Monthly Archives: September 2008

Leaving for the US: Best Baby Part II?

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Clay

Makoto as a baby was so quiet we were worried*; we had heard the rumor babies were supposed to cry after all. When he was about a month old, Yumi placed him on a pillow, she turned around, he rolled … Continue reading →

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Reason #621 Why Online Japanese Translators make for Excellent Blog-Post Fodder

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Clay

I  just received an email from someone asking a question on Youtube. Not unusual but he went to the trouble of translating his English thoughts into Japanese using… an online translator. I won’t copy all what he wrote–since it was … Continue reading →

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Makoto versus the Korokke

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Clay

Mommy was firmly on the side of the korokke. A korokke is,  according to my dictionary,  a  croquette.   If that was as helpful to you as it was to me, let me just say it is a “deep fried something.” … Continue reading →

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Free Software from Casio for the XD-GP9700

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Clay

Actually it is for any model in the GP or SP series and it is good until January 14th, 2009. 1) Register your dictionary here. You have to enter the serial number on the back of the dictionary, your email, … Continue reading →

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Using Furigana in Microsoft Word

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Clay

I received an email from someone asking how to add furigana (small hiragana) over Japanese text on her computer.  I mentioned I do it with Word using the Phonetic Guide.  She only had Works and Works doesn’t appear to have … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Curry Again

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Clay

Yumi just informed me we are having タイ風カレー taifuu kare- again today.  It was delicious before and I’m looking forward to having it again, but now Yumi has taken to call it “Hurricane Curry.”

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The Perfect Home TV PC Media Center Thingy

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Clay

I’m not sure if the correct terminology is a Media Center TV or a PC Driven Media Player (on your TV) or…, but I would like to basically have all my DVDs and CDs on a harddrive and access them … Continue reading →

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Megu-chan

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Clay

…This morning

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Busy, Busy, Busy: TJP 3.0 Coming Soon

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Clay

I haven’t posted much here, because… we are upgrading TJP (again). Back in January (of 2008) we completed an ‘upgrade’ of The Japanese Page. We are working hard on doing another upgrade now. Some people have asked why I would … Continue reading →

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The Great Outdoors, Indoors

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Clay

Many years ago, I taught English at several elementary and junior high schools in Japan. Often the children would ask questions about living in America. One of the biggest 「うそ！」 (uso! – You’re kidding!) responses I ever got was when … Continue reading →

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