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A mild-mannered,if occasionally grumpy English middle-aged beer lover with a passion for Japan, martial arts, travel and a whole load of other things.
I’m offering an online caltopo workshop!
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Do you want to learn to use caltopo.com to make hiking routes? I’m stoked
to be offering a two-hour workshop on zoom on Sunday, April 28, at 11 am
PST/2pm ...
Mt Hino (日野山)
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Extra information: The peak is also known as Echizen Fuji and is one of the
5 Mountains of Echizen. It was supposedly first climbed by Taicho Daishi,
the f...
Why do Japanese words not start with p?
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I hadn’t even noticed this until a commenter pointed out that the name
“Pokemon” must be based on borrowed words (namely “pocket” and “monster”)
because al...
Saddle Up! A Dictionary of Old-Time Cowboy Slang
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The cowboy is one of the great archetypes of American manliness. He
embodies many of the virtues Americans prize, such as grit, freedom, and
independenc...
The End of the Road. Er, Track. Or Maybe Barrel.
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Day 14 ½ (3rd October 2009) The Hog in the Pound (Bond Street) 5 x ½
Kronenbourg 1664, 2 x ½ Adnams Broadside £15.10 Our next stop was The Hog
in the Pound...
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