Ready? Go! and Rock Wishes
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve written: “[thing] wasn’t actually invented in Japan, but arrived from China” or words to that effect. This morning we discovered another one, an ancient Asian board game that was first known as weiqi (in China), then baduk (in Korea) or and finally go (Japan). The rules seem ...
The Place Where Gods Are Born
Earlier this year we spent seven weeks in America. This was a typical conversation: “Where y’all from?” “Scotland.” “Oh I’m Scottish.” “Really? Where were you born?” “Arizona, but my great, great grandmother on my father’s side was from Elgin.” “Right.” There’s something nice about it, though, the North American obsession over tracing routes. It doesn’t ...