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The Road Warrior would be really happy in post-apocalyptic Japan (because he wouldn’t have to worry about tolls/gas/speeding tickets)
There’s an excellent article up at the Japan Times that explains some of the reasons why even though the government used to subsidize half of the toll for the bridge…
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Some Mother Frakking Group – OMFG with an “S”
OK it’s time to go on a Japan kick for a couple posts. Is it just me, or is SMFG the worst named financial institution, ever? As in, “SMFG agrees…
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Better Place
I’ve been through a lot of the archives, and Shai Agassi probably gave the single most important talk at TED this year:
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near wild heaven
An old woman came by my table at an outdoor restaurant, selling this (plus another similarly-sized chunk) out of a basket. It was the last of her merchandise so she…
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Successful Ambush
Turning Tables, U.S. Troops Ambush Taliban With Swift and Lethal Results “Sergeant Reese gave his rifle to another sniper to cover him while he tried to cut away a Taliban…
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on the troubles
A few people have asked how we are faring here with all the troubles in Bangkok. Thanks for your concern! We live six hours away from the capitol by car,…
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Russian dogs ride the subway
They live in the suburbs and commute to the city to scam, eat, and live another day. The Japanese wish they’d thought of it first.
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Steamed Beetles
BEFORE: Not sure what kind of beetles these are, but they need to be soaked (drowned?) to induce excretion before cooking. AFTER: Steamed with lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves.…
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Buffalo x 8
First of all, Wikipedia has done more for me over the years than anti-fungal ointment, and depending on if you smelled my shoes when I had athlete’s foot (actually, if…
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good or bad?
Philippine fishermen net and eat rare megamouth shark My initial reaction when I read the headline was that of disgust, but I guess the main question is whether the animal…
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A Day of Rarities
Nam and I ran a bunch of errands today and saw three very rare things: At the body shop: A Kujira Crown almost just like mine, but in much better…
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Red-bellied Pacu in Thailand
Our nanny’s husband has been bringing over various culinary delights (of mostly the jungle food variety) recently since he knows I get a kick out of it and so far,…
