I bought a new iPhone case, which of course is from China. Every one of these companies always seems to think we are in a relationship.
Yes, it's another quality product from OPXYL! Anyone asks, I'll be having a Wonderful Journey with OPXYL! It’s just a phone case, guys. We are not going to be friends for life. And this shouldn't be a panda. I want a bucktoothed beaver with a red-white-and-blue cape, thank you.
As their website says:
OPXYL was founded in 2016, we havebeen focusing on providing simple andpractical digital accessory products forbusinesses, and countless users havefallen in love with our products.
The lack of spaces is in the original.
It's actually Chengdu Guangda Network Technology Co., and according to their website, the company email is "support@example.com."
Nor do I need you to provide bromides about life:
Locations in my office, as TV shows / movies.
Mr. Ed
Severance:
Star Wars:
As long as we're doing misc downtown photos: you might recall that two weeks ago I asked Colt Lugar about the function of the vents on the side of the building.
These are the vents.
They look like big flatheaded worms who heard a sound and turned in unison to investigate.
I also mentioned the cabinet in the 333 building, remember? Empty spaces I thought would be filled with something. Well:
Hmm. A bunch of Japanese stuff.
Middle, on the right: a Daruma doll. The book on the upper-right: not about Mono, but Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk. Bottom right: Hagoita paddles for a shuttlecock game. The books have names like "Sushi," "Bonsai," and "Tea," which seems a bit on the nose.
Bottom left, dessert: "Kagami mochi is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration consisting of two round mochi (rice cakes), one smaller than the other, topped with a citrus fruit, usually a daidai. The mochi are often placed on a wooden stand called a sanpo."
In the middle:
Let's run the translator on those words.
Not sure that's accurate.
I ran into the Building Boss, and asked why, and whether it would be a rotating exhibit. It will not rotate. It's this from now on. There's nothing else in the area that's Japanese, at all. What's up?
The Sumitomo Group traces its roots to a bookshop in Kyoto founded circa 1615 by Masatomo Sumitomo, a former Buddhist monk. Even today, management of the group is guided by his "Founder's Precepts", written in the 17th century.
About the founder:
He was an 8th generation descendant of Sumitomo Tadashige, said to be 22nd generation descendant of Taira no Takamochi from Kanmu Heishi clan who was a grandson of 50th Emperor of Japan, Emperor Kanmu.
Kanmu reigned from 781 to 806, so we’re going back a ways.
Anyway, that's what's up with that.
Went outside after a recent snowfall. Birch went out the front door as well - but we were at the old house back on Girard. He started digging around on the front yard for a bone; I saw an immense bone like something you'd find from dinosaur, picked it up put it inside.
Across the street was a brand new swimming pool playground child's set on the boulevard and it hadn't been there before. Now it was there, and I said to please don't tell me that's always been there. Car pulled up and two people were talking about some nefarious event, which it apparently recently affected the neighborhood.
Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods. They hit it big! But not with this one.
It was "Billy, Don't Be a Hero" that marked their highest point.
Bo was the keyboard player. The vocalist was Mike Gibbons, who shuffled off the stage in 2016. Their wikipedia page says the band was formed in 1965, and is still active. But the official website is a dead domain.
That will do for the week - hope you enjoyed your visits! New column at 11 AM or so.
