illimij "I'm sorry, but I'm not apologizing."
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Japan's early modern period and Tokugawa-Meiji transition--communications, education and literacy. 今、内海船、北前船の歴史に興味ある。研究あまり捗っていないです。Still not sure about this online stuff, so I guess I'm being coy: チャールズ アンドリューズ
Our state GOP/Freedom Project reps can be such morons. "Hey, has anyone seen my gun? It was in my desk drawer this morning." Some are demanding students, faculty, and staff have right to be armed on campuses.
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NH House Republicans say Brown shootings prove need for a 'campus carry' law
GOP House leaders want action on bill to affirm gun rights on college campuses
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December 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Our state GOP/Freedom Project reps can be such morons. "Hey, has anyone seen my gun? It was in my desk drawer this morning." Some are demanding students, faculty, and staff have right to be armed on campuses.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
If someone cites under my name a made-up journal article I didn't write can I add it to my CV?
December 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If someone cites under my name a made-up journal article I didn't write can I add it to my CV?
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Last night, Seth Meyers discussing what Rob Reiner meant to him was heartbreaking, funny, and thought provoking. At the end he said Rob set an incredible example. So much respect for Rob. 💔 youtu.be/CUW2GmKtqO0?...
Seth Remembers Rob Reiner
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December 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Last night, Seth Meyers discussing what Rob Reiner meant to him was heartbreaking, funny, and thought provoking. At the end he said Rob set an incredible example. So much respect for Rob. 💔 youtu.be/CUW2GmKtqO0?...
Giving two separate final exams today. During each I got a casual email: "hey, when can I reschedule--I felt really bad all weekend."
I'm conflicted in that I don't want sick students spreading colds/flu. But the tone gets me. I fear that this generation will have no nightmares about missing exams.
I'm conflicted in that I don't want sick students spreading colds/flu. But the tone gets me. I fear that this generation will have no nightmares about missing exams.
December 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Giving two separate final exams today. During each I got a casual email: "hey, when can I reschedule--I felt really bad all weekend."
I'm conflicted in that I don't want sick students spreading colds/flu. But the tone gets me. I fear that this generation will have no nightmares about missing exams.
I'm conflicted in that I don't want sick students spreading colds/flu. But the tone gets me. I fear that this generation will have no nightmares about missing exams.
Sad but not surprised to see that Barron Trump has been groomed to be a scumbag. We're likely not going to be done with these folks for generations.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
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December 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Sad but not surprised to see that Barron Trump has been groomed to be a scumbag. We're likely not going to be done with these folks for generations.
Reposted by illimij "I'm sorry, but I'm not apologizing."
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
The Brown University shooting is a terrific event. Yesterday after my last class (where I had said "bear" is the kanji of the year in Japan and the reasons why) a student asked me about gun laws in Japan. I said that I don't know, but that I think it's a multi-year process to get permission. 1/2
December 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The Brown University shooting is a terrific event. Yesterday after my last class (where I had said "bear" is the kanji of the year in Japan and the reasons why) a student asked me about gun laws in Japan. I said that I don't know, but that I think it's a multi-year process to get permission. 1/2
"No Hair Man," that's what my fellow students at Matsuyama Nishi-Kō HS called the bald English teacher. He was very kind to me, but I laugh recalling my introduction to how influential the Beatles were in Japan, even in '82-'83 when I first went as an exchange student.
December 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"No Hair Man," that's what my fellow students at Matsuyama Nishi-Kō HS called the bald English teacher. He was very kind to me, but I laugh recalling my introduction to how influential the Beatles were in Japan, even in '82-'83 when I first went as an exchange student.
I just got carpel-tunnel syndrome from opening a can of beans with a 20th century can opener. Why can't I have mini-drones dropping in to open my bean can before I even know I want it opened?
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I just got carpel-tunnel syndrome from opening a can of beans with a 20th century can opener. Why can't I have mini-drones dropping in to open my bean can before I even know I want it opened?
[Drum roll] And the Japanese kanji of 2025, chosen by participants in surveys, is:
"Bear"
熊
"Bear"
熊
Japanese public chooses 'bear' as kanji of 2025 | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
The Japanese public has chosen the Chinese character for
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December 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
[Drum roll] And the Japanese kanji of 2025, chosen by participants in surveys, is:
"Bear"
熊
"Bear"
熊
Whenever I see the logo for The Bulwark, the never-Trump organization, I hear the old Old Spice jingle in my mind.
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Whenever I see the logo for The Bulwark, the never-Trump organization, I hear the old Old Spice jingle in my mind.
Mo Salah Salah, whatever will be will be.
December 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Mo Salah Salah, whatever will be will be.
Heard on Boston-area radio today: "the place I take my car for a car wash has a slogan 'a spa for your car.' It rhymes."
December 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Heard on Boston-area radio today: "the place I take my car for a car wash has a slogan 'a spa for your car.' It rhymes."
My wife wanted a new stainless steel skillet and had heard good things about Made In. Ordered it 11/28. It's been fun tracking it from NJ to MI to KY to MO and now to St. Paul, MN. Was supposed to have arrived today at the latest. Now 12/12 as ETA. Seems an odd way to get it to NH.
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
My wife wanted a new stainless steel skillet and had heard good things about Made In. Ordered it 11/28. It's been fun tracking it from NJ to MI to KY to MO and now to St. Paul, MN. Was supposed to have arrived today at the latest. Now 12/12 as ETA. Seems an odd way to get it to NH.
We live in a condo with shared walls and I can tell you when our neighbors leave their husky-mix alone at home.
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
We live in a condo with shared walls and I can tell you when our neighbors leave their husky-mix alone at home.
My wife is watching "Samurai in Time" (侍タイムスリッパー) for the third time. It's a fun movie, we both agree (available with ads on youtube), but her enjoyment also comes from the Kansai dialect some of the actors use. I lived in Nara pref. for a couple of years, so I hear it, but I don't get the nuances.
December 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My wife is watching "Samurai in Time" (侍タイムスリッパー) for the third time. It's a fun movie, we both agree (available with ads on youtube), but her enjoyment also comes from the Kansai dialect some of the actors use. I lived in Nara pref. for a couple of years, so I hear it, but I don't get the nuances.
Getting nostalgic.
The Church - Reptile (Audio only)
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December 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Getting nostalgic.
Chris Martin sings:
"Look at the snow--
It's right in front of you,
It's such an ugly view,
Cuz it was all
Yellow."
Anyway, within the 20 minutes of the dog walk the temp dropped from 35F to 25F and a strong squall froze my face. Supposed to be 3F tomorrow morning for the next walk.
"Look at the snow--
It's right in front of you,
It's such an ugly view,
Cuz it was all
Yellow."
Anyway, within the 20 minutes of the dog walk the temp dropped from 35F to 25F and a strong squall froze my face. Supposed to be 3F tomorrow morning for the next walk.
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Chris Martin sings:
"Look at the snow--
It's right in front of you,
It's such an ugly view,
Cuz it was all
Yellow."
Anyway, within the 20 minutes of the dog walk the temp dropped from 35F to 25F and a strong squall froze my face. Supposed to be 3F tomorrow morning for the next walk.
"Look at the snow--
It's right in front of you,
It's such an ugly view,
Cuz it was all
Yellow."
Anyway, within the 20 minutes of the dog walk the temp dropped from 35F to 25F and a strong squall froze my face. Supposed to be 3F tomorrow morning for the next walk.
I recorded a couple of songs 15 years ago with some old high school band friends. One of them still plays and runs a studio. He just sent me two AI versions. As someone who played, I was at once repulsed and intrigued. He could use AI to quickly make elevator-ready versions of power-pop songs.
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I recorded a couple of songs 15 years ago with some old high school band friends. One of them still plays and runs a studio. He just sent me two AI versions. As someone who played, I was at once repulsed and intrigued. He could use AI to quickly make elevator-ready versions of power-pop songs.
There was a time when our nation was great, when real men went to work on pogo sticks. You don't see that anymore.
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
There was a time when our nation was great, when real men went to work on pogo sticks. You don't see that anymore.
Earth really is the worst "pick me" planet, isn't it. The way we probe.
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Earth really is the worst "pick me" planet, isn't it. The way we probe.
I wonder the psychological impact on a dog who has someone as an owner who is not-quite-but-almost OCD who always gives soft slaps to the tummy in seven beats.
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I wonder the psychological impact on a dog who has someone as an owner who is not-quite-but-almost OCD who always gives soft slaps to the tummy in seven beats.
Neither of our kids could make it home this Thanksgiving and so I sing in the kitchen to my low-motivation wife "just the two of us, we can make it if we try."
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Neither of our kids could make it home this Thanksgiving and so I sing in the kitchen to my low-motivation wife "just the two of us, we can make it if we try."
Searches for the definition of "canto" lag far behind those for "felching."
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Searches for the definition of "canto" lag far behind those for "felching."