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Cambodian Temple Rubbings

In the late 1960’s I bought a cou­ple of rolled Cam­bo­dian Tem­ple rub­bings in Hong Kong — said to be from Angkor Wat, pre Khmer Rouge.  This appears to be a danc­ing Shiva (paired with a sit­ting Bud­dha, in another … Con­tinue read­ing

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Road Warriors Greet the Dawn – Highway 50, Nevada

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Plagiarism — No! Let Them Republish! — with Embeds (Bed What?)

To appro­pri­ate the ideas of another for one’s own use is pla­gia­rism;  to copy the ideas of two or more oth­ers is research” — for­get where I heard that.  Must have been at least twice. Pla​gia​rism​to​day​.com pub­lished an arti­cle how … Con­tinue read­ing

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Search for 4 Japanese Art Books to Complete Set of 30 (published 1968)

  Here is a pic­ture of the 26 vol­umes that I’ve accu­mu­lated (Gen­shoku Nihon no Bijutsu) since pub­li­ca­tion for the Meiji Cen­ten­nial in 1968:   The four vol­umes I need to com­plete this set are: 8 Emaki­mono 23 Men to Sho … Con­tinue read­ing

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White-Knuckled Leg-Crossing Story

The Deaths of Firenzi By Peter Neib­ert What we have here is a fear-gripping, white-knuckled, leg-crossing story of the Deaths of Firenzi. The story is here, but the pic­tures aren’t ready yet. I’m work­ing on that – post them when I … Con­tinue read­ing

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My First Article on Tech​no​rati​.com — Here It Is (sort of):

TV Japan has tar­geted Japan­ese sub­scribers in a pin­point direct mail­ing which was deliv­ered to mail­boxes in north­ern Cal­i­for­nia on Decem­ber 3rd — dur­ing which they announced the Japan­ese lan­guage broadcast’s free trial begin­ning on, yes, Decem­ber 3rd.

Ours was addressed to my wife. I am the Com­cast account holder, but my wife is the Japan­ese name holder and issei (first gen­er­a­tion from Japan). We have watched spo­radic Japan­ese lan­guage broad­casts on basic cable here for years. Doubt­less these records are in Comcast’s data­base, where they can get at them when they need to — like now.
TV Japan has tar­geted Japan­ese sub­scribers in a pin­point direct mail­ing which was deliv­ered to mail­boxes in north­ern Cal­i­for­nia on Decem­ber 3rd — dur­ing which they announced the Japan­ese lan­guage broadcast’s free trial begin­ning on, yes, Decem­ber 3rd.

Ours was addressed to my wife. I am the Com­cast account holder, but my wife is the Japan­ese name holder and issei (first gen­er­a­tion from Japan). We have watched spo­radic Japan­ese lan­guage broad­casts on basic cable here for years. Doubt­less these records are in Comcast’s data­base, where they can get at them when they need to — like now.
TV Japan has tar­geted Japan­ese sub­scribers in a pin­point direct mailing…in Cal­i­for­nia on Decem­ber 3rd — they announced the Japan­ese lan­guage broadcast’s free trial begin­ning on, yes, Decem­ber 3rd.
Ours was addressed to my wife. I am the Com­cast account holder, but my wife is the Japan­ese name holder and issei</> (first gen­er­a­tion from Japan). We have watched spo­radic Japan­ese lan­guage broad­casts on basic cable here for years. Doubt­less these records are in Comcast’s data­base, where they can get at them when they need to — like now. Con­tinue read­ing

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Edit Blog Photos in WordPress Draft – Hint: Use Windows Live Writer

If you use pho­tos in your blogs, you need Win­dows Live Writer (com­bined text edi­tor and photo edi­tor for blogs) — keep read­ing. If you use a Mac for blog­ging, it won’t work for you, stop read­ing. What can you … Con­tinue read­ing

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In Memoriam: Shoe Tree for George Carlin

I felt bad Because I had no shoes, Until I met a man Who had no feet – So, I took his shoes And now I feel bet­ter. – George Car­lin Share/Bookmark

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I Track Bruce Berger on the Amazon Trail — What?

Bruce Berger’s The Telling Dis­tance, essays on feel­ing the deserts of Sonora and the Col­orado Plateau made me won­der What’s he doing now? Still writ­ing? What? So I Googled “bruce berger” and found his web­site, Bruce​Berger​.net — full of desert … Con­tinue read­ing

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Dead Dog Blog

I am Rocky. I’ve always been Rocky, and I don’t know where this “Senior Dog” thing comes from. It’s been three years since I moved onto the Big Dog­house in the Sky. No sooner was I out of the house … Con­tinue read­ing

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Frequently Unasked Question (FUQ)

The ques­tion you’ve got to ask your­self is “Do you believe in jury tri­als?” Well, pil­grim, do you? Share/Bookmark

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Frequently Unasked Question (FUQ)

The ques­tion you’ve got to ask your­self is “Do you believe in jury tri­als?” Well, pil­grim, do you? Share/Bookmark

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