Thursday, November 10, 2005
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Japanese Phrase of the Day
hara hachi bu: 80% is best
腹八分 【はらはちぶ】 (n) eating moderately
腹八分目 【はらはちぶんめ】 (n) being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
腹八分 【はらはちぶ】 (n) eating moderately
腹八分目 【はらはちぶんめ】 (n) being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
Friday, October 28, 2005
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Things Aya and I Did Our First Year Together
Weekend trip to Toronto (Casa Loma, Totonto Zoo, CN Tower, Old China Town, Museum).
Long weekend trip to Florida (Tampa, Miami, the Keys).
Weekend trip to Chicago (MWKF Tournament).
Thanksgiving at my mother's.
Day in Detroit (Greektown, Casino, Belle Isle).
Two months apart! (One in winter, one in summer).
Long weekend trip to Florida (Tampa, Miami, the Keys).
Weekend trip to Chicago (MWKF Tournament).
Thanksgiving at my mother's.
Day in Detroit (Greektown, Casino, Belle Isle).
Two months apart! (One in winter, one in summer).
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Monday, August 29, 2005
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Japanese Words of the Day
米製日本語 "beisei nihongo" Amercan-made Japanese
渋い 【しぶい】 (adj) (1) tasteful (clothing); cool; an aura of refined masculinity; (2) astringent; sullen; bitter (taste); (3) grim; quiet; (4) sober; stingy;
伝 【つて】 (n) intermediary; good offices; connections; someone to trust
渋い 【しぶい】 (adj) (1) tasteful (clothing); cool; an aura of refined masculinity; (2) astringent; sullen; bitter (taste); (3) grim; quiet; (4) sober; stingy;
伝 【つて】 (n) intermediary; good offices; connections; someone to trust
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Fall Reading List
All the books that I didn't read this summer, plus...
Ecce Homo - Friedrich Nietzsche
Ecce Homo - Friedrich Nietzsche
Monday, August 22, 2005
Factoids
From NPR: Since the 1950's, the average American family is 25% smaller; however, the average home is twice as large.
From work: In the US, 80-90% of healthcare expenses are during the last 6 months of a person's life.
From work: In the US, 80-90% of healthcare expenses are during the last 6 months of a person's life.
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Kendo Philosophy
sutemi
捨身 【しゃしん】 (n) (Buddh) renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others
捨て身; 捨身 【すてみ】 (n) at the risk of one's life
zanshin
残心 【ざんしん】 (n) follow-through (e.g., in archery)
rei
礼 【れい】 (n) expression of gratitude
捨身 【しゃしん】 (n) (Buddh) renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others
捨て身; 捨身 【すてみ】 (n) at the risk of one's life
zanshin
残心 【ざんしん】 (n) follow-through (e.g., in archery)
rei
礼 【れい】 (n) expression of gratitude
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Internment/Occupation Books
When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park
The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag - Kang Chol-Hwan
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II - Iris Chang
Farewell to Manzanar - James D. Houston
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West - Dee Brown
The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag - Kang Chol-Hwan
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II - Iris Chang
Farewell to Manzanar - James D. Houston
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West - Dee Brown