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 […]

Desktop wallpaper

Hi all!  I got back late from the Native Plant Society meeting — a great presentation by Tim Fennell on prairie birds — so I didn’t have time time finish the Shinkasen video.  I hope to finish it today.  In the meantime, I thought I’d share my desktop wallpaper It’s from one of my favorite […]

Added an email update link…

…over there in the blog sidebar.  Not sure it is working yet tho, so watch this post for updates!  :) Update on Monday at 10:13 AM CST: The email update doesn’t seem to be working yet — bummer!  Not sure if I have to wait or what.  Watch for more updates! Update on Tuesday at […]

Akihabara :)

When we were in Tokyo back in September, Jason wanted to go to Akihabara — the gadget + electronics district.  So we went twice.  The second time we went, J had to go in the Sega store — I didn’t want to go in since it was all smokey.  So, I took this video outside […]