So I’m doing some training in St. Paul, MN and I’m getting ready to turn to get to my hotel and what do I see on the lawn in front of it? A FREAKIN’ BEAR! (free registration or go to bugmenot.com to get a shared login). (I know I said I wouldn’t do any personal [...]
Daily GalleriesParent’s FarmHere are some pictures from my parent’s farm.
Daily GalleriesChicago 2004Since I enjoyed travel blogging in Japan so much, I’ve decided to revive it again for my recent trip to Chicago. Kathleen was attending a conference there, and she used some of her frequent flyer miles to wrangle me a cheap ticket to Chicago for my birthday weekend. While she was enjoying her [...]
It’s the day after JSAP 2004 and I am in somewhat of a sad mood even after being greeted by loved ones who I have deeply missed. I have had a terrific time with all of you on our trip to Japan. This was such an incredible opportunity to visit a country in such unique [...]
We had to get to the station for our 1:10 PM train so we had a little time in Kameoka before we left. We finally kept our appointment with E-chan to pick up some Japanese food and spices for the trip home and to use in our own cooking experiences. After packing our last minute [...]
Today started off a little late with a visit to the Internet cafe to send a few emails home and let everyone know when we’d be getting home. After that we headed to our favorite yakimeshi place up the road to enjoy lunch. The lady who runs the restaurant had finally come to recognize us [...]
Today we return from Tokyo back to our home base in Kameoka for a party at E-chan’s house later that evening. During the train I finally got around to sending out the postcards that I had picked up so long ago. I know these will be sent out very late but I have cool cards [...]