Thursday, August 25, 2005


i thought this team was going to take it to the top. we had fans, ability and all the heart in the world, but alas, we took third. Posted by Picasa

right? Posted by Picasa

nice night for some softball Posted by Picasa

come visit abu-cho Posted by Picasa

i thought she deserved another pic Posted by Picasa

right? Posted by Picasa

the peace sign, is well, when in rome... Posted by Picasa

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this was a lot of fun. thats a bamboo shoot that water and sabo (a kind of noodle) was sliding down. we would catch the noodles and dip them into a delicious sauce Posted by Picasa

the hog, in all of its glory Posted by Picasa

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it was epic Posted by Picasa

there was a typhoon approaching and we certainly got caught up in the storm. i think i saw frodo that day Posted by Picasa

but at least we woke up to this, Naka-dake, one of the most active volcanoes in the world Posted by Picasa

...tried... Posted by Picasa

we rented the smallest car i've ever been in to go to a place called aso...and then tried to sleep in it... Posted by Picasa

"Lost in Translation," right? Posted by Picasa

yep Posted by Picasa

i borrowed my supervisor's wife's hat...and i liked it Posted by Picasa

the mayor going for par Posted by Picasa

a rousing game of ground golf Posted by Picasa

the kaneko's, a wonderful family who drove me around the prefecture, have taught me how to make rice and invited me into their home for dinner Posted by Picasa

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