Taka313 said...

Taka313 at 07:09 PM JST - 14th May

Was his original seat in coach? If so, the toilet was an upgrade.

Taka

Posted in Man sues JetBlue, saying pilot made him sit on toilet seat for most of flight at 07:09 PM JST - 14th May
Taka313 at 07:02 PM JST - 14th May

Madverts and Nessie, I don't know, I'm going to have to disagree with you regarding the belief in God. You may disagree with the concept, but to call it silly, I think is a real stretch.
Take a look at the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newmammalspecies I think that link is a…

Posted in Vatican: Believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God at 07:02 PM JST - 14th May
Taka313 at 05:06 PM JST - 14th May

HonestDictator, Couldn't agree more. I used to think those backpacks were kind of cute but now I hate them. They cost a fortune for one (my daughter's cost 25,000 yen)...and are heavy enough to cause back injuries once filled with schoolbooks. I just weighed my daughter's on the bathroom scale…

Posted in Schoolgirls at 05:06 PM JST - 14th May
Taka313 at 04:56 PM JST - 14th May

Borscht, Key word: should.

Perhaps things work differently in the non-govt. world but my experience with working for the U.S. govt. is that the norm is for everyone else to pick up the slack and the exception is for a temp to be hired.

Taka

Posted in It's so strange that many Japanese companies don't allow career-minded women to take leave from work, even if only for a few years. at 04:56 PM JST - 14th May
Taka313 at 11:46 AM JST - 14th May

I agree Grouchy. But what really kills me is as bad as Japan's nuclear record is, the only outrage is over USS George Washington, which, upon arrival, will have the best safety record of any nuclear facility in Japan. Amazing, isn't it?

Taka

Posted in Dealing with nuclear power issues at 11:46 AM JST - 14th May
Taka313 at 08:28 AM JST - 14th May

Interesting article. It makes sense. Also, if memory serves me, UFOs were mentioned in the Bible, in Ezekiel I believe.

Taka

Posted in Vatican: Believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God at 08:28 AM JST - 14th May
Taka313 at 08:21 AM JST - 14th May

I'm all for maternity leave but "a few years?" That's an awfully long time to ask your co-workers to pick up your slack because of your family. I don't think I would be in favor of that. A few months, yes. But with rapidly changing technology, a few years of…

Posted in It's so strange that many Japanese companies don't allow career-minded women to take leave from work, even if only for a few years. at 08:21 AM JST - 14th May
Taka313 at 08:07 AM JST - 14th May

That second old lady from the right looks like she is not to be messed with.

Taka

Posted in Schoolgirls at 08:07 AM JST - 14th May
Taka313 at 08:36 AM JST - 13th May

For the rabid right, I spotted an Obama lie.

Obama told reporters he will have to consistently fight rumors that he doesn’t say the Pledge of Allegiance, among other falsehoods widely spread on the Internet. “This is something that’s been systematically fed into the bloodstream,” he said. **He said he…

Posted in Obama defends his patriotism, quarrels with McCain at 08:36 AM JST - 13th May
Taka313 at 08:22 AM JST - 13th May

When it hit shortly before 2:30 p.m., the quake rumbled for nearly three minutes, witnesses said, driving people into the streets in panic.

3 minutes. Wow. The longest quake I have ever experienced was just a few seconds. I just cannot fathom how scary that must have been.

Best of…

Posted in Rescuers dig for thousands buried in China quake as death toll nears 12,000 at 08:22 AM JST - 13th May