My husband and I both have the whole week off — with the added bonus that our son will be in school for three of the days! We don’t have any big plans, but we do have some fun stuff in the works. For example, we’re going to catch a matinée of Spider-Man 3 tomorrow [...]
Archive for April, 2007
I was at the grocery store today and saw what appeared to be onion rings sitting out on one of the display tables. I got excited because it’s very hard to come by onion rings over here, and I just love them! Alas, they weren’t onion rings after all. Care to guess what this stuff [...]
I know a lot of people who wouldn’t have been able to earn a college degree if they were forced to sit through classes in the traditional way. Instead, these working adults were able to finish school thanks to schools — like Capella University — that offer accredited online degrees. These days, a distance learning [...]
I was at a sporting goods store the other day and I came across a rack full of motivational socks. I’d never seen anything like these before, but thought they were pretty cool, so I bought a couple pairs. The black ones say “cho genki”, which means “super genki” (super energetic and bubbly). I’m totally [...]
The Chicago Bears drafted tight end Greg Olsen out of Miami with their first round (31st overall) pick on Saturday. I haven’t been following team news much during this offseason, so I didn’t really know what they were looking for in this draft. It’s good to see them switch it up and make offense a [...]
I spend a lot of time in Japan, and I invariably run across people who would like to leave and take up residence in an English-speaking country. While the U.S. is high up on the list of preferred destinations, it doesn’t seem to hold the top spot. From my personal experience, that distinction actually belongs [...]
I’ve had a digital camera for years now and love nearly every aspect of digital photography. It’s great to be able to preview my shots and snap as many photos as necessary in order to get perfect pictures while on vacation or at special events. In fact, the only thing I don’t like about digital [...]