A double winner! Check out the plate holder – made of a special reflective material that prevents highway cameras from getting a shot of the number plate – that is,…

Unsurprisingly, a lot of the photos I took in Thailand were of food. This was a spicy salad with sliced onions, cashews, peanuts, fried chilis, green mango, tamarind, fresh lemongrass,…

I have decided that buddha photos are my amulet to protect against the CB haters. Took this one in Thailand last year.

The nicest thing I saw today.

Yesterday we went to a capoeira meet at the Budokan at Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka. We were invited by Adam’s pal from Kumamoto, Luke. We were supposed to meet other…

A tribute to the Big Hominid. Don’t strain too hard, man.

I just liked this frog. He had this attitude like, “come TRY and step on me motherfucker!” and I was all like, “No, I’m faux-Buddhist when I visit Southeast Asian…

So how do I flash, “send up a hooker, two midgets, and a video camera?” Yes, I’m at the Hard-on Hotel (that’s really how it sounds when they pronounce it).…

Our trip to Kochi was partly accidental; it started with a flat tire that I needed to replace. Kochi was the largest city around, we had thought about going earlier,…

Brought to you by the “Don’t Do Drugs Cuz It’s Cool and Cute Japanese Chicks Dig It” Foundation. Note: I finished editing photos from our trip to Kochi prefecture today,…

Just got back from a long, long day in Nagoya at the sumo tournament. It was a wonderful experience, but the long drive home through stop-and-go traffic and a lightning…