Category Archives: sweatthesmallstuff

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Giant Vegetables

01/07/2014

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You can tell a lot about a culture from how it disposes of waste. Especially in a place like Japan which is so fastidious where garbage is concerned. Apparently, you can also tell a lot about a person by what … Continue reading →

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Recycling Tokyo-style

09/19/2013

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The Little Crosswalk that Could

07/19/2013

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Umbrella Musings

06/05/2013

One of the things I love most about Japan is the national enthusiasm for seasonal change. Here the shift from one sector of the year to the next is heralded with great fanfare. The arrival of ume plum blossoms at the … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Apples

05/15/2013

I meant to post about these apples in January but, alas, I did not. Better late than never, right? Intended as gifts, each apple is tenderly cradled in its own styrofoam net and adorned with “2013” and a kind of … Continue reading →