Not this Thanksgiving
How do you feel about Thanksgiving? How do you feel about Independence Day? What do you think about Easter, Memorial Day, Labor Day, even Christmas? What goes through your mind those days and weeks before they arrive? Do you even notice them as they pass by or [...]
My eyes slowly closed as a gentle wash of satisfaction ebbed and receded with the memories of the evening. The muted sounds of late night traffic and freight trains floated into the room through the half open sliding glass door next to my head. A warm soft breeze crept over me as I half lay [...]
“It’s you! Hello! Hello!” a loud and boisterous voice called from a brightly lit sidewalk restaurant as we passed by. It was 11:30pm on Thursday in a small Osaka suburb and my girlfriend and I were headed home for the evening. At first we looked around to see if they were calling to us, after [...]