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4:30pm and pitch black outside! Still another week to turn the corner towards spring.

2009-12-13T23:32:00.001-08:00

11/11 11:11:11 passed quite uneventfully.

2009-11-10T20:59:00.001-08:00

Almost dark outside, and it's not even 5pm!

2009-11-09T23:45:00.001-08:00

Working OT again this Saturday. Feeling good on this Burrito Tuesday.

2009-11-09T18:14:00.001-08:00

About 25F colder than yesterday! Will eat my Beef Over Rice indoors today.

2009-11-01T18:10:00.001-08:00

Windows 7 Burger campaign extended by popular demand. There really is a market for Septuple Whopper!

2009-10-29T20:19:00.001-07:00

Just had a woman approach me to tell me about a cleaning tag still stuck on the back of my suit.Doh!

2009-10-27T20:11:00.001-07:00

A blustery but "bluetiful" Burrito Tuesday.

2009-10-26T19:18:00.001-07:00

ticking away the moments that make up a dull day...

2009-10-24T16:37:00.001-07:00

Soupy Sales has died. :(

2009-10-22T20:54:00.001-07:00

SkyBus just went passed me. Only 7 people inside. Nice day for it though, cloudy and cool.

2009-10-22T20:27:00.001-07:00

It's official, @Liriya has swine flu!

2009-10-17T04:11:00.001-07:00

and I now have 27 1/2 teeth. fun weekend!

2009-10-16T19:40:00.001-07:00

cant test for flu until night. got some medicine to bring fever down in the meantime.

2009-10-16T19:38:00.001-07:00

taking liriya to doc w/104 dg fever

2009-10-16T19:00:00.001-07:00

taking a free ride in a velotaxi (bicycle taxi) kind of jerky!

2009-10-14T19:39:00.001-07:00

But the non-Green Car doesn't look so hot either. Oh well, at least the sun is out now.

2009-10-07T16:18:00.001-07:00

I'm a dummy for taking Green Car today. No seats and 6ft high ceiling for this 6ft 2in person. :(

2009-10-07T16:05:00.001-07:00

Darned Rodney! On the plus side, no sign of cancer relapse at this time. 18 more months to go!

2009-10-06T18:55:00.001-07:00

I'm lucky, only about 30 minutes late. Hope the Tigers can come back.

2009-10-06T17:13:00.001-07:00

trains very late, will be late for dr appt. didn't know you could make spare ribs from a tuna...

2009-10-06T16:37:00.001-07:00

Wow...Tokyo is so LOUD!

2009-09-28T20:19:00.001-07:00

Despite the stores best efforts, it's hard to get into the spirit of Halloween in September.

2009-09-23T20:16:00.001-07:00

Waiting 20 minutes to go inside Daibutsu with @Liriya. I'm not really sure why...

2009-09-21T23:52:00.001-07:00

On patrol. No same day ticket sales due to flu, so less people than normal. Cloudy and cool.

2009-09-18T20:32:00.001-07:00

Eating taco rice (made w/brown rice) while sitting in public garden of Emperor's Palace.

2009-09-15T19:36:00.001-07:00

Hooray, it's Burrito Tuerday again!

2009-09-14T19:22:00.001-07:00

A ride in the bicycle taxis is free today! Only catch is you have to go where they want to take you.

2009-09-10T20:06:00.001-07:00

Mom and Jillian are going thru customs. Now I begin my 3 hour journey home.

2009-09-09T01:46:00.001-07:00

Salad and clam chouder today.

2009-09-06T19:54:00.001-07:00

@diegel lamb curry with saffron rice and flatbread

2009-09-03T19:50:00.001-07:00

@diegel Today was Whopper combo, no mayo.

2009-09-02T19:49:00.001-07:00

Check Twitter if you want to see what I ate for lunch today. Oh this IS Twitter so you already know.

2009-09-01T20:36:00.001-07:00

Eating some brown rice by a fountain near the Imperial Palace.

2009-09-01T19:44:00.001-07:00

http://xkcd.com/627 <- a special link for @Paubbie.

2009-08-30T18:25:00.001-07:00

Typhoon is slamming Tokyo. But, this being Japan, the trains still run on time.

2009-08-30T15:28:00.001-07:00

A nice 3 nights in the mountains. Next stop Tokyo Disney Resort!

2009-08-25T17:02:00.001-07:00

Watching a dance that looks like a combination of Okinawa rock and kung fu.

2009-08-13T20:17:00.001-07:00

ok, NOW it's kinda muggy.

2009-08-13T01:57:00.001-07:00

stopped at bubbys on the way home. http://bubbys.jp great michigan sour cherry pie!

2009-08-07T02:40:00.001-07:00

Ugh! Pixar movie "Up" not coming out in Japan until December! :(

2009-08-04T18:42:00.001-07:00

Went inside a Hummer for the 1st time. Not quite as big as I'd imagined it.

2009-07-25T01:08:00.001-07:00

Cool and rainy today. Who switched July with May?

2009-07-23T19:23:00.001-07:00

No total eclipse of the heart either. What a ripoff!

2009-07-21T19:32:00.001-07:00

Solar eclipse hidden by clouds. Oh well...

2009-07-21T19:17:00.001-07:00

mom & dad made it to hotel after long flight & traffic jam. dad sounded as expected on phone.

2009-07-13T19:42:00.001-07:00

Had followup with oncologist today. No problem with lymph nodes found. Next appointment in October.

2009-07-07T18:24:00.001-07:00

Spent whole week trying to look busy. Sometimes that's harder than actually being busy.

2009-07-03T01:52:00.001-07:00

10 years ago today I became a financial programmer. Still doing today(with 8 yr break in the middle)

2009-06-30T16:49:00.001-07:00

Rainy Tuesday morning. Let's see if I remember not to fetch my bicycle when I return.

2009-06-29T15:54:00.001-07:00

Walking past some mist sprayers, like the kind I saw in Animal Kingdom.

2009-06-25T20:41:00.001-07:00

The rainy season continues. But at least it waited until AFTER I boarded the train to start today.

2009-06-24T16:01:00.001-07:00

Rainy morning, clear night, yet I remembered not to fetch my bike! Walking home, but no duck to pet.

2009-06-24T03:38:00.001-07:00

Wait a minute...Liriya is 9 years old, so today is her TENTH birthday, right?

2009-06-18T22:16:00.001-07:00

Forgot an important rule in Japan: NEVER assume something in a restaurant comes without mayonaise :(

2009-06-15T19:51:00.001-07:00

Walking by perimeter of Imperial Palace. How much of my tax goes towards this place I can't enter?

2009-06-14T19:58:00.001-07:00

I stopped to pet the friendly temple duck on the way home. I need a name for him. Any suggestions?

2009-06-11T04:01:00.001-07:00

As usual on clear evenings following rainy mornings, I walk to the bike parking lot & find no bike.

2009-06-11T03:51:00.001-07:00

♪Just a city boy, born & raised near south Detroit, I took the late night train going anywhere...♪

2009-06-11T02:15:00.001-07:00

The seats and rafters are already packed, so I will pass on Paul Potts.

2009-06-09T02:12:00.001-07:00

Paul Potts will perform at public space near work from 6:30 today. Would like to see Nessum Dorma.

2009-06-08T20:26:00.001-07:00

The upstairs area is scented with herbs that smell like Rice-A-Roni.

2009-05-30T04:15:00.001-07:00

We're reading at the spa while we wait for dinner. Nice place!

2009-05-30T01:50:00.001-07:00

The sun is shining, the rain is falling, and we are off!

2009-05-29T18:24:00.001-07:00

I never knew that Detroit was a candidate for the 1964 Olympics, awarded to Tokyo 50 years ago today

2009-05-26T16:34:00.001-07:00

Co-workers took me to a really lousy Chinese restaurant for lunch. Thanks guys!

2009-05-13T20:06:00.001-07:00

Two separate post offices within 50 steps of each other. Only in Japan...

2009-05-13T18:45:00.001-07:00

Tests show no evidence of cancer! :) I now progress to semi-annual exams.

2009-05-12T20:54:00.001-07:00

Getting my daily dose of 3 min of beautiful scenary before the trudge to work really begins.

2009-05-11T15:23:00.001-07:00

Been a long time since I've seen a woman taller than me in the flesh.

2009-05-11T03:23:00.001-07:00

As I tweet this, a zepplin is flying over my head.

2009-05-10T22:12:00.001-07:00

Train ran only 10 minutes late today, making for a more reasonable 90 minute commute to work.

2009-05-07T16:55:00.001-07:00

4th consecutive day of rain. But at least the train is on time today.

2009-05-07T15:51:00.001-07:00

Today's one way commute time: 202 minutes. :(

2009-05-06T18:32:00.001-07:00

Despite taking 50 min to go what normally takes 10, normal train is STILL stopped. Glad I changed.

2009-05-06T17:34:00.001-07:00

From seaside train to monorail. Now passing the hospital where Liriya was born.

2009-05-06T17:07:00.001-07:00

Quite a lot of people surfing for a rainy Thursday morning. Boy do I do envy them...

2009-05-06T16:58:00.001-07:00

45 min later I give up and take the scenic route. If I'm lucky I'll only be an hour and a half late.

2009-05-06T16:39:00.001-07:00

Train has completely stopped. Do I wait for it to restart or take another route thats 40 min longer?

2009-05-06T16:00:00.001-07:00

Time to put on the pants with the hole in the back.

2009-04-27T20:34:00.001-07:00

When I tell a Japanese I'm from Michigan, they always reply, "Oh, that's near Chicago, right?"

2009-04-27T17:49:00.001-07:00

Bleh! Why can't they make this stuff taste better? :(

2009-04-27T17:31:00.001-07:00

Got CT scan and waiting for gallium shot. Then off to work.

2009-04-23T17:57:00.001-07:00

Hopefully this is the last day of navigating past Kamakura politicians crowding by the train station

2009-04-23T15:58:00.001-07:00

Today I take Yokosuka train and it makes me 20 minutes late due to other train accident. Can't win!!

2009-04-22T16:56:00.001-07:00

Memo to self: dont take Tokaido train to save a few minutes on work commute. Its not worth it. Ouch!

2009-04-21T16:17:00.001-07:00

It is a chore typing the word "classroom" on a cell phone!

2009-04-20T15:32:00.001-07:00

Saw Liriya walking up the main outdoor stairway to her 3rd floor classroom. It is a nice school.

2009-04-20T15:30:00.001-07:00

Wii Fit age 25. Some bamboo shoots near home are 4ft taller than they were yesterday. Off to work.

2009-04-20T15:24:00.001-07:00

After the rain, the various shades of white, blue, and green seem especially sharp and beautiful.

2009-04-14T15:27:00.001-07:00

A guy named Angel wins The Masters on Easter Sunday. Go figure.

2009-04-12T16:52:00.001-07:00

Or perhaps it was just a regular tower? Either way it's surprising that I've never noticed it before

2009-04-08T15:51:00.001-07:00

saw new Tokyo Tower from train. Much bigger, & with no other tall blds around, much more impressive.

2009-04-08T15:46:00.001-07:00

Wii Fit Age 34. Had a dream where I was dreaming and woke up within the dream. Very confusing...

2009-04-06T15:36:00.001-07:00

Fun trip, but caught in traffic jam going home. Good to have TV in car. Ambulence just passed us.

2009-04-05T01:36:00.001-07:00

Perfect weather, but the trains are quite late. Stupid suicide jumpers...

2009-04-02T16:56:00.001-07:00

windy day. my hat ir flying like a kite!

2009-04-01T19:19:00.001-07:00

Can never get more than halfway thru the NYT crossword puzzle on the train.

2009-04-01T16:32:00.001-07:00

Craving White Castle! Over 5,000 miles away. Today's sad haiku.

2009-03-30T01:35:00.001-07:00

The sun is out, the sky is blue, and SNOW is falling! Weird.

2009-03-25T14:05:00.001-07:00