Monthly Archives: August 2005

It seems that the DFG is going to continue to cut back on stocking trout in the Sierras (here’s the link). On top of this, trout are actually being removed from lakes to protect the threatened populations of yellow legged frogs. I have fond memories of going fishing with our family, and coming home with … Continue reading »

This fierce-looking arachnid is about the size of an eight year-old’s hand. I’d love to see a face-off between a hand spider and a house centipede…

Just in case you happen to have a chunk of Nutria meat in the fridge and don’t know what to do with it, here are some recipes from The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. I wonder if capybaras are good eating too…

Taro is headed to Uzbekistan tomorrow for two months. The CIA World Factbook states that “Current concerns include terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.”. Hmmm. Sounds kind of unpleasant and dangerous, but I hope he has a good time. His mission amid the turmoil: to start up … Continue reading »

One more day in the office, and then it’s vacation!

This hybridized spatula/fork (I guess it would still be a spork) was used to dispatch some okonomiyaki at a restaraunt in Umeda. The rounded tines proved utterly useless. This is a design that is unfit among sporks and spatulas, thus is destined be selected out of the gene pool. However, the existance of this freak … Continue reading »

Mark Fingerhut, the last of our group to stay on the JET Program, is leaving Japan. He’ll be off for two months, vagabonding around SE Asia, and I expect he will have some interesting posts to come over at Champon Adventures. Mark, It’s been a blast- hopefully we can meet up in the States sometime … Continue reading »

The color schemes used in Japanese propaganda work really well to romanticise the image of war, in all venues. The men pushing artillery through the jungle (not pictured), the arctic soldier, and the pilot all look so cool depicted as monochrome prints with the color imposed like a wood block print. In winter fatigues. An … Continue reading »

Herman proves that a black man can indeed ski (though I am yet to see this in person). Stay tuned in to The Gunn Nihon Chronicles to see if he can snowboard as well…