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Life is Grand and Other Lies You've Been Told: March 2010

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Life is Grand and Other Lies You've Been Told. A Professor Dendy Blog. Professor Dendy's favorite quote:. If it dies, it's biology; if it blows up, it's chemistry;. If it doesn't work, it's physics! As quoted from grafitti on a bathroom wall. Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Book Signing Starbucks in Elk Grove, CA. Please come and enjoy a good Starbucks mocha, cup of joe or tea, and read my story! If you have already purchased a copy from Createspace.com. Please bring it by and I will gladly sign it. And in th...

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William M Dean - Life Slices: March 2015

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William M Dean - Life Slices. Life, Family, Writing, and Sometimes Japan. Thursday, 26 March 2015. Those Unspoken Japanese Words. First published on JapanToday.com. Feb 19, 2015). My wife is Japanese.". This is a very handy phrase that I use whenever the children say something inappropriate or I buy something with coupons. Recently, I came across several articles documenting how this cultural affectation contributed to the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In July of 1945, the allies sent an...

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William M Dean - Life Slices: April 2015

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William M Dean - Life Slices. Life, Family, Writing, and Sometimes Japan. Thursday, 30 April 2015. 10 Days and 5 Canadians in Japan, Eh - Day 2 (Tokyo). In case you missed it, my post about Day 1 can be found here. Day 2: Wed, April 15, 2015:. While my wife and I plan the day, our two children (Rihana: 8, and Noah: 10) spend their first hour of the day in the bathroom, spraying their butts and laughing hysterically. Tokyo Station is about 4 city blocks square and several layers deep. It is the centra...

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William M Dean - Life Slices: A Bad Case of Optic Nerves

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William M Dean - Life Slices. Life, Family, Writing, and Sometimes Japan. Thursday, 12 March 2015. A Bad Case of Optic Nerves. Recent entries in my personal dictionary include the following:. The disquieting feeling that your vision is failing and you might have to visit an optometrist. Irrational rage at your own long-abused body for wearing out and leaving you no option but to visit an optometrist. Coke bottle lenses in tortoise-shell frames. The speediest part of my internet transaction was the deduct...

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William M Dean - Life Slices: Bio

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William M Dean - Life Slices. Life, Family, Writing, and Sometimes Japan. I was born in May of 1958 in the northern town of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. When I was 9 years old, my parents moved from the far north to the city of Victoria. Furthest south in the province. Unexpectedly, my technical expertise with computers and desktop publishing led to an apprenticeship with the internationally acclaimed Beautiful British Columbia Magazine. An acclaimed Canadian television series. In June of 200...

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William M Dean - Life Slices: October 2014

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William M Dean - Life Slices. Life, Family, Writing, and Sometimes Japan. Friday, 31 October 2014. My 9-year-old son, Noah, heard from some other kids about a Hallowe'en fairy (also known as the Switch Witch) who will exchange candy for other gifts (he's hoping Pokemon cards.) We only allow him a certain amount, so he left all the extra candy for the fairy with this note. It was so much candy that he thought the fairy might need a barf bag, so he left one of those, too. Happy Hallowe'en, Everyone! For me...

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William M Dean - Life Slices: 14 Unexpected "After You Publish" Moments

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William M Dean - Life Slices. Life, Family, Writing, and Sometimes Japan. Thursday, 13 August 2015. 14 Unexpected "After You Publish" Moments. If you are an indie author, several things happen after you publish. Some of them unexpected. The statement from your friend: "I'm giving every one of my friends a copy of your book as a Christmas present, this year," will eventually make you wonder if you are their only friend. How low can it go? Well, the lowest ranked Amazon's book I could find is:. You will ch...

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William M Dean - Life Slices: Floor Hockey Chips

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William M Dean - Life Slices. Life, Family, Writing, and Sometimes Japan. Thursday, 9 April 2015. One night, my younger brother, Mike, invited me to meet him and go see a movie. I met up with him as he got out of his car and was throwing a few things into the trunk. Among them, I noticed a large bag of potato chips. MIKE: "Floor hockey chips.". MIKE: "Once a week, I play floor hockey and the guys and I go for beer, afterward. I keep the chips for then.". ME: "Why don't you just order food at the pub?

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William M Dean - Life Slices: June 2015

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William M Dean - Life Slices. Life, Family, Writing, and Sometimes Japan. Wednesday, 17 June 2015. Arguments - 10 Rules of Engagment. Arguing is an unavoidable part of the process of forging an intimate relationship. A good argument is some combination of two things:. 1) negotiating for things you want,. 2) attempting to better understand an event or behaviour. To minimize the bloodshed, it's a good idea if you can agree on some rules of engagement. Here are my suggestions. 2) Discuss, rather than argue.