Recent content by Pachipro

I read that if one uses a mobile phone without head sets you might as well be holding a running small microwave oven, with the door open, up to the side of your head. Therefore, I have never in the last 8 years ever used one without a head set. Has anyone ever noticed how hot the phone is after...

Sounds like you could be talking about living in the US Mac. Seems that it is the same in most western countries nowadays. I wonder why it is so universal? The funny thing about reverse culture shock is that I do not feel it when I return to Japan. Maybe I will when I move back permanently in...

It's not like it has never occured before. Species have been going extinct for millions of years. Old species die out and others are reborn. It is a fact of life. One eruption of a major volcano is said to put more CO2 into the atmosphere than all of mankind has done since the beginning of the...

You make a good point there. I also am not a complete vegetarian and I still eat meat about twice a week as it is what I have been accustomed to for many years. However, it sometimes still bothers me that I eat meat. I just try not to think about how they were slaughtered and maybe convince...

No and I won't. But I have heard of it and I still say, regardless of what type of animal is slaughtered in such a cruel way, how can a human being so totally and cruelly torture a helpless animal or even work in such a place performing deeds like that is beyond my comprehension. Does not the...

I understand it may be a part of the culture in Mexico, Spain, and Portugal, but bull-fighting (more aptly it should be called bull killing) is a sport I totally despise and refuse to ever watch it. The bull never has a chance and I hear that the bull is often drugged beforehand so as not to be...

Bagels are a great food item. Even though they are made from refined wheat I enjoy them very much now and then. I sometimes like eating toasted bagels w/butter and dipping them in over-easy eggs. I also enjoy a split, soft, warmed bagel sandwich with egg, ham, cheese, lettuce and tomato...

I sometimes wonder how I managed to survive the summers in New York City and Japan with absolutely no AC. Since I never experienced AC except in stores and such I guess I never really knew any better. All I used was a fan. I only had AC during my last 4 years in Japan and didn't even have it my...

The Dismantling Continues... It ever so slowly continues: Indiana Toll Road Sale is completed to a Spanish/Australian Consortium with a 75 year lease. Another story here. Negotiations and plans are now underway to do the same with other major roads, including the entire state of Texas, and...

The Dismantling Continues... The sad part is that even the service jobs, like tech support and tele-marketing are being out-sourced to countries like India and such. Even quite a few major cities have now out-sourced their phone service overseas. Soon the only decent paying jobs left in the US...

Damn I wish I could answer this, but I am leaving for Japan in a few hours and must get ready. I've done quite bit of reading on this subject so I can answer in pretty good detail. Then I say, based on what I have read, you are slowly poisoning your family. The reason why dentists endorse it is...

You're not the only one it's pissing off. It's pissing off the entire middle class of America. Besides, this was decided long ago between Pres Fox of Mexico and Pres Bush and the PM of Canada and the Council of Foreign Relations. The only reason why they had the recent meeting in Mexico of the...

Let's put it this way: If the US really wanted to stop illegal immigration and prevent terrorists and other illegals from entering the United States, they would have closed, and closly guarded, the boarders beginning at noon on September 11, 2001. Having not done this is firm proof in my mind...

Also, the Federal Reserve, which is neither Federal or a Reserve, announced that, beginning this quarter, they will not publish M3 data. M3 is the total US dollars in circulation. This allows other nations to peg their currency rates against the US dollar. Therefore, no one will know exactly...

Interesting question Tokis-Pheonix and one I have not really given much thought to until you asked it. Someone once said that, "Age is a matter of mind. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." I believe in that saying. In a way, I sometimes wish I were in my 20's again as it really was a great...