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Superman's product of the century (so far):
Our most revered President's birthday today... (And, did you know that Abe and Charles Darwin not only share the same birthday - they were born on the same day - in 1809). Interesting article in Newsweek today - pretty good punch line:
And, of course, there are more books on the way. There are now upward of 15,000 books about Lincoln, more than about any other person except Jesus (though there are more about Lincoln than about God, reckons Baker). In our lifetime Lincoln has supplanted Washington as the most revered president. Might this change in the future?
I don't see that changing. Are they making some sly Barry O reference?
I suppose that it's possible for any of us to think a certain way about a place - kind of get stuck in it. I recently realized that's what I've done relative to Tokyo and food. Because, noodle, sushi, and tempura are so ubiquitous it's easy - at least it has been for me - to think that it's all there is. Now, I love the noodle, sushi, and tempura - don't get me wrong. I just thought it'd be fun to check out some, well, really different kinds of food in Tokyo.
Here's one (and Scott, I think you'd love it):
It's a little hole-in-the-wall place near Tamaike Sanno station (Ginza Line and other subways here - central Tokyo area) - somewhat at the base of the ATT (that's not Ma-Bell) twin towers in Akasaka - I had to walk around to towers to see it - kind of up on the second level from the street.
...Continue reading "Pita the Great - Yep, that's right..."There was snow - up to a couple of feet on the ground - at the house before I left for Tokyo...
The trees kept the gazebo from getting buried.
And sometimes there's a little break in the sky and we can see the mountain. Almost makes all that digging out worth it.
You know, Bubba, on the left. Do we really face the prospect of First Lady Bubba?
(Photo courtesy of Clinton Library)
there will be snow in Tokyo.
Sounds to me like it's pretty rare - but we got a couple of inches over the weekend. It was mostly gone by Monday evening.
...Continue reading "If you come here long enough..."Nope.
Well, almost.
I wasn't really feeling well around Thanksgiving - this in 2006. I'd just completed my fifth trip (pretty sure it was my fifth in 2006 - I've got so many, many pictures from 2006 that I haven't taken the time to go through to put some up on this site) to Japan. After getting back, I just couldn't seem to shake the jet lag. Maybe I was just pushing too hard. Maybe I wasn't taking good care of myself. Maybe it was both, maybe more...
...Continue reading "So what did you?... die or something?"
