Deerwood, Minnesota's Woodland Beach Resort c 1970

This secluded resort is on beautiful Bay Lake - only 120 miles from the Twin Cities. The safe swimming area, water-skiing, and fishing provide recreation and enjoyment for both young and old. And, of course, there is complete relaxation in the sun.

Zap Comix

I just had to share my collection of ZAP Comix issues 0 to 5. Next I'm going to upload some of Mr Natural and some selected episodes in his quest for Truth.

Hanami Boating

Dick, Bob and I went boating on Sunday to do some hanami and ended up far out in Tokyo Bay beyond the Haneda Airport. There was this big container ship there, calmly floating without a ripple.

We also checked out the Sky Tree from the Sumida River which is in its final phase of construction.

Later Kaoruko's admirer Mineo came over to a bridge on the Kanda River and lowered a bottle of sparkling wine to her. That made us all happy.

More boating planned.

Chinese Carpets

Great carpets from the region Gansu bordering on Tibet.

Cherry Blossom Viewing 2011

The mayor of Tokyo is impinging on the lives of Tokyoites with his pronouncements on how to react to the earthquake. One of his ideas is for everyone to go into an austerity mode and refrain from many common Japanese practices, like viewing the cherry blossoms. More than 70% of the Tokyoites polled believed his ideas are incorrect. Rather than austerity, every effort should be made to stimulate spending to power the economy so that the earthquake recovery can come about in the context of a strong business environment. I decided to protest the Tokyo mayor's imperialistic pronouncements and went to a popular cherry blossom site last night, where under the light of a very thin moon I drank a beer and admired the full blossoms - as I usually do at this time of year.

Mr Ishihara! You are wrong!

People of Japan - enjoy the seasonal beauty! Hanami Banzai!

Happy Birthday, Bob

It was Bob Peterson's birthday this week. We went to the Beacon Chophouse for steaks, seafood and a couple of New York size Manhattans.

The robowatch made a guest appearance.

Apple products now showing up as garbage

Walking down the street of Gangnam, Seoul I saw my first piece of Apple garbage. The shapes of an Apple product are unmistakable. And it's a piece of garbage on the sidewalk.

How Korea would change America

In a subway ad for a Korean esthetic salon the image of the Statue of Liberty gets an uplift with a short skirt and some heels! I'd say it's an improvement. How long will it last as a fashion though?