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In my previous message I described how my Mac had committed hari kiri in sympathy with the decease of Steve Jobs. I was very sad but at the same time awed that my much beloved MAC should choose that day … Continue reading →

“Space: the final frontier” my Mac Classic would announce as it hummed into life. Its tiny black and white screen would light up and it would sit there panting with expectation, full of mischief. If waited too long flying toasters … Continue reading →

So Hitomi leaves. This is a pity as she is a lot of fun. We have a party. We have a party  – a very international affair. Here is Johnson on drinking: Johnson harangued upon the qualities of different liquors; … Continue reading →

So, once again Scotland don’t quite make it. Do I care ? No, not really. They fought valiantly. They led both Argentina and the Saxon strangers until the last few minutes and then threw it away. Both matches were replete … Continue reading →

That’s what Wordsworth thought anyway. At work, beside the water thing, there is a plastic box. It has taken me all this time to work out what it is. It is a box full of food. Kit Kats, Pot noodles, … Continue reading →

My very learned brother is a prize winning writer! Hooray I can bask in reflected glory and bore people at parties by dropping names. His book won the British Medical Association’s “Best Anaesthesia book of 2011”.    The judges wrote this: … Continue reading →

Youngest son Ben as a very small child would sneak into our bed very early in the morning, put his lips very close to my ear to whisper,”Do you like poisonous mushrooms?” Mushrooms on Okinawa are ludicrously cheap, $1 for … Continue reading →

In my dotage I often find strange prompts  remind me of my childhood. Vidi Proust Madeleine. The most recent  was a watering can. I had the choice of buying a much cheaper plastic version but I simply could not resist … Continue reading →

Last week was the Festival for the Old Folks in Japan. We all got a day off. Today I was asked to represent the University at thean event to honor the old folks of Tancha, the village in which the … Continue reading →

So some people like to eat chocolate and chocolates. I no longer have this urge but since my arrival on Okinawa another substance now plays the same role for me as chocolate plays for others. SPAM. I wrote about the … Continue reading →