Splendid Journey Ahoy!
Seems Dave and Ryoko are bound on a splendid journey. デイブと良子は素晴らしい旅に出かけているようです。 Arriving June 2020 2020年6月に到着
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Personal Musings
Christmas flashback variety pack with young Olsonboys, 1970-80, Guildford and Whalley
In preparing to enjoy Christmas 2019, i raided the archive of scanned slides which dear Mother diligently created (fortunately before
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Personal Musings
Annotations re: Star Wars IX and personal historical notes
A few remarks regarding Star Wars IX “The Rise of Skywalker“ #NoSpoilers Empathy is the greatest power or attribute worth
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Notes to Future Self
Artifact: Log Bench (detail) / lesson in elegant simplicity
Metaphor: look for simple elegant ways to make/do tasks/things which can become unnecessarily complicated
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Personal Musings
Diary: Kaki / Permissions, various notes and projects
Kaki (persimmon) perhaps the most under-appreciated fruit (to me at least). So interesting! Looks vaguely like a tomato with colour
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Music / Rock, Personal Musings
Annotations re: The Clash’s London Calling turning 40
A few sundry/spontaneous remarks about London Calling, The Clash’s remarkable album, turning 40 as well as a few miscellaneous annotations
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Autumn Miscellany, scenes of “regular life” in Okayama
A few years ago (or less), each day was quite tough. Now, each day i deal with pain and confusion
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Thrift Store annotation
Reason number 182 I love Japan life: thrift stores/recycle shops are absolutely fantastic! This one features racks and racks of
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary / Museum: Tea ceremony, PM Inukai house + grave & trains plus citrus fruits
One of these two is a former Prime Minister who was assassinated while his house guest Charlie Chaplin (also allegedly
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Kinfolk + Pals
Mom: 3 Years Gone – “Tour de Ashes”
Hi Mom, Well today is 3 years gone and wow, so much has happened since the worst phone call ever
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Autumn Miscellany / coffee, ramen, sandwiches, Godzilla, peach tree, ikebana…
While dispatches and re-caps of various outings and events exist elsewhere in this archive, life is so wonderful right now
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Personal Musings
Riff: Art makes the future / respect audience
Make for yourself first – if you don’t “feel it” don’t waste your time, or others attention. Channel a mix
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Setouchi Out n About / community arts festival with Mae Maes
I tagged along with Ryoko and her Mae Maes band for a gig in Setouchi at a community centre. There
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Japan Life/Travel, Personal Musings
Diary: Kurashiki / handmade market with Mae Maes + pet show
Ryoko’s band Mae Maes had a performance lined up at a handmade goods market fair at a convention centre type
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Diary: Maniwa Out n About / hot springs hotel, bowling, agri-garden and lonely stations
Coffee stand, cute and tiny (clad with olden board) at the Agri-garden market area in town of Maniwa Ryoko was
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Personal Musings
Memento: Mickey Mouse rolls in Starlite Limo, Orem Utah, ca. 1987
Note: this limousine service was our family business and we rolled with various luminaries (Mr. T!, Johnny Whittaker, various Osmonds),
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