I am not writing about Matt Gonzalez.

I pulled out another box of my dad’s stuff and I’m supposed to be going through it. I wish I was energetic enough to put some of it on ebay but really I’m not. Who wants an old Casio CQ-1 calculator/watch/stopwatch anyway? How do I get rid of little trinkets? (Goodwill Industries, that’s how.) I usually just stare at them for a few months and then off they go. It’s just as well anyway.

Looks like our trip to Japan is getting planned. Fly into Tokyo, drive to Toyama where family friends are and stay for a few days, train to Osaka near where I used to work for a few days, train to Okayama near where my sister used to work for a couple of days, train to Tokyo for a couple of days, and then fly back. Since my sister is going, there’s going to be a lot of shopping going on and a lot of baggage coming back with us. Woo. And, unfortunately, the yen is quite strong right now. Whatever, it’ll be fun and I won’t be at work!