Japanese Me

A friend asked for another supermarket picture post but I found something as soon as I stepped out my door. A delivery truck for Yamazaki bread.  I thought the retro styling, so 1950′s America, was interesting.  Heck, they have it all the way down to the light haired, blue eyed girl munching away. Nom.

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Ken says I bear a resemblance to Q-chan, a vintage manga/anime character.  He’s a ghost that likes to make mischief and steal other people’s food. I know Ken’s not alone in this because I heard some of my students saying the same thing under their breath.  Other than both of us having big eyes I [...]

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My friend Valerie from Germany is visiting and we’re having a wonderful time.  Today we visited the small zoo by my house.  My favorite exhibit was the penguins – they were playing with the kids.  No, really.  The penguins raced the kids the length of the tank, doing little jumps out of the water while [...]

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If I ever need material for the blog I should just go to the supermarket.  Today – cuts of beef. Isn’t he cute.

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Surgery went well – I love my doc and my hospital.  Just about everyone in dermatology is female, really good vibes there.  A couple of points I wanted to write down before I forget: – In the States a doctor says, “This shot might sting a little bit” to get you ready.  There’s usually a [...]

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Tomorrow I have surgery to get that scary mole removed.  I can’t say that I’m looking forward to the procedure but I am looking forward to having it over with.  This six week summer vacation I have is betting split up five different ways and I want some solid me time. Even if I won’t [...]

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