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What’s your poison? Today
What’s your poison? Today could be your day. October 1st is Coffee Day, and it’s Sake Day, too. The national associations of these two beverages claim this day to celebrate their products. On Coffee Day I’m enjoying a steaming mug of coffee made with Doutor espresso beans. These beans make bad espresso, but good strong…
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If you are ever
If you are ever in the business of setting up a non-profit organization in Japan, here are four ways to do it: Apply to become an NPO. This is the legal, formal way of going about it. You petition the appropriate government ministry and after about a year, they give you a retiring executive who…
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Autumn brings out the
Autumn brings out the creativity in people. These men stripped off all their clothing (except for a tiny strip of loincloth), shaved their heads, painted their lithe bodies white, and danced a slow and twisting modern dance. A small band of musicians accompanied them. This is not the sort of performance art you would see…
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OK, enough of being
OK, enough of being a nabob of negativity. Here are three good things that have happened this week: The Tuesday night DigitalEve steering committee meeting was extremely productive. We mapped out our long range goals for the next five years. 1,000 members, here we come! Last night’s Women in IT panel discussion, which I moderated,…
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I’m waiting for the
I’m waiting for the third shoe to fall. You know how they say bad things always come in threes. Well, I’ve had two this week and no doubt #3 is on its way. First, my cat died. Eliot, who has lived with my parents since I moved abroad, was 16. I used to swear he…
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Tokyo Transportation SeriesDerelict Bicycles
Tokyo Transportation SeriesDerelict Bicycles tagged for removal. 2:18 pm
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I don’t often post
I don’t often post lists of links, but I’ve been enjoying the webpages of friends & family recently. Want to meet some of the people who influence me? Jennifer Kaucher. My sister and a poet. She updates her weblog daily. Team Perot Systems Japan. Three colleagues who are biking from Seoul to Osaka this week…
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My house is full
My house is full of unnecessary junk and I can’t stand seeing the clutter any longer. I hate cringing when I open up my full-to-overflowing closets. Now is the time for a big dumptruck. I’m tossing it all. I don’t care if it wastes money or if I ditch stuff that has sentimental value. It’s…
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Today is the autumnal
Today is the autumnal equinox and everyone is in a festive mood. Yesterday children pulled minature shrines through the streets. Today, we’ve got a neighborhood rummage sale going on, a kids’ bazaar. Most of the items were children’s clothing and toys but a few enterprising moms had snuck in some household goods. A woman called…
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Our neighborhood hums like
Our neighborhood hums like an air conditioner. Maybe it’s the ever-present trickle of water in the storm drains, or the distant traffic from the main road nearby, but I’ve been fooled twice in the past twelve hours. The shades in the dining room window were dancing during dinner. I heard the aircon, but the fins…
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