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Archive for January 1st, 2008

Chuck Norris Top Ten Facts…?

January 01, 2008 By: Andrew Category: General, YouTube, funny, videos 1 Comment →

Chuck Norris doesn’t act…he just stands there until it’s time to kick. :P

Ok, this isn’t really new, but I just heard about it from one of my co-workers recently. It’s pretty good. But I can’t help wondering…why doesn’t he put this much animation and feeling into his, you know, acting…? :mrgreen:

New Year’s Resolutions Are Hard to Keep

January 01, 2008 By: Andrew Category: General, funny No Comments →

Despite our best intentions, It’s hard to keep New Year’s resolutions, as the classic comic strip B.C. shows.

(Via go comics.)

The First Post of 2008

January 01, 2008 By: Andrew Category: General No Comments →

This is my first post of 2008. That is a big deal in Japan.

New Year’s Day is the most important holiday in Japan. It is a time for families. People return to their hometowns and eat special food and observe traditions that have been handed down for countless generations. For my American readers, if you can imagine combining Thanksgiving and Christmas, it is something like that. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are commercial holidays, more like Valentine’s Day. It is a romantic time for lovers. Most people work. But New Year’s is different. And for once, the frenetic pace of Tokyo slows, and the streets are just a little quieter than usual…

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