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This was at Enchanted Rock back in Texas during our
partners' spring visit to the United States. One of my partners,
Chitoshi Kawakami, is an excellent physics teacher and enjoys
challenging the laws of his subject. Now for you physicists out there, if I gave you his velocity at takeoff, the wind mph, and the width of the puddle, could you do the math to figure out whether he made it across or not? V=1.2 m/s
Puddle=3.4 m Wind=50 mph
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| One of the first things I noticed in Tokyo was the
drivers. They are quite excellent. I mean, just think, the
guy who parked the blue van has that much confidence in the driving
ability of the person who owns the middle van. I live in Texas, where nobody knows how to drive, and I simply can't imagine having this much faith in the driving abilities of the people around me. By the way, you should have seen the guy when he found his van sandwiched like this. I don't speak Japanese, but even if I did I think I would have learned some new and very colorful adjectives! |
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Another thing I noticed in Tokyo is that the citizens like
a certain amount of adventure in their lives and culinary experiences. They really have a thirst for the flavors of life. Check out these flavors. I really don't want to know what they taste like, or who did the research to figure it out. I'm simply not that culturally curious. Especially about the Monkey Fizz. |
| Some of the things that I saw prominently displayed on the
wall in a Japanese classroom just wouldn't make the cut in an American
one. Apparently the students here have a tad more freedom of
artistic expression. Sadly, although my administrators are very hip, I really don't think they'd go for this. |
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The Nissan Sunny. One of several interesting
automobile names I've discovered. I find this one interesting simply because it's the antithesis of Takayama weather conditions so far. Other auto names have included the "Backdoor," "Noah," and "Saloon." The second is apparently designed for optimum flood maneuverability. The third combines drinking and driving in ways that Americans haven't thought of yet. |
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Man, that's a pretty sweet straw! |
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I'm still trying to figure this place out without venturing
inside.
It's either a vet's office or a place where you go to beat up baby elephants. |
| The Pen Fighter Notebook. I want my notebook and pen to be in agreement. I guess the Japanese desire something different in their writing. |
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I've never seen schiskabobs advertised so sensuously before! But I know meat on a stick turns ME on . . . |
| Flowers.
Now I've officially seen everything in a vending machine. |
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This is the side of the ambulance that occasionally takes
people to the hospital that I live next to. I thought the name was
hysterical, but I had to wait about 10 days before I finally saw it when
it wasn't transporting anyone. I didn't think it was as funny when
it was carrying someone...
I found out that Ohno is the area where Shibahara lives, and that this ambulance sometimes transfers patients between hospitals. I still think it's pretty funny. |
| Yes, that's right... I have actually tried this stuff. There are some foods in Japan that I'm not that fond of. Here's a quick reference list in case Chi's drawings don't translate into American food recognition. uni = sea urchin kanimiso = crab brains unagi = eel torikawa = bird skin on a stick hoya = sea cucumber, I think. Still guessin' on this one... |
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This is one license plate you don't see in America . . . |
| Pamela - was this the drink that Selena was talking about? |
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