A couple weeks ago, Tomoko saw a spider on her ceiling. Although she panics at the sight of a cockroach, I guess spiders don’t bother her and she left it alone. It’s been hanging out on her ceiling ever since. Sometimes it disappears for a little while, but before long, it’s back on the ceiling. [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2008’
Clever like a Fox(’s Urine)
I find this article strange on multiple levels.
WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) – A 50-year-old man told authorities he was fed
up with teens toilet-papering his house during homecoming week. This
year, he decided to defend his property—with a squirt gun filled with
fox urine.
Now, Scott Wagar is in trouble with the law. He pleaded not guilty on
Wednesday in Kandiyohi [...]
The Dark Knight Blu-Ray, Indy Jones Hat, and more geekyness
This week I have been truly reminded how much of a geek I am, and how much I love that about myself. I bought a few things that I’ve been looking forward to for quite a while, and things I have wanted for years.
I love “The Dark Knight,” most people do, but wow is the Blu-ray version [...]
I agree with Joe Barton!
My hometown rep Joe Barton (R-Arlington) has actually proposed
something I agree with! Down with the BCS! Barton’s bill will
prohibit the marketing, promotion, and advertising of a postseason game as a national championship’ football game, unless it is the result of a playoff system. Violations of the prohibition will be treated as violations of the [...]
GG SEIU & UAW
Between the SEIU being involved in the Blagoyjevich Senate Seat Auction and the United Auto Workers getting blamed by many for driving their employers into bankruptcy, it hasn’t been a very good week for labor groups. Sure the UAW isn’t the only problem, since it takes two to tango and the Big Three management agreed [...]
Note to future Illinois Governors
Hey, Future Illinois governors. Don’t fuck around with Patrick Fitzgerald. He will pwn your face.
I don’t know if he is a prosecutorial rock star or just in the right places at the right times — Illinois is probably one of the better places to make a name for yourself fighting public corruption — but this guy has landed [...]
Essential Reading
Robert Gates has written an article in Foreign Affairs outlining his vision for the military. For anyone wondering how an Obama administration is going to approach foreign affairs, this is essential reading.
Apparently, Gates wrote this before Obama tapped him to stay on as Secretary of Defense, as advice for the next guy to have the [...]
Big 3 Need Some Creative Destruction
It looks like Congress has come up with a bailout plan for the Big 3 automakers. I’m in favor of some assistance to the companies, but only if it will result in meaningful changes in the car companies that will cut their labor and benefit costs (thanks for the link Heritage Foundation!), reduce the number [...]
JLPT Preliminary Results
Copies of the JLPT (and the answers) have very quickly found there way online, so now I have a pretty good idea how I scored on the test. I wrote out my answers as best I could remember and scored the test. I’m right on the borderline There were a few problems where I didn’t [...]
Playstation 3
Last month I finally decided to buy the only missing part of my current generation video game collection, the Playstation 3. I have for a long time been a diehard Xbox360 fan, so many people were quite surprised I bought it. But I always said I would get one once there were three must have [...]
sneaky
