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yay!

2008-08-20T17:18:13Z

I love the new strengthening US dollar! In the last several months, I've gotten a raise because of it, making a couple hundred bucks more a month. Not a big raise, OK, but it's better than losing money! I hope it keeps going up...

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Life as an afterthought

2008-08-18T14:56:31Z

Chapter 5, page 8. “It is; you get to learn how to appeal to the public. It’s difficult to try to control or manipulate a certain person’s opinion or behavior, but when you have a group of people, there are things you can do to influence what th...

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Australian football: Time to get real

2008-08-17T09:06:47Z

http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/arnold-leads-australia-on-anotherfailed-campaign/2008/08/16/1218307312575.html Folks, I have to agree with Craig Foster's summary of the Olyroos' performance at the Beijing Olympics. We were just so inept and a...

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Boys behaving badly? Whip 'em good

2008-08-17T08:55:41Z

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/gatecrashers-flee-whipwielding-dad/2008/08/16/1218307309535.html Folks, This Mr Driman of Wahroonga is my hero of the week. I just wish I was there with him on the night he chased off those idiot gatecrashers...

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Phenomenal: First five place-getters run sub-10 secs

2008-08-17T02:05:55Z

http://www.smh.com.au/news/athletics/jamaican-wins-100m-final-in-world-record-time/2008/08/15/1218307326996.html Folks, Blink and you'd have missed it. Last night's 100m men's final was just one of those very special moments. The first five guys ...

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Street Views: Google Maps Japan....

2008-08-16T05:37:57Z

The new street views of Japan on Google Maps are AMAZING! I can follow the path I took to school every day when I taught at a university in suburban Tokyo. I can follow the route I'd take every Sunday from Nakano to the Starbucks at Nakano stat...

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Is it just me...

2008-08-16T04:58:06Z

...or are the halfies in j-drama's usually evil or at least cold-hearted and rich? I don't feel evil. Bitter maybe. But all halfies are bitter. It comes with the territory. I wish I was rich. But that would probably just exacerbate my bitternes...

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LONG READ: Why US chastisement of Russia lacks credibility

2008-08-16T03:44:02Z

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bush-accuses-moscow-of-bullying/2008/08/15/1218307227989.html The World's Foremost Terrorist - The US Government By Karl Schwarz 7-30-8 This article will explain to you why the Totally Screwed-U...

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Quote of the week

2008-08-16T03:15:41Z

"I am not young enough to know everything." Oscar Wilde

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When I can't sleep....

2008-08-15T06:57:02Z

....I write letters. The majority are never sent, and can be vast, incoherent emotional dumpings, but sometimes they're good enough to send in the morning, and at least I can usually fall asleep after a good emotional purge. On another note, tho...

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