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David LaSpina

@dbooster

David is an Italian-American expat lost in Japan. A photographer, father, lover of haiku, and eater of natto. Here, there, and everywhere.

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David LaSpina
@dbooster Jul 27, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC

Back into the Pool

Hi 😃 Been a while, eh? How’s it going around here? After making this post, I’ll have to try to catch up. So… If any of my readers remain, I suppose you may be curious as to why I suddenly disappeare…

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David LaSpina
@dbooster Mar 3, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC

Africa in Orchestra, Jazz, and Anti-War

Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let’s go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people participate in it! Follow the tags to find a…

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David LaSpina
@dbooster Mar 2, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC

My Hive Goals for 3 March 2026

Hello all! Another week and it’s time again to do another #myhivegoals post. This also doubles as my weekly progress report for #SlothlySavers, which is a fun little group run by @slothbuzz that trie…

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David LaSpina
@dbooster Feb 26, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC

The 1974 Pilot Elite — A Pocket Pen with a Long Shadow

Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today I want to look at another small but mighty pen from Japan. Another one @livinguktaiwan. Pilot Elite pocket pen, 1974, 18k nib A while back I wrote about my Pil…

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David LaSpina
@dbooster Feb 25, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC

Your Pen, My Master

Just a quick post today. I'll write more about this later, but I have an appointment soon so I need to run. I just got this yesterday One of my students know I am a fountain pen user — well, actually…

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David LaSpina
@dbooster Feb 24, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC

Three Tunes, Three Eras: From Yacht Pop to Speakeasy Grunge

Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let’s go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people participate in it! Follow the tags to find a…

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David LaSpina
@dbooster Feb 23, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC

My Hive Goals for 24 February 2026

Hello all! Another week and it’s time again to do another #myhivegoals post, a series idea started by started by @jongolson. This also doubles as my weekly progress report for #SlothlySavers, which i…

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David LaSpina
@dbooster Feb 22, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC

Projects I like: BBHO

As we all know, Hive Engine can feel like a wasteland. A huge percentage of the tokens on it are dead or dying — created without serious tokenomics, hyped briefly, and then abandoned. But even in a w…

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David LaSpina
@dbooster Feb 21, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC

What I've Been Watching This Week

I thought today we might do another post with the YouTube videos I've watched this week. I don't really allow a lot of time for wasting on YouTube, but I do visit once or twice a week, look at what t…

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David LaSpina
@dbooster Feb 20, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC

The Shopping Cart Personality Test

Let’s talk about parking lots. If you’ve ever visited or lived in the United State, you’ll know that the parking lots are not small or quaint. They are not modest little rectangles tucked politely be…

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