Rabbit Holes of History: Japan, War & Post-war (incl. O. Stone + D. MacArthur) & Micronesia
My pal Tom wrote the following (March 27, 2017): Been watching Oliver Stone’s “History of the United States” on Netflix. […]
Personal Musings
Scrapbooks + Journals
Scrapjournal: Pacific Crossing / sketches & annotations (2017)
This scrapjournal is an “accordion-style” book (think that’s what you’d call it… though doesn’t create the dulcet tones of the
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Japan Life/Travel, Libraries / Museums / Archives
Japanese Cinema etc: quick hits/notes
Consider this a sloppy and not complete by any means roundup for Japanese and Japan-related cinema and other visual entertainment.
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Off to Library + cuppa Joe / good luck, stamps, ovens & social niceties
Note: Some of this riff originally appeared in “real time” via FB social channel to the amusement of many (everyone
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Japan Life/Travel, Notes to Future Self, Tactical Wandering
Meta Notes: Japan Travel organized + upcoming *almost finished really* riffs
If you’re curious, I put together a category in my web archive for “Japan life/travel” to round up all the
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Days go by – filled (mostly) with coffee, food and and sundry tasks
You could be forgiven for thinking that my life involves entirely eating delicious food and drinking fantastic coffee as you
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Post'd (cards + letters)
Post’d: Japan stamps of Importantcy
If the stamps say so, must truly be IMPORTANT.
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Phones (pay + desk)
Collection: Payphones (vol. 7) – assorted / Japan, Whidbey island
Hello to the people in the future, What follows are public telephones created in a time when phones did not
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Japan Life/Travel, Notes to Future Self
Riff: Japan Imperial Era Names, a brief primer
Maybe you noticed my affinity towards dropping in Japan imperial era names in reference to “Showa this” or “Taisho that”
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Collections of Artifacts, Portraits of the Artiste
Memento: Barber (vol. 4, only Okayama)
A little coif maintenance with a friendly barber named Touse-san in the neighbourhood called 理容タカシマ PS I am the one
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Starting off 2020 with Coffee and Classes etc.
So it goes, the festive season passes yet calendar stays busy with the usual sorts of things. Yesterday included returning
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Personal Musings
Diary: Opera Day with Kimono and Seijinshiki + Piano Recital
Heading to opera today / Ryoko is purple kimono with silver obi & orange sandals. Stunnnning. Also complicated (it ain’t
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Personal Musings
Diary: New Year’s Bar-b-q at Kobayashi’s Rural Caprine Farm
On January 3rd, to continue celebrating the new year, we organized the parents, uncle/aunt and cousins to head over to
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Personal Musings
Diary: New Year’s Holiday “Kojo Piano Club” Friends Music Party
Note: In the day’s between / around New Year’s – there are plenty of activities… today’s activities include hanged up
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Collections of Artifacts, Japan Life/Travel
Artifacts: Vending Machines at Uno Bus terminal in Okayama
Some (not all by any measure) vending machines at bus station (and map board) at Uno bus terminal in Okayama,
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