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Jet lag has its advantages. On Saturday I am wide awake at 4:00 am thus in plenty of time to get to the famous Kezar Sports Bar in time for the kick off at 7:00am. Scotland play France. I like … Continue reading →

As I get off the plane at Kansai, there is a charming Japanese lady waiting for me. She guides me through the airport, facilitates the border control procedures, leads into a special security control corridor and thence to the super-duper … Continue reading →

I go to Tokyo for a thing, which is actually a reasonably big deal. The trip is stamped with terror. We are driven in great state to the place wherein the action will take place. My biggest responsibility is to … Continue reading →

How do I love Okinawa? Let me count the ways. Today is very soft. It is gently warm and wet. There is a post party drowsiness. I look at the orchids on the deck. About 2 weeks ago when I … Continue reading →

My friend Mark, who is from Texas has the most remarkable cooking thing. It is huge, power is by butane and thorium and can cook a leg of lamb in  two shakes of a lamb’s tail. He lends it to … Continue reading →

I have a wooden chest. Not a wooden heart. Elvis Presley has a wooden heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlbu6SsjlSE I found my chest deep in the cellars of the house as what I had in France. The house had previously been the town bread … Continue reading →

Yep, that’s it; after weeks of dreary weather the Spring has arrived. Okinawa throbs. I go to buy some petunias. I buy lots of bedding plants to make my house look pretty. Each one is 45 yen. There is a … Continue reading →

For the unlearned amongst you, the Juushichigen is a 17 string Koto. One of the most enjoyable things I get to do is to guide the cultural program at the university. We do a lot of exhibitions and concerts and … Continue reading →

What a hard day. I have always wondered what it is like to have a perversion. Do you sit at the desk all day with every fiber straining to get home to put on the rubber suit, to set up … Continue reading →

So, we had a big thing at the university on Sunday. To get in the right frame of mind, I polished some silver. To celebrate the thing, we have a party at the house. The food is incredible but hardly … Continue reading →