This Way, That Way
They've noticed each other on the bus 6 times in the past year. She remembers 3 of those times. He doesn't remember any of them and each time he sees…
Desk to Desk
Today - and I kid you not - I am sitting at a desk, looking at pictures of desks.Virtually all of these desks that I'm looking at pictures of are…
196 lbs
I weigh 196 pounds.For those of you who live anywhere in the world that is not the United States of America - and I have heard rumors that such places…
Hanatō’s Cat Haikus, Pt. 5
The Japanese master of feline versifications, Hanatō Fukui (1650 - 1730), is revered the world over.Here are three of his Haiku that became very popular in Russia in the late…
Hanatō’s Cat Haikus, Pt. 4
Today, more astounding verse by the Haiku master Hanatō Fukui (1650 - 1730), from the new translation by Trini Savitch. Three days, no shaving. White cat rubs my drunken…
Hanatō’s Cat Haikus, Pt. 3
When the great Haiku master Hanatō Fukui (1650 - 1713) left Edo (now Tokyo) for a summer to visit acquaintances in Kyoto, he composed some of his most moving and…
Hanatō’s Cat Haikus, Pt. 2
Today, we feature more excerpts from "The Edo Cat Haikus" by the 17th century master, Hanatō Fukui:You are a vampire!Folks tell lies, say you're a cat.Pelt you with garlic.---Last night…
Hanatō’s Cat Haikus
Many people the world over revere the Japanese poet Bashō (1644 - 1694), master of the Haiku. Bashō was to the Haiku what Shake-speare was to the sonnet - in…
Great Movie Beheadings #3, The Return Of The King
There are many good beheadings in Peter Jackson's first-rate interpretation of "The Lord of The Rings" (2001 - 2003). But the one most worth study - because it is the…