Since [censored] and I moved to Kawasaki, we have had a Circle K convenience store within walking distance. Unfortunately, they put signs up at the beginning of the month that they would be closing on May 31. I hope that another one is going to take its place. [censored] said they might be planning on […]

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My time in Japan is marked by ups and downs. One day I’m being pulled over for no reason and the next I’m getting money back from the government! It turns out that I entered too much in the taxable income column on my tax return form. I didn’t know that, but apparently they check […]

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Tonight [censored] and I were going to a friend’s house. To get there we pass a police station. So tonight I was driving along with my lights on at the speed limit, and [censored] and I both were wearing our seatbelts. The area in front of the police station is marked off with white lines […]

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George had surgery about two weeks ago. Poor guy is two years old (80 years in hamster years) and got a big ol’ tumor under his left arm. It was removed, but it was so big that the surgery appears to have damaged the nerves in his arm, so he can’t use it right now. […]

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If you want to leave comments on my blog, you’ll need to register a typekey account. https://www.typekey.com/t/typekey/register?lang=en-us It’s sad, but there are idiots out there whose sole purpose in life is to be annoying. They use computer programs to post comments to people’s webpages about viagra and other crap like that. I can’t be bothered […]

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I can’t complain about work. If I stay up too late at night I just sleep longer in the morning, and my office is about twelve steps from my bed. I work in my pj’s and take breaks whenever I want. I’m my own boss, and the pay is more than double what I got […]

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[censored] and I went to see Spider-Man 3 this past Friday. It was entertaining. I was a little disappointed in the storyline, however. I don’t want to spoil it for any of you who have not already seen it, but let’s just say a lot of people die but then come back to life. I […]

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I had horse meat for the first time today. I had the opportunity once before at [censored]’s parents’ house, but it was raw. I was a little worried about eating red meat raw. Today’s was cooked. It was marinated in miso sauce and actually tasted like beef. I couldn’t tell the difference. Very little fat, […]

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