My New Calendar

My NHL Desktop Calendar (Derian Hatcher Day)

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January 12th 2006
So one of the last purchases I made before leaving my Home and Native Land was a National Hockey League desktop calendar. You know, one of those page-a-day doolies. It’s true that there are a lot of cool page-a-day desktop calendars out there,—the word-of-the-day as well as the Far Side calendars both being appealing choices—but I figured that the NHL one was the ultra super coolest and de ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more