Monthly Archives: April 2008

To G or not to G

Posted on Monday, 28 April 2008 by TsuKata

It seems like I go through this thought process every month or so on my own, so I figured I’d open it up to the all-knowing f-list. Right now, my primary e-mail is via my domain (tk at tk dot … Continue reading →

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Free Webkinz

Posted on Saturday, 26 April 2008 by TsuKata

So, in honor of the Webkinz anniversary, many stores are giving away a free Webkinz with a $10 purchase. However, the webkinz are limited to the assortment shown here. I already have the frog that is shown there, and it’s … Continue reading →

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Hooray for the plague!

Posted on Friday, 25 April 2008 by TsuKata

My passover plague is complete! Kawazu, my girl tree frog, and Hera, my frog, joined the plague today, making it complete. Here’s the plague sitting around the welcome table: They all had their favorite foods as part of the welcome … Continue reading →

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Japanese translator?

Posted on Monday, 21 April 2008 by TsuKata

So, I bought some kikori no kirikabu (chocolate tree stump cookies) while we were in Chinatown. The inside of the package always has the lumberjack saying a message, but I don’t know what the message says. Click for larger version. … Continue reading →

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No tees for me’s

Posted on Monday, 21 April 2008 by TsuKata

By the way, I am not allowed to buy any more t-shirts. Some spring organizing last week revealed that I have well over thirty t-shirts that fall into the “nice enough to wear out” category (i.e., no holes, no stains, … Continue reading →

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Fruit Drunk

Posted on Monday, 21 April 2008 by TsuKata

Yesterday, on our way home from Passover in Detroit, we stopped for dinner with a friend in Chicago’s Chinatown. We wandered around and ended up choosing where to eat based on what seemed to be busy, figuring that busy means … Continue reading →

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McFil-A

Posted on Friday, 18 April 2008 by TsuKata

McDonald’s has stolen the Chik-Fil-A chicken sandwich. On their menu, it’s called the Southern Style Chicken Sandwich. Harumph. So far, I’ve been showing my displeasure by buying lots of them.

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Impressions

Posted on Tuesday, 15 April 2008 by TsuKata

I had a braces appointment today, and we took impressions. I’ll have a retainer in a few weeks. The braces are staying on until the retainer is ready, to avoid any movement in the interim. Picking my last ever ligature … Continue reading →

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Rejected by Facebook

Posted on Monday, 14 April 2008 by TsuKata

It’s one thing for a computerized algorithm as part of its regular parsing procedure to reject a two letter name; it’s yet another for a human being assigned to the task of being smarter than the computer to follow the … Continue reading →

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Return of Atalanta

Posted on Monday, 14 April 2008 by TsuKata

Remember the forehead sign? Long-time readers may recall that there was a time when I wished that people came with a meter on their forehead that indicated whether, for dating purposes, they were interested, sort of interested, or not at … Continue reading →

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