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So off I go to Naha  as the band is playing in yet another festival. Okinawa is alive with music and the Islanders are de rigeur at any self respecting event. Naha is the main city of Okinawa and  a … Continue reading →

Beni Imo is an amazing plant. You just jam a bit in the ground and it grows. Typhoon may come and typhoons may go but Beni Imo goes on forever. It, like the Dude, abides. You may remember me planting … Continue reading →

Sitting in a meeting today when suddenly the building starts to shake. Nobody says anything so neither do I. A bit later it starts again and this time it is really shaking, rattling and rolling. I am scared and feel … Continue reading →

“The picaresque novel (Spanish: “picaresca,” from “pícaro,” for “rogue” or “rascal“) is a popular sub-genre of prose fiction which is usually satirical and depicts, in realistic and often humorous detail, the adventures of a roguish hero of low social class who lives by his wits in a corrupt society. ” This a surprise to me as I had always … Continue reading →

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 →