Occupation: ALT English Teacher, Karate Teacher and dojo owner
I am an American ALT permanent resident of Japan (Okinawa). I teach English Communications Skills at a local Japanese middle school by day, and UechiRyu KarateDo in the evening in the dojo attached to my home. I have been training in UechiRyu since 1974, mostly training on Okinawa since 1979.
Wed 24 Apr, 2024 11:55 pm - There is a kind of writing in which the writer presents his claim, discovery, or method (of doing a thing) that had not been written, shared, or heard of before.
He writes it in such a logical... (view)
Wed 10 Apr, 2024 03:33 am - Thanks for the suggestions and guidance, everyone. But I need to find a way to safely wrinkle-proof some of the clothes I already own, not buy new ones.
I have several expensive semi-formal... (view)
Mon 8 Apr, 2024 08:44 pm - Since I live in Japan, I often encounter the difficulty some Japanese have with pronouncing L and R. Teaching English in the local school system, I work hard to correct such mispronunciations.... (view)
Mon 8 Apr, 2024 05:34 pm - There are many unanswered mysteries of the universe:
Does God exist?
What is the cure for the common cold (and other diseases)?
What is the secret of eternal (physical) life?
Are we alone?... (view)
Mon 25 Mar, 2024 02:28 pm - My father:
"Anything that doesn't make my ears hurt or my head ache, and (almost) never the same piece of music twice in a month. Preferably something with a discernable melody.... (view)
Fri 22 Mar, 2024 12:16 am - Years ago I had a scanner/photo program called "Image PALS2Go!". It would scan my documents and create a file with .ALA extension (Alacrity). It was a compressed file so I could have... (view)
