The traditional Japanese Calendar has 72 seasons in a year, each made up of a handful of days. I have always found these to be a very calming way of reminding myself to look around and observe the changes in nature as the year progresses. I've written a plug-in for the TRMNL de...

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I like Japan. Well, I say I like Japan when what I really mean is that I think I’d like Japan, if I ever went. I mean, sure, I wouldn’t be able to talk to anyone, or understand roads signs, or know where I am because I wouldn’t be able to read the street names. And OK, I’d probably hate the food because I’ve had a life of only eating a decidedly western diet; eating what I like, and in t...

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