tantantanuki said...

tantantanuki at 11:45 AM JST - 10th April

The clean-up continues.
Way to go.

Posted in CIA fires contractors guarding secret prisons at 11:45 AM JST - 10th April
tantantanuki at 01:37 PM JST - 8th April

"Biden said the exact opposite is true, and former President George W Bush’s vice president was part of a dysfunctional decision-making system." (italics added)

I think he hit the nail on the head with that one.

Posted in Biden says Cheney 'dead wrong' on U.S. security at 01:37 PM JST - 8th April
tantantanuki at 10:31 AM JST - 27th February

I don't know many (any) vegans that keep pets. Some may but I haven't met them.

Posted in Which side is more disdainful of the other: Vegetarians or non-vegetarians? at 10:31 AM JST - 27th February
tantantanuki at 05:23 PM JST - 26th February

This thread pretty much sums up my stock answer to the question, 'so why did you become a vegetarian?' ...My answer?

'A leprechaun told me to.'

Works for me.

Posted in Which side is more disdainful of the other: Vegetarians or non-vegetarians? at 05:23 PM JST - 26th February
tantantanuki at 03:53 PM JST - 26th February

Just thinking about the U.S. health care system is enough to sick me sick.

Posted in Obama seeks $634 bil over 10 years for health care at 03:53 PM JST - 26th February
tantantanuki at 01:57 PM JST - 26th February

I have tattoos and use my gym's public bath 6 nights a week. The one catch is that I have to 'tape' them up. I do expect that 'taping' would be a big pain in the arse to do with a 'full back tattoo.'

In my mind, if the tattoo…

Posted in Man arrested for tattooing 15-year-old boy in Aichi at 01:57 PM JST - 26th February
tantantanuki at 01:59 PM JST - 25th February

I'm a vegetarian. I think of it as a personal choice and I have no interest in converting others or in being converted.

The social aspects of eating/dining make my lifestyle choice somewhat difficult or awkward at times. Those problems are magnified here since I don't speak much Japanese. But…

Posted in Which side is more disdainful of the other: Vegetarians or non-vegetarians? at 01:59 PM JST - 25th February
tantantanuki at 11:00 AM JST - 14th February

I haven't played squash yet but I play racquetball at least once a week. Great game! Pretty hard to find gear here in Japan.
Hope to play squash at some point.

Posted in Squash poised for a breakthrough in Japan at 11:00 AM JST - 14th February
tantantanuki at 12:55 PM JST - 20th September

I wouldn't be upset if I paid to see sumo and someone won with henka. Doesn't bother me at all.

Posted in Hakuho back on track; Asa shocked again at autumn sumo at 12:55 PM JST - 20th September
tantantanuki at 11:06 PM JST - 9th September

I certainly did not claim that the skills could not be developed through other means (math, math problem solving etc). I do think it is an alternative method of developing those skills. Some may find it to be a fun method. The goal is not to sort students according to…

Posted in Shogi enjoying popularity among children as educational tool at 11:06 PM JST - 9th September