illimij
@illimij.bsky.social
Japan's early modern period and Tokugawa-Meiji transition--communications, education and literacy. 今、内海船、北前船の歴史に興味ある。んがしかし、研究あまり捗っていないです。Still not sure about this online stuff, so I guess I'm being coy: チャールズ アンドリューズ
My wife is watching "Samurai in Time" (侍タイムスリッパー) for the third time. It's a fun movie, we both agree (available with ads on youtube), but her enjoyment also comes from the Kansai dialect some of the actors use. I lived in Nara pref. for a couple of years, so I hear it, but I don't get the nuances.
December 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My wife is watching "Samurai in Time" (侍タイムスリッパー) for the third time. It's a fun movie, we both agree (available with ads on youtube), but her enjoyment also comes from the Kansai dialect some of the actors use. I lived in Nara pref. for a couple of years, so I hear it, but I don't get the nuances.
Getting nostalgic.
The Church - Reptile (Audio only)
YouTube video by Georgie17xx
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December 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Getting nostalgic.
Chris Martin sings:
"Look at the snow--
It's right in front of you,
It's such an ugly view,
Cuz it was all
Yellow."
Anyway, within the 20 minutes of the dog walk the temp dropped from 35F to 25F and a strong squall froze my face. Supposed to be 3F tomorrow morning for the next walk.
"Look at the snow--
It's right in front of you,
It's such an ugly view,
Cuz it was all
Yellow."
Anyway, within the 20 minutes of the dog walk the temp dropped from 35F to 25F and a strong squall froze my face. Supposed to be 3F tomorrow morning for the next walk.
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Chris Martin sings:
"Look at the snow--
It's right in front of you,
It's such an ugly view,
Cuz it was all
Yellow."
Anyway, within the 20 minutes of the dog walk the temp dropped from 35F to 25F and a strong squall froze my face. Supposed to be 3F tomorrow morning for the next walk.
"Look at the snow--
It's right in front of you,
It's such an ugly view,
Cuz it was all
Yellow."
Anyway, within the 20 minutes of the dog walk the temp dropped from 35F to 25F and a strong squall froze my face. Supposed to be 3F tomorrow morning for the next walk.
I recorded a couple of songs 15 years ago with some old high school band friends. One of them still plays and runs a studio. He just sent me two AI versions. As someone who played, I was at once repulsed and intrigued. He could use AI to quickly make elevator-ready versions of power-pop songs.
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I recorded a couple of songs 15 years ago with some old high school band friends. One of them still plays and runs a studio. He just sent me two AI versions. As someone who played, I was at once repulsed and intrigued. He could use AI to quickly make elevator-ready versions of power-pop songs.
There was a time when our nation was great, when real men went to work on pogo sticks. You don't see that anymore.
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
There was a time when our nation was great, when real men went to work on pogo sticks. You don't see that anymore.
Earth really is the worst "pick me" planet, isn't it. The way we probe.
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Earth really is the worst "pick me" planet, isn't it. The way we probe.
I wonder the psychological impact on a dog who has someone as an owner who is not-quite-but-almost OCD who always gives soft slaps to the tummy in seven beats.
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I wonder the psychological impact on a dog who has someone as an owner who is not-quite-but-almost OCD who always gives soft slaps to the tummy in seven beats.
Neither of our kids could make it home this Thanksgiving and so I sing in the kitchen to my low-motivation wife "just the two of us, we can make it if we try."
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Neither of our kids could make it home this Thanksgiving and so I sing in the kitchen to my low-motivation wife "just the two of us, we can make it if we try."
Searches for the definition of "canto" lag far behind those for "felching."
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Searches for the definition of "canto" lag far behind those for "felching."
Peter Coyote will be narrating my day:
"At 6:37 the dog jumped on the bed, licked his face, and then sat on his head. 'She seemed to want something, but damned if I knew what,' he later wrote." "At 6: 38, braving the cold, he went to the kitchen, and fed the dog. But for him not even a Grape Nut."
"At 6:37 the dog jumped on the bed, licked his face, and then sat on his head. 'She seemed to want something, but damned if I knew what,' he later wrote." "At 6: 38, braving the cold, he went to the kitchen, and fed the dog. But for him not even a Grape Nut."
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Peter Coyote will be narrating my day:
"At 6:37 the dog jumped on the bed, licked his face, and then sat on his head. 'She seemed to want something, but damned if I knew what,' he later wrote." "At 6: 38, braving the cold, he went to the kitchen, and fed the dog. But for him not even a Grape Nut."
"At 6:37 the dog jumped on the bed, licked his face, and then sat on his head. 'She seemed to want something, but damned if I knew what,' he later wrote." "At 6: 38, braving the cold, he went to the kitchen, and fed the dog. But for him not even a Grape Nut."
I thought I knew her. Last night my wife microwaved some orange juice. I went "bleh!" She informed me she's been doing this since we've been married (26 years) and that it's common in Japan. Last summer I returned from Japan and said, "hey, Gifu Shōgyō HS made it to Koshien semi-finals!"
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I thought I knew her. Last night my wife microwaved some orange juice. I went "bleh!" She informed me she's been doing this since we've been married (26 years) and that it's common in Japan. Last summer I returned from Japan and said, "hey, Gifu Shōgyō HS made it to Koshien semi-finals!"
"I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping; while my guitar gently weeps" is kind of an ADHD lyric.
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping; while my guitar gently weeps" is kind of an ADHD lyric.
My wife last night: "You're watching that again?" [The American Revolution]
Me: "Yeah. It's a mini-series. I'm learning a lot that I didn't know."
Wife: "But you know how it turns out."
Me: "Well, I thought I did."
Me: "Yeah. It's a mini-series. I'm learning a lot that I didn't know."
Wife: "But you know how it turns out."
Me: "Well, I thought I did."
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My wife last night: "You're watching that again?" [The American Revolution]
Me: "Yeah. It's a mini-series. I'm learning a lot that I didn't know."
Wife: "But you know how it turns out."
Me: "Well, I thought I did."
Me: "Yeah. It's a mini-series. I'm learning a lot that I didn't know."
Wife: "But you know how it turns out."
Me: "Well, I thought I did."
I really think the British are gonna win this thing. (Ken Burns' doc)
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I really think the British are gonna win this thing. (Ken Burns' doc)
Sometimes it seems like the news on our one tv station in NH (WMUR) is just a series of reports on the unending traffic fatalities on our roads.
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Sometimes it seems like the news on our one tv station in NH (WMUR) is just a series of reports on the unending traffic fatalities on our roads.
I don't know what the big names are getting for Commencement Addresses, but for a mere $20K I will stride across the stage to the podium, beam a smile from left-to-right, right-to-left, point at the parents and then raise a fist and say, "commence."
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I don't know what the big names are getting for Commencement Addresses, but for a mere $20K I will stride across the stage to the podium, beam a smile from left-to-right, right-to-left, point at the parents and then raise a fist and say, "commence."
Tough night for the wife. She was called late last week to provide care for an elderly man tonight from 2-7. (She works for a care-provider company.) The family cancelled, but she was already on her way. Technically, they have to pay her thru the company, but she says she has to remind HR. F'd up.
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Tough night for the wife. She was called late last week to provide care for an elderly man tonight from 2-7. (She works for a care-provider company.) The family cancelled, but she was already on her way. Technically, they have to pay her thru the company, but she says she has to remind HR. F'd up.
Reposted by illimij
High school teacher Katharina Matro explains how growing up in Germany and learning about the country’s past “made me a more informed citizen, a more politically aware citizen, a more critical thinker.” #FreedomToLearn #HonestHistory 🗃️
Teaching with Integrity: Confronting a Nation's Past
YouTube video by American Historical Association
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November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
High school teacher Katharina Matro explains how growing up in Germany and learning about the country’s past “made me a more informed citizen, a more politically aware citizen, a more critical thinker.” #FreedomToLearn #HonestHistory 🗃️
"Not pulling my weight? What do you mean 'not pulling my weight'? I'm here, aren't I"
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Not pulling my weight? What do you mean 'not pulling my weight'? I'm here, aren't I"
Learned a new descriptor from my partner today: 雪ちらほら降ってるね。Yuki, chirahora futteru-ne. Hadn't heard "chirahora" before. But it was perfect for the very scattered and granular snow we had today. So I guess "scattered" is the best translation.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Learned a new descriptor from my partner today: 雪ちらほら降ってるね。Yuki, chirahora futteru-ne. Hadn't heard "chirahora" before. But it was perfect for the very scattered and granular snow we had today. So I guess "scattered" is the best translation.
This would be funny if it weren't true. AI.
How AI data centers were invented #shorts
YouTube video by Charlie Berens
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November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This would be funny if it weren't true. AI.
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Call her office!
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Call her office!
I agree with Pal Kelly: "Imagine" is a terrible song. Looks like I'll be picking up his new album Seventy to find out more about Joe and Rita.
Paul Kelly: ‘Imagine by John Lennon is probably one of the worst songs ever written. I can’t stand it’
The legendary Australian singer on bad songs, good advice, disastrous gigs and why he feels lucky to reach 70
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I agree with Pal Kelly: "Imagine" is a terrible song. Looks like I'll be picking up his new album Seventy to find out more about Joe and Rita.