country). We have available the Pfizer, the Moderna, and the Johnson & Johnson.…
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This Site is Moving
Hi again, everyone. To follow on my previous post (see Changes Coming) I am going to be moving this site off of the WordPress.com platform onto a self-hosted platform. This comes with a few advantages to me, most of which relate to site theming, configurability, and reliability. It’s going to be a lot of work…
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Screw the Olympics. But not Simone Biles.
You might think it odd that for a supposedly Japan focused blog such as this one, that I haven’t brought up the Olympics. There’s a simple reason for that. I couldn’t care less. I will acknowledge that those who are participating in the Olympics are generally the cream of the crop, athletically. I also have…
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Out of my Comfort Zone
I have begun a new project. I am debating telling y’all where to find it, because I am deliberately keeping my identity as separate from it as possible. So for right now, I will describe it, but not directly point you to it. In practice, it would be hard to connect me to it because…
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Unwilling Salvation
I live in an apartment complex. In this complex there are lots of trees, and a rather large, noisy, and prolifically poop generating population of several different breeds of birds that live in those trees. Generally I like having the birds around, even if they do increase my car wash budget. This morning, as I…
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James Talarico Should be Fired
You may have heard in the news that a bunch of Texas representatives have left the state rather than vote on a “voting rights” bill. James Talarico is one of them. He is also my state representative. Which means I get to vote for him. Or, in this case, against. As my state representative, it…
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Why I am not Concerned about Climate Change
I haven’t talked much about climate change on this blog. The reason for that is, unlike some other more pressing social issues, it’s just not something I’m concerned about. Is carbon dioxide increasing? Yeah. Is climate change a thing? Maybe. Is anthropogenic climate change a thing? Maybe. I’m not a scientist, and I don’t trust…
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500 Likes.
A few days ago, WordPress notified me that I have more than 500 likes on this blog. Of course, I am appreciative that people like this blog enough to like posts, follow, and even occasionally comment. I am not a good blogger. I am all over the place in topic, basically just writing whatever I…