Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Where are they now?
Today; along with probably millions of others - I watched President Obama talk about what he's been doing so far. He explained that he has noticed slight changes in the economy as his stimulus package starts to take effect and asked the Nation to please be patient. The media then questioned him on...
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Pirates! Where do they hide the ships?
Pirates! Nope I don't mean the fellas from the Disney flicks or Disneyland, for that matter, no I'm talking about the guys hi-jacking ships off the coast of Somalia. It's getting out of control in that part of the world. I wonder why the navy ships from various countries, can't wipe these guys out....
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
My Day
Let me tell you about my day. Friday, March 20th, was a national hoilday over here in the land of rice and Honda cars. The reason for this holiday was that it is - or was - the spring equinox and the Japanese celebrate the beginning of spring. How do they celebrate? Well, many visit the graves or...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Mind Your Manners
Imagine standing in a line on a subway platform waiting for the train. You're reading a magazine story about how Obama plans to fix the economy. After a few minutes, there's an announcement that the train is entering the station and that people should move back from the edge of the platform. The...
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Monday, March 16, 2009
The Japanese Izakaya.
It was a Saturday evening and myself along with a few others, when out for dinner. The restaurant we went to is known as an Izakaya, in this country and they are a very popular style of restaurant. The izakaya is basically Japanese style serving various dishes - both western and Japanese. The layout...
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Friday, March 13, 2009
The Way You "Dress"
Nigel Armstrong was a young man, who studied hard and moved from working in the factory, at Lavender Brothers the famous candle makers, to an office position. Yes, young Nigel no longer had to wear the awful blue overalls. He was now, what this factory friends called, a "suit". Nigel's mother bought...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The Fish and the Pope.
It was a sunny, cloudless afternoon in August, when brothers Thomas, Michael and Peter left the monastery and walked the four miles down the hill pass the village toward the harbor. The people of this hamlet, greeted the three monks as they made their way through the township. Peter carried the...
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Monday, March 9, 2009
Rod Stewart in Japan.
March 9th, 2009 found legendary singer, Rod Stewart grace the stage at one of Osaka, Japan's biggest concert venues. Osaka Jo Hall. The place was packed with people of varying ages, I was surprised by the youth. The concert kicked off at 7:30 with the song, "Some guys have all the luck" a catchy...
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Friday, March 6, 2009
The Music Remembered.
Photo albums show us imagines of how we looked, where we went and who we knew, in past times. Old newspapers reminded us of events that happened in past years and meeting with old friends unlocks the joyous memories we thought we had forgotten. But it is music that takes us into the past with such...
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
The Lone Ranger.
"Hi-yo Silver!" The masked man would yell, hauling back on the reins of his white steed, Silver. The horse would rear-up on its hind legs and the people of the town would be in awe. The masked man, would ease back on the reins, horse and rider would then gallop off into the sunset. His Indian...
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