OK I thought the cameras along express ways were police cameras, but they are not actually. They are traffic live view cameras installed by Santa Clara Co. roads.santaclaracounty.gov/roads-and-tr...

"San José is rolling out four red-light cameras at some of its most dangerous intersections, part of a yearlong traffic safety pilot program" www.kqed.org/news/1205828...

The Blinking White Guy is an avid cyclist www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

There’s always one who wants to be different

Looks like many homeowners got property tax notices with steep hikes this year

"Hanako" is typically used as a female placeholder name in Japan, so it’s rare to encounter it as someone’s real name. It's interesting how this sometimes happens with descendants of Japanese families abroad www.imdb.com/name/nm10180...

I am guessing I'll be going there soon www.kqed.org/arts/1398193...

TIL: National Dashi Day (10/15) This seems quite new, possibly promoted by Kayanoya since last year. I imagine they could not name it as "Umami Day" as Ajinomoto already declared it in Japan usa.kayanoya.com/pages/nation...

Morning

Little known fact www.jalopnik.com/1979625/why-...

My blood turned into anime movie

Somehow I cannot look away

「古代ローマを題材にした「テルマエ・ロマエ」の原画も展示され、作者のヤマザキマリさんが開幕を記念したトークイベントに登場。取材に「（日本の）漫画が欧米でとても人気があり、受け入れられていることを日本人に知ってほしい」と語った。」 OK, I didn’t realize the artist being interviewed in the ABC's clip was a well-known figure. www.sankei.com/article/2025...

Ok this is an authentic Korean dish (but Chinese)

The water meter is perfectly still ✌️

Found this at Costco. Feels nostalgic as it is just like チーズ蒸しパン in the 90s, though it’s a Korean product

Replaced the faulty valve 🤞

Covid ✅ Flu ✅ Thanks to California for making protection available to all adults who want it.

Rye

So the term "manga" is commonly used in the US abc7news.com/post/north-a...

The name "Fujiwhara" caught my eye. Interesting spelling but definitely a Japanese name "藤原" www.cbsnews.com/news/humbert...

The project has garnered more than 10,000 submissions from concerned visitors.

It's interesting that while "paper tiger" originates from China, the Japanese expression 「張り子の虎」 (literally "papier-mâché tiger") carries the exact same meaning

TIL: There isn't a single "Irish accent." Words like "stuck" sound completely different across dialects

Emerging mushrooms after the rain

Lightning strikes!

Chestnut rice. An autumn delicacy

A spider just landed here from the sky

OK, I’d probably be laughed at, since I only knew it as “アセトアミノフェン,” which sounds completely different in Japanese www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

C10

RIP. Father of Miata (aka Eunos Roadster) www.jalopnik.com/1975663/tom-...

I had no idea "Yubikiri" was a common kids’ practice in the U.S. too, as “pinky swear”

The Baker Next Door - RWC

Tuna flakes. The Japanese kind is quite different

I can easily imagine them introducing a "Platinum Card" Visa later at a much higher price than $1 million

PITA showed up in my inbox. Thought it was a glitch, but turns out it’s real. Guess I should thank the brand-new smart meter

My son’s homemade Matcha Rice Krispies Treats

Skipjack tuna ≠ Bonito I guess all the confusion comes from the term “bonito flakes”

Don't fall for the trap: "It’s really that simple"

🙂 www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/18/s...

Ok, this is my third pair of AirPods, and using them while spinning on the rollers seems to wear them out much faster

Installed iOS 26

TIL: "Henry’s Hi-Life, which used to be a boarding house for Italian immigrants in the early 1900s" sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-lit...

Traffic report: Quimby Rd. is blocked by cows😂

1,000 coffee filters used over 3+ years. That’s about one brew per day, which sounds about right. flic.kr/p/2ncSmoV

Shouldn’t this map point to somewhere in Palo Alto? 🙂 BTW, it brings back a fond memory of when I drove along A1A in Fort Lauderdale, FL sf.eater.com/maps/best-re...

Cat today

"The sandwiches are made with the fluffy Japanese “milk bread,” and a team in Texas worked with Japanese suppliers to learn how to produce it in the United States. Milk bread and Japanese mayonnaise give the egg sandwiches “the heavenly pillow thing,” Mr. Dacus said."

For a Japanese native, it’s always tricky to distinguish between “B” and “V,” though in this case it doesn’t really change the meaning 🙂 Anyway, “Ballhalla” is definitely a cheeky play on “Valhalla” 😄