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The Kappa In Japanese Folklore

  • Kappas are legendary creatures that inhabit the rivers and waterways of Japan. They have beaked noses, shells on their back and a depression on their heads that holds water. Kappa are mischievous troublemakers. Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos, to the more troublesome such as drowning swimmers and eating children. They feed on their victims by sucking their liver though their anus. They love cucumbers and if you write your name on a cucumber and throw it in the river, the kappa may be appeased by your gift and allow you to swim in peace.

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January 08, 2010

Snow Dogs

Miranda and I have started volunteering Thursday mornings as well at the Cleveland APL (we've already been doing Monday mornings). I really love doing this, it was supposed to be something for Miranda to be around dogs and I think I might be having more fun than she is. I'm really proud at what a great job she's been doing getting up early in the morning and venturing out into the cold, snowy weather--although often we see kids walking to school as we are heading out and realize this is how most of the world conducts their daily lives while we have the luxury of lying in our warm beds, haha.

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