Author Archives: spikekalashnikov

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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Flow My Tears,The Policeman Said

Posted on November 3, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

So all of this is pretty repetitive  but I’m going to do it anyway. This blog and “Unemployed But Comfortably Off” is a good archive of what I have done over the last 3 years and some. I probably read … Continue reading →

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Think I’ll Pack It In and Buy a Pickup

Posted on October 28, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

So this will be a kind of rambling narrative on events over the weekend that were not directly connected with how I earn my salary. I went birdwatchingphotoing with Itamar who is here from Weizmann. He was packing a 600mm … Continue reading →

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Madeleine

Posted on October 22, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

Japan is a country where you take your shoes off a lot – at the dentist, in many restaurants, certainly upon entering a home, yours or someone else’s. If you take off your shoes then usually you put them back … Continue reading →

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Cicero

Posted on October 20, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I highly recommend Robert Harris’ novels on the life of Cicero. I am listening to one at the moment as I record the events of this day. Mainly birds I’m afraid. There are no less than 5 different species of … Continue reading →

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