tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post961554908074800222..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: The Versatile Blogger AwardThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-84348711932003828152012-03-22T06:20:56.426-04:002012-03-22T06:20:56.426-04:00Thanks for the recommendation. Great photos. I a...Thanks for the recommendation. Great photos. I am now following.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-88277881101059662952012-03-21T23:25:19.092-04:002012-03-21T23:25:19.092-04:00It appears the Versatile Blogger Award is kind of ...It appears the Versatile Blogger Award is kind of a big deal to some bloggers, or so I've learned over the last few days. I guess I didn't really know, before. So thanks again for bestowing it on AB.<br /><br />There's a worthy blog I would recommend to you. It occurred to me as I visited it, today. I believe you would really appreciate it: http://through-the-sapphire-sky.blogspot.com/ . Check it out if you find a chance.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-90857409265158235982012-03-18T20:26:49.739-04:002012-03-18T20:26:49.739-04:00My brother is a cargo pilot and the stories which ...My brother is a cargo pilot and the stories which have awed me the most are his tales of 'smart buildings.'<br /><br />I love this book: http://www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Certain-Style-Kyoichi-Tsuzuki/dp/0811824233/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332116476&sr=8-1 -- weirdly -- since it is mostly images of great disorder but there are a few pictures in there which really convey what I call the tiny Japanese sensibility, a capacity for capturing loads of meaning in very fine, miniaturized detail. Anyway, I mention that book because in viewing the images, I can imagine the machines for domestic use are likely quite outmoded. As you say, though, a lot can happen in fourteen years.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-30451917653180037962012-03-18T16:39:41.523-04:002012-03-18T16:39:41.523-04:00Thanks for the nomination! I really appreciate it,...Thanks for the nomination! I really appreciate it, but I already accepted an award so similar to this I think I will let this one pass. I really love chess--it is such a fun brain workout!<br /><br />Allison (<a href="http://www.alsgeekbanter.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Geek Banter</a>)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586970076965983267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-32425827500045169112012-03-18T15:28:14.111-04:002012-03-18T15:28:14.111-04:00Oh no, I got the hang of the system overtime but t...Oh no, I got the hang of the system overtime but there were plenty of anxiety producing mistakes made early on. The Japanese are actually justifiably proud of their safety record with the bullet trains - all astonishingly efficient, too. You really could set your watch by them.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-72136920096454292212012-03-18T15:21:36.662-04:002012-03-18T15:21:36.662-04:00Thank you, Armchair Squid!
Did you miss a lot of ...Thank you, Armchair Squid!<br /><br />Did you miss a lot of trains when you lived in Japan? As fast as the bullet trains travel, I would've been afraid of accidents involving trains.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-58962770291155116452012-03-18T13:25:08.694-04:002012-03-18T13:25:08.694-04:00I was in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Is yo...I was in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Is your brother a military or commercial pilot? There are loads of American bases in the area.<br /><br />Japanese technology is a funny thing. Anything in the entertainment/electronics is top-notch and definitely ahead of what we've got. On the other hand, anything connected to what's considered "women's work" is stuck in the distant past. My washing machine, for instance, was very primitive. I had to manually move my clothes to another compartment for the spin cycle. Mind you, it's been 14 years so it's possible that household appliances have caught up with everything else but I have my doubts.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-382242788318298572012-03-18T13:04:34.739-04:002012-03-18T13:04:34.739-04:00Hi, Squid. Thanks for another tag. I'm actuall...Hi, Squid. Thanks for another tag. I'm actually going to try to make the rounds on the blogs you listed, below.<br /><br />Where did you teach when you were in Japan? My brother is a pilot and he speaks with a fair amount of awe of the amount of technological advances he sees in Tokyo and other cosmopolitan areas which don't reach the states for 18 months to two years. I find that fascinating.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-24920780731684346042012-03-17T18:17:49.313-04:002012-03-17T18:17:49.313-04:00Thank you so much! I shall write about you tomorro...Thank you so much! I shall write about you tomorrow! I love the word versatile, particularly in the song Let me entertain you, from the musical Gypsy. You rock! You are THE ARMCHAIR SQUID! <br />veru best wishes, jeanJean Katherine Baldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497992193034414806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-31718526858139211722012-03-17T18:04:15.831-04:002012-03-17T18:04:15.831-04:00Thank you :) This is greatly appreciated. I will...Thank you :) This is greatly appreciated. I will take the award with pleasure and do the full honours tomorrow. Like Nikki, I enjoyed your story of how you met your wife and had a special fondness for your gnome thief tale as well :DAmanda Heitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970963185827361806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-40620793249070254232012-03-17T16:54:30.985-04:002012-03-17T16:54:30.985-04:00Thank you so much! This was a lovely surprise in m...Thank you so much! This was a lovely surprise in my long day :) I hope you don't mind I googled this award and picked another 'badge' icon thingy, since I'm not the colour green's biggest fan :) <br /><br />I like the story of how you met your wife, it's very sweet! I'm the same when it comes to wishing to be good at something without putting in the work. I'd love to learn piano but I just want to be good at it right away and play amazing songs! I don't want to have to sit and practice scales and play nursery rhymes all day! <br /><br />Thank you again :) Have a wonderful, wonderful weekend!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-86235652192918317862012-03-17T15:06:38.068-04:002012-03-17T15:06:38.068-04:00Thanks for the shoutout, Squid! I love your random...Thanks for the shoutout, Squid! I love your random info, especially hearing about you gnome thief.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com