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December 2021

Not Suffering Fools Gladly

There is something about me that I have not exactly kept hidden, but I’ve kind of downplayed it.  Whenever I say this out loud, I tend to try to soften it.  I will say something like “present company excepted”, or “but I don’t mean YOU”, or any similar words that are intended to soften what I truly feel inside. I don’t think I’m going to do that now. What I will say is that I’ve always been this way, so I’m not telling you anything new, and everything that I’ve said… Read More »Not Suffering Fools Gladly

Project News

I think now would be a good time to talk about all of the different projects I’m doing, Japanese or no, and their status. First off, Texihabara.  I believe I will be converting that to an entirely Japanese language site.  I haven’t quite figured out what the topic might be – I might convert the existing content to Japanese, I might take it in another direction entirely.  But it’s clear that the direction I was trying to take doesn’t work. Now, as for Hidden Japanese, it is serving the purpose I… Read More »Project News

Christmas Musings – Japanese and Me

Umm… Merry Christmas, I guess.  I’m not huge on Christmas but it’s a day off, so yay. So I’ve been thinking a little more on Japanese, its role in culture, and its role in my life. I’ve been thinking about what Japanese is, in my culture.  I’ve been thinking about otaku and weeaboo, and why I collect Japanese language books and manga.  I’ve come to the general conclusion that Japanese culture in America is really only tangentially related to Japan, in the same way that American culture in Japan is… Read More »Christmas Musings – Japanese and Me