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9/11
I remember. Almost exactly two years ago my family had a REALLY BAD DAY. My Mom busted into my room early in the morning hysterically screaming about terrorists blowing up the World Trade Center. Immediately we all got up and started watching the reports roll in, showing unbelievably horrifying footage. The same thing must have … Continue reading
Little Girl Experiences Umeboshi For The First Time
Over Hill, Over Dale
Yesterday was confused. First it was really hot without any blue sky. Then the clouds blitzed in and it poured heavily. Then the sun came out and it still poured heavily. Sporadic battalions of clouds made up of light and dark divisions scrambled across the blue expanse, all the while allowing the sunlight to filter … Continue reading
Scalpel…Sponge…Spork
My chugakko kids wear these scrubs every day while serving lunch. C’mon guys, its just food! I think that hairnets and gloves suffice for everyday food service. I guess that if I had to wear surgical scrubs while putting lunch trays on my friends desks every day, I might just become obsessive about sanitizing everything … Continue reading
Summertime and the livin’s EZ
The one on the left is Ken, and on the right we have Natsuki. Ken is blasting the camera with an Ultraman energy beam, and Natsuki is ready to put the smack down on anyone who wants beef. Natchan already has a small beer belly, placing him way ahead of his peers.
Negative View
When browsing your keitai display, you usually look perpendicularly from a 90 degree angle, straight on. However, if you look from about a 15 degree angle, the screens colors will invert. Looking at an inverted picture this way will, of course, turn the colors back to normal. This reminds me of a favorite technique of … Continue reading
Monkeys Invade Obscure Mountain Village
This is 4 year old Akari-chan of Hokubu Hoikuen. The children in this part of Ubuyama can climb trees like no other children I have encountered, but only when they are really young.
A closer look at LOTR, its origins, and its unworthy legacy
When JRR Tolkien created the Middle Earth universe, he was tapping into an aincent lore of European origin, exploring the struggle between the eternal clash of good and evil. I know that, like me, Beowulf must have made a big impression on Tolkien. The worlds of Beowulf and Middle Earth have several things in common: … Continue reading
What Is A Higothai?
This is a higothai.
Geneology Development Project (Beta Version)
Recently, I have been driven to give more thought to our family’s genealogy. I have a pretty good picture of my Father’s side of the family, and have had the great privilege to meet many of them. They are almost always hospitable to the point of me feeling guilty about taking them up on it, … Continue reading