Today I’m going to let you in on one of my not so well kept secrets!  I LOVE BUTTER and I’m not ashamed to say it!  I don’t need an intervention I just need to figure out what I can do to fix the butter shortage in Japan.
Due to the shortage, I have been on […]

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There’s not a lot new in my world lately. I haven’t been out and about very much this week for no particular reason except that the weather hasn’t been cooperating. It’ hasn’t been too cold or too rainy, just rather overcast and with a bit of an overall haze/smog which is a […]

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….when you have Kleenex sticking out of your nose!  But that’s just how Hideo Higashikokubaru, a one-time comedian using the stage name Sonomanma Higashi, and currently the Governor of Miyazaki prefecture in southern Japan, is portrayed on this tissue box cover.

I found this product while browsing through my local mall and just couldn’t stop […]

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The other day I went into Asakusa for the day and caught these two cool cats lounging around….they were guarding the front gate of the Asakusa shrine (Saja - sama) which is ironic as off to one side of the temple there was a smaller shrine with hundreds of small white ceramic cats on […]

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…or I should say an “e-re-be-ta” apology. This one is for my Dad…
When I got into the elevator today this sign was posted. You don’t need to know how to read Japanese to figure out that on April 24th they will be working on the elevator from 10-12PM.
That’s good information to have and […]

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Pepsiman was the mascot of Pepsi in Japan in the mid 1990’s. He was a cool dude who would deliver a Pepsi to those in need of refreshment and I need him now!
I drink Pepsi, not Coke, and not Coffee - my morning jolt is delivered by an ice cold Pepsi - I know […]

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In American baseball the number 42 is revered and April 15th is a historic day because of one man, Jackie Robinson - he wore number 42 on that date back in 1947 when he was the first man of color to play for a Major League Baseball team in the United States. 2008 marks […]

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I’m currently reading A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose (Oprah’s Book Club, Selection 61) by Eckhart Tolle and it’s a very good read. I’m finding the book interesting on many different levels and thought that I would share this quote with you:
“Most people are only peripherally aware of the world that surrounds […]

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As many of you know, I got my long sought after new camera for Christmas this year. It’s a Nikon D40X and I just love it! I can’t believe the quality of images that I’m getting from the camera and thought that I would share some of them with you.
You can find a Flickr […]

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I have been asked to be a contributor to a new Japan Blogzine called 7:10 to Tokyo.   Billy West, the founder of 7:10 to Tokyo describes the publication like this:
“7:10 to Tokyo is an online magazine or blogazine, if you will. It’s contributors are bloggers who either live in Japan or have a strong […]

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