I was outside Kukje Market, a Korean supermarket in Daly City. I had to do some marketing for some things I needed to make Japanese beef curry later in the day. No big deal. But I was struck by this sign, and stared at it for a few minutes trying to decide if there was [...]

I don’t know how it happened, really. We were having such a lovely afternoon. It started in Japantown, in the rain. We had a bit of ramen for lunch, at a place called Iroha. Then we went into the mall for a look around and some shopping. Okay, it does seem a bit surreal, I [...]

After the rains, not much. Nothing created, nothing destroyed. Dew is on everything. Are leftover rain drops considered dew? Everything just seems quiet and empty. Even the birds have pissed off.

I got this Kamen Rider toy many years ago in Tokyo.  At a shop near Ueno Station. It was different in Tokyo in the ‘80s. I think there was less rain. But it is rainy today here in Brisbane. And the Kamen Rider is bored.

Most of the people are gone now. They left Earth to find more room and better opportunities on Mars, Saturn, and beyond the solar system. Oddly enough, for folks like me who stayed, that means there’s plenty of room now. No jostling for washers at the laundromat anymore, for example. It’s nice. Some days, I [...]

In San Francisco, we are very progressive. And….a bit arrogant. In terms of space travel, we’re arrogant because in the Star Trek fictions, Starfleet is headquartered here. We’re pretty proud of that, seeing the Golden Gate Bridge and the Transamerica Building on the big screen with starships and ray guns. And the difference between that [...]