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Is it a Fish? Is it a Bird?

Posted on January 6, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

From Moss Landing we head to Monterey to go diving in the cold Pacific Ocean. The truck is small and we all squeeze across the front cab. The water is cold and we need big thick wetsuits and hoods. Whoa, … Continue reading →

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A Place of Deep Mud or Mire

Posted on January 5, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

We borrow Topher’s truck and head south to Elkhorn Slough, which is pronounced slew as in, “As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.” We have  a boat, we have an outboard that works, … Continue reading →

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Crabs

Posted on January 4, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

So, it is crab season in San Francisco. You can get them everywhere, not just from the toilet seat. We buy a big live crab from a Chinese supermarket and eat it.   First we cook it. We boil it … Continue reading →

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Motorcycle Madness

Posted on December 29, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I am in San Francisco. Son James has a motorcycle. He lets me drive it. I ride around San Francisco on a motorcycle. I am 61 years old but nobody knows because I am wearing a full face helmet. I … Continue reading →

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Yes. This is Xmas

Posted on December 27, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I set off for California where I am to spend the festive season. Xmas day in Okinawa is grey, rainy and cold, well, er,you know 19 degrees. I am leaving my car at the airport, so that a student whose girlfriend is … Continue reading →

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Throwing Up

Posted on December 22, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

It is Winter in Okinawa. Then, too, they say, thro’ all the burthen’d Air, Long Groans are heard, shrill Sounds, and distant Sighs, That, murmur’d by the Demon of the Night, Warn the devoted Wretch of Woe, and Death! Wild … Continue reading →

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Alabama, Arkansas, I Sure Miss My Ma and Pa

Posted on December 17, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

Today was a very painful day. The morning was spent at the dentist having root canal treatment. This entails Mori sensei sticking red-hot wire into the nerves of your teeth, or something like that. He says, ” Hai!! much pain! … Continue reading →

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Voyeurism

Posted on December 15, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I like to watch. I pick up garbage from the beaches and watch shells. I wander in the undergrowth by the house looking for things to watch. I then go to watch the stinking pond. There are two super rare … Continue reading →

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Low Self Esteem

Posted on December 14, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I have been very sick of late with continuous cold and fatigue. The weather has echoed my health. Then comes the traditional yuletide abscess under tooth. Mori sensei, my best friend, utters the seasonal cries of “Pain?!” and “So desu … Continue reading →

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Gimme Eat

Posted on December 7, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

So we have a party to mark the on-moving of Yukiko, Anna and Mary, all of whom are delightful. I think I was most marked by the incredible amount of meat that was scarfed. Like in Japan you do not, … Continue reading →

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