Monthly Archives: October 2012

Yesterday, I got the new iPhone 5 from my local Softbank store.  My phone is the 64GB memory version.  Without a 2-year plan, the phone costs 72000 yen.  With a 2-year plan, I pay only 860 yen a month vice … Continue reading →

Back in the ’80s, when I was working as a bank teller, a customer I was helping asked me if I liked the “Pointer Sisters”(and I did), then would I like to see them in concert. Only thing, it was … Continue reading →

There is a lot to say about this man that I had known little about. He passed away when I was only 11 years old. His name was Larry Osorio, but it was originally Ladrigo. He changed it when he … Continue reading →

例年の事ですが、気温が下降しだすと、夏の間屋外に出しておいた植物を屋内に運び込まなければなりません。さして面倒な仕事ではありませんが、今年は日中２７度と高かった次の日（つまり１０月４日と５日）には霜注意報が出るといった具合で、そうなると植物の葉っぱはまだまだ繁ったままで、屋内に直行するのははばかれます。そこで、夏の間植物を並べておいた棚を車庫の真ん中に運び入れ、植物の配置もだいたい同じにしておくことにしました。車庫は南向きで内部の温度は１７度内外、ドアーの一部はガラスで陽光も差し込みます。暑すぎた夏の間には見なかった赤とピンクのジェラニュームは１週間前に開花したばかりですが、ここはひとつ車庫でがんばってもらいましょう。

When I lived in Japan I was very fortunate in that my job was all in Japanese and that I rarely had to speak English. One of my wife’s friends worked as a professional translator and occasionally I would help … Continue reading →

Last Sunday I went to Kaneohe and attended the air show. The star performers were of course the Blue Angels. The Blue Angels are a Navy flying demonstration team and they were amazing. It is hard to believe that the … Continue reading →