Monthly Archives: February 2008

This is like the Bollywood version of Yellow Ledbetter:

Though I am fond of my family’s lap dogs, I don’t understand the popularity of small dogs. Big dogs are much better. Dogs are supposed to be Man’s best friend, and long-dead dogs that we still fondly remember are the ones that fearlessly protected or faithfully served their masters. Old Yeller, Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, … Continue reading »

Indiana Jones is who I wanted to be as a kid, and nothing much in that regard has changed since then. Respect to Harrison Ford for demanding to use a real whip instead of a CGI one (hopefully it will not turn into a radio, like the guns in E.T. did). This is one of … Continue reading »

Clean. Efficient. Choices. These are the three things that define Japanese convenience stores that American ones lack. This video, despite the eccentric staff, made me remember how nice it was to have a large selection of canned coffee and tea, nigiri, and those sweets that come in such unexpected packaging and flavors. I wish all … Continue reading »

Every few weeks, right before my morning shower, I perform a ritual not unlike the Shingon monks that sit under the freezing streams at Oiwasan Nissekiji temple in Kamiichimachi. I mentally prepare myself, even when I’m still in bed contemplating what is to come. I squinch my upper lip to my nostrils and feel the … Continue reading »

This afternoon, I jumped in the car and headed South towards Big Sur. I was cruising along at the speed limit, driving with the windows and sun roof open, enjoying the sunshine and looking for spots along the side of the road that might grant me coastal access. Every few minutes, I would spot an … Continue reading »

“I got a good woman” is a bad way to begin the Blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line like, “I got a good woman, with the meanest face in town.” Read the rest here.