GaijinAgain Blog

Self Intro

So this is my site.  Yeah, okay, so what.  Well, since you’re here I might as well introduce myself.  I’m an American (and damn proud of it) but I have lived in Japan since...

Family

Allow me to introduce myself and my family.  I was born in the United States of America, in Michigan.  My father later became a biker and my mother a Hippie. (More on that later.) ...

Regrettable Regrets

I often times find myself regretting a lot of shit that I’ve done in my life because of the situations that I find myself in from day to day. You know, shit like –...

Yamaha_SRV250

Red – My Yamaha SRV250

So, I’d like to introduce you to Red, my Yamaha SRV250.  This old timer was my first bike and helped me fall in love with the wind in my face and the adrenaline in...

Installing Components in Joomla

Man, I always forget this!!  It drives me nuts cause I’ll spend 2 hours searching help forums just shitting myself that I can’t find an answer and nobody else is having the same problem....

Building a Joomla Site – For True Beginners 1

Okay, so as I have said in other areas of this site, I had NO clue as to what I was doing when I started.  Therefore, I want to document my follies in an...

Funny English

Funny Japanese English 2

Well, here we go again with more intriguing JapEnglish found primarily in Japanese hotel bathrooms.  Really, don’t get the wrong impression though.  It’s not like I spend all THAT much time in hotel bathrooms....

Ubuntu 12.04 install

Note:  I’m setting up an English system on a Japanese computer Easy Breezy –> Here’s a quick and dirty on installing Ubuntu Server 12.04.  Detailed install instructions are a dime a dozen on the...

Quote of the Month 4

An organism at war with itself is doomed. Carl Sagan