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In honor of the Japanese crow story in today's Links Dump, here's a filler post with a picture of a Japanese crow:...Posted on May 8, 2008 8:14 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Japan:
Shinto Love God
I'm kicking myself for not using this as a filler post a couple of weeks back when it was Easter: This is from one of the shrines at Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto-- the temple with the gigantic wooden platform looking out...Posted on April 25, 2008 8:27 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Japanese Directions Theory of Pedagogy
It occurred to me this morning, that in some senses, what I'm trying to do with lab pedagogy is rather like giving directions in Japan.Posted on April 24, 2008 11:24 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Warning! Leering Demon Hand Zone!
Lest you think that people in the US are uniquely alarmist about threats to Chiiiiillllllldrruuuun, a picture from last summer's trip to Japan: I have absolutely no idea what that says, but it sure is lurid....Posted on April 24, 2008 8:10 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Let's Zen!
Wow. I'm cranky today. I really need to be more Zen about things. Here's a picture to meditate on: This is the famous "Crane and Turtle" garden at Konchi-in in Kyoto. It's one of very few gardens absolutely known to...Posted on April 3, 2008 12:07 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Japan Photo Albums
As a Christmas present for her grandparents, Kate put together a coupld of albums of pictures from our Japan trip, including this shot of What Japanese Commuter Trains Look Like to Me: (That was taken standing up looking straight ahead...Posted on January 2, 2008 8:37 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Pow!
In the same basic spirit as yesterday's knit cephalopod picture, here's a sign from Takayama that we really liked: I'm not sure exactly why the octopus has punched the fish to the moon, Ralph Kramden style, but Kate and I...Posted on December 28, 2007 8:11 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Kate and the Dragon
There's a chance that, if I make a serious push this week, I can have a first pass through the book complete before Christmas. So, of course, I'm procrastinating madly. I understand it's traditional to post pictures in these circumstances,...Posted on December 18, 2007 10:37 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Non-Dorky Poll: Distressing Public Art
Which of these statues seen on the street in Japan is more disturbing?Posted on December 17, 2007 10:48 AM • 26 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Bleg: Name This Artist
On our first day in Kyoto, Kate and I went to a bunch of temples, including one that was showing a bunch of really cool paintings featuring Buddhist temple accessories come to life and chasing monsters around. They had a...Posted on December 15, 2007 10:11 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Don't You Blashpheme In Here!
I've gotten away from posting Japan pictures, but here's what may be my favorite warning sign ever: In case you have trouble reading the text in the image:...Posted on November 3, 2007 7:52 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Non-Dorky Poll: Monkey Power!
If you could go through life either seeing no evil, hearing no evil, or speaking no evil, which would you pick?Posted on October 15, 2007 9:17 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
After Faking Her Death to Escape the Potter Fiasco, Hedwig Moved to Japan and Took Night Classes in Psychology...
It's as good an explanation as any for this:...Posted on October 6, 2007 11:46 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Importance of "Framing"
A demonstration of why "framing" is an important technique.Posted on September 30, 2007 6:52 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Non-Dorky Poll: Silver and Gold
The Silver Pavilion: The Golden Pavilion: Which do you like better?...Posted on September 27, 2007 7:57 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Non-Dorky Poll: Giant Buddha Smackdown
A simple question: We have the Great Buddha at Nara: and the Great Buddha at Kamakura: Which is better?...Posted on September 25, 2007 8:22 AM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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