William I found a meteorite. Seriously: It is a meteorite. What should I do with it?
2022-02-05 16:47 JST 2022 William I found a meteorite. Seriously: It is a meteorite. What should I do with it? ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 18 · Comments: 10 · Shares: 0 ← 2022-02-05 13:50 JST 2022-02-06 00:08 JST → Around this time … 2022-02-08 20:30 JSTKirk here with a clam scam update. When I posted about this issue earlier, I wrote that "this was all a well-known secret until TBS quite publicly spilled the beans":https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/6817247441681963(If you missed it, this post contains a link to the original expose video [in Japanese] that lit the fuse of the current controversy.)This article is confirmation of the "well-known secret" aspect of the current scandal. Many years ago I read a book by a guy named Karel van Wolferen called "The Enigma of Japanese Power." One of the things he wrote was that people in the media are often well aware of issues that are not being reported but, for whatever reason, they agree not to report about these matters to the general public. Then, when some event or some brave media outlet brings some such matter to the attention of the public, a media frenzy ensues where everyone reports on it as though they are learning about it for the first time. In this sense, I'm interested in this issue as much for what it says about the media (and, or course, government) in Japan as for what it teaches us about food safety and the environment.Kumamoto fishermen knew of fake 'Japanese clam' imports for decades - The Mainichi 2022-02-07 12:52 JSTWilliam When Kato Kiyomasa was summoned from his native Aichi prefecture to become Lord of Kumamoto, he took umbrage at its kanji - 隈本 - which literally means "foot of the hinterlands," so rewrote it with a homonym, 熊本, which means "origin of bears," despite the fact that no bears live in Kumamoto. But at least that gave rise to Kumamon.A reference of relative bear sizes, none of which live in Kumamoto: 2022-02-07 00:43 JSTWilliam Pyroclastic flow (火砕流-かさいりゅう) is something you don't want to notice, because if you notice it, you'll likely be soon dead. Think about the charcoal from your barbecue spreading over a few hundred kilometers. I'm not saying it's gonna happen soon, but I'm not saying that it's not, either. But when it does, there's really nothing you can do. Just ask the people from Pompei. 2022-02-06 14:56 JSTWilliam It's February, the saddest month of the year but, on the bright side, is also the shortest. Of botanical note in this blighted month is the tsubaki (camellia, or 椿 or 山茶花 or 玉椿 - tsubaki, or sazanka - the central one: "mountain tea flower," is nice - yes: the leaves infused in water are drinkable). Their splayed flowers give access to birds to drink their nectar, necessary as bees hibernate during this time, so pollenization is an issue. The "Higo tsubaki" is world-recognized as a particular strain. A garden just below Ninomaru Park at the castle is devoted to the plant. Now is the time to visit. https://castle.kumamoto-guide.jp/galleries/detail/789https://flower-k.at.webry.info/200701/article_19.html 2022-02-06 00:08 JSTWilliam As Jay Onyskin has done, do. 2022-02-05 16:47 JSTWilliam I found a meteorite. Seriously: It is a meteorite. … (this post) 2022-02-05 13:50 JSTCarlton. Today marks the acceptance for the 3rd tranche of reservations for Covid booster shots in Kumamoto. Those eligible will be age 65 or older who received their 2nd shots before July 21, 2021 or those under 65 who got their 2nd jabs up to and including June 27, '21. If you have not received a "ticket" or voucher from the government authorizing you to get a shot you are out of luck to the best of my knowledge. I was part of the 2nd group and, after going on-line at the vaccination website last week, made a reservation and received my shot 4 days ago. It was a Pfizer dose, equal in volume to the first 2 shots, and I have had no side effects to date apart from the temporary sore shoulder where I was stabbed by the needle.The clinic I went to was entirely unbusy and probably only doled out about a dozen shots for that day. That seems to be the case for all the small clinics and hospitals involved in this project. Kumamoto continues its steady and measured pace of distribution.I heard that there may be a or a few mass vaccination sites with Moderna medication opening from February 14 in order to speed up the process. I hope so since I imagine many people are getting rather impatient. 2022-02-04 23:26 JSTWilliam How the Kumamoto Clamshell Scam unfolds is interesting to observe. As suspected, clams originating in other Asian countries are temporarily planted in Ariake sea and when harvested are then claimed to originate from that area.As a Californian, I can understand the dilemma. California makes excellent sparkling wine that cannot be termed "Champagne" is it is not from the Champagne region of France; thus, it is termed "sparkling wine" or "cava" though it is really the same thing (and saves you money!) So the question is: when is a clam from Ariake termed to be actually from Ariake, and how much is that distinguishment worth? (The graph regarding who flows what to whom reminds me of the meth flow from my home state - just a reminder that it could be quite worse.)https://kumanichi.com/articles/549507 2022-02-04 20:16 JSTWilliam A magical point arises when the westward setting sun alights the westward facing windows with majestic goldenness. Our friend Kubota-san has provided us with such an image (but you really had to be there!) 2022-02-04 18:37 JSTWilliam A "gomaki" (護摩木) is not something you're likely to confront in everyday life: it's that little stick upon which Shinto priests inscribe prayers and promptly burn in the belief that said prayer will take the express elevator to heaven (but at least you don't have to swallow it, as Catholics must do with the offering). Aso Shrine in Ichinomiyamachi yesterday conducted this festival. Questions of belief are irrelevant here. What is is the tradition of ancestors and subsequent respect.https://kumanichi.com/articles/549326 2022-02-04 16:19 JSTFiona here with a recommendation for a really good pizza place in Kikuyo. Horikawa Pizza serves authentic Italian pizza (the chef trained in Naples) and offers indoor and outdoor seating as well as takeaway service. It's open for lunch (11am to 3pm) and dinner (6pm to 9pm), closed on Tuesdays. There's ample parking and it's also close to Sanrigi station.https://horikawapizza.com/
