Archive for December 2006

Attacked By Geese

December 24, 2006, 9:10 am

Here is a picture of an ill-tempered goose at Showa No Mori park about one second before it attacked me.

Approximately one second after this picture was taken, it snapped and attacked me. It bit my hand and tried to eat my camera. The bite didn’t hurt. Geese don’t have teeth. But, it scared the hell out of me.
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—Greg | no comments
(posted in the livin' category)

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Christmas Survey

December 23, 2006, 12:52 pm

Welcome to the 2006 Holiday Edition of Getting to Know Your Friends!
Copy and Paste the survey, then fill in the answers and send it to your friends (including who sent it to you!).

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?

There is only one beverage that will do on Christmas: Whiskey. The one in the plastic bottle. The plastic bottle is so that you can’t smash it over somebody’s head. You can try to, but it won’t smash, just make a dull thump, and the person will still be concsious.
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—Greg | 1 comment
(posted in the livin' category)

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Hot Daily

December 23, 2006, 12:42 pm

Another food-oriented discovery! I went into the Daily Yamazaki on the other side of Tsuga Station from my usual Daily Yamazaki (the one with “Hot Daily”) and checked out the deli. And, what did they have? The menu said, “fried tortilla.” That sounded awesome. And the flavor? “Tacos.”

I had to try a tacos-flavored fried tortilla. It was just too good to be true. It was a rolled up tortilla, fried of course, with something inside that I guessed would be taco meat, lettuce, cheese, whatever stuff you find in tacos.
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—Greg | 2 comments
(posted in the livin' category)

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Tales Of Angst And Despair At The Shopping Mall

December 22, 2006, 6:27 am

Here are three very short stories that illustrate the state of the human condition in the modern fragmented void in which we live.

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The escalator is crowded. People stand on the left and pass on the right. It is a perfectly ordered system; it works. Those who are not in a hurry may stand, while those who need to go may do so.
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—Greg | 2 comments
(posted in the livin' category)

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Death: The Silent Killer

December 22, 2006, 5:44 am

According to the recent news, the population of Japan is on the decline. This is about the best news I’ve heard all year. They are predicting (you know, They, The Experts) that by the year 2050, the pop will drop from 130 million to under 90 million. Does that mean that I’ll be able to get a seat on the train?!
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—Greg | no comments
(posted in the rantin' category)

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