I was transported. Soba noodles, Kirin beer, a restaurant where everyone, except us, was Asian. A lady from Fukuoka, a place I love and have visited many times, commended me on my hashi skills. Broth and flattery: my bronchitic cold was temporarily forgotten.
Tag: Hawaii, New Zealand 2020
Polynesian Diaspora
Rode a city bus to the Bishop Museum. Traced the Polynesian diaspora, starting in Asia, fanning out through Oceania, ending up in places as far afield as Hawaii and New Zealand.
Brief Connection
I smiled, she smiled.
De-Iced
Watched twenty graders, driving in formation, keeping the runways open at MSP during a heavy snowstorm. After a frozen boarding door was fixed, and the plane was de-iced, we were on our way to Honolulu.
Getting a Head Start on Spring
Summer, fall, and the first few weeks of winter in Minnesota are wonderful. Also wonderful are the percussive sounds of a glycol/water mixture being sprayed at our plane in the depths of winter as we start a journey towards the tropics or a Southern Hemisphere summer. The meteorological definition of winter spans three months: December,… Continue reading Getting a Head Start on Spring