Is it summer yet? |
I have been back for three weeks, and I have been deficient in writing to tell everyone that I made it here ok! In case you have no idea, I am back in Tucson (yes, in my old house!), and I have...
Posted by Are we there yet?! on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:50:00 PST |
Teaching About Thanksgiving... |
Ah, Thanksgiving. Another unintended victim of political proselytizing. Should this holiday be used to grind a political axe? Maybe we should just stick to what Thanksgiving me...
Posted by Are we there yet?! on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:51:00 PST |
Thoughts on the eve of leaving |
Perhaps there is something about change that inspires us to re-examine our lives. I have gone through a lot of changes in the past year. Now, with five days left in Japan, I feel the need ...
Posted by Are we there yet?! on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:42:00 PST |
More Haiku |
Biting swirling windWith a lover's tender kissBriefly forgottenGrey building fly byA flash of blue, then sunshineDazzle on whitecapsDragon's red and goldAs winter tightens its gripA promise for spring...
Posted by Are we there yet?! on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:30:00 PST |
Koya-San Haiku |
Here are a few Haiku about Koyasan. The first 4 are about the cemetary.Mute ancient cedarsStand sentinal for the deadStoic guardiansTiny pine seedlingOffering left to spiritsMemory of lifeCrisp ...
Posted by Are we there yet?! on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:26:00 PST |
Nihongo Haiku |
Oh, wait, you thought I was actually going to WRITE these in Japanese?? Ha! Well, I did take a stab at one line...lol...well, these are my current thoughts on Japan. I will write mor...
Posted by Are we there yet?! on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:14:00 PST |
Japanese School Kids |
Well, I could write a whole dissertation on this, but instead, in the way of the Japanese, I have written a series of Haiku. Remember, that I can't really talk to the kids, so these are ju...
Posted by Are we there yet?! on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:10:00 PST |
Japan is awesome as a tourist... |
So, now that we are coming home for sure, Steve and I have started to make the transition from immigrant to tourist. Japan is awesome as a tourist. We went to Hiroshima and Miya-Jima, Hime...
Posted by Are we there yet?! on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:09:00 PST |
I could eat five biscuits right now.... |
So, Ali, I am totally sorry. I ate your wasabi peas. Not that I didn't want to send you your wasabi peas, but, you see, I'm going home! I could write the sordid details here, but rea...
Posted by Are we there yet?! on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:41:00 PST |
Military Academy or High School? |
Further evidence that I am working in a military academy....today the kids had uniform inspection. They crammed them all in the gym and looked them up and down checking to make sure they had on ...
Posted by Are we there yet?! on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:24:00 PST |
