〜When the ants come, spring has sprung〜
〜Examining an unusually bad candidate biography〜
〜Don’t argue with your kids, don’t tell them what you’re saying, just say what you’re saying〜
A long post that takes on “productivity porn,” productive leisure, and Epictetus’s standing athwart procrastination.
〜I review Jeff Starr’s search engine launchpad, a useful tool for practical purposes and for popping search bubbles〜
A collection of classic stories, poems, dictionary entries, and game anecdotes about spring.
〜”I love thee as I love the flowers, / The sunlight and the spring”〜
〜We wind down a long series of bird articles, but not before engaging in some detective work〜
〜If no one sees the snow, did it snow at all?〜
Finding wisdom in 1899 children’s poems: “Simply roll on a mat or mire / And a fearful death evade”
There is a story that Natsume Sōseki once translated “I love you” from English to Japanese as “tsuki ga kirei.” I examine English-language sources on the story to determine its origins.
“There was a touch of mysticism and poetry in her nature which made her love to gaze at the purple sunsets and watch the evening stars.”