DEMONIC DESSERTS

An autumn barbeque can be delicious,
Seared steaks, roasted pig, boiling hot stew,
The fire’s products are tasty, not malicious,
Till you get beyond the standard menu.

Your belly bursting          and your head aswoon, Your eyes transfix               on the blazing embers,
Standing or sitting
‘neath the Autumn moon,
The carnal heat thrills
your outstretched members.

Closer you stand, poking and prodding,
Teasing the flame into [...]

OBAMA-SPEAK

Barack Obama is a good public speaker.  His fans praise him for it and his critics attack him for it.  A lot of people question his politics, some question his place of birth, but no one questions his ability to charm an audience with his smooth voice and rhythmic phrasing. The New York Times reports [...]

AUTUMN ON THE NOTO PENINSULA

The Noto Peninsula lies some 500 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, that computes to about $200 in gas and an equal amount in tolls round trip normally, putting it out of our reach for the past 35 years.  This year the new discount highway policy reduced the tolls to $50.  So we were off to the [...]

AUTUMN IN THE MOUNTAINS OF GIFU

Autumn in Japan – the damp heat has returned to the tropics, the winter winds remain comfortably distant and Amaterasu wears a crystalline smile.  There is no better time to be in Japan.
New bargain holiday rates on the nation’s toll roads allowed us to finally make a road trip across the island to the [...]

Republican HCR: Don’t Get Sick – Die Quickly

With most of the congressional grandstand antics coming from stage right, it is refreshing to see one from the left for a change.  Democratic Representative Alan Grayson of Florida finally called a spade a spade and exposed the GOP health care plan in the House chamber.  While the 1,000 page bill bouncing around congress is [...]