Even though the last two weeks we’ve been officially in the rainy season here in Kansai, there has been just a tiny bit of rain. \u00a0A couple of hours here, a sprinkle there. \u00a0Not even close to serious rain.<\/p>\n
Until today. \u00a0It’s almost like mother nature is trying to make up for lost time. \u00a0I walked home in it tonight, and got a thorough soaking of the lower half of my body. \u00a0I guess I need a bigger umbrella.<\/p>\n
Yesterday Kuniko and I bought plane tickets for America in December, and we’re officially all booked for trips in 2013. \u00a0It feels good to get it done, pay them off, and see the rest of our income for the year as profit. \u00a0At least that’s the way I’m looking at it.<\/p>\n
One slight bummer was that United Airlines changed some of the rules they had for international flights. \u00a0No more free drinks (bastards!), and now they charge for the second bag checked in ($91!). \u00a0We’ll have to think long and hard about bringing back the customary case or two of wine at the end of the trip…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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