Monthly Archives: August 2006

Killer is the first puppy of the litter to open his eyes. Pretty soon he’ll be able to walk about instead of just inch around like a caterpillar. He’s just eaten, so he wants to go back to sleep.

Over at Wired, Jennifer Granick makes an interesting comparison between the music industry and ramen: People play guitar in all sorts of styles, riffing on notes the way the Japanese riff on the basic concept of Chinese noodles in soup. What if the original ramen chefs tried to stop others from developing their own ramen … Continue reading »

The cow patterned puppies will blend in well with a zebra pattern. Their pattern against the zebra stripes reminds me of the dazzle camouflage used in WWII. This one doesn’t quite blend in as well as the other puppies.

Young “Chunk” reenacts a dramatic scene from “The Goonies”.

She fell asleep right on the keyboard. More shameless puppyblogging to come…

Up until a few days ago, much of Bolsa Chica was closed off to the public, so when I heard that they had opened it up I went to go check it out. The water under the bridge is murkier because the water is now able to get into and out of the estuary a … Continue reading »

All of these pictures were taken from the road as we traveled around Kyushu. Though the destinations were all great, getting there was half of the fun. These are some of the passing moments that we witnessed on our road trip, complete with commentary. A old horse in Yufuin pulls an endless procession of tourists … Continue reading »

This torii is built on the banks of the lake in the tourist town of Yufuin, Oita-ken. This one and the next torii are in the small coastal city of Usuki, on the same grounds that house the magaibutsu. The forests of bamboo and deciduous trees filters the light into intense beams that pierce the … Continue reading »

The body of Miyamoto Musashi, the greatest swordsman of all times, rests just outside of Kumamoto city in a peaceful park in the town of Musashigaoka. It is a nice place to enjoy the momiji in the fall, and the sakura in the spring. Surprisingly, not too many people visit the park. It’s kind of … Continue reading »

We departed from Huntington Harbor at 1A.M., bound for Catalina Island. The plan was to look for kelp paddies along the way, to go after the mahi mahi that had come up from Mexico along with the warmer waters, but we had just missed the bite by a week. Though we didn’t bag any dorado … Continue reading »