wh5

wh5 = who, what, where, when and why. The five basic questions that are the structure of any story. Explored in "Who says what, where, when and and Why: Context in Conversation." An introduction to Sociolinguistics through Conversation Analysis. wh5 is the blogsite of the book published 2008 by Nanundo-Phoenix, Tokyo.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Rabbit Card for Year of the Horse

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Nok has a new Bangkok transit card… Maew:  A horse? Why has it got “rabbit” written underneath?  Nok : It’s the Year of the Horse. Even peop...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Drone vs Osmo Pocket 3

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Tool comparison Peter:  When you want low-level footage a small drone is unbeatable. You just float it where no hand-held camera could reach...
Friday, February 6, 2026

Zoom Flameout

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Zoom screen vanishes… Trevor:  My Zoom link just collapsed mid-sentence. Xen:  Looks like your connection blinked out for a moment. Let’s ge...
Sunday, February 1, 2026

White Rabbits taking a break

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Arriving in Snow Country, the rabbits decided to do only what needed to be done and head straight on out. So going on hiatus. Take Five? Try...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Digital Accessibility

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Making an online course accessible… Louisa : I’ve been struggling to make my materials Smiley-face compliance I like it. I even took that as...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Cat on a Windy Day

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Wind… Phoebe : Sorry, on windy days, I get a little grumpy. Feelings of being unsettled, you know? Jennifer : Absolutely. The noise, the win...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Gulls and Drones

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Tin Bird cockpit monologue:   Motion detected. Two biological interceptors. Larus. Territorial aggression. Gull 1: Here comes that tin bird ...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Flyaway Drone

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Rueful… Roderick:  How’s the ATTI mode practice shaping up? Still flying without the satellite safety net? Eddie:  It  was  going reasonably...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Harahachibu (eat until 80% full)

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Diet control Rudolf:  One month away in Tokyo and I come home lighter. One month back here and I’ve put on weight. Mari:  In Japan you eat l...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

White Rabbits for New Year (of the Horse)

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WHITE RABBIT WHITE RABBIT WHITE RABBIT First sunrise of the year. An auspicious dawning  of January 1 st.  You may very well declare that ra...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Drone Course: Go or No Go?

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Can fly a drone, knows the rules… Sam : You’ve been flying drones for years. Do you need a certificate? Antonio : I don't actually need ...
Sunday, December 21, 2025

Coleman lamp vs a USB LED Lamp

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Lighting a recalcitrant classical lamp Roger:  You’re pumping it too fast. It likes to be asked, not ordered. Richard:  I’m just trying to g...
Friday, December 19, 2025

An Air BnB Excursion

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Raising his mug… Guy:  Here’s to the driver of this trip—me.  Antonia:  Driver? You barely managed to reverse into the driveway without flat...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Estuary Sailing at Dusk

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  A once a week ritual… Leonard : Welcome aboard Wagtail, mind your footing. Daniel : Bigger than I expected.  Leonard : Not quite the Sydne...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Conversation at a Funeral

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On arriving from afar… Way back when... Patrick : I drove past our first house on Park Road. Charles : How does it look now? Patrick : Much ...
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Barry Natusch
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Still trying each day to have at least one stimulating conversation with someone, help whoever needs it, eat slowly and walk fast... and make sense of events.
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