Nakano Broadway that is. I hadn’t been to Nakano for years, but today I needed to go over there for a minor iPad repair. It turns out there is an inexpensive, and very nice and professional repair shop just a … Continue reading →
Here is my menorah for each of the eight nights of Hanukkah. At the end you can see a short video of all the candles burning on the last night. Happy Hanukkah!
Continue reading →Today is Showa no Hi – the birthday of Emperor Showa, and a national holiday in Japan. It also marks the start of “Golden Week” – though the calendar this year falls in such a way that tomorrow and Friday … Continue reading →
Legally, the holiday is still called “George Washington’s Birthday.” Here is an interesting, and relative short article on the confusion about the name of the holiday, with some interesting trivia facts thrown in. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Buzz/2015/0216/There-is-no-US-Presidents-Day.-Why-does-the-charade-continue
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