As the floor plan shows, the lower levels of big Japanese resort hotels have something for everyone. Last week, in Kirishima, Kyushu, Japan, I walked through the hotel’s amusement area dressed in a yukata, clutching a towel, heading for the stairs to the outdoors hot springs. People were laughing and joking and drinking. Their…… Continue reading Channeling Eva Gabor in Kirishima
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Channeling Eva Gabor
Posted Channeling Eva Gabor. Karaoke and worse.
Long Trip, Light Backpack
7 Ways Twitter Helps My Writing
I use Twitter as a microblogging tool.Because I use photographs, Twitter limits my posts to 118 characters. In that small space I can tell a story about my day.You can see the results in the sidebar to the right of this post. If you are reading this on your phone, my Twitter stream is here.A…… Continue reading 7 Ways Twitter Helps My Writing
7 Ways Twitter Helps my Writing
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Phase 3 Writing
All my life I’ve allowed my audience to constrain my writing.Writing was a product for teachers, academics, engineers, customers, and decision-makers. I succeeded if I satisfied my consumers.The cage door is now open and I am free to step outside. In Life, Phase 3, life untethered from work, I get to write for myself.I get…… Continue reading Phase 3 Writing
Independent Scots
She stands resolutely in front of her home in the “mucky wee port” of Port Glasgow, Scotland. My Aunt Madge, helmet and gas mask at the ready, standing against the Nazi threat. The threat was real. Bombs rained down on the nearby shipyards, and on British, American, and Free French bases. My mother and aunt…… Continue reading Independent Scots
Aspirations
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A Cold Beer in Passchendaele
World War 1 erupted 100 years ago. About 50 years ago, I decided WW1 was a travesty. I remember my father’s sadness and my mother’s rage when I announced my (paternal) grandfather died at Passchendaele for nothing. Teenagers are not known for tact, and I am not proud of that outburst. Man of the House…… Continue reading A Cold Beer in Passchendaele
A Day to Forget
OK I admit it: I got tired of figuring out this place all on my own, so I signed up for a “Landmarks and Viewpoints” tour for foreign visitors. This was a day to forget.At exactly the appointed time the bus rolled up to my Okoyama (Honshu) $26 a night capsule hotel (Hotel River Side).…… Continue reading A Day to Forget