Had to Say goodbye to Angie(the dog) and my student, Rick. He’s off to America for 3 years at an exclusive boarding school in Connecticut. Good luck, Rick. Can I have your dog? 4 days ago

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This is the first time I’ve seen whale meat in my favorite fish shop. And this isn’t for cooking, this is sashimi. It comes with a packet of grated garlic which you mix with shoyu. Slice up the raw whale and dip in the sauce. I’m not sure who buys it. Nobody I know eats it. Besides the moral issue, is the health issue. Whale is loaded with mercury. 1 month ago

Very funny. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Kq78G2nxA 2 months ago

Not bad, but I probably shouldn’t have drunk the whole thing and then 2 tall beers. 2 months ago

The good news is, I just got cast in a coffee commercial that will shoot next week. Yay me!.

The bad news is, someone just got murdered down the street and PD helos are searching overhead at this very moment. Yes, it even happens here in peaceful Japan and in very peaceful Kichijoji. 2 months ago

“Who loves ya, baby?” 3 months ago

in Santa Monica 3 months ago

Every Saturday I have an English class in Shibuya. There’s a really nice green shop near the station. Beautiful big Mex avos for a buck apiece. One of my favorite fruits, I never fail to pick up a couple or three. 3 months ago

Ravenswood Zinfandel from the Valley of the Moon, the next valley over from Napa. I’ve been to this winery a couple of times, so I know them to be good. They specialize in zins. 3 months ago

I really hope I had a good time, or this won’t have been worth it. 4 months ago

Some years after Jim Morrison died, his guitarist, Robbie Krieger, did his own album. My friend was shooting the cover and invited me to the studio. Robbie didn’t have a pick, so I pulled a quarter out of my pocket and said, “Use this.” 5 months ago

Anniversary dinner 5 months ago

Since my only experience with a similar product has been vegemite, I was anxious to give marmite a try. It has a bit of a kick to it, but I like it. I’m hooked. Thanks Emu. 6 months ago

Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best were considered to have been Beatles, but was Chas Newby? 6 months ago

My sister-in-law’s father just passed. In a country where the male life expectancy is 62, he lived to 80, an ex parliamentarian, living out his retirement in a ger outside the city walls. The family has had more than its share of heartache. Oyuna, now a parliamentarian herself, suffered through her first husband being assassinated and her brother imprisoned on false charges of murder under communist rule. Our family too, has had its share of misfortune: my brother’s first wife dying of a rare disease and my ups and downs that I don’t want to go into. Sometimes, life throws us lemons, yeah? What are you gonna do? Make lemonade! “And I’ll get a swig in hell from Gunga Din.” 7 months ago

Pacific islanders love spam. In Hawaii, they make spam sushi, which to me is an abomination. This is a spam made just for islanders. Probably has more fat. They love fat. Limited edition. Maybe I should save it and sell it on e-bay years later. 8 months ago

The AOBA Jaguars 8 months ago

This semi crash landed in front of me. I wanted to pick it up, but I knew he had at least one short flight left in him. They can’t bite, just a small sap sucking mouth. 8 months ago

“You were only waiting for this moment to be free.” 8 months ago

my feet are striped again 9 months ago

“Get your face hooks off of me, you damn dirty bug!” 9 months ago

When I saw this Meiji Period photo of a Japanese houseboy, I thought it looked so similar to this photo of Billy the Kid, shot about the same time, so combined them. It would have looked a little cooler had the houseboy been holding a sword in his left hand instead of an umbrella (“casa”, in Japanese).
“Hey, amigo, it’s rainin’ out here. Mind if I step inside?”
“Hai, Biri-san, dozo, mi casa su casa.” 9 months ago

Claimed to be Billy the Kid. Had the same long healed bullet holes in the exact same places. He told the story about how he didn’t die that night so long ago in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. (See comment) 10 months ago

The inmates behave like animals. (Only view comments if you can handle it) 10 months ago

but getting out and DOING IT are two different things. Of course, when you put it in these terms… 10 months ago

New fad: If you’re not happy with your dog being a dog, change him into another animal. A tiger and pandas. (See comments for more) 11 months ago

$1000 in change. I’ve been saving these 500 yen coins since October. Finally reached 80,000 yen. At the exchange rate of 80 yen to a dollar, that’s 1K$. But I won’t stop here. I’ll keep throwing them in the box. 11 months ago

J2 has been a cutter for over 20 years. I don’t have to go to her salon. I get a free home cut. When she cuts my hair, she always wears plastic bags on her feet. 11 months ago

I’ve seen them 2 1/2 feet long and really big around. It’s not a sweet fruit and kind of chewy, so it’s often cut into small chunks and stir fried with vegetables. I can’t remember where I shot this. I’m guessing Indonesia or Thailand. 11 months ago