"Another diet? 9/28~29/04"
A little fish, a handful of nuts, some fruit, a slice or two of whole wheat bread, and a few sips of wine may improve your health and increase your longevity. It's called a Mediterranean-style Diet, and it may help you to live long to a ripe old age. I don't know if it's gonna make us ripe really well, but Okinawans from the southern tip islands in Japan, have the most longevity in the world today. Their diet resembles the Mediterraneans, and in addition eat a lot of seaweed and Shochu, a distilled yam liquor. Yap, they are the weeds from the ocean, you know.
"??? NFL 9/27/04"
I couldn't have done any writings the past few days. I had been into deep thinking, though I ain't gotta no brain at all. Main materials are the gourmet foods I love. However, when I saw NFL games in the cable network in Japan, I hooked. Then, I've forgotten everything after that.
"The Sumo G-Champ Asashoryu's been out of the race. 9/24/04/"
The Grand Champ of Sumo has had lost two more matches in a row. Men, he was gone from this tournament. He mentioned he hasn't gotta enough practice time because his marriage celebration parties right before the tournament. Hey, yo men, it's not the excuse he can use as the Grand Champ.
"Brain vs Mary Jane 9/23/04"
So, when I used to smoke the stuff, ah... it was a long time ago, in the middle of something I said "Ain't gotta no brain at all, are ya?" Just trying to remember good old days, everybody's gotta pretty smashed stoned and far out, back then.
Now, you see this study from a Stanford professor in the Journal "Nature"; Brains make their own calming substances called cannabinoids, which are similar to marijuana's active ingredients. Oh, yeah I used to be called "A Natural", ya know what I mean.
"Sumo Wrestling 9/21~23/04"
The first week of the Fall Grand Sumo tournament was rocked by the Mongolian Yokozuna Asashoryu's two loses, but the second week he settled down to the usual spot, racing to the fifth straight Emperor's Cup. There are so many Sumo wrestlers who are from foreign countries today. You could never imagine that 30 years ago and the trend is pretty good for the Sumo Wrestling. Five Mongolians, one Russian, one Georgian and a Bulgarian are in the top 40 wrestlers.
"Rhino baby 9/20/04"
An Indian rhino was born at the Buffalo Zoo in NY this week, one of less than a dozen births in North America in the last decade, zoo officials said. The 115 pounds baby has no name yet, but it's much better news than f$%#@ing Japanese Baseball strike. This endangered animal has been trying to come back from 600 in 1975 to 2,400 today.
"Bullshit 9/17~19/04"
The shit is from baseball owners in Japan and the players went on to strike for two days. The owners showed us what kind ass hole they are made of. Well, it's so bad and the walkout is the first time in the 70 year history. The worst thing was the commissioner of the baseball couldn't do nothing, because he is one of those moppet of the owners.
"It's still hot here. 9/16/04"
Men, still hot here, temperature goes over 90s and in New York it's 70s. I'm gonna miss the Autumn in New York. Anyway, my big problem is I've been had a cigarette smoke allergy since I gotta back in Japan. Taking one of those chinese herb medicine won't do much. I just have to avoid it as much as I can.
"Stretch exercise 9/14~15/04"
This week I've started stretch exercise and walking around a hill near by. The main reason is I need to shed 15 LB off. I've done 3 LB off in 4 days, but it's getting harder and harder, Because I love to eat especially after quit smoking 13 month ago and that's how I gained the 15 LB. Yes, I have to cut my eating habit. You know it's very hard.
Above photo by Momiman-Tsu
"Photo of the first extrasolar planet? 9/13/04"
Hey, you see the first image picture of a probable extrasolar planet with an inferred camera? It's amazing. From CNN.com it says the object is about 5 times as massive as Jupiter and orbiting around a brown dwarf called 2M1207. If it is a planet, it orbits 55 times farther from the brown dwarf than Earth is from the sun. By the way, these astronomers are very patient, you know. They said it takes about two more years to make sure if it's the planet or not.
"Time flies 9/12/04"
Yap, time flies like a bang and zoooOOOOM, shoot the Moon. I was asleep on my couch and TV was left on, hearing something about WTC fire the morning of Sep. 11, 2001. When I opened my eyes, you know what I saw that morning in my New York apartment. My place is on 7th Ave. less than 2 miles from the fire. So, I understood why the hell I heard all kinds of siren for more than half an hour before waking up. Realizing what happened to the towers, I had just kept watching TV all day. I couldn't go out until around five for a bottle of wine, you know. I had to get some alcohol in my stomach. At the "L" store a lady customer said "It spoiled my birthday, but I'm not gonna stop celebrating that." New Yorkers are so cool.
"Nine-Eleven 9/10~11/04"
I couldn't have done any writing this couple of days. Though I used a lot of energy for finishing up my web site's renovation, I knew that there have been 9.11 anniversary in the back of my mind.
" Kerry vs Bush 9/8~9/04"
I saw a very funny pole in NY Times by Lee Kalchim. It says;
40 percent of parents who dislike 30 percent of their children prefer George W. Bush.
I think it shows Republicans don't care about education.
Now, this one I never understood; 70 percent of women who think Mr. Bush is more likeable than their husbands prefer John Kerry.
"Hurricane & Typhoon 9/7/04"
Oh boy, what's going on over the oceans around the world. Too many "Canes and Phoons" have been stuffed in the eastern shores of Asia and US. My hometown was also hit hard today. The gusting wind was awful and the first time in my life all of my house windows were shaking so hard simultaneously. So the news said, record breaking 60.2 meters per second, about the same speed of the bullet train.
"Joke of the day 9/6/04"
Here, I've gotta in junk mail from one of those religious sights and it's very cool.
A Yogi Walked into a Pizza Parlor
What did the Yogi say when he walked into the Zen Pizza Parlor?
"Make me one with everything." When the Yogi got the pizza, he gave the proprietor a $20 bill. The proprietor pocketed the bill. The Yogi said "Don't I get change?" The proprietor said, "Change must come from within."
"Earthquake 9/5/04"
The first time since I came back in Japan, there were two big earthquakes only 5 hours apart. The first one was 7:07 PM and the second was right after midnight Sep. 6. TV news won't say any damages and casualties yet. In New York City you almost never feel anything like that besides subway trains right under your house. Now, I really felt this is in Japan but in Hiroshima the quakes were not big jolt, 'cause the epic center is about a few hundreds miles east.
"Keep forgetting 9/4/04"
Oh, yes I keep forgetting I'm a drummer, plays with a piano trio every tuesday nite at a tiny bar. The last time we played there, a lady piano and flute player named Mie-chan sat in. Boy, she was something else that nite. Especially, on the piano, I heard great vibes bouncing around. Later she sent me an E-mail saying she had tears came out while playing it together.
"9/1~3/04"
Nothing to write about....
It means a good news??????
©2004 Tadashi Yasunaga All rights reserved