Therm travel 2008

Revelation from Australia
Pointless musing of the moment: DUring my time in Australia, I realized that it is absolutely impossible for me to encounter the words “Botany Bay” without hearing them said by Checkov when they discover Khan’s ship in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (puzzled, recognizing the name but not remembering the context) “Botany Bay…?” (with dawning realization of [...]

I’ve looked at Okinawan clouds from both sides, now.
So, while working on an incredibly long and rambling upcoming post (detailing an incredibly long and rambling walk I took in Okinawa), I went to Google Maps to look for a specific stop on my walk. I traced out the exact path of this walk the day I got back (16 miles round trip - [...]

BTW, I’m home now
So, I’m going to try and do a better job this time of keeping things up to date, instead of allowing another 7-year gap to somehow creep in to things. I guess a good step in that direction is to mention that I’ve been back from my trip for about a week now. I think [...]

“Can I have a Bald-Eagle burger, please?”
So, if I were to ask the above question, I’d probably get one of a few possible reactions: Legal - “Um, no, that would be a Federal Crime, you idiot!” Conservationist - “Sorry, we just got them off the Endangered Species list, and I’m not about to help get them back on there.” Culinary - “A burger, for [...]

A moment to slow down, and catch up
So, the good thing about my company sending me around the world for work is that they are paying to get me here, paying for my expenses, and that it does not eat in to my vacation time. The bad thing about it, of course, is that I am in fact being sent around the [...]

And now, playtime begins
No, I’m not about to press “Play” on Jacques Tati’s cinematic masterpiece, I just mean to say that I am done with work until my return. I’ve spoken with a couple of locals (both business and social contacts) and sketched out the next few days, which will involve a lot of walking around looking at things [...]

Ok, Nestle, enough with the KitKats already!
Ok, look, I like odd variations on common snacks as much as the next person. In fact, I could make a pretty strong argument for me liking them more than most of the next people. But still, Nestle needs to be stopped. Specifically, Im referring her to the KitKat. In America, we mostly have just [...]

I just want to say,
As I sit here waiting for the steam to dissipate so I can finish my shaving touch-up, I miss my heated bathroom mirrors.

Halfway done, off to Australia
Good sightseeing day yesterday, will write about it (and everything else I haven’t written about) later, probably on my flight to Sydney. Checking out of the hotel soon, though, so wanted to get one quick one in. I leave Japan tonight on the red eye to Sydney, getting in sometime in the morning, at which [...]

Off to (kama kama kama kama kama) Kamakura
Sightseeing day today, off to visit some temples, and see the third largest Buddha statue in Japan. It looks like uploads are working at this hotel, so I should have some pictures up before I leave for Australia tomorrow.