Matsumae argues that since historical materialism is based on Newtonian science, modern science renders Marxism redundant. Relativity, probability and uncertainty have replaced nineteenth century determinism. Were he alive today, Marx would have accepted the change and adapted his system to accommodate it. Matsumae shows how Western science suffered under the [Read more…]
“The Lawless Roads” are neither! Nowhere is any lawlessness perpetrated against the protagonist, nor does he describe anything akin to a road; it is all potholes at best. He navigates his “lawless” journey via boat, airplane, or donkey. Greene observes: “Like the characters in Chekhov they have no reserves – [Read more…]
Mrs H had a day off work today so we decided to hop onto the bullet train and head for the provincial city of Fukuyama to see the Perugino exhibition at the Fukuyama Museum of Art. The first thing you see when you alight from the train and stop to [Read more…]
David was joined by Ray at Kemby’s for some preliminary tuck, and double rations of beer as it was Happy Hour. Noda’s Golfing Holiday…Ray expatiated over the beer on the theme of arranging a holiday for Noda. Noda is a fanatical golfer. A few months ago Jaime was given the [Read more…]
In the first half of tonight’s game it was a battle between Noda and David for the top spot, with David securing top place in the first game, Noda taking it in the second and David taking it back in the third. Impressive as that may sound, it cannot be [Read more…]
“…thou art pleasant, gamesome, passing courteous.” I received the news from Gregg today, the bad news we have been expecting and yet hoping not to hear. Eri, the ebullient “Mahjong Queen” of the “Cock’s-eye” club departed this life in the early hours of Sunday morning. Eri was one of the [Read more…]
Six blokes and two blokes-in-training turned up at the Panorama Beer Garden on the roof of the Fukuya department store opposite Hiroshima station. As beer garden parties go this one has to be the mellowest of them all – a sign of our age perhaps. Apart from Tim who drank [Read more…]
A festive spirit prevailed tonight. Neil, one of our former colleagues in the days when we were all “dokushin kizoku” (batchelor aristocrats) at a certain English language school of ill repute, was back in town for the holiday weekend, blown in from Kyuushu by the typhoon. We had agreed to [Read more…]
Having recently expanded the realms of his empire by ravaging the regions of Dacia well beyond the limits set by his previous advance up the Grand Accumulated 3-Player Mahjong Results Table early in the spring, Emperor Traianus Davidus set out in the footsteps of the ancient poet, Bassho, on a [Read more…]
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