Yes, it's Thanksgiving, which is a day we're all supposed to sit around, eat a ton, watch football, and be thankful for the abundance we have. However, let's talk about what Thanksgiving has become: The final barrier to Christmas holiday shopping. I'm one... full post »

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One Sunday I was on the Red Line, and I saw a little girl who had an American Girl doll with her. The scene was kind of cute: The girl had a cast on her arm, so the American Girl had a cast on her leg and crutches. Very sweet–the two of them co... full post »

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The pilot of the Enola Gay died recently, which is really coincidental, seeing as how visiting Hiroshima was one of our main priorities on this trip to Japan. When my mother got wind of this, she told us, “You remember Pearl Harbor! You remember ... full post »

You know what you don’t hear a lot of in Japan? Cell phones. Oh, they’ve got a big cell phone culture all right, but they don’t use their phones the way we do. You don’t ride the train and hear different, annoying ring tones that you can nev... full post »

Greetings from Japan, land of short people! Actually, they’re not all that short–there are some decent-sized people here, but no matter what, my husband (aka, the Boy) towers over most of them. I’m 5′4″. At home I have to drag out a tall ... full post »