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Magic Monday – Making it up as you go
Whole Cloth In this useful but mind-bending spell, a magician reaches forward in time and plucks from their own hands an object. Its existence is maintained for a while through sheer force of will until finally it disappears, stolen by … Continue reading
Who knows enough? I know enough!
Yes, the post title is an obscure Passover joke; thanks for asking! 足るを知る者は富む (Taru wo shiru mono wa tomu; “Who knows ‘enough’ is wealthy.”) Definition: Even a shoestring budget is wealth if it’s enough. People whose needs are met and … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Kotowaza
Tagged 足るを知る、富む, happy with one's lot, Laozi, money isn't everything, who knows enough
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From hand (and foot) to mouth
Monday: I have lunch with my wife and then walk across campus to the Hillel building. There’s a quiet room there where I can study, get drinks and sometimes snacks, and even go chat with someone for a while if … Continue reading
Same difference, amirite?
…or perhaps different similarities…. 大同小異 dai.dou.shou.i Literally: big – same – small – different Alternately: Generally similar. The similarities between things outweigh their differences. Although the things being compared may differ in a number of details, the broad strokes are … Continue reading
Magic Monday – I cast thee away
Untether Aspect In contrast to borrowing aspects, which almost never overwhelms their user, untethering aspects of oneself can present significant danger. The caster creates a representation of the aspect of themselves – a skill, ability, or quality – that they … Continue reading
Refusing to bite the hand that feeds you bait
その手は桑名の焼き蛤 (Sono te wa Kuwana no yaki-hamaguri; “That trick won’t work!”) Definition: This one is a pun! It has a serious meaning, saying that someone’s strategy or trickery (often verbal) isn’t going to succeed (usually against the speaker). But where … Continue reading
Random poem!
Delirium’s Lemonade Hat-Song I am the aardvark who empties his glass, then goes for the bottle; he wants to get smashed. I am the guitar that’s missing a fret that you tried once to play for the sake of a … Continue reading
Toddler Cognitive Development: Mirror Test
I read somewhere a while ago that some people did an experiment where they painted a spot on an elephant and showed it a mirror, and in response the elephant reached around with its trunk to touch, not the mirror, … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction
Tagged cognitive development, elephant, mirror, self-awareness, the kid
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創意工夫 sou.i.ku.fuu Literally: start – idea – construct – man Alternately: Creativity and skill in formulating and realizing a new idea. 創意 is “new idea,” and 工夫 means (coming up with) a clever way to do something.
Posted in Japanese, Yojijukugo
Tagged apple phone, creativity, new ideas, skill, woman sushi, 創意, 工夫
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Magic Monday – The Borrowers
Borrow Aspect Humanity (and other intelligent species) are inherently greedy: they see birds and wish for flight; they see cats and wish for grace; they see tortoises and wish for impenetrable defense. During the golden age of the Slakiv Empire, … Continue reading
Posted in Rules, Setting, World-Building
Tagged aspect of nature, borrowers, Magic Monday
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