The big news around the teacher’s room was that Carrefour is pulling out of Japan. It was only a few months ago that the new store opened near my house. I’ve talked about how empty the place has been when I’ve visited lately, but I guess this news is more closely related to the parent company in France. They are having a hard time, so they are looking for buyers for their stores in Japan, and are planning to pull out in three years time.<\/p>\n
Today I was having a conversation with Mr. Kimura, and the history teacher sat at the desk next to me expectantly. I just ignored him and continued my conversation with Mr. Kimura, but Mr. Kimura was a little embarrassed and cut himself off. I turned to the history teacher to see what was up, and he just wanted to confirm what Tom Cruise’s real name is. He seemed astonished that I didn’t have that information at my fingertips. I apologized, and as he got up I said loudly that as soon as I find out Tom Cruise’s real name that I would let him know as soon as possible. He looked around with a red face and snuck back to his desk. Ask me about infinitives and verb clauses all day, but Tom Cruise? That’s gotta be misuse of company property.<\/p>\n
By the way, it’s Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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