Jamie Burnside

Kentaro is 20 Days Old Today. in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hi friends! I am here at home. I just enjoyed a nice dinner of pork chops that Kazuko cooked. She is pretty good at cooking yummy food for us. After dinner, we gave Kentaro a bath. He is all nice and clean now. We dress him up in pretty warm clothes all of the time so he tends to get sweaty, and he needs a bath. Now he will be alert for awhile until he gets sleepy again. (He is sitting in the living room with Grandma right now.) Other than those stories, I don't

Back to work and a trip to Wal-Mart in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hello there. I am at home now, relaxing with my family. Everyone else is REALLY relaxing -as in asleep. But it is nice to be here. Work was fine today, but it is a bit hard to be ready to go after a long holiday. Thank goodness my kids are so good! They made coming back to work easier. After work I took Kazuko's mother to Wal-Mart in Buffalo. I figured that that would be a good place to buy some presents for her grandchildren. She got a few shirts, some puzzles, and a bath book.

Reply to Home-made hamburgers! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

That's true. You know, if you ever want to enjoy a real tasteless frozen burger, you should try a frozen turkey burger patty. They're about as flavorful as the box that they come in.

Home-made hamburgers! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hello there! Tonight I decided to make a nice dinner for Kazuko and her mom. I made hamburgers with a green salad, and butter-fried corn. They turned out to be really yummy! It is interesting how home-cooked hamburgers tend to taste so much better than those that are cooked at a restaurant. That's kind of a mystery because hamburgers aren't exactly complicated thin

Just some baby pictures. in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hello there! I have had a nice relaxing evening. I had a chance to take some pictures of Kenny, Mommy, and myself. Here is what our little friend looks like at the age of seventeen-days: The first picture is one of Kenny with wide-open eyes as he lays on the changing table. (Thanks for the table Isabel!) The next picture is of Kenny and Kazuko sleepin

I love long weekends! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hello there. It is a lazy Saturday afternoon. Kazuko is feeding the baby, and is about to take a nap. My mother-in-law is watching ice skating on television. I am sitting at the computer, enjoying a cup of coffee. It is such a nice relaxing day to stay inside and enjoy what we have. I have even been able to refresh the photographs on my website. You can take a look if you'd like. After two long days

The day after Thanksgiving. Kenny's first trip out. in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hello there. Happy after-Thanksgiving to all of you! We all went home pretty stuffed last night. It was hard to think about food until this morning came. Right after we woke up today, we brought Kenny to the doctor. He and his mother were due for their two-week check-up. Mom and baby are doing very well! It is nice to hear good news. After the appointment, we went back home to pick up grandma (Kazuko's mom,) and we had lunch at Perkins, and then we went shopping at Cub Fo

A Happy Thanksgiving and a few baby pictures. in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hi all! Kazuko, Kenny, and I, my mother-in-law, and my parents just got home from grandma and grandpa's house for Thanksgiving dinner. We all came home very full! My plate was full of yummy food. We had: turkey, squash, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, wild rice, pickles, pumpkin pie, and pecan pie. It was all very yummy. The pickles that we ate at the dinner were very good. My grandmother had pickled them herself. I think that I will go to the supermarket to buy

Reply to Impulse Weekly Top 10 in Press Room JoeUser Forums

I will give the apology for Bill O'Reilly: *ahem* I am sorry America.

Thanksgiving is tomorrow. in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Tomorrow we will be celebrating Thanksgiving. It is an American holiday that is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. The holiday is related to European settlers coming to the United States. It is used to commemorate a shared feast between the Indians and the Pilgrims in the early days of settlement. (There are also some troublesome issues of perspective, but I choose not to discuss them here.) My family will get together to have a special dinner at my grandmother's house

Reply to Blake Stone Returns in Blake Stone: Planet Strike in Press Room JoeUser Forums

I like "So Graham Norton," "The Practice," "American Idol," and "Joe Millionaire."

It is Lunchtime! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hey there. I am in the middle of a long day here at the school. I have conferences all day. I am writing during the first lunch break. I can hardly wait for the day to be over because I will have a five-day Thanksgiving vacation. On Thanksgiving, we will be going to my grandmother's house. That will be Kenny's first trip out of the house. It should be exciting! Now my biggest problem for the rest of the day is: am I hungry enough to go to get lunch now, or should I wait

David Chose Linda... in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

Well, Joe Millionaire is over. David ended up choosing Linda. Linda received a big cash prize, and David received what seems to be a pretty nice ranch. I hope that they're happy... I wonder if there will be any deep philospohical discussions in front of the fireplace... Watching the show, I was surprised that Cat didn't win. She really seemed to connect with David on camera. She'll be okay though. She's young. Since she's famous in America, (assuming that she can sing) maybe she

The Joe Millionaire Finale! in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

Hey friends! Tonight is the Joe Millionaire finale. Yay! Is it going to be Linda? Is it going to be Cat? I have no idea... Frankly, I am sad to see Petra gone because she was my favorite. If they have a special twist to the ending, I hope that it involves Petra somehow. She seemed to be the only one who cared about David more than the alleged money. Fortunately, I will be able to watch that show tonight. Parent-teacher conferences are running today from one to nine. Lu

Snowstorm! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hello there! I just got home from taking my father-in-law to the airport. It was so nice that he was able to come to see the baby. I was sad to see him go. He is a really interesting guy. I suppose that we'll meet again when we go to Japan next summer. Driving to and from the airport was really slow and dangerous today. Going there wasn't so bad actually, but

A cute little song about a curry doughnut. in Misc JoeUser Forums

Here is a nice little song and cartoon that I found via a friend's weblog. It is really cute! You should take a look. It is a song about a little guy who is so happy because he has some "Curry-Pan" (A Japanese curry doughnut.) The song is all in Japanese, but I think that the "cuteness" is good in any language. Just Click this link: The Curry Doughnut song

Watching Sumo and an Interesting Day! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hello there my friends! I hope that all of you are having a happy weekend. I just finished watching the day's sumo matches. Tomorrow's match between Tochiazuma and Asashoryuu will be awfully interesting. I am predicting here that Tochiazuma will win (even though I am a Asashoryuu fan.) Anyway, this is what I looked like watching sumo tonight. It was fun! Today I ha

Me, the baby, and my new glasses in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hello there! Big news for us! The first thing is that we have finally gotten our computer back. I am posting pictures that I have taken of Kentaro and myself that were taken a few hours ago. As of today, Kentaro is nine days old. He is getting cuter and cuter every day. It is so surprising that as I return home from work each day, he looks like a different person. I am so happy to see that he is getting bigger and bigger. The second piece of good news is that I ha

Teaching About Thanksgiving in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Happy Friday Everybody! Today is the last day of school before Thanksgiving break. On Monday and Tuesday I will have conferences so it isn't like a week off, but the students will have a nice long break. Last year I taught my students a lot of stuff about Thanksgiving. I had accumulated a lot of good materials to use to teach about the holiday. A few minutes ago, I realized that I had forgotten to teach any Thanksgiving-related stuff to the kids this year. I must have been

Reply to It is already Sunday! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

We had the baby at Monticello/ Big Lake Hospital. That was a fantastic place! The rooms were big and nice,the staff was helpful, and the doctors were nice too. Having the baby there was like taking a little vacation. I would recommend that place to anybody.

Golf Simulation in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Last night I went to play a golf simulation game with my friend Andy and my father in-law. It was fun. We "played" nine holes on a course in Banff, and nine holes on a course in Hawaii. Of course the simulation isn't as good as real golf, but it is as good as one can get in November in Minnesota. Surprisingly I tend to get the same score playing simulated golf as I do playing real golf, so I suppose that the simulation has some sort of validity. Today is Thursday. After wo

Reply to Joe Millionaire on November 17th in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

I haven't seen "Average Joe." I think that there is something else that I watch during that time.

Reply to So it is Wednesday. in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

The path of the ball on the video screen is altered according to wind or rain variables. You can choose to play with or without wind and rain. You can also choose how hard the wind is blowing. Of course I would prefer to play outside. But golf courses are closed in November in Minnesota.

So it is Wednesday. in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hello there. I hope that everybody is having a happy day. I am doing fine. I am a little sleepy. Kenny likes to wake up at around 10:30 at night. I really like to have time with him when he is awake, so I need to stay up later than usual so that I can enjoy some time with the baby when he is awake. He is so cute when his eyes are open and he is alert! (Of course he is awfully cute when he is sleeping too. He is a good cuddler.) I am hoping to get my computer back from th

Reply to Over supply of Big Mac in Misc JoeUser Forums

I am hungry for a Big Mac. I will have to get one at lunch... When I moved to a foreign country (Japan) I had expected to have less access to American-style fast food. Surprisingly, there happened to be a location about 100 yards from my apartment (chosen by my company.) Then, after 3 years, I moved to a different apartment. There were two McDonalds' within a five-minute walk from my apartment. They're everywhere... The McDonald's which I had most recently been fre