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In my bulkiest days in Okinawa, I weighed 126 kilos. Today I weigh 90 kilos! I have lost 36 kilos, which is apparently the weight of a baby rhino at birth. The upshot is my trousers are all too big … Continue reading →

Where better to burst through the 200,000 miles barrier than on top of a hill on Point Reyes? The Tacoma has without any doubt been the best vehicle I have ever owned. I have had her since 20017 and apart … Continue reading →

I move back from the pastoral of Point Reyes to the mean streets of San Francisco. Actually, couldn’t be further from the truth – mean streets – I mean. The Sunday Farmers’ Market on Clement is not mean. The sun … Continue reading →

So good living in San Francisco! Two days ago I was ranging around the Mission, trying hard not to buy too much amazing exotic food by eating as much I could while I was there. Yesterday, I was here. I … Continue reading →

I have mentioned several times the excellence of Japanese healthcare whilst generally poo-pooing healthcare in San Francisco. Well, I take a lot of this back. I am now locked into the MediCal system here and it works very well. I … Continue reading →

I have a new doctor, or provider, as the terminology here will have it. The clinic is the other side of town from Fell so lots of opportunities to zoom around in Waymos. I am now well looked after. I … Continue reading →

James has a day off; we go touristing. Actually the aim is to have a nice seafood lunch. We go down to Fisherman’s Wharf. Great lunch, great views. Just near the restaurant there are lots of sea lions. Hooray!

Dear diary, sorry for the lack of entries over the last few weeks. The reason, apart from the background drone of idleness, is that not much has happened really. My horizons are much restricted by feebleness and quasi blindness. I … Continue reading →

I stumble towards the U.S. Immigration Officer. Will they send me to jail in Nicaragua? “Hey Sir, your Green Card is going to expire soon” ” I don’t think so, it’s good until May 2026.” “Nope, sorry but it’s May … Continue reading →

I head the mighty Tanto North towards the breeding grounds of the elusive Yanbaru Kuina. I stop on the way to visit Miwako san. She is a wonderful and talented person. She helped a lot with graphics work in the … Continue reading →