Monthly Archives: November 2013

Shaking All Over

Posted on November 30, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

One of the most pleasurable of all decisions is the decision that you really are too sick to go to work. I have much guilt about sickness engendered by my years at boarding school. Skiving off was the worst of … Continue reading →

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Seán Ó Duibhir a’ Ghleanna

Posted on November 26, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

So I have to write about this.  Ireland play New Zealand at rugby. I have always watched rugby. As soon as we had a television some time in the 60s, my Father would sit us down in front of it to … Continue reading →

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Big Red Redux

Posted on November 24, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

Poor Big Red has been much neglected over the Summer. Neglecting a bike in Okinawa is particularly cruel as moth and rust really corrupts over here er especially rust. Anyway I gave her a good curry combing and feed of … Continue reading →

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Further On Down The Road

Posted on November 23, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

So I get back to Okinawa and go to work. It is Friday and I hit a wall of exhaustion and slope off during the early afternoon. Alack, the wonderful Tsuha san is cleaning my house so I cannot go … Continue reading →

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C’est Comme Ça

Posted on November 22, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I like Montreal. We are given a tour of the city that includes a subway station and a bagel shop. Not terribly impressive you might say but the guide and everyone associated were so glowingly  proud of their city that  … Continue reading →

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All Things Counter, Original, Spare, Strange;

Posted on November 21, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

So I like it both ways. Flying on Japanese airlines, which for me tends to be ANA, you get impeccable service. The flight attendants are young, exquisite, totally attentive and smilingly demure. Flying American airlines , which for me tends … Continue reading →

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Je Ne Veux Pas T’Abandonner, Mon Bébé

Posted on November 17, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

As I go to the airport I have to stop to photograph the latest Okinawan glory. It is a waxy, purplish,vine thing that has er burst into flower like partout. It is the middle of November. I have always thought … Continue reading →

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“But Did Thee Feel the Earth Move?”

Posted on November 10, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I remember reading Hemingway and in ” For Whom The Bell Tolls” this bloke asks his er partner after an act of coitus, “Did thee feel the earth move?” I always thought this was very bloated male bollocks. By the … Continue reading →

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Japanese Schoolgirls

Posted on November 5, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I wonder if I will get a million hits with a title like that? The university organized a school science thing called SCORE! last Saturday. Loads of competitors. http://www.oist.jp/news-center/news/2013/11/5/young-women-score-high Seriously though, I mean like what is it with Japanese High … Continue reading →

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Smugglers

Posted on November 4, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I have enjoyed getting in touch with my masculine side this weekend. First driving a truck up to Kunigami and today untangling nets. On my morning beach cleaning constitutional, I come across this. Nets, rope, fishing line and maritime stuff … Continue reading →

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