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Miscellaneous Stuff

2009 – the year that was

Despite my intentions, I categorically failed to update this blog in 2009. So I thought I’d give a quick list of some of the memorable moments of the year. I’m sure I’ll forget lots, this is just what comes to … Continue reading

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Tokyo Marathon 2009 Photos

No, I didn’t run it, just took some photos.

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Feel the cow love

I saw many other people enjoying the cow-parade, so I thought I’d share a few candid photos I took. Kids A woman photographing cow 30 A family looking at a wall-sized map of the cows And here are some of … Continue reading

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The Cow Shop!

During the cow parade there was a temporary “shop” in the the Marunouchi building. They were selling model cows, of various designs from previous cow parades. They even had plain “paint-your-own” cows for those frustrated artists among us. Cows for … Continue reading

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The search is complete!

January 31st, 2009: It’s finally time to post the remainder of my search. I’ve faked the post dates to match when they were found. Today I finally found the remaining cows. The final 3 “mini-moos” were spread through the upper … Continue reading

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