SamuraiDave
Vagabond traveler current English Teacher in Japan. Hiked the Inca Trail, Ran with the Bulls of Pamplona, Climbed the Great Pyramid of Egypt, and ate Natto in Japan.
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This week marks the end of the dollar’s reign as the world’s reserve currency. It marks the start of a terrible period of economic and political decline in the United States. And it... more-
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who's going to feed the people and with what? the freed animals? more14 other responses to this -
A new hope for the future is here. A new force for good is moving through our country, a force that has thrown off the shackles of religious superstition and ignorance: the New Atheism. The New... more-
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"That guy would have to be downright evil to let all this shit happen to us. " What shit? You mean the evil shit that we do and have done to ourselves... more21 other responses to this -
This is the best news I've heard all week - a new study from a team at Harvard Medical School says snacking on peanuts or peanut butter at least five days a week can nearly halve the risk of... more-
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Look out Godzilla, and you better scoot Mothra, anime hero Gundam now stands tall over the Tokyo waterfront. more-
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This is a toy model of Gundam in all pink, and with hearts and stuff attached to it. It's probably the prototype for the female version -- dont know you created it, but they are trying to tap... more-
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Iranian state television's Channel Two is playing a Lord of the Rings marathon in an attempt to keep people inside watching hobbits and not protesting in the streets. Normally people in... more-
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It was a stroke of good timing for the crew of the International Space Station. more-
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Members of the Vatican Observatory Research Group prove that science and religion do not necessarily conflict. more-
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We've never been closer to breaking the political gridlock in Washington. Find out the latest on historic climate and energy legislation that's moving through Congress, and how you can... more-
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A group of U.S. climate scientists is urging Congress to quickly pass a strengthened version of the House global warming bill, saying the legislation would provide a basis for stronger federal... more-
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- greenlight given 17 days ago
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next to nothing - panasonic handcam and laptop
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- What I would Change About the World:
- education - it's important that people know "how" to think rather than "what" to think
- Current Project:
- teaching english, traveling, writing travel stories, video editing
- Influences/Heroes:
- JFK, Martin Luther King, Jr,, Winston Churchhill, Spiderman
- Political Bent:
- Independent with a twist of old fashion liberalism
- Favorite Bands:
- exotic ones, seven cycle theory, secret commonwealth
- Favorite Directors:
- Kubrick, Kurosawa, Coen Brothers
- Favorite Movies:
- Apocalypse Now, LOTR, Seven Samurai, Dead Man
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Arrested Development, Simpsons, South Park
- URL:
- http://samuraidave.wordpress.com/
