Occupation: ALT English Teacher, Karate Teacher and dojo owner
I am an American ALT permanent resident of Japan (Okinawa). I teach English 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 for 42 years.
Wed 12 Aug, 2020 06:53 am - Thanks. It wasn't a story (I know "The Rats in the Walls"), it was a poem. The cat/kitten wasn't named, just an observation of a cat/kitten on his garden wall, and a flower in... (view)
Wed 12 Aug, 2020 12:25 am - For decades, a short poem or bit of prose has haunted me. It's by HP Lovecraft, and (of course) concerns a cat -- a kitten, I think. Here is all I can recall of it.
The poet has a garden... (view)
Mon 10 Aug, 2020 09:26 pm - I could come back and talk about cats, school PPT presentations, or how quiet the house seems while teleworking.
;-) (view)
Tue 26 May, 2020 07:15 pm - [quote]Another one is, I learned to never go wabbit hunting.[/quote]
...And I learned to never fowwow wabbit twacks... (view)
Mon 25 May, 2020 01:00 am - In the State of California, if one is accused of a crime (any crime) and the case goes before a judge (whether just a hearing or a trial, if there is a difference regarding legal representation),... (view)
Fri 17 Apr, 2020 06:27 am - My wife, who is not a computer person, showed me how...
Copy the PPT presentation to an empty file.
Rename it as a .zip file.
Open the "zipped" file and find the video clip.
Copy or... (view)
Fri 17 Apr, 2020 02:45 am - I am preparing some PPT presentations for my middle school. I have another PPT show with a short video clip to which I want to add music, maybe a fade-in and fade-out, and so on.
I would like... (view)
Sun 15 Mar, 2020 06:14 pm - I get to use it tomorrow (school is back in session here, full classes as scheduled, let's see how long that lasts).
Here's generally how my presentations go:
Slide 1 -- some moving... (view)
