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Precipitation
Geology in action at home. My pyrite is precipitating iron sulfate. If I add water, I can make sulfuric acid: 2FeS2 + 7O2 + 2H2O -> 2FeSO4 + 2H2SO4 Hang on, the weather has been is ridiculously humid. Could the acid have formed formed without direct water? Gosh, my house may be polluted with acid humidity.
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Right in Front of Me
I am closing out July by organising the rest of my summer. I’ve got a lot of projects going on from now until the end of the year and they have gotten scattered. So I wrote them all down on little cards and put them up on the wall above my desk. Now I can…
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The Ten Year Old Tea
I found this in the fridge today. Actually, I knew it was there. I’ve known it was in the fridge for quite a while because it is our last bottle of the tea Tod loved one summer. Its expiration date is 2003-11-02. It is a decade old! Tod’s been saving the tea, so I never…
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Nengajo time
Pretty colors, inappropriate tool, and lots of imperfection. My kind of art! This afternoon I am indulging in one of my favorite holiday preparations, creating our holiday cards. This year’s nengajo project is especially delightful because I am returning to what I consider my artistic roots – printmaking. I love creating multiples. The multistep process of creating a…
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Rate Hike & Possible Reductions
Electricity in Tokyo got more expensive starting this month. TEPCO requested, and the government approved, an increase in rates of 8.46% for residential consumers effective September 1. “We deeply apologize to our customers for the heavy burden,” they wrote in their communique. Rates are charged in blocks – the first 120kWh is now 18.89 yen/kW;…
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Towelkets
Allow me to introduce you to one of my summer necessities, the towelket. I cannot imagine this season without these lightweight cotton terry blankets. They are perfect for sleeping on and under in the sticky Tokyo heat. I splashed out and bought new ones yesterday and realised I’ve never seen them outside Japan. Japan has…
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Welcome Twenty Eleven!
Wishing you a happy new year.
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Long Service
Congratulations to Tod
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Christmas Tree, 2009 – hardcover edition
This year’s handcrafted tree.
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Go Bag
A necessary thing in a quake zone.
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