Well, I still always new that Matt was going to die young, I just never could see him getting old, but apparently "some floozy" was not responsible as I mentioned earlier, or it was someone I know and am supposed to like perhaps. I would get more specific, but the cryptic comment I received from Jon and Bob about it leaves much to the imagination. Oh well, I guess you miss school you miss out.
Ray
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/updates/story/210198.html
I think I met this broad, but who the hell knows anymore.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Matt Shipman is dead
http://www.kirotv.com/news/14637835/detail.html
I have to go to work and deal with a whole bunch of kids that will remind me of Andy, I hope that kid is going to be OK.
Matt lived hard and died young. I guess I always expected him to go like that, and so did he. I hope whoever was with him in the car will be OK. I am glad the truck driver is OK. Matt had a way of dragging people around him down, and his final act will resonate with those closest at the time.
He was a wonderful father though. Of all the things I remember about him, I remember that the best. He would do anything for Andy, and to see them together was a treat, and a nice day in the making. Of all the things that Andy could have learned from his father, I hope that is the one that sticks out most of all. All the best that Matt was went into that kid. Smart, kind, funny, and cute. No man could ask for a better legacy than that.
Good night Shippy; where ever you are.
I have to go to work and deal with a whole bunch of kids that will remind me of Andy, I hope that kid is going to be OK.
Matt lived hard and died young. I guess I always expected him to go like that, and so did he. I hope whoever was with him in the car will be OK. I am glad the truck driver is OK. Matt had a way of dragging people around him down, and his final act will resonate with those closest at the time.
He was a wonderful father though. Of all the things I remember about him, I remember that the best. He would do anything for Andy, and to see them together was a treat, and a nice day in the making. Of all the things that Andy could have learned from his father, I hope that is the one that sticks out most of all. All the best that Matt was went into that kid. Smart, kind, funny, and cute. No man could ask for a better legacy than that.
Good night Shippy; where ever you are.
Friday, November 16, 2007
FRIDAY!
Well, it is getting cold finally, and I am ready for it. Summer here is too dang hot. There is just no way to keep comfortable here. I recently let my company know, informally, that I would not be renewing my contract at the end of the year. I got my new 3 year visa, and I am now free to move about the country as I choose for the duration of that. I am seeking a new apartment, and I am thinking about moving into the `gaijin ghetto` near Nagoya Station. It is a little pricey, and I will have to take in a roommate, but that might not be so bad. I wish I had a decent enough Job that I could afford to live on my own, but oh well. Life sucks eh? My current plan is to enroll in a full-time Japanese course here in Nagoya, and find a part-time gig. I have dusted off my IT resume, and having recently made some contacts in the business community here, I will try and score a job doing that, but I am not hopeful. I am pretty sure a full-time gig could be found, but everything is up in the air until you get it in your pocket: AKA who the hell knows!
Last weekend I went to Korankei with the International Club to see the fall leaves. It was a little early, but it was fun, and everyone had a nice time-about 9 people came, but I lost 3 after we arrived. They just wandered off and were never seen again. Hopefully, they are not dead.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/tourism/en/48.html
Tonight, I am going to a ball hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce, and the Japan-Canada Society of Tokai. It should be fun, and hopefully I will make some decent contacts. It never hurts to meet people that are doing better than you-as opposed to my usual drinking in the park with the rest of the bums.
http://www.tjcs.jp/champagne/program.asp
Anyway, I hope all is going well, drop me a line if you get a minute!
Ray
Last weekend I went to Korankei with the International Club to see the fall leaves. It was a little early, but it was fun, and everyone had a nice time-about 9 people came, but I lost 3 after we arrived. They just wandered off and were never seen again. Hopefully, they are not dead.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/tourism/en/48.html
Tonight, I am going to a ball hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce, and the Japan-Canada Society of Tokai. It should be fun, and hopefully I will make some decent contacts. It never hurts to meet people that are doing better than you-as opposed to my usual drinking in the park with the rest of the bums.
http://www.tjcs.jp/champagne/program.asp
Anyway, I hope all is going well, drop me a line if you get a minute!
Ray
Friday, November 09, 2007
Football
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/sports/football/09football.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
This is a great article. I love the part about the footballers having to go apologize at the elementary school and and have their playing cards revoked if they smoke, drink, or do dope. Good times in a little town I tell ya! I dont even like football!
This is a great article. I love the part about the footballers having to go apologize at the elementary school and and have their playing cards revoked if they smoke, drink, or do dope. Good times in a little town I tell ya! I dont even like football!
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