Monthly Archives: December 2015

So I wake up to a very wet and blowy Xmas day in Okinawa. Mind you it is still 20 degrees but it feels chilly. I bumble around and finally find myself at the airport. I fly to Taipei. I … Continue reading →

I go to Tokyo for lunch. I get up at 5:30; hightail it to the airport for the first flight. It is a 2.5 hours flight, which gives me a wonderful window to read a book that brother Ian recommended. … Continue reading →

Why is it that very rare birds fly into windows more than common birds? Why is it that cats catch Bullfinches, Goldfinches and Hawfinches in preference to Sparrows?   Maybe this is evolution. These birds are rare because they have … Continue reading →

I went to Tokyo last week and ate this   When I go to Tokyo I like to stay at the First Cabin Hotel at either Haneda or Narita airports. I have written about these places before but they are … Continue reading →

You will remember that I mistakenly ordered 29 kilos of mutton when Ben was here. This fills every nook and cranny of freezer space I possess and there are 4 legs of lamb in  a freezer at the university. Today, … Continue reading →

  I love to have a project and right now I have a meaty one – the thwart. Readers will remember that I went down to the woodyard to negotiate a new thwart. Anyway this is what my buddy, the … Continue reading →

Tara has been a joy and light at the University for the last umm 3 years. Unfortunately, if you see what I mean, she has submitted her thesis and will move on down the road. I mourn her passing. Tara … Continue reading →