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David is an Italian-American expat lost in Japan. A photographer, father, lover of haiku, and eater of natto. Here, there, and everywhere.

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Joined September 2017
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April 20, 1987: The Day That Ruined Professional Sports Forever

Wow that is a clickbait title if I have ever heard one. But it doesn't mean that it is not true. Although maybe it would be a little less biased to call it "The...

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The 1974 Pilot Elite — A Pocket Pen with a Long Shadow

Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today I want to look at another small but mighty pen from Japan. Another one @livinguktaiwan. Pilot Elite pocket pen, 1974, 18...

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Three Tunes, Three Eras: From Yacht Pop to Speakeasy Grunge

Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let&8217;s go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people ...

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My Hive Goals for 24 February 2026

Hello all! Another week and it&8217;s time again to do another myhivegoals post, a series idea started by started by @jongolson. This also doubles as my weekly ...

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The Shopping Cart Personality Test

Let’s talk about parking lots. If you’ve ever visited or lived in the United State, you’ll know that the parking lots are not small or quaint. They are not mode...

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Maxwell’s Silver Hammer — Cheerful Murder in 4/4

Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let&8217;s go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people ...

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My Hive Goals for 17 February 2026

Hello all! Another week and it&8217;s time again to do another myhivegoals post. This also doubles as my weekly progress report for SlothlySavers, which is a fu...

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The Pub Weekly Prompt: The last pub you visited

--------------------------- This is the weekly prompt for The Pub Community on HIVE. As it doesn't exactly meet the requirements of a full post in that communit...

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The Muppets Show Returns, part the second

A week or so ago, I wrote a post about the return of the Muppet Show. For those that missed it, briefly: The Muppet Show is coming back! Or so I thought when I ...

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Covers, Community, and Controlled Chaos

Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let’s go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. ![][ttttitle] As always, thanks to @ablaze for keeping this series alive....

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My Hive Goals for 9 February 2026

Hello all! Another week and it&8217;s time again to do another myhivegoals post. This also doubles as my weekly progress report for SlothlySavers, which is a fu...

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