I was recently watching sumo with my Canadian friend, Nancy, and her Japanese cop husband, Endi, at their place. They’re in their sixties and have just built their retirement home on Endi's family property to replace the house that was bust up in the big earthquake.Nancy's from Nova Scotia and is one of those lapsed … Continue reading A Visit With Nancy and Endi
Author: musevassal
Shitshow
This last two years has been like watching someone go into a beautiful, pristine bathroom, sit down on the closed toilet seat cover with their pants on, and then proceed to shit themselves.
I think I'm going to start saying that things are "problemsome" or "troublematic" because I think the older, well-established compound words have gotten too sure of their position in the English language.
Truth and Reconciliation
A few years ago, one of my Canadian friends here in Japan gave me a compilation CD of kids’ songs she had got from a discount bin in a store in Canada. It was a three CD set that had older recordings of many classic kids’ songs and sing-along standards. I was charmed that it … Continue reading Truth and Reconciliation
Freedom
It seems to me that most of the whinging about freedom of choice isn't about any real impingement of freedom. People have the freedom not to get vaccinated. What they are whining about is being criticized and stigmatized for their selfish use of their freedom. You are free to do what you want. And I'm … Continue reading Freedom
Quality Programming
Tonight on Aging Sluts:A bar slut no more; sluttiness after sobriety. We discuss how to keep those numbers up without the crutch of alcohol. (One word: yoga!)
Dialogue in the Workplace
“Gee whiz, Dave, you sure do look worried today. What seems to be troubling you?”“Well, Joe, it’s just that I’m growing concerned that Bob isn’t taking his responsibilities as an auditor seriously.”“Hmmm… Well, that is a pickle there, Dave. I guess all I can tell you is that we all have had similar concerns regarding … Continue reading Dialogue in the Workplace
life
Yeah, so this evening after a long day of work some autistic-esque asshole cut in front of me in line to get on the train for my evening commute and I totally wanted to beat him to death right then and there. And some lucid part of my brain was telling me that a lot … Continue reading life
Quality Programming
Tonight on Aging Sluts:Why am I still doing this?
Muse Vassal 