The We are Friends Project

Occasional visitors here may not know that my sister Julie is writing a great blog, loosely based around her experiences of learning Japanese and expanding out from there to other things about Japanese culture and life in general. Today she has put up a post about yet another thing I knew nothing about, namely two young Japanese guys filming their attempt at making friends from every country in the world. Their efforts are very charming and funny, but why not  head on over to Julie Learns Japanese and learn more about them?

Santa Cruz Bridge Mosaics

I don't actually if any local Santa Cruzans read this blog, or really, if anyone does, but this is a cool local project going on right now, and the video gives a good sense of the town for those who don't know it.

Benton Harbor

I believe this clip speaks for itself.

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It's never too early to be a rocker

I Have a Dream-- Mike check

It's almost over, but happy MLK day, everyone.

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Stairwell duet

My ukelele loving sister passed this one along to me:

Arab Spring

Thanks to the Very Short List site, I was clued in to the very beautiful portraits that Spanish photographer Miguel Ángel Sánchez  shot in Cairo during Arab spring and I thought I would pass the favor on to you.