What a day…

Internet was down, phone was down, blog was down — I was going through some serious withdrawal symptoms.   I decided to take advantage of the situation and… Are you ready for it? Finish cleaning my stamp area! Here’s the before shot of my desk.  (Warning:  Not for the faint-of-heart.) As you can see, I […]

New toys…

So I was supposed to be cleaning my stamp area last night — it is a HUGE mess, I’ve taken over the floor, Jason’s desk, and part of the hallway — poor Jason, I don’t know how he puts up with me. But, I just had to stop and play with some new toys I […]

Shinkansen

Here’s a video of  some Japanese high speed bullet trains — or Shinkansen — taken on our way back to Tokyo from a trip to Mt. Fuji/Hakone.  Here goes: I loved riding the trains — so fast (130 mph) yet smooth as silk.  For comparison, it took us 2 hours and 20 minutes on the […]