Monthly Archives: October 2008
What’s it worth?
Pam is getting excited about our vacation to the States. This means she is planning her eating itinerary. She doesn’t care where we go as long as she can eat a pound of bacon a day; have country ham at least once; have green beans flavored with country ham at least twice; eat Mexican food, ideally fajitas or carne asada with a tart frozen margarita (or two); throw in… Continue reading
Doughnuts and Pachinko Parlors and Maps
What’s worse than having a Frenchman design your capital city (L’Enfant – Washington, D.C.)? Having a paranoid 15th century Shogun design your capital city. If you have ever driven through DC, you know the frustration of being on a street that suddenly changes its name or appears to go away while you continue straight.
Well, that is nothing compared to Tokyo, which is built on the idea of a… Continue reading