Author: Skippy-San

If you have tuned in looking for an update on the War of the Roses, alas there is no news to report. Today was as if “the conversation” had never occurred. S.O. got up, went to work and was just as sweet as could be tonight. She even made me

The S.O. is a smart woman as I have noted before. We had a good round of golf today, She came back from a 7 stroke deficit on me to narrow it down to 3 strokes. She even chipped in for a par on a more difficult hole. It was

He tasks me. The bubbleheads, they haunt me and task me with more thinking than I am capable of. The Geezer demands answers, yesterday (actually day before yesterday). Yep, you guessed it, I’ve been hit with another meme. The subject today is books. Its a great one for me because

In a world of over 6.5 billion people it always amazes me when unrelated people’s lives interact. Such was the case between me and Mark over at Gardner in Korea when because of work and blogs our lives actually touched one another. I just wish I could have met him

It was a great night last night. Japan beat North Korea 2-0 in a world cup qualifier. The last goal was particularly satisfying as the Japanese player went mano y mano with the goalie, faked him out and gently kicked the ball into the goal. I’m sure the North Korean

Anne Bancroft is dead. Wow. Most remembered for her role in The Graduate, people tend to forget that she had a varied and quite successful career both on screen and on stage. She was in the Miracle Worker in 1962 . She gave a monumental performance that won her an

He’s back! Phil over at Expat at Large has finally found his way home. He’s been MIA since the middle of May when he went to Sydney. Ordinary Gweilo and Mia and others have been wondering what happened to him. I figured he had gotten way laid ( emphasis on

Was watching NHK at lunch time today. Due to some appointments was unable to watch ?????? so I missed getting a look at Vanilla Mood. Instead got to watch the Japanese Diet in Session. They, like the British House of Commons, have a question period where Diet members can question

After that last, rambling, wreck of a post, I had thought about posting something funny today. Then I got to work and opened up my e-mail: the son of a friend of mine passed away on Saturday. I am stunned beyond words. You had to know these folks and to