David LaSpina (@dbooster) - Proof of Brain

David LaSpina

Japan

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

about 16 hours ago

Schoolhouse Rock Still Rules Like many kids in America in the 70s and 80s, I grew up on Schoolhouse Rock — short animated musical segments that played between Saturday morning cartoons. They were colo

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Paper in my Pocket

My Hive Goals for 7 July 2025 Hello all! Another week and it’s time again to do another #myhivegoals

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3 days ago

LOLZ's Fun House

Let's Laugh a Little Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today I thought we’d do another installment of You Should Laugh More. Research has shown that laughter is good for us. It

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4 days ago

Come Here or Go Away? It’s the sort of thing that seems too small to matter — a quick flick of the wrist, an unconscious motion made dozens of times a day. But that’s the point. Because it is unconscious, because w

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5 days ago

Blockchain Poets

Great Poems For Quiet Times You may know me as the haiku guy, always posting my original haiku or translations of classical Japanese haiku, but I do enjoy other

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6 days ago

silvergoldstackers

Junk Silver in the Mist If you'll remember, a few years ago, I told my oldest son about US junk silver, telling him that quarters, dimes, and half dollars 1964 and before were 90% silver. He proceeded…

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7 days ago

What a Geisha Is and Isn’t There are few Japanese words as globally recognizable — and as widely misunderstood — as geisha.[1] A few weeks ago I wrote a brief post about why geisha wear wigs and paint their faces white. (

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8 days ago

Sitar Songs, Part 2: More Strings in Surprising Places Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let’s go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. As always, thanks to @a

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9 days ago

Paper in my Pocket

My Hive Goals for 30 June 2025 Hello all! Another week and it’s time again to do another #myhivegoals

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10 days ago

LOLZ's Fun House

Some Laughs for the Week Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today I thought we’d do another installment of You Should Laugh More . Research has shown that laughter is good for us. It has all…

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