It's funny to think this is now stimulating reading because I distinctly remember hating the fact that I had to keep this diary at the time. I was very absorbed in the activity of staying the hell out of my apartment for as long as I could I suppose. But because I am severely nostalgic for the count...
I can say after having completed the drive to Miyagi Minshuku, that it is way further than I thought it would be, even after I began driving in earnest and stopped making stops, but I had another stop to make before I got there and that was the detour off the main road and then off the exit road, to...
A break in my routine of writing, explained by my passing out last night the minute we got home. This in turn is explained by the fact that my parents and I traipsed (traipsed, I say) around the city all day Monday. Walked through much of Moscow’s center, and got a chance to wander through the Red...
First of all I'd like to thank Nelson and the kids for allowing me to go on this fun filled GIRLS DAY OUT with my gf's! We had a blast! Seeing the richness of the cultural diversity, the hustle and bustle of people on the streets, the energy, the wide selection of ethnic food made me miss life in...
I did a quick tour of my room and got acquainted with everything and rested a while and then set out in search of a rental phone. My host at Super Hotel, Yonashiro-san, doesn`t speak much English, but he will turn out to be the closest thing to a personal concierge I have ever known. He makes some p...
Eleven What they don't understand about birthdays and what they never tell you is that when you're eleven, you're also ten, and nine, and eight, and seven, and six, and five, and four, and three, and two, and one. And when you wake up on your eleventh birhtday you expect to feel eleven, but you...
The Everyday Witch: Integrating Your Spiritual Beliefs with Your Everyday Life - “Protect Yourself” We live in a dangerous world. There are natural disasters like floods, fire and lightning, man-made problems like crime and car accidents, and just-plain-stuff- happens like an unexpected illness...
LU: This novel makes you believe in the impossible, and then maybe not....refreshing. VU: Abu Dhabi Aims to Build First Carbon-Neutral City by Joe Palca NPR SOURCE Courtesy: Foster+Partners Rebecca Davis, NPR The future site of Masdar City is currently just an expanse of desert. Streets in Masdar...
I'm so sad about Ted Kennedy. He has a lot of detractors, but I'm not one of them. Maybe I should explain. I'm a third-generation Democrat. My grandparents had two photos, hanging shrine-like, in their dining room: FDR and JFK, so I'm decidedly left of center (way left) in my politics. How many of...
For the fresh, aspiring animation artist story is a mystery, loaded with questions. How should the panels look? How finished off and detailed must they be? And--here's one I've been asked many times, and wondered myself as a kid--how long is it supposed to take to draw each panel? It's as if there's...
This is an article in The Times yesterday that made me giggle at the truth of it. It was written by Tad Safran. For some reason it sort of describes my situation. Straight, proud, unmarried men over 30 (Spurmos) are in crisis. So many have settled down or succumbed to marriage there's no one left to...
can there be a Univeristy Educated disabled / unemoployed internet nerd/ guru.........than what is socitye responsibilty towareds him being to support him financailly ( maslow needs, ) ---------------------------- Whe/theyn trh h/w gets done just notfy has the/they home wor been done or not ? What...
So much has happened since the last time I blogged, that it would take too long to remember and write about and far too long to read. The synopsis is that the shower went really well. I am sure that I will be blamed for the tardiness of the spaghetti salad, but life can and has moved on from that....
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We have a family of five. When I plan meals many times, it will say 3-4 people would be served. Out of necessary come the best inventions or adaptations. I would always look at a recipe and wonder how I could make it stretch. See we have lived a very humble married life. Farming is feast or famine....
So I slept until 9 this morning. That was okay, but I didn't have much energy when I awoke, which is really not okay. However, I went out to mow the lawn anyway. It was way past time for that. I got out the reel mower, because I didn't feel like bothering with the electric one. At first it was doing...
Konnichiwa! It's me again! I'm back...and I'm ready to tell you all about our day in Daikanyama. Ok, so not a lot of travelers head to Daikanyama...mainly because it is not a widely known district, nor is it extremely popular like Harajyuku or Shinjyuku...but it's a great place to just relax and get...
greywolf tagged me with this one ages ago. So sorry. I completely forgot. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a...
The parental lament…”my child hates vegetables” Let’s share some tasty ideas for children. These are not recipes, rather ideas to get you thinking and into the kitchen. Because I have readers from all over the world it is simply too difficult to accurately post recipes that everyone can...
Ah, the treats you can find in ex-rental bargain bins... for just two pounds each, I managed to score heavily stickered and scuffed copies of Comic Book Villains (terribly uneven and idiotic “comedy”... but Natasha Lyonne is gorgeous throughout), Jules et Jim (the François Truffaut classic) and...
