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After a late night festive session of root canal fun with my friend Mori sensei on Christmas Eve, I awake on Christmas Day and prepare myself for a marathon celebration of the birth of Sweet Baby Jesus. I take my … Continue reading →

When in pairs, the left shisa traditionally has a closed mouth, the right one an open mouth. The open mouth wards off evil spirits, and the closed mouth keeps good spirits in. So Ben made a shisa, with some instruction from … Continue reading →

I don’t care if y’all want to look at this but here are some birds that I saw today.

KING LEAR You scholars of English one question I’ll ask To answer you won’t find a difficult task Of Shakespeare’s great heroes, which one would you pick To award him first prize for being totally thick Othello you know was … Continue reading →

If you go to the entry of December 14 2013 you will find this photo. Today is December 15 2014. It has become a Xmas tradition to get terrible toothache on this same day. I go to Mori sensei. He rips … Continue reading →

So today there is a general election in Japan. Frankly you would not know it. Well actually I take that back as I do not watch Japanese TV, nor listen to Japanese radio, nor read Japanese newspapers. None of my … Continue reading →

One of the greatest surprises about Japan is the bread. Before I came here, I thought that the Japanese did not eat bread, but rice, baby whales and dolphins. Now, after 4 years I have no doubt that the best … Continue reading →

So over the last few months I have been conscious of a low-level ringing in my ears. Apparently the medical term for this is Tinea Cruris. Yesterday, I go to see an ear doctor . It is, as usual, the … Continue reading →

It is late November on Okinawa. It is Saturday and it is a very soft day. There is no wind. There is a gentle drizzle. The sea is motionless and a feeling of calm abides. I have been entrusted with … Continue reading →

So poor Buster,  a cat of  infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; I  have borne him on my back a thousand times, has gone to the happy hunting grounds. He lived in London with Ian and Ann. Well,  I now have a … Continue reading →