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hirohurl (67)in #alive • yesterday
2nd Thoughts about SFI: Can their Eager Zebra Games Site Become A Mega-Marketing Funnel?
In my previous blog post I shared a video about my decision to move on from the SFI affiliate program: At the time, I believed SFI was transitioning entirely into Wealthy…
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hirohurl (67)in #alive • 7 days ago
Goodbye SFI! Why I'm Done After 17 Years With My First "Biz Op" Program! LOL!
Today's walkie-talkie video is all about a big change that SFI announced at the beginning of the month! Although "SFI" is still going to be around, I'm not hanging around with…
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hirohurl (67)in #alive • 8 days ago
My Latest Language Teaching Venture: German Language Classes and Blog for the Japanese Market
A few weeks ago I blogged about how I was using ChatGPT to create an English language study blog for online teaching: Unfortunately, the student who I was teaching…
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hirohurl (67)in Liketu • 10 days ago
Iroha Karuta 17a: "Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter"
In the picture that illustrates the proverb, the dude in the brown kimono has just given a gift with an apparent excess of courtesy. The receiver of the gift, however, is no fool…
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hirohurl (67)in Liketu • 12 days ago
We Take A Break From English Class... To Have A Chess Party!
My first year students are getting keen on chess, so today I told them that as soon as we complete a reading a comprehension exercise we could have a chess party! I brought two…
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hirohurl (67)in #alive • 13 days ago
Four Days At Home - Upgrading My Online Business While Ignoring The Goings On Outdoors
For the last four days I have had no appointments or teaching commitments at all - nothing except dinner out with the Mrs last night. Apart from that one notable exception, I…
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hirohurl (67)in #alive • 14 days ago
The Rainman, the Frog, and the ... Willow! 🐸
Earlier this week I blogged about receiving a souvenir "frog-bun" ("kaeru manju") from a student who had just come back from a trip to Nagoya. In the blog post, which you can…
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hirohurl (67)in #alive • 15 days ago
Traffic Exchange Success Secrets 2025 Out Now!
I'm enjoying a four day break right now. No teaching commitments or any other appointments for four lovely days! Just over the road from where I live, a new shopping mall has…
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hirohurl (67)in #alive • 16 days ago
November Crypto Report: I Hit My 2024 Hive Power Target!
Well, November was certainly an eventful month and gave Bitcoin the boost it needed to reach new All Time Highs - culminating today with Bitcoin breaking through the $100,000…
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hirohurl (67)in Liketu • 19 days ago
Sensei! Here's a Nagoya Frog Bun for You!
One of my students went to Nagoya over the weekend and returned with a box of Nagoya souvenir cakes called "Kaeru Manju" that she shared with her classmates and her good old…
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geekgirl (79)in #hbd • 19 days ago
HBD Interest Payments For November 2024
What an incredible month in crypto November has been! I would be lying if I said things couldn't have been better. Bitcoin's price went up by $30k+ in one month and almost broke…
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hirohurl (67)in Liketu • 20 days ago
Karaoke Party at Kokuzenji Temple, Hiroshima
Today is Advent Sunday. Every year I give up drinking the booze "at home" during Advent and Lent, and since I'm home all day today, today is indeed a booze-free day! And that's…
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hirohurl (67)in Liketu • 22 days ago
Hiroshima Bay: A Clear November Seascape from Miyajima to the City
Yesterday morning I happened to have a class at a community centre not far from Miyajima (the "Holy Island" with the famous red torii gate in the sea). It was a beautiful day…
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hirohurl (67)in The Chess Community • 23 days ago
Two Examples of "Ablenkung" (Distraction / Deflection) in Chess
Yesterday, I blogged about a chess coaching session I ran earlier this week around the theme of "Ablenkung" or "distraction," also translated as "deflection." The topic was…
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hirohurl (67)in Liketu • 24 days ago
Chess and the Art of Distraction!
On Monday afternoon I held my second chess coaching session at the "Board Room" games cafe in Nishi Hiroshima. (I posted a report about the first session here: .) This time I…
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hirohurl (67)in Liketu • 27 days ago
Iroha Karuta 16: Two's Company When You Travel
Both my Japanese Iroha Karuta decks agree that the best proverb to illustrate the 16th syllable, "Ta" (た), is all about the benefit of companionship on a journey, or "Tabi"…
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hirohurl (67)in #alive • 28 days ago
How I Used a Seam Ripper to Make a $17 Thrift-Store Jacket My Own
This morning I went back to a Japanese thrift store called "Marui Ichi" (Circle One) where, a couple of days ago, I'd seen three D’Urban suits priced at just 2,600 yen (about…
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hirohurl (67)in Liketu • last month
From Sardines to Spicy Miso: A 3-Course Ramen Feast for Less than $11!
It was a chilly evening in Hiroshima last night, and I was hungry and wanted something comforting and filling to eat... Where better than my local ramen restaurant, "Dossanko…
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hirohurl (67)in The Chess Community • last month
Gameknot Chess, League D1: Why On Earth Did My Opponent Resign?
People tell you that chess isn't a game of luck, but let's face it, sometimes you definitely get lucky - as I did when my opponent (Black) resigned from what I felt was a winning…
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hirohurl (67)in Liketu • last month
Iroha Karuta 15: Are You Looking at the Sky through a Straw?? 🧐
Have you ever tried to look at the sky through a straw? Or peered through a small crack between the tips of your index fingers and thumbs when you press them together? Your…
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