| Toady's tidbits for today / Don't skip breakfast! Start the day with some food for thought. | ||||
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Words to keep
"My poetry is like a stove in the summer or a fan in the winter. It runs against the popular tastes and has no practical use." —Matsuo Basho (quoted in Tsunoda et al., Sources of Japanese Tradition) |
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| Our world, our story The alphabet which we use in writing English originated about 3500 years ago in the ancient land of Canaan, which is now a part of Palestine. Canaanite workmen developed a system of writing that was simpler and more practical than previous systems. It was not a true alphabet, but it became the basis for the Greek alphabet about 700 years later. |
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| Toady's teaser for today / Look tomorrow! | ||||
| Q: How does tap water in Japan differ from tap water in most of Asia and many other parts of the world? | ||||
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Yesterday's teaser
Q: What Japanese war hero was so popular in the USA that towns were named after him? A: Togo Heihachiro, who led Japan's navy to victory in the Russo-Japanese War. There were railway stations that bore his name after he toured the country by train as a celebrated guest. |
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Toady's triathlon for today /
Here are three quick exercises to get you going! [Note: The exercises may not work in all browsers.] |
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