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No, Leonardo has no “descendants”
The news spread quickly last week. Fourteen people alive today in Italy can claim that they are descendants of Leonardo da Vinci, according to a study of the Renaissance genius’ family tree. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/fourteen-living-descendants-leonardo-da-vinci-are-identified-rcna1402 I won’t bother posting the other two to three dozen “news” about it, since they all pretty much copy each other without […]
Crap, I did it again
Man, I did it again. I forgot to post the next chapter of Bringer of Light. Also the next one after that. And the one after that. It’s been a very tiring summer so far. (For starters, we STILL don’t have enough Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, doses are get wasted left and right as the […]
Destination: Red Planet
Like other nations, China “regards Mars exploration as the preferred destination for deep space exploration,” Wang said. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Technology/china-unveils-ambitious-roadmap-human-mars-exploration/ China’s plan calls for setting up a permanently occupied base and a fleet of interplanetary craft. Probably it’s a good idea to first see whether it can meet its goal of landing people on Mars in 2033. […]
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Tag Archives: Japanese holidays
O-shougatsu
New Year’s lasts one night of drinks and one day of college football in the US, but in Japan the holidays lasts for three days. Actually, for many the New Year’s holidays start on December 29th, giving the typical worker a … Continue reading
Posted in eating, entertainment, family outings, festivals, food, hobbies, Japan, Japanese, Japanese culture, parenting
Tagged child-raising, hatsumode, Japan, Japanese, Japanese holidays, kohaku, shogatsu
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Nanakusa: A Japanese Epiphany? (Holidays part 3)
It seems like no coincidence that Nana-kusa is at the beginning of the final solar period of winter. Continue reading
Posted in eating, holidays, Japan
Tagged Christmas, holidays, Japan, Japanese holidays, Nanakusa, shogatsu
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Nenmatsu-nenshi
I’ve spent the past five New Year’s at my in-laws’ house in Kagoshima, in the southern island of Kyushu. “Family” consists of my wife’s parents, my brother-in-law (who works at a hospital and is usually on call and/or working throughout … Continue reading
Posted in family outings, festivals, holidays, inlaws, parenting, Paternity leave, Uncategorized
Tagged child-raising, fatherhood, Japan, Japanese, Japanese holidays, New Year, Sakurajima, shogatsu
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