Category Archives: Daily Sketch

In Japan, there is a practice of interviewing famous, successful people and asking them what the most important principle that they live by is. Answers are usually such things as “persevering through hardship”, “putting other people before me”, and so … Continue reading →

「えツ、ネブラスカでも桃が採れるんですか？」 暑い日中、知人がオマハ市内に住むお姉さんの庭の桃の木から採れたと、箱にいっぱいつまった桃を届けてくれました。 米本土で桃といえばジョージアピーチと言われるように、ジョージア州その他の南部の州で採れるものとばかり思っていました。 １００度（摂氏４３度）前後の暑い日がつづく今年がたまたま桃の豊作となったのかどうかたずねましたが、お姉さんはその家に引っ越したばかりとのことで、その点は不明。 日本の水蜜桃と比べると小さくて繊維が勝ってるのは確かですが、桃は桃。それに新鮮。有り難くいただいています。

I think my cats are immune to centipede bites. There was one in my house the other day. All three of my cats stalked it, pawed at it, and even bit it. I saw the centipede retaliate but the cats … Continue reading →

I brought my bass guitar over today to play with Michiko and show her some of the stuff I’ve been working on. Michiko got out her sheet music so we could play something together. So, instead of playing bass like … Continue reading →

Recently in a conversation with Shuuzo we discovered one of the many differences between our respective languages that often makes translation difficult. I was describing some research I had done on being a foreign service officer, and was trying to … Continue reading →

青空が広がり、湿度も高くなく、爽やかな風が 吹いています。 真ん中は、ハワイ州立図書館の庭で、芝刈りをしているところ、 下は、バスの前に乗客が自転車を付けたところです。

I saw a movie a long time ago that really impressed me. It was about a Japanese man that travelled to China and had some amazing experiences. The scenes were shot in Yunnan Province which is absolutely gorgeous if you … Continue reading →

(I apologize in advance if my bluntness offends you. I’ll buy you a beer sometime.) So last week I got to talking with one of my neighbors, who had me listen to a sales pitch of his and critique him. … Continue reading →

Back in the ’60s, driving on the Old Pali road was very dangerous and scary.  Now only portions of it still exists since they made the new Lookout and Tunnels below. When strong winds or bad weather persisted, many would … Continue reading →

In Japan, when you think summer, you ostensibly think… marathon TV, right?  Who needs festivals when you have a 27-hour TV marathon and a 24-hour TV marathon to entertain you.  It’s more than Jerry Lewis could have wished for.  It’s … Continue reading →