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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
I go to Japan frequently (at least once a year which I suppose if frequently by American standards.) One thing I truly enjoy is the food there. Both in Tokyo and in the countryside. Yes of course the Sushi is great, so is the tempura. The Kobe ...
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
Okay, it has been too long. I have recently updated the http://www.chrisshaul.com site with a new theme and have cleaned it up somewhat. Please let me know what you think!
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Sunday, May 27th, 2007
I haven't blogged since I got back from Asia. I have been quite busy.
To catch up and start again, I want to point out a PBS show that I saw today. It was called "Sugiwara: A conspiracy of kindness". It was a moving story of ...
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Monday, October 16th, 2006
I ran across this article on the web. Fit my mood today perfectly. How much have you found in life both the struggles and the happinesses? Today I felt energized and one thing brought me down. Now I am struggling to feel in control once again. ...
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
I am not an auto designer or anything close to it, but for many years I have envisioned two things; one being a train system that runs along the middle of the LA freeways taking commuters off the road and into the trains. This is finally starting to happen.
The ...
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Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
We recently purchased our home, it had its ups and downs. Experience and some self taught education made it a lot better. Once site I referenced was http://www.wmrc.net . This site is a collection of links and information on mortgage refinance/purchases. One bit of advice, there ...
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Thursday, January 12th, 2006
Did you ever have one of those days where you feel under appreciated and overworked?
Today seems to be one of those days. I feel like the world is pressing down and I don't have the strength to press back.
So I know that I need to recommit myself. Finish ...
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2005
Getting ready to go to my company's annual holiday party. Sure doesn't feel like the holidays... I guess part of it is living in Southern California. You don't get the delineation of seasons. So to me it is still fall. When will winter be here? ...
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Saturday, November 19th, 2005
After a lot of waiting, I finally purchased Star Wars Episode III on DVD from Amazon.com and sat down last night to watch it. It was just what I expected. I suspect that that is what George Lucas had in mind. Give the people exactly what they ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2005
Still trying to find itself, this small website to the world is starting to show a theme. I wasn't sure what I would write about, but like my friend Martin, I figured that a creative expression of my thoughts, rants, and ideas would be a good thing to have. ...
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