http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Growing Older but Never Growing Up en Vox Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:51:53 -0500 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/stubborn-is-as-stubborn-does.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(An Ex-Expat) http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/stubborn-is-as-stubborn-does.html?_c=feed-rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/stubborn-is-as-stubborn-does.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:51:53 -0500 A while back, son sold his latest and greatest paintball gun, pocketed the money (actually put in his bank account) and from there I thought he had plans to find a job and use what he has now as his own money to put down for a vehicle. Well, th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/stubborn-is-as-stubborn-does.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa967df04300020123ddf0ec42860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teenagers son paint ball http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/on-the-wrong-side.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(An Ex-Expat) http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/on-the-wrong-side.html?_c=feed-rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/on-the-wrong-side.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:19:48 -0500 Son can still provide unintentional moments of mirth as with this morning. He comes downstairs at his usual time, but unusually, was still in his training shorts and Tee which he uses as pajamas. I was on the couch with my de rigueur cup o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/on-the-wrong-side.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa967df04300020123ddc76ba0860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> winter school son dc metro area http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/the-sake-dojo.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(An Ex-Expat) http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/the-sake-dojo.html?_c=feed-rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/the-sake-dojo.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:50:23 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa967df04300020123ddefa696860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00fa967df04300020123ddefa696860d-50si" alt="Sake dojo 001" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Have mentioned a few times in this blog about Sake Dojo Alumni and while I was rummaging through a box of old letters the other day, I discovered a photo I had taken in 2005 I think, during a business trip to Japan of the very place. The Sake ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/the-sake-dojo.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa967df04300020123dddbf913860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> japan kansai sake dojo izakayas http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/i-can-do.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(An Ex-Expat) http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/i-can-do.html?_c=feed-rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/i-can-do.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:56:14 -0500 Had a debate with brother Pound Salt, the trigger being me grousing about a company which advertised a position, to which I applied for, only to be 'told' a couple hours later, that I wasn't who they were looking for. Given that fast turnaround, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/i-can-do.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa967df04300020123ddef36eb860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> job hunting unemployment resumes pound salt http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/youve-got-to-be-shting-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(An Ex-Expat) http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/youve-got-to-be-shting-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/youve-got-to-be-shting-me.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:28:41 -0500 Son found this while on the Net (he was supposed to be doing his homeowrk too!) and thought, with tongue very much in cheek, that this would be a nice holiday present for his uncle, Pound Salt. A gun nut nor gun hater I be, but this is no... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/youve-got-to-be-shting-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa967df04300020123ddc5684d860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> guns gun ownership http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/macbeth-is-a-sissy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(An Ex-Expat) http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/macbeth-is-a-sissy.html?_c=feed-rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/macbeth-is-a-sissy.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:45:54 -0500 Is the title of the 2-page essay son finished, after 2 days, on Macbeth. An effort interspaced often with side trips to Facebook (I'm just checking to see if any of my English class mates are on -line now, so chill!). The premise, that the gende... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/macbeth-is-a-sissy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa967df04300020123ddda25e7860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> son macbeth teen writing english lit. http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(An Ex-Expat) http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:15:58 -0500 Son is writing a paper on Macbeth, and he supposedly has read it. Noticed on his FaceBook page, he's groaned how much he hates Macbeth. He asked me last night about a certain character (Banquo) Searched my mind, but all I can come up with about ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa967df04300020123ddc4d93f860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching son macbeth english lit. http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/bills-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(An Ex-Expat) http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/bills-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/bills-1.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:58:17 -0500 After much procrastination, brewed some coffee, sat down after son left for school and wrote the checks for the monthly bills. Funny that sometimes for me, certain tasks brings back memories from the past that I never thought I would recall. I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/bills-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa967df04300020123f182de76860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> unemployment http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/agedofu-2.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(An Ex-Expat) http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/agedofu-2.html?_c=feed-rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/agedofu-2.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:00:48 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa967df04300020123ddc3c2ae860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00fa967df04300020123ddc3c2ae860b-50si" alt="IMG_3177" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Never have thought much about why in Japanese, 'Ts" sometimes become "D's", "H" can become a "b", etc., but I guess saying Agetofu' would be a bit awkward. In my never ending challenge to find something to do with the loads of leftovers son & w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/agedofu-2.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa967df04300020123ddd8b306860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cooking japanese food http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/black-friday-15-minutes-of-fame.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(An Ex-Expat) http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/black-friday-15-minutes-of-fame.html?_c=feed-rss http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/black-friday-15-minutes-of-fame.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:07:37 -0500 No, I did not venture out... have no interest in mall to begin with. They are soooo boring for one thing. Mcshopping for McGoods and Christmas shopping is sadly a thing we will not be doing for the second time. The local news as you'd expect, w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anex-expat.vox.com/library/post/black-friday-15-minutes-of-fame.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa967df04300020123ddebcf96860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fame malls black friday