A MEMORY, OR HOW TO PREPARE A LOBSTER
This memory comes from a very early time in Japan and shows some of the adjustments that a gaijin (foreign devil) had to make in day to day life. This memory comes from a friend but has stuck in my…
THINKING BACK & FREEING UP AN OLD MIND
Today I will let my mind slip back thru the haze to Japan in 1983. We had arrived in Japan full of excitement and ready for a new adventure. Our work was with a company called Hitachi Zosen. They were…
WHEN IN JAPAN IT IS CRITICAL TO KEEP YOUR GUTS DRY
This story was again framed around the time of our arrival and demonstrates how worldly I had become, and how sophisticated I was, in discovering and experiencing new and exotic tastes. As I mentioned, I had arrived a couple of…
BULLSHIT VERSUS BULLETS AND FIRST ENCOUNTERS IN A NEW WORLD
It is now early 1983 and my quest for another overseas assignment was finally bearing fruit. We were now in deep negotiations with my former (Peru) employers and my current (USA) employers. The discussions centred around a Project, civil (mining,…
I AM READY FOR SCHOOL SO EXCITED, NEW CLOTHES YAA
Today is a big day! after 50 years I will return to school today. One of my thousands (read 5) subscribers, after viewing my feeble attempts, to build this blog, has enrolled me in geek school! The course I am…
WHATS NEXT A PEEK AT OUR NEXT STOP JAPAN 1983
A small preview of where our next journey takes us. After a brief stay in Edmonton, we gathered our things, packed our bags and left for Omuta, Kyushu, Japan. We left Deysi’s little sister under police protection in an apartment,…
HOLD IT NOT SO FAST WHERE DYA THINK YOU ARE GOING
One last story that I just couldn’t pass up, before I go on to our travels to Japan. Again the setting is in Toronto on January 26, 1980. It was on the occasion of our arrival from Peru. There we…
A MEMORY OF FOOD TASTES BETWEEN CULTURES 1980
I am trying to finish off my thoughts and memories of Canada and the introduction of my new family to a new country. For Deysi, this came with a complete change from the way of life that she (they) had…
I AM BACK! TODAY’S RANT ON USER ID AND PASSWORDS!
After three days of getting over my last rant, I was asked to come up with yet another set of id’s and passwords, yesterday. Well I might say this set off the volcano. I said “golly gee” and “darn” a…
SOCIETY WOULD BE THIN IF WE LIKED THE FOOD WE ATE
My opinion of the day is that we would not have weight issues if we were allowed to eat food that tasted good. I have a LOT of experience on the subject of eating, and have never really found the…
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