Category: sign o’ the times

• Year of the Whirlwind

  Jan 2

  In honor of a Japanese tradition I recently learned about, I have chosen sempū as the kanji to represent the passing year. Sempū means “whirlwind” and is written thus: From… more ›

• 15 Songs for a Solstice

  Dec 22

  …to help keep the cold in on the first day of winter. (As if most of us needed help with that.) Here’s to a new season of personal (and universal)… more ›

• Bullet-Point Friday

  Nov 24

  Today is Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan. After (only) two years in Japan I still have no idea what that means or what is celebrated. But I was always thankful… more ›

• Northern Latitude Dreaming

  Nov 12

  Instead of just sitting still long enough to grade 39 quizzes in US history over my break/office hour I’ve instead read through a couple of blog posts, did a search… more ›

• American Justice/Global Injustice, or Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

  Oct 9

  I just finished reading two articles from the IHT: German claiming CIA torture loses final appeal and 40 years after Che’s death, his image is a battleground after doing some… more ›

• Spam from the Great Beyond

  Sep 6

  If you are reading this, then the Lord Bobcat Jesus has come down in his infinite flames and glory, surrounded by heavenly hosts and neighborly guests, in order to take… more ›

• Spam from the Great Beyond

  Sep 6

  If you are reading this, then the Lord Bobcat Jesus has come down in his infinite flames and glory, surrounded by heavenly hosts and neighborly guests, in order to take… more ›