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 I was at Okinawa earlier this month and had some interesting food, including fresh goat meat (yagi). I also had fresh horse meat (uma), and we finished our meal with uma soup.

  I recently purchased many books including the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (a heavy 2 volume set), from www.amazon.com. I am immeasurably pleased with the CD that accompanied these books; it includes the words, definitions, and

One great thing about the convenience stores (konbini) in Japan is the regular introduction of new items (and the consequent removal of items that do not sell). Tonight I got an early start on

I made my usual Saturday visit to the local supermarket. In the frozen meats section, right next to the artificial crab meat and some boneless chicken, I found this package of ground dog … food.

Manila International Airport’s new Terminal 3 has just opened. I’m not sure how breaking the glass in case of fire will help in any way. susmariayosep.

I missed my flight to Japan Monday morning, so I bought a new ticket and flew to Osaka from Bangkok, departing just before midnight. I often travel for my work, and in so doing I develop an extensive and peculiar knowledge of airports and airlines.