Monthly Archives: July 2008
A day at the Castle
My daughter, who was actually behaving yesterday, asked for a story. So I read this to her. Hope you find it as amusing as we did. Continue reading
To write or to program – II
Some general site information and updates on site navigation. Continue reading
I speak the language, but I don’t understand – A gift from the other side
The follow-up to “I speak the language but I don’t understand” comes with tips on getting a taxi in Japan, answering your door in Japan, and what to do when you get a gift from the other side. Continue reading
Toilets and Global Warming
Japanese bathroom accoutrement: Do they cause global warming? Or are they really green? Continue reading
Fluent Plumbing
Let’s just call this “a number two.” Yes you get two for one today. I feel bad I couldn’t embed the video in the other toileting post. But while trying to find out why that was impossible I remembered this little gem, from the first year we were here. This ties in nicely with yesterday’s tale about fluency as well so it all seems to sorta work. Continue reading