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At first I didn't quite know what I would do with the book, other than read it over and over again. My distrust of history then was still strong, and I wanted to concentrate on the story for its own sake, rather than on the manuscript's scientific, cultural, anthropological, or 'historical' value. I was drawn to the author himself.

— Orhan Pamuk


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READIN started out as a place for me to keep track of what I am reading, and to learn (slowly, slowly) how to design a web site.

There has been some mission drift here and there, but in general that's still what it is. Some of the main things I write about here are reading books, listening to (and playing) music, and watching the movies. Also I write about the work I do with my hands and with my head; and of course about bringing up Sylvia.

The site is a bit of a work in progress. New features will come on-line now and then; and you will occasionally get error messages in place of the blog, for the forseeable future. Cut me some slack, I'm just doing it for fun! And if you see an error message you think I should know about, please drop me a line. READIN source code is PHP and CSS, and available on request, in case you want to see how it works.

See my reading list for what I'm interested in this year.

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🦋 Tattoo'd

photo by Anton Kusters

I’m in the front seat, riding with Soichiro in his car on his way to Shinjuku. “One cuts off one’s finger to make a point”, Soichiro explains while driving. “Usually to show the sincerity of an apology after doing something wrong.”

“You cut off a single digit of your own finger in a ceremonial way, while facing your boss, and then you present the severed finger on a folded napkin to him. It reinforces the power of your apology. It shows that you’re serious about what you’re saying.”

Somehow, i don’t feel like questioning that.

The BBC's Today in Pictures feature shows some of the exquisite tattoos worn by members of the Yakuza. (Thanks for the link, AWB!)

posted morning of Monday, September 5th, 2011
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➪ At Political Animal, Steve Benen reflects on shifting cultural perceptions of labor on this labor day. He looks back to Abraham Lincoln's declaration 150 years ago that "Labor is prior to and independent of capital," and wonders for how much longer America will celebrate the hands and backs which build her up and keep her whole.
➪ Keith Houston's latest post at Shady Characters takes him into new territory: today he is examining the history of a mark (or group of marks) that never gained mainstream acceptance, punctuation for indicating irony.
➪ At Eat the Sun, Bugs Dodger tells a story about shit, money, and the American way. (Thanks for the link, Dave!)
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