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Did BlueSky change the color of their logo?
It is getting more similar to the LinkedIn and Facebook icons:
It is getting more similar to the LinkedIn and Facebook icons:
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Did BlueSky change the color of their logo?
It is getting more similar to the LinkedIn and Facebook icons:
It is getting more similar to the LinkedIn and Facebook icons:
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🐁🐶🐄🐰🐒🐍THE ZODIAC PILGRIMAGE🐅🐉🐗🐎🐓🐐
In the Chinese Zodiac 2026 will be the 'Year of the Fire Horse' (written as '馬', '马' or '午'), aka the 'Red Horse Year' (赤馬年).
Kyōto has a special pilgrimage made up of 12 religious sites dedicated to the 12 animals found in the zodiac.
#Kyoto #京都 #zodiac
In the Chinese Zodiac 2026 will be the 'Year of the Fire Horse' (written as '馬', '马' or '午'), aka the 'Red Horse Year' (赤馬年).
Kyōto has a special pilgrimage made up of 12 religious sites dedicated to the 12 animals found in the zodiac.
#Kyoto #京都 #zodiac
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Misu Shrine Torch Festival
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Misu Shrine Torch Festival
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October 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Misu Shrine Torch Festival
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Asuka Glass Workshop
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Asuka Glass Workshop
Japanese culture, history, festival, events, kendo, and teaching English in the Kansai region of Japan; Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara, Himeji ...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Asuka Glass Workshop
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October 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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In #JapaneseFolklore there is a giant crab #yokai known as kanibozu. These creatures take on the form of priests and move into empty temples. If a new priest arrives to lead the temple the kanibozu demands they answer a riddle & if they can't solve it, they get eaten.
#MythologyMonday
🎨Matthew Meyer
#MythologyMonday
🎨Matthew Meyer
September 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In #JapaneseFolklore there is a giant crab #yokai known as kanibozu. These creatures take on the form of priests and move into empty temples. If a new priest arrives to lead the temple the kanibozu demands they answer a riddle & if they can't solve it, they get eaten.
#MythologyMonday
🎨Matthew Meyer
#MythologyMonday
🎨Matthew Meyer
Checking out this IFTT thing I have been hearing about.
Seems like it is mostly about saving redundant copies of things on your Google account (calendar, sheets, Gmail, drive, etc).
Though, it seems like a good service to automatically share blog posts on social media sites...
Seems like it is mostly about saving redundant copies of things on your Google account (calendar, sheets, Gmail, drive, etc).
Though, it seems like a good service to automatically share blog posts on social media sites...
August 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Checking out this IFTT thing I have been hearing about.
Seems like it is mostly about saving redundant copies of things on your Google account (calendar, sheets, Gmail, drive, etc).
Though, it seems like a good service to automatically share blog posts on social media sites...
Seems like it is mostly about saving redundant copies of things on your Google account (calendar, sheets, Gmail, drive, etc).
Though, it seems like a good service to automatically share blog posts on social media sites...
Called the IRS.
Why do their employees need 10 digit ID numbers when Social Security Numbers, which were supposed to identify all Americans, only have 9 digits?
Why do their employees need 10 digit ID numbers when Social Security Numbers, which were supposed to identify all Americans, only have 9 digits?
July 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Called the IRS.
Why do their employees need 10 digit ID numbers when Social Security Numbers, which were supposed to identify all Americans, only have 9 digits?
Why do their employees need 10 digit ID numbers when Social Security Numbers, which were supposed to identify all Americans, only have 9 digits?
A bakery in Namba with a vending machine/coin locker for bread.
July 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A bakery in Namba with a vending machine/coin locker for bread.
Dotombori Boat Parade
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Dotombori Boat Parade
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July 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Dotombori Boat Parade
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I wouldn't trust these Grok AI companions.
One looks like she would write my name in a Death Note, then feed my corpse to that murder gopher thing.
One looks like she would write my name in a Death Note, then feed my corpse to that murder gopher thing.
July 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I wouldn't trust these Grok AI companions.
One looks like she would write my name in a Death Note, then feed my corpse to that murder gopher thing.
One looks like she would write my name in a Death Note, then feed my corpse to that murder gopher thing.
American gets a letter from the IRS while living in Japan:
1. gather documents
2. formulate an idea of what you will ask for and how you will identify yourself and your situation.
3. See that you have to call a landline phone number.
4. Realize that Skype is gone and that you need to find a new app
1. gather documents
2. formulate an idea of what you will ask for and how you will identify yourself and your situation.
3. See that you have to call a landline phone number.
4. Realize that Skype is gone and that you need to find a new app
July 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
American gets a letter from the IRS while living in Japan:
1. gather documents
2. formulate an idea of what you will ask for and how you will identify yourself and your situation.
3. See that you have to call a landline phone number.
4. Realize that Skype is gone and that you need to find a new app
1. gather documents
2. formulate an idea of what you will ask for and how you will identify yourself and your situation.
3. See that you have to call a landline phone number.
4. Realize that Skype is gone and that you need to find a new app
Shiro-uri (melon cucumbers) being grown at Tamatsukuri-Inari Shrine in Osaka. As the area had many fields for uri, growing them became a tradition and they shrine, they even have an uri mascot.
Sometimes, you can find uri at supermarkets in the summer.
Good with salt and vinegar.
Sometimes, you can find uri at supermarkets in the summer.
Good with salt and vinegar.
July 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Shiro-uri (melon cucumbers) being grown at Tamatsukuri-Inari Shrine in Osaka. As the area had many fields for uri, growing them became a tradition and they shrine, they even have an uri mascot.
Sometimes, you can find uri at supermarkets in the summer.
Good with salt and vinegar.
Sometimes, you can find uri at supermarkets in the summer.
Good with salt and vinegar.
Got on an elevator with a group of random steangers to go to the 6th floor of a 36-floor building. The people who got in ahead pressed the buttons for the 4th and 5th floor. Then , two more people caught the elevator and pressed buttons for the 7th and 8th floor.
An elevator straight flush!
An elevator straight flush!
July 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Got on an elevator with a group of random steangers to go to the 6th floor of a 36-floor building. The people who got in ahead pressed the buttons for the 4th and 5th floor. Then , two more people caught the elevator and pressed buttons for the 7th and 8th floor.
An elevator straight flush!
An elevator straight flush!
BlueSky has been pretty quiet, and the number of followers on Twitter has reversed course and started going upward again.
a cartoon character from south park is asking the question hello
ALT: a cartoon character from south park is asking the question hello
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July 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
BlueSky has been pretty quiet, and the number of followers on Twitter has reversed course and started going upward again.
Summer; when the supermarket sells uri.
July 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Summer; when the supermarket sells uri.
Fujinomori Shrine Hydrangea Festival; Iaido Demonstration
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Fujinomori Hydrangea Festival 2025; Iaido
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July 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Fujinomori Shrine Hydrangea Festival; Iaido Demonstration
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July 2025; Upcoming Kansai Events
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July 2025; Upcoming Kansai Events
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July 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
July 2025; Upcoming Kansai Events
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Rainy season reminder to air out your bogu after kendo practice, or it will look like a moldy petri dish culture after a day.
June 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Rainy season reminder to air out your bogu after kendo practice, or it will look like a moldy petri dish culture after a day.
"The Human Faced Stone of Osaka Castle" article from 2019 is suddenly receiving a lot of traffic today, for unknown reasons... but thank you all for your interest in obscure Kansai landmarks.
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The Human Faced Stone of Osaka Castle
Japanese culture, history, festival, events, kendo, and teaching English in the Kansai region of Japan; Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara, Himeji ...
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June 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"The Human Faced Stone of Osaka Castle" article from 2019 is suddenly receiving a lot of traffic today, for unknown reasons... but thank you all for your interest in obscure Kansai landmarks.
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New information kiosk at Osaka station.
June 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
New information kiosk at Osaka station.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
June 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge