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ThatMan: April 2007

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A bit of whimsy for me to keep me hand in at the old writing game. Not much there yet- but great oaks from little acorns grow-they say. Wednesday, April 04, 2007. 8216; But who has won? 8230; At last the Dodo said “Everybody. Has won and all must have prizes.’. The most recent news is that the suspect Ichihashi was involved in the stalking of another female English teacher last year, whose complaints to the police fell on deaf ears. The young woman was sufficiently traumatized to quit both her job an...

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ThatMan: May 2007

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A bit of whimsy for me to keep me hand in at the old writing game. Not much there yet- but great oaks from little acorns grow-they say. Tuesday, May 22, 2007. The Motorcycle Diaries Part IV - Hill and Mountain. We have been invited to go on a weekend tour of Okayama prefecture with some members of the Kansai BMW owner’s club. This will involve an overnight stay at a traditional Japanese lodge near the town of Mimasaka, with a barbecue and lots of beer so it is not an unwelcome prospect. Akira explains th...

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ThatMan: December 2006

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A bit of whimsy for me to keep me hand in at the old writing game. Not much there yet- but great oaks from little acorns grow-they say. Saturday, December 23, 2006. God rest ye merry gentlemen. Saturday, December 23rd 2006. One part of it all that I’ve got no problem with is the notion of ‘Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all Men’. Would that it were true! On Dec 28th, we will be on the road to Saga for about a week’s worth of doing very little. Sitting in the kotatsu. In the meantime- all the best for &#8...

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ThatMan: December 2007

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A bit of whimsy for me to keep me hand in at the old writing game. Not much there yet- but great oaks from little acorns grow-they say. Sunday, December 02, 2007. The Ways of Men and their Masters. The best-laid schemes of mice and men, gan aft-a-gley. I was somewhat dismayed to find that the Sannomiya–Tokyo Station Dream-Liner. I grumpily alighted from the Dream-Liner. Always remains on the surface and is hence more civilized, in my humble opinion. At Shinjuku I alighted again and went in search of ...

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ThatMan: March 2007

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A bit of whimsy for me to keep me hand in at the old writing game. Not much there yet- but great oaks from little acorns grow-they say. Monday, March 05, 2007. I do hope that both nations can now move on from such frightful events, after eighty-seven years amd let bygones be bygones. As it stands Newcastle are in tenth place in the Premier League, exactly mid-table with a record of:. P 29 (Home) W7, D5, L3 F 23 A 17 (Away) W3, D2, L9 F 11 A 20 Pts 37 Goal diff -3. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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ThatMan: Slip me some skin...

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A bit of whimsy for me to keep me hand in at the old writing game. Not much there yet- but great oaks from little acorns grow-they say. Saturday, December 05, 2009. Slip me some skin. Following on from last week’s post, my singing voice has been severely tested this week, as I inflicted Little Boxes. Will get an airing next before we call it a day for 2009. The clip I chose was from the 1987 movie Good morning Viet Nam. Living language, subject to all kinds of influences. Latin, Saxon, Viking and fin...

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ThatMan: November 2005

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A bit of whimsy for me to keep me hand in at the old writing game. Not much there yet- but great oaks from little acorns grow-they say. Monday, November 21, 2005. A man and his passion. Excerpt from “The Road,” by T.E. Lawrence. TE Lawrence, April, 1923. You see things vacationing on a motorcycle in a way that is completely different from any other. In a car you're always in a compartment, and because you're used to it you don't realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV&...

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ThatMan: May 2006

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A bit of whimsy for me to keep me hand in at the old writing game. Not much there yet- but great oaks from little acorns grow-they say. Sunday, May 21, 2006. The Motorcycle Diaries, Part II. The Log: Wednesday May 3rd. We head due west towards the town of Inami and cross the Kako river before heading north towards Kasai and then west again to the town of Kodera. At this place, ‘Fragrant Temple’, we are to join the Ban Tan. Before joining the Ban Tan. I have stopped checking my fob-watch every time we sto...

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ThatMan: Penny Lane / Hello, Goodbye

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A bit of whimsy for me to keep me hand in at the old writing game. Not much there yet- but great oaks from little acorns grow-they say. Sunday, December 05, 2010. Penny Lane / Hello, Goodbye. It has been a while since I had time to update this blog and two songs have been sung since last time. In November we had the marvelous bit of nonsense verse that is Penny Lane. And this month we have just started with Hello, Goodbye. Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs. Stop and say hello. We see the b...