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Tool’s 9-8-7 on the Koto
This is Tool’s song Lateralus (originally titled 9-8-7) played on kotos and bass kotos. It’s also surely the ultimate traditional Japanese music/Fibonacci sequence nerd jam of all time. //////////////////// I’d…
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Best 8-bit cover, ever
“Have you ever wondered what Dark Side of the Moon would sound like if Pink Floyd had written it for NES, instead of for a rock band?” Brad Smith –…
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Mosquitoes Eating Fruit (Part 1 – Jackfruit)
In or new Thai house, we’ve noticed mosquitoes sucking moisture out of sponges around the sink area, or from damp towels or rags. I suppose this is normal behavior, but…
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restless night
Last night was pretty hard on all of us: The babies fell asleep waaay too early, meaning they were sure to wake up in the middle of the night and…
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Tony Bourdain + Ted Nugent + M60 =
Best. No Reservations. Ever.
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Yes or No?
Emperor Maximus strongly disagrees.
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Japan – The Strange Country
The author got too much flak for drawing little squinty eyes (with his own little squinty eyes), so he pulled the English version. Those people were missing the point, really.…
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Mina’s passport photo
The vice consul who handled our case thought this was a great passport photo.
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Props to Mika
My sister, Mika, who works with our darling brother Adam darling penguins and otters at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, was interviewed for an NPR program concerning climate change and its…
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What Mina Thinks of Bangkok (Daddy Concurs)
Quite predictably, the long car ride to and from Bangkok was not appreciated by either baby, which they were quite vocal about. This was a kind of test run; do…
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We Against the World
I have a master’s class to teach this morning, then our whole family + nanny are off to Bangkok. We have an appointment tomorrow morning at the embassy’s ACS building…
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Michaelsoft Binbows (?????????????)
Secondhand PC and parts shop somewhere in Japan photo credit: Unknown awesome person
