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A tale of two kanji

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2010.05.14

足 is "ashi" it means foot. 脚 is "ashi" it means leg.

That is all.

Three good things that happened today:

1. Got lots done.

2. Weather was just about perfect.

3. Sorted out my finances.

rand()m quote

In the wake of 9/11, we [in America] have made the decision as a society that we can never again create something in which we can take pride, for fear that someone will destroy it. Moreover, we must suppress any trace of individualism, lest someone have the desire to rise above the bland sameness that protects us. I have, alas, no idea how to recapture our courage.

—Anonymous post to boingboing.net, 2009