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Saturday morning after a week of turmoil and intensity; how better to spend the time than Turgenev-ish rambles through the countryside to see what the world will bring me? I hear the fierce screech of the Grey Faced Buzzard and … Continue reading →

The title of this entry comes from a poem by Robert Burns, which I have always much loved. The poets beseeches the stream – the Afton – to flow gently lest his sleeping beloved be awakened. It is so calm … Continue reading →

So ‘hats off’  to Ken Dodd a 60’s British comedian. He sang  a song called ‘Happiness’ which was a big hit at the same time as, The Beatles “Can’t Buy Me Love“ 2 April 1964 3 Peter & Gordon “A … Continue reading →

So it is the very end of October. The weather is er very good. 24 degrees, sunny, low humidity. Basically the summer was a gardening washout. Er no, that does not describe the baking sun that burns everything to a … Continue reading →

So I have a big event approaching for which I will have to wear a suit.  Those I have balloon around me satisfactorily due to weight loss. One recommends me to go to a certain store. It is packed with, … Continue reading →

Some words about horse. Intro A good week working with old friends on building THE website. Final night, you gotta eat horse. I did not know that the Japanese ate horse but Kevin did and Japan expert Michael tracks down … Continue reading →

So the Fall comes to Okinawa. Not in the religious sense but in the seasonal sense. I look at my thermometer, humidity measuring thing and to my astonishment the temperature is only 24 degrees and there is a miserable 55% … Continue reading →

So we break the ground on a new residential complex at the university. This involves a shinto ceremony that goes like this. First call gods/ spirits/deities, broonies down to us by using a shinto priest who sings. Then ask for … Continue reading →

Gentle stroll around the stalls at the Zakimi fair. Once a year street festival around the castle just behind my place -food, pottery, stuff, instruments, dancing, singing, storytelling. The weather has cooled. Remarkable how many people we bump into that … Continue reading →

So last week I was in Yokohama. Very enjoyable. Time came to leave. It is very early in the morning as we head for the airport. Cab to the bus station which looks like at 5 star hotel. We get … Continue reading →