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Monthly Archives: March 2018
Knife Fighting
On my first visit to Japan, which was in 2001 I think, I bought a kitchen knife. This knife has brought me happiness and joy ever since. She has been my companion in the kitchen for 20 years. She is … Continue reading
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Rank and Gross
So, Monday was a very busy day. I have to go to OIST, en route, I pass what was once a wonderful vegetable garden. https://quietripple.wordpress.com/2018/01/20/torpor/ Not now. I so hope that the old lady who tended it is OK. My former … Continue reading
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My Room
I fortuitously rented an apartment in San Francisco in 2010. This was probably the best thing I ever did. It is a wonderful place. There are four bedrooms, a big kitchen, bathroom, and an outside porch that houses the washing … Continue reading
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Hard Road
James has to get back to work so we set off early for San Francisco. This time we are going to take a very difficult track up to Mengel’s Pass, then back down towards Panamint Valley, stopping off at the … Continue reading
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But Now I am Cabined, Cribbed, Confined
We go over to the cabin the next morning and the people have shipped out so it is ours. The cabin has become much more civilized since I first stayed here. https://spikekalashnikov.wordpress.com/2010/12/26/dutch-oven/ Better furniture, camp beds, lots of food, solar panel … Continue reading
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Powdering Our Noses
Gassed up, we drive down through Death Valley heading down to Sweet Water Canyon where we will head off into the Badlands. The scenery is majestic. The big crunch comes at the turn off into Sweet Water Valley, the fractured … Continue reading
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Valley Boys
So, James and I head out to Death Valley. The goal is to stay in the exceptional Geologist’s Cabin. https://spikekalashnikov.wordpress.com/2010/12/26/cabin-fever/ Tacoma loaded, we blast over to Sacramento and then take 50 over the Sierras. Up through the pines into the snow … Continue reading
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Two Countries
There is tremendous pleasure derived from living in Japan and in the USA, but this does come at a bureaucratic price. I have been in California for over a week and the mainstay of my activities is ensuring that all … Continue reading
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Gaudeamus Igitur, Juvenes Dum Sumus
Last Saturday was the first Graduation Ceremony at OIST and it capped my contribution to the university. It was a moving event for me. I came to OIST in January 2011 and there was not much here; a couple of … Continue reading
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