The view while waiting in Walgreen’s aisle 8 for my ‘flu shot.
Category: Living
LEGO Claw
Designed a claw to pick up and drop a ping-pong ball. My nephews and I will use this to build an arcade game.
My Kagoshima: Kirishima Volcanic Group Practicalities
From Karakunidake. There’s nothing like a decent hike after a long series of flights. I previously posted how to get from Kagoshima Airport to a hotel on the edge of the Kirishima Volcanic Group of Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park. The hourly bus from the airport takes you to the Kirishima Iwasaki Hotel in 47 minutes. If you arrive…… Continue reading My Kagoshima: Kirishima Volcanic Group Practicalities
Old Tech
Put some old gadgets on sale on eBay. I won’t get much, but reuse is better than recycling.
You Catch ‘em We Cook ‘em
Mercifully, the nephews were more interested in catching stuffed toys than live lobsters
The End of a 500-Mile Walk
September 2010, I felt sad as Bamburgh Castle loomed in front of us. For three weeks my partner and I got up each morning, enjoyed a hearty breakfast, then walked. I wanted to walk forever, but this Northumberland castle on the North Sea marked the end of our walk. We had started down the coast at…… Continue reading The End of a 500-Mile Walk
The End of a 500-Mile Walk
Posted The End of a 500-Mile Walk.
Heavy Rain
A good day to be indoors planning October hikes.
My Mother’s “Second Breakfasts”
Honored my mother with a “second breakfast” (coffee and a scone). She enjoyed her “second breakfasts.”
Transience of Things
Cycled with a friend. The theme: our former workplaces. One office building had been replaced by a chain restaurant.