King of the Beats

A while back I posted about Kerouac explaining On the Road. I thought I’d revisit that by posting the the full documentary here.…

Please Speak English

Joe Vento owns a Philadelphia restaurant specializing in Philadelphia cheesesteaks. He has come to national attention with a sign he displays that says “This is America, when ordering speak English.” Actually it uses some caps, which implies shouting, and suspect …

Climbing Kuju-san

[photos forthcoming]

Yesterday’s holiday for Vernal Equinox Day found me traveling back to hike the mountain known as Kuju with my friends Matt and Mark for my second ascent. It’s located in Aso-Kuju National Park and is one of several …

Samurai Sanders

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Tuck and Roll

This was too good not to post here.…

Transmetropolitan

I recently picked up the series …

Animoto Photo Slideshows

Admittedly, without seeing the results of the new slideshow automation site animoto.com I had doubts. Check out the 30 second clip I generated above with a few shots from my Cambodia pics that I recently started editing. Impressive.

The site …

Sigma DP1

A fellow teacher at work who is interested in photography tipped me off to the new Sigma DP1 coming out March 25 in the US (already out in Japan). From the outset, this one really looks impressive.

• 14-megapixel resolution; SLR-sized

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Five Songs Picks

1. Jack Johnson – Go On

My favorite of JJ’s new album Sleep Through the Static. It’s classic Jack by the book: acoustic guitars strumming the beat, mellow lyrics, and touches of piano. I’m a bit disappointed by the …

Alan Watts: Prickles and Goo

Alan Watts is probably my favorite comparative religion philosopher (What, you don’t have one? Check out Huston Smith and Joseph Campbell too.) He deftly presents Eastern and Western philosophies with respect to scientific ideas of the modern era. His audio …