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Monthly Archives: August 2005
A shift away from stocking trout
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 … Continue reading
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Hand Spider
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…
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Ragondan Recipes
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 … Continue reading
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Good Luckistan
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 … Continue reading
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Mutant spork
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 … Continue reading
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A Farewell to Disco Ass
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 … Continue reading
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Japanese WWII Propaganda
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 … Continue reading
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Gunn in Japan
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…
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