Month: June 2005

Where I was today

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The most famous record store on the planet! UPDATE: That’s Tower Records on Sunset Strip, if you can’t make out the sign…

Today's bit from Issa

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ISSA ARCHIVE SEARCH RESULTS 1818 おのづから頭の下たるぼたん哉 onozukara zu no sagaritaru botan kana by itself my head bows… peony! Or: “the head.” Issa bows to the peony. More accurately, “the head, by itself” is bowing without conscious intention on the part of the poet. For this reason, I first translated zu no sagaritaru literally as “the … Continue reading Today's bit from Issa