Monthly Archives: December 2014

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Posted on December 25, 2014 by

There are many great Christmas songs–many of which have been around for a long time.  This year, I have fallen in love with one song in particular.  It happened the first time I heard it this year–though I have heard … Continue reading →

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The Japan KitKat Phenomenon

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

The Japanese Kit Kat Phenomenon (JKKP) is pretty much all over the internet.  There are hundreds of videos on YouTube and probably quite a few blogs written about it.  Yes, there are lots of KitKat flavours in Japan.  This is … Continue reading →

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The Road Not Lit

Posted on December 17, 2014 by

I’d like to set the scene for you, if I may.  I was almost ready to head to the bus stop to start the daily commute.  My coffee was drunk, teeth were brushed, lunch packed, book suitably bookmarked, vitamins either … Continue reading →

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On Books

Posted on December 14, 2014 by

At the beginning of the year, quite a few of the people who qualify as “Facebook friends” wrote about their plans to read 50 books this year.  At the time, this struck me as a rather poor goal.  It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The Quest for a Better Pizza

Posted on December 7, 2014 by

I’ve decided to make an early New Year’s Resolution.  The reasons for this are simple.  The first is that I need to get it down before I forget.  If I don’t commit it to paper….er, ahem, I mean screen, then … Continue reading →

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What Happens When One Encounters Balloons

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

How a day starts, is really no indication of how it will end.  It isn’t even an indication of how it will be a couple of hours later.  Sometimes, things come at you, right out of the blue.  They might … Continue reading →

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