Footage from Tokyo, earlier today.

The military band outside the cathedral has been standing there in the rain, unmoving. The stone walkway is wet, but there are dry spots surrounding each of them where they have been standing so long.

Once in a very great while, when eating Tostitos with a hint of lime, you come across a chip that is totally covered with that lime coating, so much so that the chip looks like it fell in the dirt. Man, that’s  [more...]

Last night was my neighborhood’s annual “roaming party,” which wanders from house to house — only two houses this year, I gather that it’s been at least 3 in prior years. I was, as usual  [more...]