In the spirit of Kintsugi (usually meant for repairing busted ceramic pottery items with gold – and gluey goop but you […]
Kintsugi-esque Postbox Haiku refresh – on a Goat Farm Visit Read Post »
For “the man who walks among the stars” the great poet Gord Downia on anniversary of his untimely passing with
“Ahead by a Century” for poet Gord (on ukulele) Read Post »
Friday, Sept 23: Equinox day walk up to the ancestral graves for cleaning, incense and fresh flowers… as is tradition.
Equinox at Ohaka, saying respectful hellos to the ancestors Read Post »
Along a travel by ship from California to Hong Kong, came a few stops in Japan including Shizuoka which led
Museum / Exhibit: Rodin Wing of Shizuoka Pref MoA / Japan, 2017 Read Post »
Blurb: On our extended skinkonryoko/honeymoon ramble, we had a stop in the city of Toyama (capital of eponymous prefecture) which
Museum: Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, 2019 (a sampler) Read Post »
Note: Fascinated with era of Japan (forgotten in between the epic Meiji Restoration and industrialization and the militaristic/imperial period leading
The Taisho Era: When modernity ruled Japan’s masses via The Japan Times Read Post »
As such, while visiting with Hongo-sensei on Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa-ken, amongst the other activities including a fishing/ whaling/Marine Museum,
Museum / Exhibit: Miwaki Ruins Jomon-era / Noto, Japan, 2019 Read Post »
And, along the way, made a top at a remarkable “scenic waystation” in Niigate-ken which commemorated a unique piece of
As such, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken (a city filled with exceptional museums – by my standards, especially small, specialized, and a little
Museum Exhibit: D. T. Suzuki Zen / Kanazawa, Japan, 2019 Read Post »
Primary aims were to visit friends, stay at all manner of accommodations and see loads of museums, especially, spontaneous, small-ish
Museum / Exhibit: Hokusai, print master / Nagano, Japan, 2019 (w/ minor notes) Read Post »
Basics about Shinse Kinenkan: This culture and folk art museum in Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken (visited on our Shinkonryoko Ramble in May/June
Museum / Exhibit: Shinse Kinenkan / Kanazawa, 2019 (feat. traditional apothecary) Read Post »
A rollicking rapid-fire, mixed-media introduction to The Beat Generation – made especially for youth (specifically, a 11th grade lit class
(Brief) Intro to The Beat Generation #video Read Post »
Pearls before Swine (ps i love pigs) Consider being careful about putting your precious ‘pearls before swine’, meaning that some
Memo: Pearls Before Swine Read Post »
Preamble: for years, mostly living in Olympia, Washington and later Vancouver, BC I wrangled a website called HockeyNW tracking historic
Hockey Primer (for Seattle and beyond) Read Post »
+ Let’s go for a walk and talk with a Story in Mind + Hey whatta fun conversation! Riffing about
Pod Riffs on “Story in Mind” w/ Moss Whelan Read Post »
Posted as a comment on an article about someone’s kominka (trad Japanese house) project, sharing here so don’t lose it…
Memo: Generational Home in Okayama Read Post »
