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Make the World a Better Place (and you a better person)

Before any of my readers are mislead into thinking this is going to be a list of well-worn "dos" and "don'ts", let me say that that's not the way my mind works. I don't think people need hear more about giving money to the poor, meals to the elderly, or... ...full story at So-Called Japanese Life

from So-Called Japanese Life on Sat, Mar 01 2008

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18 Aug 08 visit The hidden costs of thinking about money  »  Japan Times PRINCETON, N.J. — When people say "Money is the root of all evil," they usually don't mean that money itself is the root of evil. Like St. Paul of the New Testament, from whom the quote comes, they have in mind the love of money. Could money itsel...
30 Oct 08 visit Lifestyle › Japan's burgeoning class: Working poor  »  Japan Today In one of the world's wealthiest nations, Junpei Murasawa is a poor man. He skips meals to make ends meet. A bachelor, he lives in…
24 Jun 08 visit The Getting Out of Teaching English List  »  Gaijin-in-Japan So you wanna get out of teaching at an eikaiwa. You wanna make more money. You don’t want to have to teach English. You want security and that wonderful job you hear so much about. Sounds great. But is it possible? Sure! You just need to make a couple changes. Give up your fun side and [...]
07 Dec 08 visit Festive  »  Timorous Beastie It's gone all festive round these parts, and I've had to make the font darker so doesn't give any poor readers a headache. I'm a bit worried that I won't be able to make it go away after Christmas. Oh well, I guess that's what we all want...
09 Jul 08 visit the amazing way the (male) mind works  »  Adventures In Japan I'm always amazed at the way the male Satoshi's mind works...This was our conversation a few weeks ago.him: (in a shop) why are we here?me: I'm looking for a scoop.him: why?me: for ice cream.him: let's get this one.me: it's too big.him: but it is perfect...

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