Red light, green light?

The streets of Kyoto are not safe.  They are not safe at all    I have witnessed things that would cause the sanest and most controlled of us in the US to begin screaming obscenities and shake our fists.  I know this for a fact because I have been hit by a car, not once but [...]

October 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: general life | 5 comments

We forgot to mention...

You know I really wonder how much more broken my back can get with a new ‘last straw’ being added every day.  I marvel at the lack of communication, interaction, and willingness to volunteer what might be valuable information.  Most of all I wonder how I have endured through it all.  I started my job [...]

September 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: business, general life | Leave a comment

What is that blasted racket?!?

“Hello everybody! If you have any unusable motorbikes, refrigerators, air conditioners, or other similar garbage please put it out now,” the cheerful message accompanied by sickly sweet music blasting from megaphones attached to a small truck announces.  I look at my clock; it is 8:30am on Saturday.  I close my eyes again and try [...]

August 28th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: general life | Leave a comment
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