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Zachary

If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice

About Me

I've got a couple of degrees from CU Boulder (anthropology and psychology), am a fencing coach, was a retail monkey, and was living in Japan teaching English. Miss Japan like you wouldn't believe. I'm also the father of a great 5 year old boy. I'm way too busy and way too tired, but getting by.
I have a website at www.japantravellog.com check it out
"I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters." - Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)
"That cortex is outta there. Or it's still there, but there's a cavern bored through it so that the things teenagers think are deep fall right out." -Tycho
"It's sad when the knight awakes to find he's but a pawn, sacrificed for the queen." -Me
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." - H. L. Mencken, Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

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My Blog

More than meets the eye (Back to topical lyrics ;-)

It's been a while since I posted a blog, even longer since I posted a personal one (sorry no Japan goodness this time, but soon).  I also want to make it clear that this does not refer to anyone ...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:17:00 GMT

Takamatsu (A First Look)

So this log is dedicated to the town of Takamatsu.  I've been here 7 months now and it's about time you guys got to see what it's like.  These pictures will range from when I first got here ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:05:00 GMT

Training in Okayama

I trained in Okayama, just back across the bridge mentioned in my last log.  I stayed in a temporary apartment (just a free room the company had in one of their regular teacher places) and I coul...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:24:00 GMT

In and out of Takamatsu

So to let you in on my initial schedule I arrived in Japan on April 20th stayed the night in Osaka and took the bullet train (most of the way) to Takamatsu.  Spent two nights (Friday and Saturday...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:10:00 GMT

Little (read very) delayed, but first impressions

So I've been in Japan over three months now and been working alot to catch up on the moving expenses.  No excuse but a little reason why my blog about my first day in Takamatsu, my town, is so la...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 23:11:00 GMT

Toilets, just like I said

So for those of you unfamiliar with Japan the toilets out here are a little different.  There are quite a few western style toilets out here too, but I'm not going to bother with those, you have ...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:12:00 GMT

Greeting from the far east (a few pics)

So I'm at my apartment in Takamatsu now (more on that later)and thought I'd post my first travel log.When I first got here some of the people on the flight were coming in for the same company in diffe...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 22:07:00 GMT

Everybody Loves a Happy Ending pt 3

"I wish to live and end my life holding in my arms the one I love!" His voice cracked and his body shuddered with the first words he had spoken above a whisper in time long unmeasured and unheard...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 23:17:00 GMT

Where have all the good people gone? pt 2

Resting his hand on the sign momentarily he pushed himself forward and failing with his feet caught himself with his chin upon the ground.  He paused for but a moment and awoke hours later. ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 19:00:00 GMT

When you wish upon a star Pt. 1

    A small man, large in stature, struggled up the rocky slope, pulling his tattered woolen jacket closed against the cutting wind.  Up he climbed, the loose gravel undoing every ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 May 2005 02:55:00 GMT