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Niseko, Hokkaido- Part II (Heaven Help Us)
Spouse and I should have known problems were brewing from the beginning over 14 years ago. It started a month or so before Offspring #1 was born. Standing 5’4″ and never having weighed over 110 lbs I had ballooned to … Continue reading
Posted in Moving to Japan, Places
Tagged Culture, Family, Hokkaido, Humor, Japan, Niseko, Offspring, parenting, Skiing, Snowboarding, Travel
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A Convoluted Christmas
Less than 1% of the Japanese population is Christian however that hasn’t stopped the retail establishments from recognizing a shopping opportunity that would make Santa hurl coal at department store door fronts. If the Jewish culture had a mascot around … Continue reading
Culture Lesson #7: Yet Another Culture Lesson Learned the Hard Way
For the most part, Japan is a cash culture. One must be prepared to pay cash at all junctions where money exchanges take place. Finding an English-speaking ATM to give me cash was an all-encompassing quest and a source of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Lessons, Moving to Japan
Tagged Culture, Culture Lesson, Family, Humor, Japan, Moving, New Years
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The “M” Series: Mortification
The age of awareness is a terrible thing. Especially when you are Offspring #1 or 2 in the Clampett family and become aware that Spouse and I are your parents- forever. We were otherwise engaged- not to eachother- but with … Continue reading
A Pet Update- The Hurricane
The wind howls and swirls in circular motion in a certain Southern state as the Hurricane continues to make her presence felt. In positive ways of course. The Hurricane attempts to teach her room-mate Odie various ways of navigating around … Continue reading
Moving Meltdowns: The “M” Series
Cycle 1: Moving, Middle School, Militant, Moody, Morose, Morbid, Mournful, Mopey Rinse with Tears Cycle 2: Magic, Magnificent, Mature, Memorable, Monumental, Metamorphosis Repeat Offspring #2 is a chip off the Spousal block. I incubated and gave her a feature readily … Continue reading
Posted in "M" Series, Offspring
Tagged Family, Humor, M Series, Meltdown, Moving, Offspring, parenting
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Look-My Favorite Family Member Has Come to Visit- Moving Lesson # 5
Kidding! Really, how many jokes are possible here? The potential butts, other than family members, of whom would likely take offense are endless so I decided to go with an easy target. Plus my family has had to … Continue reading
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