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Yeah, you read that right. I mentioned in my post yesterday that I am listening to all of the This American Life podcast episodes from when it started back in…
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I am a huge fan of the podcast This American Life. A few months ago, I decided to go back to the beginning (1995!) and listen to every single episode…
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Recomendo is a delightful little email that arrives in my inbox on Sundays. It is a collection of recommendations by a few people. One of the recommenders is Kevin Kelly…
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My friend Paul Fradale has started a delightful YouTube channel where he shows you what it’s like to live in a renovated Japanese home (kominka). There is no voiceover, but…
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This is a slightly long, but very stimulating read. You can also listen to the original audio. It is David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon…
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I have recently started learning how to be a square dance caller. The learning curve is very steep as there are so many factors to keep in mind at once.…
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On Thursday, I went up to Japan Cat Network‘s Inawashiro shelter. The shelter is located in a building called “Club Lohas” that is actually a dog cafe and a guest…
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I had my first ever mammogram today. For my 40th birthday, my city gave me free coupons for cervical/uterine cancer checks, a mammogram, and a colon cancer test. What a…
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There is a cat rescue group called Japan Cat Network in Shiga Prefecture and it is run by an American couple, David and Susan Wybenga. They are really doing amazing…
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I happened upon the BBC’s World Book Club after looking up information about The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini on Wikipedia. I just finished reading the book a few moments…