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Life In Japan: My Bike Ride to Teach English

Posted on July 25, 2019 by johnrachel

I ride my bike to and from the English class I teach whenever it’s not raining.  Many of the photos appearing in other essays at this site were taken on that bike ride. I frankly never get tired of riding anywhere here in our traditional, rural town. There’s still a lot to see and discover. People I hardly know always wave. Smiles are our common language. Continue reading →

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Broccoli Is Free Speech and Tractors Are Persons

Posted on March 31, 2014 by johnrachel

Broccoli farmers celebrated today as the Supreme Court ruled in their favor, declaring broccoli free speech and the tractors used on their farms to be persons. Continue reading →

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