Monthly Archives: November 2004

Ed Ricketts (biography) and John Steinbeck are two names that are synonymous with Monterey’s Cannery Row. Looking at the pickled creatures in large bottles of formaldehyde, and the primitive scientific instruments and texts with which they were studied, I get goose bumps and feel my enthusiasm flare up just thinking about going out to a … Continue reading »

Smoking is legal, so why shouldn’t taking a radon bath be? It’s probably not a wise decision, but people have the right to give themselves cancer. However, it is a stupid thing to do because there are so many other onsens to choose from that have specialties of a more benign and pleasant nature. Why … Continue reading »

Where have you been? So far, I have only traveled North of the equator. Gotta get down south one of these days.

I am looking forward to Tarantino’s future Kung-Fu movie, which is supposedly taking precedence over Inglorious Bastards (currently in production). I predict that the dubbed version (the film will be in Mandarin, with English subtitles on another version) will be most excellent. Will Pai Mei make it into this movie???

Round-up, the most widely used herbicide in the world, is nothing but bad news. It is not a long term option for agricultural use, and if you have it you should throw it away, stop being so lazy, and pick those weeds out with some gardening tools or your hands instead. Although the herbicide portion … Continue reading »

Remember the letter I got from Mr. Folorunso of Nigeria? It seems that one of his colleagues fell for the ol’ switcheroo, skillfully grifted by “Father Hector”! Classic.

Check out these 2 new head-mounted mp3 players: Finis SwiMP3– This mp3 player conducts sound through your cheekbone. The player sticks to the back of your head and two cable-attached conductors clip onto your goggles, like Lando Calrisian’s Bald Cyborg Cheif of Security on Cloud City. Can you put this on a diving mask and … Continue reading »

There is a secret lair, hidden inside of a junk-filled bunker under a seaside hotel/resort in Sumoto City, Awaji Shima. Getting into the cave required some minor climbing and acrobatics, and only when I had gotten inside did it become apparent that someone had been here first, and had claimed it as their own. Someone … Continue reading »