As of today, Kyoto can boast of having a Costco located within the prefectural boundaries! Today will be a good test for those who live in the area to see how traffic will be and see how best to get to the store. It will also be a good test for employees who have hopefully been well-trained for the fast pace that Costco works at. I’m heading there right now! Of course, by bicycle.

I'm 45 and not as muscular as I used to be, but I bet I could perform almost as well as Pujols for A WHOLE LOT less than 25 million a year, given I had six months all-expenses-paid to train and get into better playing shape.

This is one of the best political forums I have ever witnessed. Every person running has remarkable qualities about them. Combined, they would make an amazing President of the United States.

One turkey is done and the other will be done in about fifteen minutes. Then we have to cook the stuffing and sweet potato casserole, which have been cooked somewhat already. They only need about fifteen minutes of cooking too. Once that is done, it will be time to eat! Oh, and the potatoes are in the pot cooked waiting to be mashed. Update: Just mashed the potatoes and everything else is cooked. We are about to carve the turkey and eat! Happy Thanksgiving from Japan!  

Right now, we are at church preparing Thanksgiving dinner. We arrived here early this morning just before 10. Our English group gets together for Thanksgiving every year to celebrate. Many have come from other countries around the world, not America. However, because we are all Christians, we can all celebrate a day of thanks to God. Right now, we are cutting and peeling vegetables and preparing for dinner tonight. It’s a lot of fun hanging out and spending time together like a family. We even have a ping pong table set up to play one another. Only thing is, those of us who are preparing and...