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March 14, 2021
14
Mar 2021

The Mystery of Sōseki and Tsuki ga Kirei

Nicholas A. Ferrell

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.

March 13, 2021
13
Mar 2021

Calvin Coolidge Describes His Mother, Victoria

Nicholas A. Ferrell

“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.”

March 12, 2021
12
Mar 2021

Akutagawa’s The Dragon and The Emu Café

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜Examining a high-energy invitation for stories〜

March 11, 2021
11
Mar 2021

How the Forget-Me-Not Flower Found Its Name

Nicholas A. Ferrell

After re-printing an 1899 poem about how the forget-me-not flower found its name, I conducted some research to find the real, non-poetry story.

March 10, 2021
10
Mar 2021

Bird in Review 〜 Red-Rumped Tanager

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜Undoubtedly our most confusing bird content, but I work you through it〜

March 8, 2021
8
Mar 2021

The Mint Bike in the Melting Snow of Brooklyn

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Photos of a mint-colored bike and a mint-conditioned chair in the snow in Brooklyn in the winter of 2020 and 2021.

March 7, 2021
7
Mar 2021

Murakami on Bad Social Media Content

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I take a look at Haruki Murakami’s explanation of why he does not use social media (bad content) and explain why I agree and think that the medium is the problem.

March 6, 2021
6
Mar 2021

Reviewing “Rashomon and Other Stories”

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A review of the Tuttle Classics “Rashomon and Other Stories,” a collection six English translations of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s classic short stories.

March 5, 2021
5
Mar 2021

Kaori Orimoto’s Hair is Blacker than I Expected

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜What if I told you that there are two people with black hair in the thumbnail?〜

March 4, 2021
4
Mar 2021

Justin & Justina 〜 The Pitching Injury

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Examining the line(drive) between a pitching injury and an injury incurred while pitching?

March 3, 2021
3
Mar 2021

The Evening Walk – An 1854 Poem

Nicholas A. Ferrell

“Then with a motion light and free— / No proud and stately stalk—/ The lady of the mansion rose / To take her evening walk”

March 2, 2021
2
Mar 2021

Linux Terminal Error – Who is Proton Von?

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜If the command is “sudo protonvpn” – why in the world do I always type “sudo protonvon”?〜

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