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Peonies from a friend's garden
If man were never to fade away like the dews of Adashino, never to vanish like the smoke over Toribeyama, but lingered on forever in the world, how things would lose their power to move us! The most p… more →
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce
Peonies from a friend's garden
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 6 months ago: If man were never to fade away like the dews of Adashino, never to vanish like the smoke over Toribe … more →
Home is where the vent hood is
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You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 1 year ago: Photo: Entryway of Boai-so, a soba and tempura restaurant in the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto. I … more →
Dear Diary (à la Robert Shields)
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You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 1 year ago: Image: A page from the diary of Robert Shields (1918–2007). Shields chronicled his life in ext … more →
Baby steps, he'll be back
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 1 year ago: My husband is sometimes under the impression that I am the alter ego of a super hero called Swiss Mi … more →
You're still standing there
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 1 year ago: What to choose? Knob Creek? Asahi? Chunky Monkey? A brisk walk through the streets of Taura? Perhaps … more →
Memorial Day
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You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 1 year ago: Carlos has a few days left in port, and then his ship leaves for good, never to return to Japan. The … more →
The Stash
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You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 1 year ago: The Stash is usually his deployment outfit, grown to mark the days at sea, and also to assert his su … more →
The history of the world
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You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 1 year ago: Molly: (To Kim) You say you love him, now are you brave enough to act on it? Here you are, a pretty … more →
Playing (authorized) hooky in Kamakura
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 1 year ago: There’s really no such thing as playing hooky in the U.S. Navy (unless you mean to move to Can … more →
Guess who's coming to dinner...
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 2 years ago: Here’s a little ditty going out to my main squeeze, Carlitos. Tantos besos. Carlos sometimes l … more →
Hong Kong half-cocked cock-and-bull story
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 2 years ago: From The New York Times: U.S. Warship Misses Thanksgiving in Hong Kong [By the way, the heroine of t … more →
Marc Broussard and Braddigan in Yokosuka, Japan
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You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 2 years ago: Saturday, 29 September: I had sent an email out to everyone I could think of that Marc Broussard was … more →
Marc Broussard at the Yokosuka Naval Base
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You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 2 years ago: Hell yea! I was grooving to Mr. Broussard the other night, telling my husband how much I like his mu … more →
Kotooshu's Summer Soup
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 2 years ago: It’s still hot and muggy here on Ye Olde Kanto Plain, although this evening, finally, we had a … more →
Summer imi
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You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 2 years ago: I’ve been reading Enduring Identities: The Guise of Shinto in Contemporary Japan by John K. Ne … more →
Shichi gatsu, yokka
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 2 years ago: Happy Independence Day! Today I taught some Japanese ladies how to say “ell” (it was a b … more →
84 in the suburbs
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 2 years ago: Arab Strap’s Philophobia, a musical compulsion of mine when I’m feeling sweaty on a summ … more →
Transcendental blues
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 2 years ago: The Japanese government has declared the baiu (summer monsoon) is officially on. And we did indeed h … more →
Memorial Day
You, madam, are no Ambrose Bierce wrote 2 years ago: My Memorial Day is well-nigh done, 8 pm in Japan, but the day is just starting for Americans ready t … more →
