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Tokugawa Ieyasu Quotes
I've always thought him a clever man and I know that there were many conflicting beliefs surrounding him, but after reading some of these quotes of his, I understand why many people flocked to him. I hadda save for posterity.
"When you go into the country hawking, you learn to understand the military spirit and also the hard life of the lower ( Read more... ) -
For Future Reference
A great article about the difference between reaching out to people or just going with the hype in your work. I wanted to keep for future reference and posterity, cause it was just that good.
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Vein of Gold Quote
"When the eye wakes up to see again, it suddenly stops taking anything for granted."
- Frederick Franck
"Once the art of seeing is lost, Meaning is lost and life itself seems ever more meaningless."
- Frederick Franck
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Look What I Found
While we were doing some spring cleaning I came across a little something I had always been proud of but think I always underplayed.
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Little Things
Today I found something amazing. I never would have thought I'd find them here, but in a little British shop attached to a pub and restaurant I found...
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Revelations of Coloured Stones on a 19x19 Board
So I finally took some time to learn the ropes of the game Go. I've been meaning to for years as being a strategy game junkie I couldn't rightly call myself a gamer without ever having at least read the rules. I was pleasantly surprised that such a complex game was born of such simple rules and that the basis of its philosophy is sustainability, ( Read more... ) -
In the News
So despite being so far away from home I have still been watching the news. Especially now that the October 14th election is rolling around. I find it interesting to read such things on MSN Sympatico's webpage (whose information is provided by CTV) as:
Harper recently apologized for an English-language website, notaleader.ca, that depicted a ( Read more... ) -
Bomb Squads and Echos of the Past
So it's been a while since I've been able to have a bit of an adventure, but today provided me with just such an opportunity. Today we embarked back into the urban jungle that was Downtown Los Angeles. Our destination: the Record's Office of Los Angeles ( Read more... )
