For the past year we have an exchange student staying with us. Daisuke (Dice-K) came from Tokyo and has attended Portland Adventist Academy. Dice has travelled to Washington, D.C. and Walla Walla, WA. Today he gets back from 4 days in Los Angeles, visiting Universal Studios and Disneyland. He leaves to return to Japan on [...]
The Messman Chronicles, African Americans in the U.S. Navy, 1932-1943 by Richard E. Miller; 2004; 390 pages; Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD; 1-55750-539-X; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Central; 6/16-6/23 An interesting history of those African Americans who served as messman (servants) to Naval Officers from 1932-1943. For some reason the U.S. Navy decided [...]
Last Saturday afternoon Dice-K, Daver and I went to see Toy Story 3 in 3-D. Go see it in 2D, the three D was un-necessary but the story was great. I laughed (a lot), cried ( a little bit), was scared and elated a lot. This is a fitting finale for the Toy Story gang. [...]
It is the middle of June here in the very soggy city of Portland, Oregon. We have had rain 63 of the last 91 days. I know that it rains a lot in Portland, but this is ridiculous. If this keeps up we will be having summer in the middle of November. Dear Lord, I [...]
Hiroshima, Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb by Ronald Takaki Years ago while I was the Navy I visited Japan on one of the Western Pacific cruises I made. During that stop I made a trip to Nagasaki and visited the Atomic Bomb Museum, ever since then I have been opposed to atomic weapons and [...]
