Monthly Archives: November 2012

Thanksgiving Pies

Posted on November 20, 2012 by vanbraman

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and the big feast awaits. Of course, sometimes you get more than one feast. Today at work we had a Thanksgiving feast in our department. When eating the Pumpkin pie I started to think of the … Continue reading →

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Rashomon

Posted on November 19, 2012 by vanbraman

Today I read Rashomon and other Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. The stories in the book are based on tales from Konjaku Monogatarishū. Each of the stories in Konjaku Monogatarishū start with the words ‘Now long ago…’ Does that sound familiar? … Continue reading →

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