tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303177012011-04-21T21:09:40.656-07:00Kierannoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30317701.post-38523879428017309032008-03-28T06:32:00.000-07:002008-03-28T06:35:45.842-07:00Things to do 1<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/49/GettingThere/">Preston Mill and Doocot at eastlinton</a><br />EH40 3DS<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_OMSB4F6GLII/R-z0JHc03wI/AAAAAAAAAgc/N52Xsx8I8rI/s1600-h/t150835.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_OMSB4F6GLII/R-z0JHc03wI/AAAAAAAAAgc/N52Xsx8I8rI/s400/t150835.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182785708652551938" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30317701-3852387942801730903?l=kierangaffney.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kierannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30317701.post-56962637232644218422007-01-28T23:23:00.000-08:002007-01-28T23:43:10.015-08:00"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a ‘C’, the idea must be feasible."<br />- A Yale University management professor, in response to student Fred Smith’s paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. Smith went on to found Federal Express.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30317701-5696263723264421842?l=kierangaffney.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kierannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30317701.post-80419558280761838162007-01-24T18:09:00.000-08:002008-10-13T15:43:43.372-07:00This tree in sendai outside a posh hotel has various nets arranged to catch the falling leaves (perhaps a ginko tree with smelly leaves?)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_OMSB4F6GLII/RbgSaRcThZI/AAAAAAAAAII/DwBXiv0g1AA/s1600-h/treewithnetstocatchleaves.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_OMSB4F6GLII/RbgSaRcThZI/AAAAAAAAAII/DwBXiv0g1AA/s400/treewithnetstocatchleaves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023785626899809682" /></a><br /><br />Alex Kerr claims in both his books <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Japan-Alex-Kerr/dp/0864423705">Lost Japan</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Demons-Tales-Modern-Japan/dp/0809039435">Dogs and Demons</a> that the Japanese now cut down all the branches to prevent the leaves falling on the streets and causing a 'nuisance'. This he claims is a symptom of how Japan hates nature.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30317701-8041955828076183816?l=kierangaffney.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kierannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30317701.post-6252389324148189612007-01-15T01:48:00.000-08:002007-01-15T01:49:44.043-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_OMSB4F6GLII/RatOHpe9RQI/AAAAAAAAAHk/8LaZV1WlOxQ/s1600-h/panorama1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_OMSB4F6GLII/RatOHpe9RQI/AAAAAAAAAHk/8LaZV1WlOxQ/s400/panorama1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020192102936298754" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30317701-625238932414818961?l=kierangaffney.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kierannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30317701.post-1151383650682759132006-06-26T21:44:00.000-07:002006-11-13T17:45:30.657-08:00This blog is on hold, please check <a href="http://portobelloparadiso.blogspot.com/">portobello paradiso</a> for blog about building a house in Portobello, Edinburgh. And <a href="http://seakayaking.wordpress.com/">seakayaking in japan</a> for a blog about learning well you get it...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30317701-115138365068275913?l=kierangaffney.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kierannoreply@blogger.com0