Author: Kurt

Mamiya Milk Moustache

Mamiya Milk Moustache

It felt good, and the results are pleasing. I dug out the Mamiya 645 camera earlier this week, half expecting to find fungus or something, …

 

Asian bloggers all look the same, apparently

Asian bloggers all look the same, apparently

Here’s a variation on that “they all look alike” phenomenon that seems to afflict the vision of many who look towards the inscrutable East: Linkology …

 

A first taste of snow

A first taste of snow

Today we got our first, and perhaps only, snowfall of the winter in the Tokyo area. This was really Kaika’s first time out in the …

 

Color commentator

Color commentator

This is Demon Kokugure, a performer and artist, and serious sumo fan. Here he is doing commentary for NHK’s sumo broadcast (he’s doing a full …

 

The arbitrary difficulty of language

The arbitrary difficulty of language

A friend recently wrote the following on his blog about his son (1 year, 4 months old): I have to work harder at teaching him …

 

Ise Shrine

Ise Shrine

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