Author Archives: spikekalashnikov

Not a good week er last week. Actually, like the curate’s egg, parts of it were excellent. Visit by His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino, an 800 person conference and a big moon. All this made irrelevant by a very distressing accident. … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the best day ever but today was even better. November in Okinawa is blissful. I remember that I still have the cover for the late and much lamented Dileas. As I survey my early morning flowers, I wonder … Continue reading →

It is Saturday. It is the most beautiful day ever. I go to the Octopus shop to buy an Octopus. Scallops are nonsensically cheap here.  I grate lots of cabbage. I eat it. Actually not all as it is too … Continue reading →

So what do I know about things? Clearly not much. I bet $1,000,000 that my compatriots would not vote to leave the EU. They did. I did not have $1,000,000 by the way, so I had to borrow a lot … Continue reading →

To all of you who are agonizing as to when to visit Okinawa, let me make a pitch for November. It is cooler, but still in the 20s. The sea is no longer bath-waterish but still delightful for water stuff, … Continue reading →

Hey, the university is nearly 5 years old. The official birthday is November 19 so I ask you all to raise a glass of friendship on that date. I realize that this is post US election result date and things … Continue reading →

I rush home from work in a panic. Will I get there in time?  Tonight the meat man cometh. 10 minutes after I get back, the bell rings and there is the smiling face of the meat man clasping a … Continue reading →

So I think I have mentioned that I backed into a tree with the driver side door open. This twisted the door hinges so that it would not shut.  For months I bumble along using a sail tie to stop … Continue reading →

I go to Tokyo to chew the fat with Cabinet Office. I forgot to take a photo of limo back to Haneda. I get home at 12:00

I have been ill for a remarkably long time. I have been in bed for 20 of the last 6 24 hours and frankly do not feel that much better. I go to work today but it does not work … Continue reading →