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Yesterday, I finally had cataract surgery on my right eye. I chose the Shinto option with priest and musicians. It involved a lot of chanting, incantations with the accompaniment of strident sanshin and shakahachi music. This option is a little … Continue reading →

Not much in Japan I believe. However over the last couple of years things have been changing. There are frequently young Nepalis working in the fantastic Lawson konbini just next to my apartment building. They are smiling, efficient and speak … Continue reading →

I am asked to give my opinion on the welfare of the OIST sabani boat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabani_boat There is a club at the university and the members worry that the boat is leaking excessively. I get a new Mac. This is … Continue reading →

Time to change from West to East. James and I go for a farewell lunch down on the bay. Bye bye San Francisco – thanks James for looking after me so well. My apartment in Ginowan is immaculate with new … Continue reading →

I finish my infusion treatment. I will miss my trips to hospital for blood tests and infusions. We go for an explore in the Golden Gate Park. I sell the terrifying Transylvanian armoire to the same guy who bought the … Continue reading →

“Wow, is that your coat sir? Fantastic fabric!” says one of the nurses as I lie on the hospital bed getting another infusion. “You know what it is? “Yes sir that is high quality Scottish tweed. I was an international … Continue reading →

Hooray, my new Green Card arrives! The Green Card is a residence permit, as several immigration officers have informed me during my 20 years of having one. “Mr Calder, you are spending too much time outside the United States. You … Continue reading →

I change the furniture in my room. I lash out on a very expensive leather sofa or love seat as they say around here. I throw the old love seat out on the sidewalk. I phone 311. It is a … Continue reading →

I camp for 3 days at Gold Lake. The lake is way up in the Sierras at 6,500 ft, just under the Sierra Butte mountains. The scenery, both on the drive up there and at the lake itself, is so … Continue reading →

After weeks of glorious sunny weather, Summer has come to San Francisco. It is cold, windy, foggy. I like it. It is mysterious, I hear foghorns in bed at night. It is Tuesday, I have to pick up an octopus. … Continue reading →