I've been tagged by Sherri

1. Pick up the nearest book ( of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

 Everyday Life in Traditional Japan by Charles J. Dunn

"Their pursuits included such aesthetic exercises as flowerviewing, capping verses, distinguishing between and appreciating the odours of heated incense woods- all pursuits frowned on by those townsmen who obeyed the merchant code of parsimony- and more energetic but still highly ritualised occupations like ceremonial dancing to the court orchestra, and games such as football and polo, where the object was not to win, but to keep the game going in a graceful way.  They were also able to summon entertainers from outside, theatre groups and puppeteers, to help them pass the time that no doubt hung heavily on their hands.  They cannot have had much opportunity to commit offences, but the government had available a system of banishment by which they could be punished in necessary."

I tag The proulx brothers, sanja, liz and shinya. 

tags: silliness