Archive for March, 2011

My 5,000th Post

This is my 5,000th post. I started blogging for real in mid-2001, almost 10 years ago. If you’re reading this, please comment; if you can, please tell me how you met me, and how long you’ve been reading my blog. I suspect there are still some folks around who’ve been here since the beginning! (LJ [...]

My Friends in Japan

I heard about the terrible quake that hit Japan when I woke up and found my wife had left the TV on when she left for work. That’s highly unusual, so I watched it, and saw the news. I immediately started trying to reach my friends in Japan. I didn’t know anybody as far north [...]

Japan Housing Ideas for Foreigners

I’m so exhausted today, I can’t think. I want to write but instead I’m just going to drop some links. Normally I would do this as quicklinks, of course, but I wanted to put them all in one place. Or something. Did I mention I can’t think? These links are possibilities for housing in Tokyo. [...]

Quicklinks for 2011-03-01

GET LAMP: THE TEXT ADVENTURE DOCUMENTARY Before the first person shooter, there was the second person thinker. (tags: oldtech games) Nigerians Handwrite Harry Potter Fun with scammers… (tags: funny) My Wheelchair, My Body, Myself "When I'm in it, my wheelchair really does feel and function like a part of me. As such, I expect other [...]