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Dog vs. Lizard
Nam sent a series of her crazy minpin mix, Gen, going after a lizard in our yard in Mahasarakham. (Click on any of the photos to open a larger version…
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Product Name of the Year – Deeppresso
The newest canned coffee offering from Georgia. Although the spelling reminds me more of Mississippi. I’m almost scared to try it without a solid network of friends and a handful…
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Standing Urination Prohibited
A sign specifically forbidding standing urination in the parking lot of Ms. K’s, a funky cafe in Nara where T plays gigs every week.
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Sumoto River Barge
I took my camera to work last Thursday so I could snap some photos on the way home. This is a construction barge that’s been scooping mud from the river…
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Hanasajiki
(click to open larger popup) This is a photo I found from a couple months ago. It was taken at a flower park called hanasajiki that I try and visit…
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Red Mystery Beetle
Anybody know offhand what this bad boy is? (click on image to enlarge) I found him crawling on my car last month. When I tried to touch him, he flew…
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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Photos
Some photos Nam took with her new Coolpix S6 when we passed under the longest suspension bridge in the world (4km) last month on the Taco Ferry (this “taco” means…
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Something stuck in one’s ear
Chinchin! One of the photos Nam took today, her last full day in Japan for the foreseeable future. We went on a drive out to Akashi to look for a…
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Golden
We are at the end of the Golden Week holiday in Japan and ironically, I’ve been too busy to blog. Getting ready for the big move to Thailand in October…
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Dream Job: Monterey Bay Aquarium
My sister Mika has started a volunteer gig at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, one day a week, at the penguin exhibit. MY SISTER IS A PENGUIN WRANGLER! AT THE MONTEREY…
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Kaen Player
“The Kaen is the oldest form of the free reed family, the great great grandaddy of the harmonica and accordion. This type of instrument goes back to at least 1100BC…
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Wanko
WANKO – “Sweet life with precious dogs” That’s just wrong.