bookofjoe

107 Reasons Why People Hoard

"One of the most moving things I've read about hoarding is a list of '107 Reasons Why,' on the Web site Understanding Hoarding, submitted by hoarders themselves, sometime writing in the third person," wrote Melinda Beck in a December 15, 2009 Wall Street Journal "Health Mailbox" column.

V.I.P. Chair

Designed by Marcel Wanders, "The V.I.P. chair is completely upholstered with a woolen, felt-like textile. The upholstery covering the legs of the chair hangs loose, like trouser legs. Thanks to the hidden wheels, when the chair moves it looks like it's floating above the ground."

24.4"W x 30.7"H x 20.9"D.

Seat height is 17.7".

$2,186.

Flow Chart for 'Not Computer People'

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What's on Earth

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What is it?

Answer here

this time tomorrow.

Star Wars Soap

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Got Ramen?

Wrote Matt Gross of the New York Times in a January 31, 2010 New York Times Travel section front page story replete with sidebar maps, photos and listings of ramen blogs and shops featured in his article,

"Over six days in late November, I submerged myself in Tokyo's ramen culture, eating roughly four bowls a day at shops both fancy and spartan, modern and ganko,

trying to suss out not just what makes a good bowl but also the intricacies of ordering and eating well.

Above all, I wanted to know why such a simple concoction — brought from China by Confucian missionaries in the 17th century — inspired so much passion and devotion among Japanese and foreigners alike, and to thereby gain some deeper understanding of Tokyo itself."

Reading the story and looking at the pictures made me nostalgic for Tokyo and the year I spent there a long, long time ago.

What is it?

Answer here this time tomorrow.