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Author Archives: Confanity
If I’ve told you once…
…I’ve told you so many times that life gave me lemons. In my face. 口が酸っぱくなるほど (kuchi ga suppaku naru hodo; “until the mouth turns sour”) Definition: Repeating oneself over and over. Saying the same thing ad nauseum. Often used to … Continue reading
A GOP Parable: On Teaching Mercy
The LORD appeared to Avraham and to Cruz near the great trees of Mamre while they were sitting in the shade during the heat of the day. They looked up and saw three men standing nearby…. The men turned away … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction, Short Fiction
Tagged Avraham, carpet-bombing, Cruz, GOP, mercy, parable
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The wise prince changes his panther?
君子豹変 kun.shi.hyou.hen Literally: ruler/mister – child – leopard – change Alternately: Originally: a wise person changes with changing circumstances; a wise person is quick to recognize their errors and change for the better. In modern usage, the phrase has taken … Continue reading
Fashion victim, food victim
京の着倒れ、大阪の食い倒れ (Kyou no kidaore, Oosaka no kidaore; “Bankrupted by clothing at the capital; bankrupted by food in Osaka”) Definition: In general, the people of Kyoto have a weakness for fine clothing, while the people of Osaka have a weakness for … Continue reading
A GOP Parable: The Taxman Cometh
On Taxation When the chief priests of the Grand Old Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they realized that he was talking about them. And although they sought to have him arrested and silenced, they feared the crowds, who held him to … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction, Short Fiction
Tagged GOP, Jesus, parable, Pharisees, render unto Caesar, taxes
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A SUPER INTERESTING YOJIJUKUGO
興味津津 kyou.mi.shin.shin Literally: interest – flavor – harbor – harbor Alternately: Being intensely interested in something. Overflowing with endless enthusiasm. Alternately, a descriptor of the interesting thing. Notes: 興味, by itself, refers to curiosity about or interest in something. 津… … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Yojijukugo
Tagged 興味, gushing, interesting, touch tha fishy, 津々, 津津
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Magic Monday – Umbrella enchanting
Bind Tool (Sorcerer’s Gambit) Many magicians, finding themselves at the limits of their art but wishing to increase their power, may choose the risk and reward that come from placing part of their own essence into an object. The binding … Continue reading
Posted in Rules, World-Building
Tagged attributes, bind, enchantment, Magic Monday, object
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Go west, young man!
The apple is flung far from the stem? 可愛い子には旅をさせよ (Kawaii ko ni wa tabi wo saseyo; “Send the beloved child on a journey”) Definition: If you love your children, your impulse may be to protect them from harm and hardship … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Kotowaza
Tagged beloved child, classical grammar, journey, 可愛い子, 旅
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It’s my way. …Did you expect an “or”?
頑固一徹 gan.ko.i-.ttetsu Literally: firmly – harden – one – pierce Alternately: Obstinate. Stubbornly sticking to one’s views or ideas. Pushing one’s vision through in spite of all opposition or resistance. Alternately, a person with that sort of stubbornness. Notes: Both … Continue reading
A GOP parable: The Widow’s Offering
There are politicians and pundits who profess the Christian religion, and declare that the US is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles. They claim that this means that Christian rules for living should control the law of the land … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction, Short Fiction
Tagged GOP, Jesus, parable, Pharisees, tax brackets, widow
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