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Kobe

I had one night (got there about 4 PM, check-in time) and part of one day in Kobe. Here was my cunning plan: my flight home, at least the first leg, leaves Kansai Airport in Osaka about 10 AM. That means I will have to be at the airport by 7 AM. Given my strugglesContinueContinue reading “Kobe”

Unforseen Adventures at Osaka Kansai

After an interesting day in Kobe, around 3:00 PM I decided to head for the airport. They have a bus that goes direct, it was easy to get tickets and get on. Once in the bus and traveling on the highway to Osaka KIX, I could see Osaka Bay out one side and urban areasContinueContinue reading “Unforseen Adventures at Osaka Kansai”

Kansai Cafe-The Aftermath

Ok, I need to revise my initial take on the cafe/lounge. Its charms began to pale after the first 8 hours. First of all, there was Sleep Apnea Guy—The Revenge a couple cubicles down. Bless my wife for having the perspecuity to buy me a really good pair of noise-canceling headphones. I can handle aContinueContinue reading “Kansai Cafe-The Aftermath”

Arrival: What Have I Learned?

I’m 2 hours out of Boston and anxious to get home to the little woman, and when I say little, I ain’t joking around; I think my backpack weighs more. Its a long way back from Japan, particularly after you consider the layover. Its about 7000 miles, around a quarter of the way around theContinueContinue reading “Arrival: What Have I Learned?”

Favorite Fiction-An Occasional Feature-The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

Between 1978 and 1983, I lived in New York City while I was going to graduate school. It was quite an adjustment given that I had spent 1974-1976 at what was then New College in Sarasota, Florida. I had spent my first year of college at Ohio State University, pretty much because I had to.ContinueContinue reading “Favorite Fiction-An Occasional Feature-The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe”

The Journey Begins

The true art of memory is the art of attention. Samuel Johnson Preface I’m not sure if most blogs have a preface; actually, I’m not sure that blogs are even a thing anymore. But I’ve decided to start my own. I’m not promoting or selling anything, just using it as a place for my thoughtsContinueContinue reading “The Journey Begins”

Lack of Internet Leads to a Meditation on the Nature of Chickens

Several days ago in the morning, I was sitting at my computer, and there was suddenly a loud explosion from down the street, and I could see a flash of what seemed like lightning through the shades of my window. I knew it was a transformer blowing up. It used to happen every 2 weeksContinueContinue reading “Lack of Internet Leads to a Meditation on the Nature of Chickens”