tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250655712024-03-13T19:56:09.306+09:00My Two Yen WorthQuirky observations about Life in Japan, Canada and the world at large.Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.comBlogger3198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-10952272176998167652024-01-03T22:58:00.005+09:002024-01-03T23:00:18.696+09:00Happy Berated Birthday.<p>Last week I had, for the first time in decades, a birthday party! Sure, only a half dozen showed up and two of them skipped out after dinner, though it was considered to be a natal anniversary for me. (#65, don't ya know, so I didn't want it to pass in silence.)</p><p>I was even given a few prezzies. A care package of cookies and treats including the following:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiP_QvKf984JsfARt-fHNh8yNHJpz9AKoxJoXQzLtt2RoSvFWZYfOWjVMsXKnnnUlL7WKBdpi-_LRp8eO_ZwcMRAtrW8JqyOHXYUzbv5s0gKrKIWBCYC0K4kGNBKuvMtBR5Te-tVA09r9Xk9VdskJ0ZrJSRF6Zk5dMEGHdnnJtqrLLKkiHJiJ/s2371/IMG_4187.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="1870" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiP_QvKf984JsfARt-fHNh8yNHJpz9AKoxJoXQzLtt2RoSvFWZYfOWjVMsXKnnnUlL7WKBdpi-_LRp8eO_ZwcMRAtrW8JqyOHXYUzbv5s0gKrKIWBCYC0K4kGNBKuvMtBR5Te-tVA09r9Xk9VdskJ0ZrJSRF6Zk5dMEGHdnnJtqrLLKkiHJiJ/s320/IMG_4187.JPG" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbQMTeOUwtzgrELs-20zK-eOPyiszp6NmDuFrHgnPC-9OYAjuPqveWlF53NKiYmNKlZKqMbcPKK_cRc5QW86B_I9KxyjZ6z7zr1dbnCMc7CHjQ96dWsZe3Gb_nN1XybUqUN9PYCXvKwbk2yUy1SB2PrNpVh0ZSyJottzjJEBqFALmrlEUEd45/s2594/IMG_4188.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nWfYmyvezpFwA0kEGDfzPfvClcY8VXgW9YFJQhbnfNUqQPofN_ul2pv_9-LVKaqGBO4Ne8yAY75YLQ9R28RgCNNFmzSTyWWbcFRxF0GKh7Yd7JV3vGO5TbJDKpdBSbC5Mgzspu1Up4i789dGuiBCYS0uyvLDXV1E4e1Al1vZag8UuGWDoE5P/s1615/IMG_4197.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="824" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nWfYmyvezpFwA0kEGDfzPfvClcY8VXgW9YFJQhbnfNUqQPofN_ul2pv_9-LVKaqGBO4Ne8yAY75YLQ9R28RgCNNFmzSTyWWbcFRxF0GKh7Yd7JV3vGO5TbJDKpdBSbC5Mgzspu1Up4i789dGuiBCYS0uyvLDXV1E4e1Al1vZag8UuGWDoE5P/s320/IMG_4197.JPG" width="163" /></a></div><br /><p>The top three items are almost finished, I have yet to sample the others. Best present of all was a Piggiless Bank. I'm not sure how Zane knew I'd like it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Oyzdo6hE9iJXM7NHeyMhxRAagoGQgyR6RJBfOK4EhyphenhyphenCMAnqQ3ubF4AcEP6h2M7W6LJLj9c50A-V7JpnG0QCgoDrDp3QC8gDkqsW4Q2dC34XFks7ZnD7Oyy51mOtjYr9ANp7Gf589V7U5FA6krCP42fKacv1sHDxLp9CrYuVXfnLj0wQF4eYY/s2073/IMG_4185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2073" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Oyzdo6hE9iJXM7NHeyMhxRAagoGQgyR6RJBfOK4EhyphenhyphenCMAnqQ3ubF4AcEP6h2M7W6LJLj9c50A-V7JpnG0QCgoDrDp3QC8gDkqsW4Q2dC34XFks7ZnD7Oyy51mOtjYr9ANp7Gf589V7U5FA6krCP42fKacv1sHDxLp9CrYuVXfnLj0wQF4eYY/s320/IMG_4185.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAshTEyq-A4UdmgUB_-VThjMmuqt9FJ4IZS0zTgDhdiSmAmySYn6RDq5ES5mXnxhHOs_FhuaK75HqC5-XF1KRbDs9KSJEKF2Ac451euMlml55D6tZ63hxGnVHBL_Y-y9-4YDXWP8oac-_lyefJciCKs-Q93X8w3tG_Zi8ho4KvfUcda-nOGOj/s2174/IMG_4186.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2174" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAshTEyq-A4UdmgUB_-VThjMmuqt9FJ4IZS0zTgDhdiSmAmySYn6RDq5ES5mXnxhHOs_FhuaK75HqC5-XF1KRbDs9KSJEKF2Ac451euMlml55D6tZ63hxGnVHBL_Y-y9-4YDXWP8oac-_lyefJciCKs-Q93X8w3tG_Zi8ho4KvfUcda-nOGOj/s320/IMG_4186.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>If you click <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/qPNOPS0OBbo?si=41UejkmsZlnujiod">this link</a>, you can see it in action.</p><p>After dinner, we went bowling and I am definitely out of practice! The other attendees skipped a trip to the pub, but Zane was kind enough to buy me a beer or two. Two young lads got chatty with him, though once they slithered away, I decided to take my celebration in my own hands and convinced some lassies to take a photo with us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2c4KF0PI0ji1TDeXhZDftseW2SMgoG8XkNCdqlvt-OARiC9zhMIHlxSnLV0bj19Q2BdvpSOdOOCJsSJMLeMKxyom8_8GJjQk-SjrLovyINoyYOPFdrEfAulwccmM8OuqM05W3I49qn4UD_haPPoRAw798VWHQgS89eVZXUMF1_CIUTK1DRnUR/s2880/IMG_5938.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2c4KF0PI0ji1TDeXhZDftseW2SMgoG8XkNCdqlvt-OARiC9zhMIHlxSnLV0bj19Q2BdvpSOdOOCJsSJMLeMKxyom8_8GJjQk-SjrLovyINoyYOPFdrEfAulwccmM8OuqM05W3I49qn4UD_haPPoRAw798VWHQgS89eVZXUMF1_CIUTK1DRnUR/s320/IMG_5938.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When their third pal joined us, they all sang "Happy Birthday" to me and we left shortly thereafter (sans ladies, alas.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQfWZevnsGGWL9TKZdttjzCcLBJroqTCqPEueAsJIZYRchHIRM2fEI3yQp80YG6qfscRe6D3uWEYPMPylCNWwuww__GiPMUMrekqYS3gHridFajtr_UKGiIaxs9K9LJI_ht7oRjOqBnP4P1cHQAYpGaxf9aoOhq1oXvZdnpY3E6E9QZqqpwEV/s2880/IMG_5939.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQfWZevnsGGWL9TKZdttjzCcLBJroqTCqPEueAsJIZYRchHIRM2fEI3yQp80YG6qfscRe6D3uWEYPMPylCNWwuww__GiPMUMrekqYS3gHridFajtr_UKGiIaxs9K9LJI_ht7oRjOqBnP4P1cHQAYpGaxf9aoOhq1oXvZdnpY3E6E9QZqqpwEV/s320/IMG_5939.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I grabbed a cake on the way home and sang the tune again, <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/SwdEfVGKmi0?si=dS9Z2HhDXfAx5A8K">solo this time</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnz5XF95PF51GKj5IN4YACE3NQZdB8sQbU7uFhuU1bw7yUq3R134TK7EaobrLaezovzJSx3aUp1N0RbBoQXbGB7cxGH6yG3R7tzJ9POFJ8u6Xd5PsyfTzbplVuJ-RPlyJIpdhuUe-qmiGMfFnO6_hryGNHGhTbV6_HUzmYn9BauCmikIT89xs/s1263/IMG_4198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mZA1ajJK4QY7i9lAwHUlQL1jByNhHva77yEDmCj2OyzBqBVu4r_GI4HEzN42hVdHJSOaVlw8K5KwNcqP9G55_bo3Z-ezsDlF7nrTC6CcRP7v7I0Ai-o5BanP0PHpHgCaQukhy5WIT8EZMYx9K1kQEDndC4jtvJTwch_fjhriFakIyq-sU4gt/s1676/IMG_E4233.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="956" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mZA1ajJK4QY7i9lAwHUlQL1jByNhHva77yEDmCj2OyzBqBVu4r_GI4HEzN42hVdHJSOaVlw8K5KwNcqP9G55_bo3Z-ezsDlF7nrTC6CcRP7v7I0Ai-o5BanP0PHpHgCaQukhy5WIT8EZMYx9K1kQEDndC4jtvJTwch_fjhriFakIyq-sU4gt/s320/IMG_E4233.JPG" width="183" /></a></div><p>SO, Happy Birthday to me!</p><p>My New Years was wholly uneventful by choice. I watched a dorky movie</p><p></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a9H0OZBtL4U?si=n3Wjly-BHACrkw_O" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>and drank a few brew.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSk1s_XvKkAu_zjcTO-Yq9-ILKWn74PigBsB1Yg-1dHukdF9mqNdau3SiB3-U53mhdNZrPeFhsoBPjvRRuyqguOOMUo1fJvJYSU41-nh5WOW5C0yUATIHvQkxBf3lc1xQ_ztRva6tKet7fFiPdrv7vaOfDAF-PD4cgNAHQTVhNqP2lSuSMiy-/s1982/IMG_E4212.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="1982" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSk1s_XvKkAu_zjcTO-Yq9-ILKWn74PigBsB1Yg-1dHukdF9mqNdau3SiB3-U53mhdNZrPeFhsoBPjvRRuyqguOOMUo1fJvJYSU41-nh5WOW5C0yUATIHvQkxBf3lc1xQ_ztRva6tKet7fFiPdrv7vaOfDAF-PD4cgNAHQTVhNqP2lSuSMiy-/s320/IMG_E4212.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXmvsxtLBTORO6Mp7aA_fZqr16eRnlW5UI9Kr6q8srNF8BWTkIpbkUVKUdwoG93_wvrnegF9AAHxEaD4xafksOi3kp0M2sJV11DmMuSnxr45CHA2KyiIQP2uC00HcrYEtqh9tSB7FP3oGIdM8On0-FFRaZu5yFFarsFoCItJ7IreXsmIoeFNb/s2450/IMG_E4213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="2450" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXmvsxtLBTORO6Mp7aA_fZqr16eRnlW5UI9Kr6q8srNF8BWTkIpbkUVKUdwoG93_wvrnegF9AAHxEaD4xafksOi3kp0M2sJV11DmMuSnxr45CHA2KyiIQP2uC00HcrYEtqh9tSB7FP3oGIdM8On0-FFRaZu5yFFarsFoCItJ7IreXsmIoeFNb/s320/IMG_E4213.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMDwSvuY2aS6oY8BH7UWvgIdUUGcjmDI6Iv7Ed7sMunW5vlECu0WTT1_nlhWqFMcYGLaeo-WTdxLZDVFB4_VnMv-QUksqKBK5gTSIbP-fRoo1g-u8FaXQoIAufEH9zI2CSltSLxGamRidKfv_yNLldyM4TtULLAWbZNVZgc02fDiXFPtL0n9c/s2484/IMG_E4216.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="2433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMDwSvuY2aS6oY8BH7UWvgIdUUGcjmDI6Iv7Ed7sMunW5vlECu0WTT1_nlhWqFMcYGLaeo-WTdxLZDVFB4_VnMv-QUksqKBK5gTSIbP-fRoo1g-u8FaXQoIAufEH9zI2CSltSLxGamRidKfv_yNLldyM4TtULLAWbZNVZgc02fDiXFPtL0n9c/s320/IMG_E4216.JPG" width="313" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, <i>Bib</i> flew off the handle when I was washing him. Sigh.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWCF2ViJvW64ZYAjMmU7GDQwiND_1xO5i82DdHE0K7jt5SRJqfpRcSSW1g6G7MQKB_pMXq_iCrwmJG1m1Baqx18OsaKOE0kcKNBqpqNnC49fbCP8DLGKwRSd4z87-wIxd0UiCwWE0slyDgfssk9qLTTejqBZvtqvQf8c6gsvKbF0xhUmFmA46/s2501/IMG_E4231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="2253" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWCF2ViJvW64ZYAjMmU7GDQwiND_1xO5i82DdHE0K7jt5SRJqfpRcSSW1g6G7MQKB_pMXq_iCrwmJG1m1Baqx18OsaKOE0kcKNBqpqNnC49fbCP8DLGKwRSd4z87-wIxd0UiCwWE0slyDgfssk9qLTTejqBZvtqvQf8c6gsvKbF0xhUmFmA46/s320/IMG_E4231.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div>New Year's Day was spent hanging around the apartment and I broke out a couple of my <i>Dragons</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIN7QIT8qy3bkG2lnCnlC2Iyt_65sQBZI3l2PxrFuxf1XZm_DgySbRXuxN0jQ8zaqwATWphyphenhyphenUVKqFdEkCHCN_siU-U1logzQNZitKdI2YcR6EaqB7RumOAS_P5OA2YerF0CCO8GAbPQQgKR-c6N7Byo9RcIfNM7ts_HmcniwqfChwcmAPx0fmL/s2158/IMG_E4224.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="2158" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIN7QIT8qy3bkG2lnCnlC2Iyt_65sQBZI3l2PxrFuxf1XZm_DgySbRXuxN0jQ8zaqwATWphyphenhyphenUVKqFdEkCHCN_siU-U1logzQNZitKdI2YcR6EaqB7RumOAS_P5OA2YerF0CCO8GAbPQQgKR-c6N7Byo9RcIfNM7ts_HmcniwqfChwcmAPx0fmL/s320/IMG_E4224.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWH1HpSVWawn5v6aErmFoQfD6u9CQwinmvJYDuQ_o86hyphenhyphentoVDwLKeAPKuZ8uyfb2vu1K8Rl9jqTqtLGtIrBQFlGgZK02fC3nhOHV3ycyBd5yhYeP3ey0bRE2-E0ITa7Ifw0eMSkR7fHtT2novqIesM63fj7v20yELI2ev9hZWz0UmS8KeqbAK6/s3095/IMG_E4225.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3095" data-original-width="2014" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWH1HpSVWawn5v6aErmFoQfD6u9CQwinmvJYDuQ_o86hyphenhyphentoVDwLKeAPKuZ8uyfb2vu1K8Rl9jqTqtLGtIrBQFlGgZK02fC3nhOHV3ycyBd5yhYeP3ey0bRE2-E0ITa7Ifw0eMSkR7fHtT2novqIesM63fj7v20yELI2ev9hZWz0UmS8KeqbAK6/s320/IMG_E4225.JPG" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5qEp0c8unIeMZzwumVouzLoDqsAULtfqACxmfq1IkoS4nK-J3EcLMxmuIC3zjwqGep2GlOZEWDYNce2HJQa0yIpAIu-Wnm4zerji8v0ZSWIVP7aG1SH7IawZfrDzZHwVDTkw4EIWKY1gWDIwl53VSpN_E45W_RZx5CBVojnGKyD1rEOucdsA/s2451/IMG_E4226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="1761" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5qEp0c8unIeMZzwumVouzLoDqsAULtfqACxmfq1IkoS4nK-J3EcLMxmuIC3zjwqGep2GlOZEWDYNce2HJQa0yIpAIu-Wnm4zerji8v0ZSWIVP7aG1SH7IawZfrDzZHwVDTkw4EIWKY1gWDIwl53VSpN_E45W_RZx5CBVojnGKyD1rEOucdsA/s320/IMG_E4226.JPG" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmcl5QiiukzyLVP6q8Q1NM_vTOjzP0klAbuX55sgyWmPohFAc-H8JBhuewPd3m0Uflxmq2dD9ymvwT6upRP8OGUWSfNf4szhNLX424IwLsDSdI361FOTbyOkS-Jb-uzbDWGo8n2hy9BwpAVyISxJxS9vwQsoYxmYaggqbQMu2HmxG0rfxzZSo/s2017/IMG_E4227.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="1489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmcl5QiiukzyLVP6q8Q1NM_vTOjzP0klAbuX55sgyWmPohFAc-H8JBhuewPd3m0Uflxmq2dD9ymvwT6upRP8OGUWSfNf4szhNLX424IwLsDSdI361FOTbyOkS-Jb-uzbDWGo8n2hy9BwpAVyISxJxS9vwQsoYxmYaggqbQMu2HmxG0rfxzZSo/s320/IMG_E4227.JPG" width="236" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7w8NiWY9-wRjS5ST9y_jHTUSjERIdai78ZigZdZZGDJHFMc8g-8LWD_yqMJYjvzQBGt73iOXSahtXDCz-OV_u7Qyxzwz37m3kp_XxqVQdwGUsUMEOsGc9aTgVvx8CjE8GXELVCh_iCLCepz6HYbQhld8PyI9xPgFOtJ9WVGPMKOJimoqr7S9/s2573/IMG_4228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="1011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7w8NiWY9-wRjS5ST9y_jHTUSjERIdai78ZigZdZZGDJHFMc8g-8LWD_yqMJYjvzQBGt73iOXSahtXDCz-OV_u7Qyxzwz37m3kp_XxqVQdwGUsUMEOsGc9aTgVvx8CjE8GXELVCh_iCLCepz6HYbQhld8PyI9xPgFOtJ9WVGPMKOJimoqr7S9/s320/IMG_4228.JPG" width="126" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy <i>Ryu </i>Year! (<i>Ryu </i>= 竜 = dragon)</div><div><br /></div><div>Hey my blog is approaching a million hits! I need to figure out how to monetize this. (Sure most of the hits may be Bots, but it still seems impressive!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvujzU8rNqGREIyzMGP4T3V4B0QTY6skPHja-XplhWuNUJ4tGLTsSbVeX8luQDhtRIRbth_YHCZf82Cu2vQAbRwpUlNcZ5p_KcBS0xXOjntEysi0TQDQLpl0p64NrqgBQ-VTOlrkPhH8NffA-HghGn1ykE_mT-BTib2cgoyZLyhAr9RSSOPPI/s4030/IMG_E4217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="4030" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvujzU8rNqGREIyzMGP4T3V4B0QTY6skPHja-XplhWuNUJ4tGLTsSbVeX8luQDhtRIRbth_YHCZf82Cu2vQAbRwpUlNcZ5p_KcBS0xXOjntEysi0TQDQLpl0p64NrqgBQ-VTOlrkPhH8NffA-HghGn1ykE_mT-BTib2cgoyZLyhAr9RSSOPPI/s320/IMG_E4217.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Have a great 2024, cuz 2023 sucked big time for me!</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-20976972399688236742024-01-01T00:01:00.006+09:002024-01-01T00:01:35.438+09:00Happy Ryu Year!<p>Just a quick hello to ring in the new year in THREE minutes!</p><p>I watched this tonight. I cannot recommend it unless you like cheesy effects or are a Norman Fell or Phyllis Diller completist.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a9H0OZBtL4U?si=yaD7JiQ0WzvdJmzS" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>These are the beers I had...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AiVb3LQML8mTf0kEDVV7PoXMcJtB03h5qEv3Y2UItP0lIqRVPm6a4vGBww9KY7joAv7xYNrSedTiN2DfnISmYbLdln_VDi1AmDubGpzOOA9PTWfezortmHvBxMQFRUFpVGVo6JHZOfy77EGEAEeyj-dDKxfGQ0ieiziMd-fcdSnTpeUem_Gb/s1982/IMG_E4212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="1982" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AiVb3LQML8mTf0kEDVV7PoXMcJtB03h5qEv3Y2UItP0lIqRVPm6a4vGBww9KY7joAv7xYNrSedTiN2DfnISmYbLdln_VDi1AmDubGpzOOA9PTWfezortmHvBxMQFRUFpVGVo6JHZOfy77EGEAEeyj-dDKxfGQ0ieiziMd-fcdSnTpeUem_Gb/s320/IMG_E4212.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8wd34L9CuAtM0pU0lNSC8XvlNP0HcjRLNBkyy7VT0ANw3pzJ4GYJFBc_1nidr6F5GeoNQkwMUd51_hTK6LHajeDIZvXOhfQJjUxHVJIMblXEj9oVkQKAJ96-VV_dXVWa71lHOfY2WrMLtymkSy9pLRDBFwuqIv04KxLoa0DXFXGrO92Yes0l/s2450/IMG_E4213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="2450" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8wd34L9CuAtM0pU0lNSC8XvlNP0HcjRLNBkyy7VT0ANw3pzJ4GYJFBc_1nidr6F5GeoNQkwMUd51_hTK6LHajeDIZvXOhfQJjUxHVJIMblXEj9oVkQKAJ96-VV_dXVWa71lHOfY2WrMLtymkSy9pLRDBFwuqIv04KxLoa0DXFXGrO92Yes0l/s320/IMG_E4213.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the one I'm working on now. I'll use this for the toast.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxLa3Uq45ZDFiqTBDyMdJ7Heiq7xtgA5XHDAZ2h_iPe2Y_3oOifRzMYmHu8GSsT5_ZkGTSS3tsR65CQktQmQXzpZySjKLv9NdHNjSLy51a_MmEpqYSIXonrzCoFHKa3OJxRwlWeRQDcWwrpJTTOr2QECYgHBf2ABGjtLf8slMzlwgR90aDPH5/s2484/IMG_E4216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="2433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxLa3Uq45ZDFiqTBDyMdJ7Heiq7xtgA5XHDAZ2h_iPe2Y_3oOifRzMYmHu8GSsT5_ZkGTSS3tsR65CQktQmQXzpZySjKLv9NdHNjSLy51a_MmEpqYSIXonrzCoFHKa3OJxRwlWeRQDcWwrpJTTOr2QECYgHBf2ABGjtLf8slMzlwgR90aDPH5/s320/IMG_E4216.JPG" width="313" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hey, maybe my blog will reach a million!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dhpmPkx_5j5699BtSNVhFgEIlcQGzDjtase_Ah-ArjtbTKPf25zSDYS_KRUQ3BstVrQWxVZlva2B4Utfx6zao6HNZnyrLLE8d53GVX78_Rru47kIfruRhm7SEXba-sCiDGY0SDQkbw44Cmr3Wg8divICMVuNz2P00Db0Ks588pyuvxvj0CX7/s4030/IMG_E4217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="4030" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dhpmPkx_5j5699BtSNVhFgEIlcQGzDjtase_Ah-ArjtbTKPf25zSDYS_KRUQ3BstVrQWxVZlva2B4Utfx6zao6HNZnyrLLE8d53GVX78_Rru47kIfruRhm7SEXba-sCiDGY0SDQkbw44Cmr3Wg8divICMVuNz2P00Db0Ks588pyuvxvj0CX7/s320/IMG_E4217.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Happy New Year!!</div></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-31309423486922406962023-12-25T23:39:00.003+09:002023-12-25T23:39:34.906+09:00Merry Birthday!<p>This was the first Christmas that I had off in decades. <i>Santa </i>duties dry up on the weekdays and especially Mondays so I had nothing to do all day. Oh right, I did spend all afternoon at the Pension office to see whether I qualify. I do, but the news isn't great, I have a few more hoops to jump through and since Canada Pension is mostly in slumber mode until next year, it'll be a while before I get any definitive answer. So I'll continue doing what I've been doing which isn't as much as I wish I were doing.</p><p>I received a care package from my fellow <i>Santa </i>on Saturday and took the time to peruse it today. Most of it is stuff he asked if I'd like him to purchase it for me, though there are a few surprises. (Also I had forgotten about the stuff so, even then it was unexpected.) First up, a <i>Justice League BluRay</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FTmDL_m0iTl9KljbTUm6lwKQLHLKRflfbkkfakFiShQzc71oZXlaVsIQHrYmFfcOk_e6uI6R0xFQvksf0bsskQjU7X74idkZtIYx3xSHKrNyLkwg9oRoaMRENvI1SUkBERIwiJ4GL5qbODcICOHgAWNseYooHv_fGO2IL6yPgXv_C9TdxOuv/s2420/IMG_4144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="1820" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FTmDL_m0iTl9KljbTUm6lwKQLHLKRflfbkkfakFiShQzc71oZXlaVsIQHrYmFfcOk_e6uI6R0xFQvksf0bsskQjU7X74idkZtIYx3xSHKrNyLkwg9oRoaMRENvI1SUkBERIwiJ4GL5qbODcICOHgAWNseYooHv_fGO2IL6yPgXv_C9TdxOuv/s320/IMG_4144.JPG" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Although I already own this movie, he noted that it was only 220 yen, so would I be interested. I was and am glad he bought it. FIVE <i>BluRay </i>Discs(!), including 3D if I ever get such a player. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV64DhjHj_UcuAVIPCUxmZXQNAa4wg-mGrl4Xb41gXp-T7J4s0OeGIzOmLuQ6xyqQsW9c9-Ek4vTXLtbfT39o9Qca9VKusFZkWbsMSenUpkfFD7bl5sIocqXujxGiI1xmpaxofSZlKI1oAGjdcQz0CFOaDDS6hxCWGyXYWOQxdYBTBTQRnlRX/s2420/IMG_4131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="1853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV64DhjHj_UcuAVIPCUxmZXQNAa4wg-mGrl4Xb41gXp-T7J4s0OeGIzOmLuQ6xyqQsW9c9-Ek4vTXLtbfT39o9Qca9VKusFZkWbsMSenUpkfFD7bl5sIocqXujxGiI1xmpaxofSZlKI1oAGjdcQz0CFOaDDS6hxCWGyXYWOQxdYBTBTQRnlRX/s320/IMG_4131.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I only noticed three discs when I opened it, there are two more hidden as inserts.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="2573" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H9tuhJGgov_1VxVQ1yenHrG0zJBw1RUeuUMnCDUTQMQMyK-BbVNiWfc_su9yLsSDHDrZW6BFOZnip0dXRKZQ7WkQDFX9m2F9wqPfmYWavBNohvOflFr2e0w6szjtYcxRba1cdxNDqp6YWxmJMolXrCw8FgOXtCfhjkQo6hyphenhyphenbm6qv8WOLW5GI/s320/IMG_4140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hey, I've been there!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaknvZLptbYPrWPDcGjSMkU-KbXkj9L7ANe-PWYMKWzI22cBje-RIT_cwDCthB2gmSk9vUiR-O0aJhvWWcbVDRbpr9vlFjx6coHgmxphuBAnSbf6A18S1frjZU3mn6ItDnZtgeZ4iUJtsklT_qSTmm6M-UkRuoLWijOvaLhOoCA-7t4drhCkh/s1822/IMG_4139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1822" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaknvZLptbYPrWPDcGjSMkU-KbXkj9L7ANe-PWYMKWzI22cBje-RIT_cwDCthB2gmSk9vUiR-O0aJhvWWcbVDRbpr9vlFjx6coHgmxphuBAnSbf6A18S1frjZU3mn6ItDnZtgeZ4iUJtsklT_qSTmm6M-UkRuoLWijOvaLhOoCA-7t4drhCkh/s320/IMG_4139.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Compare this to the disc I already own.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69q8s9TtRdoTXtVcGbh7_JKBjEj7lS_wpSFZW_lY3PdwU7JZm97JyFJrMSuM2K1ew_57Lw_QdjMo0pxYe-BDw8df526net1buxXtrHT2CLzdwcSt7tWL6UQoEa1rj6IxA30EMXCIueKITtvD6-1KlbItJULf8El6YTMUZc8vHyP7TFmDiiiCN/s320/IMG_4142.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I just noticed something. NO JAPANESE! No wonder it was so cheap! This is a disc probably from Canada, for it has English and French only.<div><br /></div><div>So why was the 5-disc set sold so cheaply? Someone bought the mega set that included a figure and kept it (or sold it at a profit) and then just trashed the discs.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXid_Sg58J-678t6nE5q9N0BiwTpEAgFIV5dn85uW7SKAtakCTnUTcmEnmu7_ucfr5lMflZd_vYo0zLx6K8PIF9oQ4X5Ww6s0he1b6LJOnJUTv-0CPK5BGXiEa6UffrkOKOcVF_bK4JyTgdvjkCibSv4z0azlWWPlXoiUGO48CWvi9gQye1b7/s749/IMG_E4141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="749" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXid_Sg58J-678t6nE5q9N0BiwTpEAgFIV5dn85uW7SKAtakCTnUTcmEnmu7_ucfr5lMflZd_vYo0zLx6K8PIF9oQ4X5Ww6s0he1b6LJOnJUTv-0CPK5BGXiEa6UffrkOKOcVF_bK4JyTgdvjkCibSv4z0azlWWPlXoiUGO48CWvi9gQye1b7/s320/IMG_E4141.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>It was going for 35000 yen, which is a substantial mark-up!</div><div><br /></div><div>I also scored a <i>Movie Monsters Servum, </i>from one of the<i> Godzilla Anime</i> I think?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgNZCq1EzTmeyDDvreLvsQbPNQbb_o1jYcwLB6ROQFXkqhriFGt4QAhcSOwJltrLm9F_e7YZGOGRhsnQLvYA-uePohdRXog3L_zlaHeuZlki7FEeWE7dxmjD9bZobtSDLnQgQzjXrtgL0uuOthl9GIgzecMOXBZTVP2JyeGvZhr-2cU8vuWm6/s2385/IMG_4130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1873" data-original-width="2385" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgNZCq1EzTmeyDDvreLvsQbPNQbb_o1jYcwLB6ROQFXkqhriFGt4QAhcSOwJltrLm9F_e7YZGOGRhsnQLvYA-uePohdRXog3L_zlaHeuZlki7FEeWE7dxmjD9bZobtSDLnQgQzjXrtgL0uuOthl9GIgzecMOXBZTVP2JyeGvZhr-2cU8vuWm6/s320/IMG_4130.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And a couple of イラストボード, Illustrated Boards.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKypQc6U8oOmNADQZKrN9R0pD29N6-EpemGl12WzgokNqt7D7-drpDQzlR8RChT7G2BuDRnvPxH6Cc9enf1grzTfbuO00kyXEnZgb4HwLOpQwJFQfdyc6vYwWOTJbdpsvr2KdbHb5gg4S7Jsu_3kTSh2iUlATQ1N6tigjNa-tVu6s1JDvp8zwL/s1954/IMG_4145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="1954" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKypQc6U8oOmNADQZKrN9R0pD29N6-EpemGl12WzgokNqt7D7-drpDQzlR8RChT7G2BuDRnvPxH6Cc9enf1grzTfbuO00kyXEnZgb4HwLOpQwJFQfdyc6vYwWOTJbdpsvr2KdbHb5gg4S7Jsu_3kTSh2iUlATQ1N6tigjNa-tVu6s1JDvp8zwL/s320/IMG_4145.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a Pencil case.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjMMerbdkXHO83LhRVSKISrZg_nrhLWQAKWKyOet-H4pAmS1P3C8dvOAXxvPkWBFJGmlS2pEyis0VhnLsNWA5CWTKuYyaRW8vTl5DM7mHGIFmvPCFUm-Vzp9So08KWsWQOfQeTDrauX_H4Egsy9J2F3i00XYULs4CIy_QTCTnU2DCSHDRIYbP/s1611/IMG_4146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1611" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjMMerbdkXHO83LhRVSKISrZg_nrhLWQAKWKyOet-H4pAmS1P3C8dvOAXxvPkWBFJGmlS2pEyis0VhnLsNWA5CWTKuYyaRW8vTl5DM7mHGIFmvPCFUm-Vzp9So08KWsWQOfQeTDrauX_H4Egsy9J2F3i00XYULs4CIy_QTCTnU2DCSHDRIYbP/s320/IMG_4146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Not a bad haul at all.</div><div>What did you get for yourself, Michael? </div><div>A pair of socks and a <i>Scarlet Spider Bearbrick</i> that almost completes the set.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk74rzWD8xUmJe1vcWCW1DNUTLrGb8QH_GQ3R9noMr54LfIqz9UFCugMeyjfvDI4ME5pUOSwzBsYyZHW9WlIjds0TgoyDvMTSz0Zp6aKWv8wtgZTaY100NwpwqdifRAFTW3-FOGGjr2tXyn9hWviQn8LCcqPDUo0HLubaAr0nZIbmuho_1-IUZ/s1921/IMG_4129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="1029" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk74rzWD8xUmJe1vcWCW1DNUTLrGb8QH_GQ3R9noMr54LfIqz9UFCugMeyjfvDI4ME5pUOSwzBsYyZHW9WlIjds0TgoyDvMTSz0Zp6aKWv8wtgZTaY100NwpwqdifRAFTW3-FOGGjr2tXyn9hWviQn8LCcqPDUo0HLubaAr0nZIbmuho_1-IUZ/s320/IMG_4129.JPG" width="171" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-nDdC7C6850TWp_8k_xQ2SoT7GzcBofb_Wp_jzqmbgkeFH9UXVXRrF85u59UU9hFKD-p327Xmbwg0aYcFcokMeJ67xDZQcMjdV8JqdRC_lgstdsEzLO7ABdLzdCa4tIzbyW3kEf6czCU1BuHnHh5zl2hjVRa7DkrD6dbJDnKYaPdcpvhx7Yz/s1057/IMG_4147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="833" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-nDdC7C6850TWp_8k_xQ2SoT7GzcBofb_Wp_jzqmbgkeFH9UXVXRrF85u59UU9hFKD-p327Xmbwg0aYcFcokMeJ67xDZQcMjdV8JqdRC_lgstdsEzLO7ABdLzdCa4tIzbyW3kEf6czCU1BuHnHh5zl2hjVRa7DkrD6dbJDnKYaPdcpvhx7Yz/s320/IMG_4147.JPG" width="252" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A low-key Birthday indeed. <div>Still, I also watched several Christmas specials that I'd never seen before. About the only one I liked was the <i>BC </i>one.</div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxrpPjfNS5mOnoCmem6Gg_jbntbNq4Dm33fB3HiYjQU7hHHNIUtP9E6yvnz-TUPfc25dEBqSk8fOCxQizGvsHzLGhGEFpC8fTmBdBXsZvGk0KmIkNGnH-H6QVpvwgwzL_8Vvgxi5g1I988lWjy6WQw6jNeyO8x8efCQp3McpaOxAybdpPWnSI/s1334/IMG_4149.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxrpPjfNS5mOnoCmem6Gg_jbntbNq4Dm33fB3HiYjQU7hHHNIUtP9E6yvnz-TUPfc25dEBqSk8fOCxQizGvsHzLGhGEFpC8fTmBdBXsZvGk0KmIkNGnH-H6QVpvwgwzL_8Vvgxi5g1I988lWjy6WQw6jNeyO8x8efCQp3McpaOxAybdpPWnSI/s320/IMG_4149.PNG" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div>I won't bother reviewing them, suffice to say, they won't be getting a rewatch anytime soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll end the day with the true meaning of Christmas. <i>Kaiju</i>!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ci69lSBV15egwYN4e7mpWbQ_0VIFHE6XtYPNWX07PzzUbE7_jnBfJk5kYJvYTm0gzRJBDGFFPIGrtvf8mXry9ST1qHKcGnhHZZADFYb_UdC4RMnMuxK8QyPwEriYiLpKAI_F8e6w4QPKQKlnqclA4JL8ggm7Wf8fHxacKhvwq7h2rCcqIhAo/s1024/IMG_4122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ci69lSBV15egwYN4e7mpWbQ_0VIFHE6XtYPNWX07PzzUbE7_jnBfJk5kYJvYTm0gzRJBDGFFPIGrtvf8mXry9ST1qHKcGnhHZZADFYb_UdC4RMnMuxK8QyPwEriYiLpKAI_F8e6w4QPKQKlnqclA4JL8ggm7Wf8fHxacKhvwq7h2rCcqIhAo/s320/IMG_4122.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B764cEQNdnStgbuigu3EqYVOopO7pHFVE-1_t7QwaUPlfMP9ggqX74ZthCZqWWuO-_-dg_4sdAoQh0h1eVgzorsMAELh07nZ17oJ6jyQXm8zlDP5X-J79UauqyRyxDa_qiB0bav2Ozo0WIzca1_6k5iIvcqRqPnGSJgaBaGU8aHyv8XPEEBM/s960/IMG_4123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B764cEQNdnStgbuigu3EqYVOopO7pHFVE-1_t7QwaUPlfMP9ggqX74ZthCZqWWuO-_-dg_4sdAoQh0h1eVgzorsMAELh07nZ17oJ6jyQXm8zlDP5X-J79UauqyRyxDa_qiB0bav2Ozo0WIzca1_6k5iIvcqRqPnGSJgaBaGU8aHyv8XPEEBM/s320/IMG_4123.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_xQGzZ3T8WyAzSpQwF4kJ_DCB-bF9kdEY6tKYgtfgrdnE9voeMTp89ux5IJmuwYHOndEgnFuz8rx3SQnvMDUWCIBywPyL8wN1exqG_Z54Rc_d8hppj3DsUQdTqmoODkYudtpAdjskWNVxlalCn0lxBZYaUzjBp5YYdaOQy-67aM86xVkMNeb/s1024/IMG_4124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_xQGzZ3T8WyAzSpQwF4kJ_DCB-bF9kdEY6tKYgtfgrdnE9voeMTp89ux5IJmuwYHOndEgnFuz8rx3SQnvMDUWCIBywPyL8wN1exqG_Z54Rc_d8hppj3DsUQdTqmoODkYudtpAdjskWNVxlalCn0lxBZYaUzjBp5YYdaOQy-67aM86xVkMNeb/s320/IMG_4124.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-5376892603724943892023-12-24T23:29:00.002+09:002023-12-24T23:29:45.345+09:00HoHoHoed!<p>I was so exhausted from yesterday's <i>Santafication </i>at the Hotel that I went straight to bed. Early wake-up, long hours and a head cold will do that to ya. Today, just as exhausted, though I did manage to snap a few pics from in and around the Royal Park Hotel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xE4ua_oxxiVqxbOWo6XCcZ3S1CdSqtAhWDQKMBGWFOVmpDdpaaOao8ubpmjZjTm241zgGRjog4r7mH1cnNr4X79US3MRz6nuc820RGoGCUkIm8Y7SFNL04nLEiwYtboDDVpFYSljXXObZnAH8Fh-f3nwlfTEbhysUAq541EfMZzjmwuBP2dz/s4032/IMG_4101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xE4ua_oxxiVqxbOWo6XCcZ3S1CdSqtAhWDQKMBGWFOVmpDdpaaOao8ubpmjZjTm241zgGRjog4r7mH1cnNr4X79US3MRz6nuc820RGoGCUkIm8Y7SFNL04nLEiwYtboDDVpFYSljXXObZnAH8Fh-f3nwlfTEbhysUAq541EfMZzjmwuBP2dz/s320/IMG_4101.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMF5gBxtxASfVN8RHsR0VrVb1bXaQ35em2PFNqE1A8agDI2M4SNk48yN4D0i5tEIQo_A0JU8KYcfGHay79s_xW4wNqfyzcgxfLyD7iUtnl3C1E8zYbswmskWgT-3z1txHMVoGT2QrortjoOnNg0oFcRW3ZESq-FB1X0UcpGhhM6ET9P1c1jKH/s4032/IMG_4100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMF5gBxtxASfVN8RHsR0VrVb1bXaQ35em2PFNqE1A8agDI2M4SNk48yN4D0i5tEIQo_A0JU8KYcfGHay79s_xW4wNqfyzcgxfLyD7iUtnl3C1E8zYbswmskWgT-3z1txHMVoGT2QrortjoOnNg0oFcRW3ZESq-FB1X0UcpGhhM6ET9P1c1jKH/s320/IMG_4100.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQR-KJ-oP7CwZ3Zwpya-F-73FjIHcYp4GbAi6TKFPedodHGHXSrXngmJsLjap67Q1EHW01UGe-4kNjNRF0830rSn-oSq3xwFgi2GgzESB56fQSXEj4o2j0XNlwpPwB2q9l2um8p64-x8a5wiQzlsJ9_a3O8w4houlGLH2aZkuBFCs0aQ0LjPg/s4032/IMG_4102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQR-KJ-oP7CwZ3Zwpya-F-73FjIHcYp4GbAi6TKFPedodHGHXSrXngmJsLjap67Q1EHW01UGe-4kNjNRF0830rSn-oSq3xwFgi2GgzESB56fQSXEj4o2j0XNlwpPwB2q9l2um8p64-x8a5wiQzlsJ9_a3O8w4houlGLH2aZkuBFCs0aQ0LjPg/s320/IMG_4102.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT0SbMrF1NjO9GdWGvbMPMZIhX8VZNeBCVkOmMvZGKnB9-fKVNKS0E9toILAbpfVM7oXUgR5ZjlLmcLcNSGThbWZEeFaM0xOpOfYnQiiVBQmcMpmF0E3bNdwZA5NCVtuwLNvYyDv1sU9QHPNp29XCWse7AmrU8DLKk1pMSBRvztm-pnTnI_to/s4032/IMG_4103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT0SbMrF1NjO9GdWGvbMPMZIhX8VZNeBCVkOmMvZGKnB9-fKVNKS0E9toILAbpfVM7oXUgR5ZjlLmcLcNSGThbWZEeFaM0xOpOfYnQiiVBQmcMpmF0E3bNdwZA5NCVtuwLNvYyDv1sU9QHPNp29XCWse7AmrU8DLKk1pMSBRvztm-pnTnI_to/s320/IMG_4103.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2hWpXNwwaLN1pr6a-8UtxtcGg6dQpoe3aVXrxWCJGrHt-4K_Fv-9ckmG8eb7Dz7cO4NwPMwFAGPhZ9UtGYmpL2dprEH0eH6QK9LHsAyWQYZ_n6XCu30w_0JyNirSvbFWW1nIrDuiIkiuhj1CBpKA2cH3RhWmcovfaLOvwWe5inQcq9Lf6VRm/s4032/IMG_4114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2hWpXNwwaLN1pr6a-8UtxtcGg6dQpoe3aVXrxWCJGrHt-4K_Fv-9ckmG8eb7Dz7cO4NwPMwFAGPhZ9UtGYmpL2dprEH0eH6QK9LHsAyWQYZ_n6XCu30w_0JyNirSvbFWW1nIrDuiIkiuhj1CBpKA2cH3RhWmcovfaLOvwWe5inQcq9Lf6VRm/s320/IMG_4114.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Last duty of the night was a pic with the kitchen staff who served my gift recipients. They were overjoyed to receive a <i>KitKat</i>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncqlirIz9jhS5hNNw3koLl9ycSlmXEmMq6xw869FxKeFziG5mLopqH-TAhP8tS2viYG_70jI12tN5i_gILwaicIp25iBSSa0-BAqIlvuSCq1HYhtd11ASneKYh_jLc2SY10J_UONA4fP1XWsAkt_RB5RAbO4NgKXU2EyIMkg9FMLo4HFoPIed/s4032/IMG_4115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncqlirIz9jhS5hNNw3koLl9ycSlmXEmMq6xw869FxKeFziG5mLopqH-TAhP8tS2viYG_70jI12tN5i_gILwaicIp25iBSSa0-BAqIlvuSCq1HYhtd11ASneKYh_jLc2SY10J_UONA4fP1XWsAkt_RB5RAbO4NgKXU2EyIMkg9FMLo4HFoPIed/s320/IMG_4115.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcfXGPNyU98tzfneXP62ufIZeVB015qBJU0ATbWUM9K9GmXsRInTB6OKxTHV8RbApSz8ctDpvhhsZ4NzmO6EXOr3hZwpoRksZgr6snfzXV6xEUjIDYav6YpJCxI39hIcWf6U91NW5jZxCGGncCwgFkjJxrCmR8wIotMaXt3tdQeTexmbaKRH6/s4032/IMG_4108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcfXGPNyU98tzfneXP62ufIZeVB015qBJU0ATbWUM9K9GmXsRInTB6OKxTHV8RbApSz8ctDpvhhsZ4NzmO6EXOr3hZwpoRksZgr6snfzXV6xEUjIDYav6YpJCxI39hIcWf6U91NW5jZxCGGncCwgFkjJxrCmR8wIotMaXt3tdQeTexmbaKRH6/s320/IMG_4108.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxPe8FutHVk9c9NuWt8j3f65ZmVZFrAvr0AwdeYzTOVCy6myEEqOFmyF857ohubd_QWt3Ri-_wWW9bSw07Z1immpHI3O-5SwXYAqRvPJlUHXCp7ok5P99Jqo8Fa-Lqxe6tWjnNXKal3SvKvO5rGT1ezP2sHmd7PNTOL_kEt2YYy9lTGwuIcnf/s4032/IMG_4109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxPe8FutHVk9c9NuWt8j3f65ZmVZFrAvr0AwdeYzTOVCy6myEEqOFmyF857ohubd_QWt3Ri-_wWW9bSw07Z1immpHI3O-5SwXYAqRvPJlUHXCp7ok5P99Jqo8Fa-Lqxe6tWjnNXKal3SvKvO5rGT1ezP2sHmd7PNTOL_kEt2YYy9lTGwuIcnf/s320/IMG_4109.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCoPAGe2B2j8eAmeHdaJvhXdmIe9uiwXnLULfE0eJd6BuBpHcKa0MPfpYY0siEzjuEtzCx_lKfI9hw6BRzTWODk_dd2dpi58bNnhlu_M02I21AFNKPVsGskPYMkXySZGQVqR2h5-_8cKfivBUwuOmQkzml_6pGSq1DM8AHVL9cU6fqxn_sFzI/s4032/IMG_4110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCoPAGe2B2j8eAmeHdaJvhXdmIe9uiwXnLULfE0eJd6BuBpHcKa0MPfpYY0siEzjuEtzCx_lKfI9hw6BRzTWODk_dd2dpi58bNnhlu_M02I21AFNKPVsGskPYMkXySZGQVqR2h5-_8cKfivBUwuOmQkzml_6pGSq1DM8AHVL9cU6fqxn_sFzI/s320/IMG_4110.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SqVHQvu54Pxca7NBQPhYtnKmHBqXUUdhjBT5M_VH9Dbps9c2J65nS6KEJvNAlpf5-1rRGndJJbzEhE5USWN2GVsK5GjyK40dER4ucC0ITi7CtxIXbkthisttK2nZg_vLFXVObLCrKrEcmcjitTMLEazdl6GYAlot5O19rl6qbG31acahfdYL/s4032/IMG_4112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SqVHQvu54Pxca7NBQPhYtnKmHBqXUUdhjBT5M_VH9Dbps9c2J65nS6KEJvNAlpf5-1rRGndJJbzEhE5USWN2GVsK5GjyK40dER4ucC0ITi7CtxIXbkthisttK2nZg_vLFXVObLCrKrEcmcjitTMLEazdl6GYAlot5O19rl6qbG31acahfdYL/s320/IMG_4112.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One of the dad's recognized me from earlier, so I couldn't walk around maskless lest the kiddies discover my secret identity. I took it off for a quick sELFie. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8t83PI5h-kXNKNzTEHNM6rLStZY1opnNx6mOj8Y6kX0z2bLlEmc3AI0YxiEwmwJTehcX6bPy562tPh1NhtOUEez9tMHEEGnR07tlUwmfcAImjBGSmsdC0JQR9f1TSYml8HvGkpqOfkQ_3TR-TliVDKbYVzetvq3tnrGm3ZwdyoTf_ojrg_pnf/s3088/IMG_4111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8t83PI5h-kXNKNzTEHNM6rLStZY1opnNx6mOj8Y6kX0z2bLlEmc3AI0YxiEwmwJTehcX6bPy562tPh1NhtOUEez9tMHEEGnR07tlUwmfcAImjBGSmsdC0JQR9f1TSYml8HvGkpqOfkQ_3TR-TliVDKbYVzetvq3tnrGm3ZwdyoTf_ojrg_pnf/s320/IMG_4111.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I arrived home a little earlier and opted to have a Christmassy meal before zzzzs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIygMjLQUKwNrWo77wo7E93aJfhbj6LN9B2vS7qmW3ZNpOJringIB7Lkbul1MbrrQOh63FMsP-iacSeC3qfqc0RueZ09aZ3mu_ekC0aeqqc5dKOGug6FWWj-BqaXFRfK8M7rOBU7dJD2MpjiAoSA7i6K4GhW4YPGrc1kgdihobUjr_zKvLzTx/s4032/IMG_4119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIygMjLQUKwNrWo77wo7E93aJfhbj6LN9B2vS7qmW3ZNpOJringIB7Lkbul1MbrrQOh63FMsP-iacSeC3qfqc0RueZ09aZ3mu_ekC0aeqqc5dKOGug6FWWj-BqaXFRfK8M7rOBU7dJD2MpjiAoSA7i6K4GhW4YPGrc1kgdihobUjr_zKvLzTx/s320/IMG_4119.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Ah, 7-11, you came through yet again.</p><p><i>Santa </i>also helped me out with a little message for my grand-nephew. <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/hqyUSUK4e3s?si=H0kTg80wCbNh5Z6l">This</a> should take you there.</p><p>I'm going to watch the first episode of <i>What If </i>and then go to bed. 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Below was sent by a friend.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8YzJlZrKcrTS9gY7iigFnt4muxL2XLCa1UaO12tnIAkGaNYsG9pOHkwn7MZORSQhR4fqoX5gaUZYIyxZtMw0z2I7VLKFe0Z23FwO3crlhu-iqohZNNjnPmZ8DZChVhszv3XbWSyiXW_fMtuQP2PV2NcLYGQiqLUFf_FOZjl4AbbX5mFuVGTz/s1790/410765613_207898495722594_7316763873056189367_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="1790" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8YzJlZrKcrTS9gY7iigFnt4muxL2XLCa1UaO12tnIAkGaNYsG9pOHkwn7MZORSQhR4fqoX5gaUZYIyxZtMw0z2I7VLKFe0Z23FwO3crlhu-iqohZNNjnPmZ8DZChVhszv3XbWSyiXW_fMtuQP2PV2NcLYGQiqLUFf_FOZjl4AbbX5mFuVGTz/s320/410765613_207898495722594_7316763873056189367_n.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I've been sneezing a little, I'll end with "God Bless You, Everyone!"</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-88572890841430057442023-12-22T23:05:00.002+09:002023-12-22T23:05:45.042+09:00Decking My Halls.<p>When I Santaed (is that a verb?) on Wednesday, the kids and staff gave me a lovely parting present, a nasty head cold. Just a whole lot of snot, thank you very much. Last night, I didn't feel like blogging so I just watched this movie and went to bed.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rm3UE9ELU2w?si=UOOOONrKhvEtPYe7" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Not a bad little flick, one can see where <i>Bob Clark</i> scammed some ideas for his <i>Black Christmas</i> two years later. I've seen that version a few times, mainly for <i>Margot Kidder</i> and the UofT setting. Maybe it's time for me to watch the sequel.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XGFJdvQw65o?si=we8fWtvbJeNVPtrO" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Hey cool, <i>Andrea Martin</i> is back!</div><div><br /></div><div>Today, I had a lesson with some adults out in Tagajo and en route home, I dropped into the <i>Mandai </i>there and picked up an ornament and caught a present to put under the tree.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfObAj-_olXsnlW_2gkYFYhFDPeU8ywF6gIQNMzY-aGbraghqkBBc92WzwCyVrEAWJvCw1ZagNa-B4PvI6xP6hD6IV6j2ZdSWe6K6jWRz9d_nx-trLdiIWXBjwgkkHmnJwh_3mcPEIzcYcYREOXb5TTjEaHmkNxQA-LREcAR-M-RTIz7ee-M3/s2573/IMG_4075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="1539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfObAj-_olXsnlW_2gkYFYhFDPeU8ywF6gIQNMzY-aGbraghqkBBc92WzwCyVrEAWJvCw1ZagNa-B4PvI6xP6hD6IV6j2ZdSWe6K6jWRz9d_nx-trLdiIWXBjwgkkHmnJwh_3mcPEIzcYcYREOXb5TTjEaHmkNxQA-LREcAR-M-RTIz7ee-M3/s320/IMG_4075.JPG" width="191" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Silver <i>Chewie </i>will be given to my agent/manager/handler for Christmas when I see him at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/visitmiyagi/posts/sendai-royal-park-hotel-illuminationgood-news-for-anyone-already-feeling-christm/5601933453256601/">Royal Park Hotel</a> tomorrow as their main Santa.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvHeJdv9Kkp-mR7WClfimprF73uNei4A7h3e1xJbjTyWFT5tKM9YsJz_9CWsHsvHCmEr2ht0NRc3A3krQ3Zxd7Xs7gYZasZmBtpEg3wQbtxgkfKMi_4c7KSa5ueS16zZrBQMdEeQdd4aO48uNwQ2D2fhy9HUGIaMtjljfeAK1e9qt0WzKzWjU/s4032/IMG_4071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvHeJdv9Kkp-mR7WClfimprF73uNei4A7h3e1xJbjTyWFT5tKM9YsJz_9CWsHsvHCmEr2ht0NRc3A3krQ3Zxd7Xs7gYZasZmBtpEg3wQbtxgkfKMi_4c7KSa5ueS16zZrBQMdEeQdd4aO48uNwQ2D2fhy9HUGIaMtjljfeAK1e9qt0WzKzWjU/s320/IMG_4071.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I watched the guy put this brand-new<i> Superior Spider-Man</i> in the <i>UFO Catcher</i> bin and figured out how to win it. I scored it in 5 tries!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdrLYLHg4JjRfUm3PAldaFyAR-wz3WKIUPC50aUSie0bQrqHYqGC3es6FiQGa36EJrdo1zAOsKtkOLKR9K5Cqrg84CI9i3L2MA-KFb2M8KfQgWWyQX_AXrmYs31yohB-XKruhPMiVXVIuuYXqICwN0ZTgkiNitbHFZUF5IhW6j5jS5ePBXJjT/s2403/IMG_4072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2403" data-original-width="1870" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdrLYLHg4JjRfUm3PAldaFyAR-wz3WKIUPC50aUSie0bQrqHYqGC3es6FiQGa36EJrdo1zAOsKtkOLKR9K5Cqrg84CI9i3L2MA-KFb2M8KfQgWWyQX_AXrmYs31yohB-XKruhPMiVXVIuuYXqICwN0ZTgkiNitbHFZUF5IhW6j5jS5ePBXJjT/s320/IMG_4072.JPG" width="249" /></a></div><br /><div>Speaking of ornaments, I have two others from this series, <i>BP </i>and <i>Grogu</i>. I haven't seen an <i>Iron Man</i> for sale yet.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv60TcIOTruFlr43Lq-lLkEPVGw2RVekpSgRBNJqfRnIsn1Zhe7EEhWq-xZadnDQAGlVM74NLbC65A1QL3qoXVd7CImphhFk_ydQYQRF2iEDUBzlt6OY8OPmUteFiP0Kd7b_Oy25pfl9UtfQifDvWHcUvpXQbZTQssUYE8XqG8Xw2P9VWYOQo/s2573/IMG_4078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="1514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv60TcIOTruFlr43Lq-lLkEPVGw2RVekpSgRBNJqfRnIsn1Zhe7EEhWq-xZadnDQAGlVM74NLbC65A1QL3qoXVd7CImphhFk_ydQYQRF2iEDUBzlt6OY8OPmUteFiP0Kd7b_Oy25pfl9UtfQifDvWHcUvpXQbZTQssUYE8XqG8Xw2P9VWYOQo/s320/IMG_4078.JPG" width="188" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGOluf7yTNpkAXxFPv_7SMt0YF_lo9PFnvEJg6zyP79D9SqgOreH-M9cq6JaE8Awxx9-KDV2ZhRRF7dKyCRff1fVb115RgRgUFpZBNygBtMdnQ4ASs9otYlO_cxUDjw5Q4ZevJAUeYOwywmeTRVCvvm5dgaTkoBwZFzxda37Bk5sB3aoQn3J1/s2573/IMG_4076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I have a full day of HoHoHoing tomorrow.<br /><div><br /></div></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-68967508681310706782023-12-20T23:41:00.001+09:002023-12-20T23:41:31.666+09:00He Sees You When You're Sleeping.<p>I was once again <i>Santa </i>at a very large Day Care near home and they asked me to warble a tune, so I chose this one. (No back up singers though.)</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/US5bSTfMia8?si=3w4MYziM0gVm6x2Q" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>They may put my rendition up on their <i>Instagram </i>page and if they do, I'll share it. </div><div><br /></div><div>I played "<i>Pin the Nose on Rudolph</i>"* the other day with my gals and I'll do it again tomorrow with my dudes at the same school. I decided to launder my eye-masks tonight for hygienic reasons. But before I did that...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDXcdZnxMMiIB-7EcNdYRIXM63YXe2IfS3p1ux0tC561TiCR9_PPfgzl_xL3BRw9w5Emjz3nMQmTJGNt8MH4xmGxt_t7rezONZ8ddfpVvvx0QNMsKIjIIoYoqwMtCInX1cz00hQsFVbV1kDG5X1YsoYkiv9kDd0DR6q9u_mofehEv8pVPHlHc/s2127/IMG_4061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="2127" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDXcdZnxMMiIB-7EcNdYRIXM63YXe2IfS3p1ux0tC561TiCR9_PPfgzl_xL3BRw9w5Emjz3nMQmTJGNt8MH4xmGxt_t7rezONZ8ddfpVvvx0QNMsKIjIIoYoqwMtCInX1cz00hQsFVbV1kDG5X1YsoYkiv9kDd0DR6q9u_mofehEv8pVPHlHc/s320/IMG_4061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This one was a freebie given away when I bought a ticket to see <i>Denzel </i>in <i>Flight</i>. Appropriate, because I work at a Flight School.</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/edaHyeIxzcI?si=f7U32cUJtdnWAXeR" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_SIvD_aU8dIEP6sTon19DBoUx9nUBdURWaPObvsR7NSt57D5yEP1PhyphenhyphenTQ4KYwe4saZg8I4Ey4K1hnnHyYMnNHNFuob9hHWDzeopHHw-LpwmfJKxcww9DevSCkit0_VUlAs_4Pys4UWoF9NJjpCiWIbed2xUPofwg4N4WFOZp46krbONDPQxk/s1913/IMG_4062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1913" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_SIvD_aU8dIEP6sTon19DBoUx9nUBdURWaPObvsR7NSt57D5yEP1PhyphenhyphenTQ4KYwe4saZg8I4Ey4K1hnnHyYMnNHNFuob9hHWDzeopHHw-LpwmfJKxcww9DevSCkit0_VUlAs_4Pys4UWoF9NJjpCiWIbed2xUPofwg4N4WFOZp46krbONDPQxk/s320/IMG_4062.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Not sure who the above is, below is of course <i>C-3PO</i>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJUHbBA6kybydMmMceTR2bX6VEmcloma9uc3IU_trHj9yLCVCY9yBEx_Sjcz6CaEa8cPhPI-ycl58Lm-zFW-VUabhSICpRnMsVudFAmJGlsnzOL5vty-hbhM6OezYoGGCu8V_U5Tr-V2xgjrK-1SDLBiFmfBUEhPddMdg-Ixfv_T7G7vr_jZV/s1993/IMG_4063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1993" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJUHbBA6kybydMmMceTR2bX6VEmcloma9uc3IU_trHj9yLCVCY9yBEx_Sjcz6CaEa8cPhPI-ycl58Lm-zFW-VUabhSICpRnMsVudFAmJGlsnzOL5vty-hbhM6OezYoGGCu8V_U5Tr-V2xgjrK-1SDLBiFmfBUEhPddMdg-Ixfv_T7G7vr_jZV/s320/IMG_4063.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlJYHCjOPD5qj-xF8PFKOOt_HlywtmhC2NeH0O5J6PKQxlKaQ4q43DLAo-dDuA8Gg2N3mfTiJ2odv9gtUOvpnNqGFAxT6hpVvQNVnM5Iv5yzXV1aqAfph0mzro-fKUrqmr8Cl0xHRIF9gCkQvjjvwXvG9jCX4w13nuSJd4Z8mPufOLvbzP5Le/s2039/IMG_4064.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="2039" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlJYHCjOPD5qj-xF8PFKOOt_HlywtmhC2NeH0O5J6PKQxlKaQ4q43DLAo-dDuA8Gg2N3mfTiJ2odv9gtUOvpnNqGFAxT6hpVvQNVnM5Iv5yzXV1aqAfph0mzro-fKUrqmr8Cl0xHRIF9gCkQvjjvwXvG9jCX4w13nuSJd4Z8mPufOLvbzP5Le/s320/IMG_4064.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Spidey </i>and <i>Rocket Raccoon</i>!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnEQqK_BjkUbtbVeGEJg43An_vxRfujVN67kyg2WkidWcCNwBlgYl6VWyPZdGoM_lb9afRiVPQ3M3iMjXG3v7ofUeuH_IPLYgvaRQPoNAIYem8oEhShboFz9b-4EJAhoep6F8iCJRx4CYksOt7XtPSTXoxWMU6UZkhgrHXcF0-xZpR3r27wXh/s1895/IMG_4065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="1713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnEQqK_BjkUbtbVeGEJg43An_vxRfujVN67kyg2WkidWcCNwBlgYl6VWyPZdGoM_lb9afRiVPQ3M3iMjXG3v7ofUeuH_IPLYgvaRQPoNAIYem8oEhShboFz9b-4EJAhoep6F8iCJRx4CYksOt7XtPSTXoxWMU6UZkhgrHXcF0-xZpR3r27wXh/s320/IMG_4065.JPG" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6CZQFxMwyfsKt3orWo25Sr0LOcvL_kcRWO-T5Nw4fPuuETxQMV32eJSVw9RjIJlsUAyz2zGxcZXLSPp7nQ8xLaHZ6xOmcFa6ylE_KUkaejrF6HScn6AYeIXg5AV9q8v1hOG3Lj1uZbqdp9Afp8tk3jJ9W0ckE7rQoNPbDKqbLN3E6k97IPMf/s1825/IMG_4066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="1825" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6CZQFxMwyfsKt3orWo25Sr0LOcvL_kcRWO-T5Nw4fPuuETxQMV32eJSVw9RjIJlsUAyz2zGxcZXLSPp7nQ8xLaHZ6xOmcFa6ylE_KUkaejrF6HScn6AYeIXg5AV9q8v1hOG3Lj1uZbqdp9Afp8tk3jJ9W0ckE7rQoNPbDKqbLN3E6k97IPMf/s320/IMG_4066.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This one is in black & white on one side and in colour on the other. Not sure which is creepier.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVz9GtdzLN9CViIj2oeGssZm-F-gOx6jdzizByvQVxm6nImEDYCDd_y0iz23FOx9vwEQEULlHlVwnrogVo20gPIlh-f7-_TtpjRM7JcnIdQTt3QoHOkf28KYpwCX4JJKTBOEW9e6u8WQasecY2L2HuIHpRBFWQincNTtKCNzxtqix-kAmSSIAd/s2063/IMG_4067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="1857" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVz9GtdzLN9CViIj2oeGssZm-F-gOx6jdzizByvQVxm6nImEDYCDd_y0iz23FOx9vwEQEULlHlVwnrogVo20gPIlh-f7-_TtpjRM7JcnIdQTt3QoHOkf28KYpwCX4JJKTBOEW9e6u8WQasecY2L2HuIHpRBFWQincNTtKCNzxtqix-kAmSSIAd/s320/IMG_4067.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, <i>Hulk </i>Smash!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHzrTZqzexHvvnAnNlXtRRFP2pAGqc2CwDucfIBaO7YzuIG31b8sET1cKkW2_FsTUEgI4nHin9Mh8VonET_EU_b6iy-YrJ9wse5TIWNofGG7waqdpbYqgsNSbwRBgJGIXxaANPbbnoJdMvqpmP2QiUmHwD_ZX43dNf5Q1PEo5FRL7de_PJG3_/s1929/IMG_4068.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="1737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHzrTZqzexHvvnAnNlXtRRFP2pAGqc2CwDucfIBaO7YzuIG31b8sET1cKkW2_FsTUEgI4nHin9Mh8VonET_EU_b6iy-YrJ9wse5TIWNofGG7waqdpbYqgsNSbwRBgJGIXxaANPbbnoJdMvqpmP2QiUmHwD_ZX43dNf5Q1PEo5FRL7de_PJG3_/s320/IMG_4068.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div>*One of my roving reporters shared this video of <i>Rudolph </i>today, so I too am scamming it.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Z6vodUpPys?si=Al0tPwwpOLjt07UW" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>A different reporter reported this video so I'm adding it as well.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pHMH408ltEM?si=p5PfZpe9CAX-JnwA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>SEE you later!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-4369468419848987142023-12-19T22:41:00.002+09:002023-12-19T22:41:31.169+09:00Here Comes Sanda Claus!<p>The other day when I was downtown, I happened to notice a new <i>Godzilla Gatcha</i>! I held off buying them for I knew my <i>Go-to-Gatcha-Guy</i> would have them. (At 5 bucks a pop, I couldn't afford to get duplicates.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErFqyQO2DhOWFerWmFL58SAT5kNy-OgJGmlIiB6jJx-LKH4PhWma71kT157V1WfvlBoqWlLa5HIQz2tT-GSxtL_CMBWVDcRxGkgSbsiXJ0RSQ49JkWHgafi-m6pVfnx-6jSMxL93or6HKNfLzmBCL4YWsrclA20doP1d8SA5KQ5Q13_tKh7y8/s2537/IMG_3992.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="2537" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErFqyQO2DhOWFerWmFL58SAT5kNy-OgJGmlIiB6jJx-LKH4PhWma71kT157V1WfvlBoqWlLa5HIQz2tT-GSxtL_CMBWVDcRxGkgSbsiXJ0RSQ49JkWHgafi-m6pVfnx-6jSMxL93or6HKNfLzmBCL4YWsrclA20doP1d8SA5KQ5Q13_tKh7y8/s320/IMG_3992.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And...he was sold out the same day they came out. So I went to a <i>Gatcha </i>centre down the street and tried my luck. Woohoo! I scored 4/4 with NO doubles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgdzjjEH9WkizYxe1AIIqWwIDMQxmXhvJAqeeiELC2Ddo16Mi3aT6A7PWaxnq_FStaFPJ6NsUJhP7jwNmmBRon82IrQMqgiuS7Y9d88u2zwePKE0hmSZc7L6Vi3z5wQhEduLWsQ0STiGPCmwi5_uGFwHMM5YM7-IWmPdimrvSZ-ZOCM6It6aX/s3756/IMG_E3986.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="3756" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgdzjjEH9WkizYxe1AIIqWwIDMQxmXhvJAqeeiELC2Ddo16Mi3aT6A7PWaxnq_FStaFPJ6NsUJhP7jwNmmBRon82IrQMqgiuS7Y9d88u2zwePKE0hmSZc7L6Vi3z5wQhEduLWsQ0STiGPCmwi5_uGFwHMM5YM7-IWmPdimrvSZ-ZOCM6It6aX/s320/IMG_E3986.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So that's the <i>Godzilla </i>from <i>G-1.0</i>.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwR5sHCJdEKZNeKiuIxZGrHa5CRUqH2jEUXOmI4prS_fda45JnXyKcqg_owCj5E6o2gjotAfiZ5TV-b19Q6Eh-nkCKv6M_tB_NuRHSuw6VUICL_f7VL-evt87c9vKKBqDKgdtAyOJoDW8hZNDujt8EKqzH_aJxC3EWIAZzVNMtmDT4OzZgMsK/s2548/IMG_E3987.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="1962" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwR5sHCJdEKZNeKiuIxZGrHa5CRUqH2jEUXOmI4prS_fda45JnXyKcqg_owCj5E6o2gjotAfiZ5TV-b19Q6Eh-nkCKv6M_tB_NuRHSuw6VUICL_f7VL-evt87c9vKKBqDKgdtAyOJoDW8hZNDujt8EKqzH_aJxC3EWIAZzVNMtmDT4OzZgMsK/s320/IMG_E3987.JPG" width="246" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Gigan</i>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9ivkFrqkXi86e-TitmMzsr4bYls8VuLc1lv_QC7g1N3EAJEyMtDRYBHGdbG6HnxRHC0YMo3ORMkMaz5k9t-bFb23nUHEm1n2kNs5cu0Rwdd9KanV67b-t7-_r9HPvwh9B6LPl3r9WZTHBR0CsFURKJ8I_7fo5pKeEAsfXl_YKbWuwolf_QK3/s2296/IMG_E3988.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="1882" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9ivkFrqkXi86e-TitmMzsr4bYls8VuLc1lv_QC7g1N3EAJEyMtDRYBHGdbG6HnxRHC0YMo3ORMkMaz5k9t-bFb23nUHEm1n2kNs5cu0Rwdd9KanV67b-t7-_r9HPvwh9B6LPl3r9WZTHBR0CsFURKJ8I_7fo5pKeEAsfXl_YKbWuwolf_QK3/s320/IMG_E3988.JPG" width="262" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Gaira </i>and</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl27hvTLL9YWDQQF3KEB6PAgww151xVXC5SETxPV2gwB3TNZVNsdYE9cUants7fveYNmQMuqyEXAw2rEcLc41p952P3Yj9FzcTmtDTFzc9b9ZgqNHLI9l9gcL7As7CPDCxpTAWEgYSfz_BBeySnPc2mB8spTP5_Dpk6I0m01njTldRj2ZvHEjy/s2237/IMG_E3989.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2237" data-original-width="1831" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl27hvTLL9YWDQQF3KEB6PAgww151xVXC5SETxPV2gwB3TNZVNsdYE9cUants7fveYNmQMuqyEXAw2rEcLc41p952P3Yj9FzcTmtDTFzc9b9ZgqNHLI9l9gcL7As7CPDCxpTAWEgYSfz_BBeySnPc2mB8spTP5_Dpk6I0m01njTldRj2ZvHEjy/s320/IMG_E3989.JPG" width="262" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Sanda </i>from <a href="https://wikizilla.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Gargantuas"><i>War of the Gargantuas</i></a>. These guys rarely get any merchandise.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHPRdfl3l98MUPQHL2xo0p00ENMXlf3Wse0ocEN0Ta2IvbxtnXVluYDSrD8f49DEqtTM4ZkNB-PP87sFbgPGkXKfNmTxmClI78ViRSr2ME2RkPdTNNk9QuCTnILXB0c8PNiupmrMxSl7NnJRP4t6T5-NfUHDulnN9ZwK1nhsHfYEAD65T5nGt/s2472/IMG_E3990.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="1822" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHPRdfl3l98MUPQHL2xo0p00ENMXlf3Wse0ocEN0Ta2IvbxtnXVluYDSrD8f49DEqtTM4ZkNB-PP87sFbgPGkXKfNmTxmClI78ViRSr2ME2RkPdTNNk9QuCTnILXB0c8PNiupmrMxSl7NnJRP4t6T5-NfUHDulnN9ZwK1nhsHfYEAD65T5nGt/s320/IMG_E3990.JPG" width="236" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzvZSH4txFtieycUmusNmWFeX6dtiZe2191jWZwue2pOt1jaBTMwYDhr5bS35gWliDbv9pcUbeFnlZfXZoaZqULejKFKZhTJJ7l_jEgpbgbBiHebY4qQ4n_HFabVl7lNogCN0qsoyiREMjh9bwkMEI3mxgy53044vUt3nvEInNBUvdO3mU8f_/s468/War_of_the_Gargantuas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzvZSH4txFtieycUmusNmWFeX6dtiZe2191jWZwue2pOt1jaBTMwYDhr5bS35gWliDbv9pcUbeFnlZfXZoaZqULejKFKZhTJJ7l_jEgpbgbBiHebY4qQ4n_HFabVl7lNogCN0qsoyiREMjh9bwkMEI3mxgy53044vUt3nvEInNBUvdO3mU8f_/s320/War_of_the_Gargantuas.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the lowdown on these two.</div><br /><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aDwI-wTAxdM?si=ZyI2W9jhi76qmO1k" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to get creative and turn <i>Sanda </i>into a <i>Santa</i>. My hat didn't turn out too well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0sbJbmuUd-2BYu-GVGgQSM0oTgBTi93nJoexVlqes2PIiDqgNs-zbIsoT-35TGQJI-bp-kEY2xIxDhD4QlPwqJjKck8RzmQ3V_4vF4DFLQOcqmNdKfsLUArZ-9KLwCekMSuZwh31w5KG8nWDGnr8K3DXacP3JKEtLw_NavuAuHC9KWbAWim6/s2473/IMG_E3991.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="1755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0sbJbmuUd-2BYu-GVGgQSM0oTgBTi93nJoexVlqes2PIiDqgNs-zbIsoT-35TGQJI-bp-kEY2xIxDhD4QlPwqJjKck8RzmQ3V_4vF4DFLQOcqmNdKfsLUArZ-9KLwCekMSuZwh31w5KG8nWDGnr8K3DXacP3JKEtLw_NavuAuHC9KWbAWim6/s320/IMG_E3991.JPG" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is a better version.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0B5zsNRWYQaGoA7A6JwbVs25KPH7pscI5izeVdA7glPbdw46BTlGIUA3zA2G59awrpypN__LlQQ6GrpOLQIq1QskUsR5yp349KRJRVmTuzCpFb5sXhOlhSs_HbZcKDPM-skg1r45JdFweGAlbmN4k8rqt6gT4VlZgBtlfC_I6Ixtji22lG2ny/s960/gaira.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0B5zsNRWYQaGoA7A6JwbVs25KPH7pscI5izeVdA7glPbdw46BTlGIUA3zA2G59awrpypN__LlQQ6GrpOLQIq1QskUsR5yp349KRJRVmTuzCpFb5sXhOlhSs_HbZcKDPM-skg1r45JdFweGAlbmN4k8rqt6gT4VlZgBtlfC_I6Ixtji22lG2ny/s320/gaira.png" width="320" /></a></div><i>Gaira </i>would make a good <i>Krampus</i>.<div><br /></div><div>The <i>Gatcha </i>place downtown, I later discovered has a set of the figures for sale in the store above it. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jCvCRNjmkKGfp6oeV_CdKdp4D5-jjOjv_3RqNJ8ylG_NngGrqhb3FYzgXw-sALpfNBn-x6OSSTX9T9jGfHACylL-laNYqhZ4_v1e5I7qY6_pa4GTBCy1Ew68T_uRLAH3ICQleBRI9NCd5Xp2X9qSsXJW9bi3MbkkPY6TcrtgI1L8EsthCZsb/s680/IMG_3998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="670" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jCvCRNjmkKGfp6oeV_CdKdp4D5-jjOjv_3RqNJ8ylG_NngGrqhb3FYzgXw-sALpfNBn-x6OSSTX9T9jGfHACylL-laNYqhZ4_v1e5I7qY6_pa4GTBCy1Ew68T_uRLAH3ICQleBRI9NCd5Xp2X9qSsXJW9bi3MbkkPY6TcrtgI1L8EsthCZsb/s320/IMG_3998.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><p>I need to get back to some Christmas shows. Maybe tomorrow.</p></div></div></div></div></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-42255717902541864982023-12-19T00:31:00.006+09:002023-12-19T22:41:53.470+09:00Stocking Stuffers!<p>I teach a class of 8 students who all wish to work in an airport someday (not pilots or flight attendants, just airport staff.) Tomorrow is our last lesson before Christmas break, so we're having a little soiree. I have a couple of games planned, and I thought I'd give them each a Christmas Stocking. First, I didn't go out and buy them all stockings, I utilized some random socks whose mate has gone into the laundry Twilight Zone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ00iiG7ETrp6vVse070dw1yt4T8idOacQ0K-hT-_z1MfqUhzTTD5FyfS7La9_f225MT7qlIzq_zXX2raFxHNK2v8XMxz5AdKWct06qjqIm3y5H96dc-ESz34kx45syFGkhgc0KeMg5lFm0Vmhy9YweNRaQDRrwREJTrX02bk7LzpcFYLk6MNg/s2609/IMG_4049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2609" data-original-width="2575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ00iiG7ETrp6vVse070dw1yt4T8idOacQ0K-hT-_z1MfqUhzTTD5FyfS7La9_f225MT7qlIzq_zXX2raFxHNK2v8XMxz5AdKWct06qjqIm3y5H96dc-ESz34kx45syFGkhgc0KeMg5lFm0Vmhy9YweNRaQDRrwREJTrX02bk7LzpcFYLk6MNg/s320/IMG_4049.JPG" width="316" /></a></div><p>If they wish to keep the sock, that's fine. If they choose to, you can be assured, that's when the mate will appear. First item in the sock is a <i>Snoopy </i>egg. This is the set, they are getting my doubles (and if they wish, they can have triples as well.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLHonqFj8zV1CpEACPatJUI5NOOdOoNrnKJSH-FitgPhCfcgNuzvFB2vIoEdNYfkj49dp8DjoHPQX56Fj7L1edrrBpaivKXrByt65BSOKKD0q6vU0O1WQMacVkiXqGKFjOAPOydY7To31_jxZR-AsEbGlrGzoFjSnVRGBCPVE-2w5uIMhwgqy/s2924/IMG_E4048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="2924" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLHonqFj8zV1CpEACPatJUI5NOOdOoNrnKJSH-FitgPhCfcgNuzvFB2vIoEdNYfkj49dp8DjoHPQX56Fj7L1edrrBpaivKXrByt65BSOKKD0q6vU0O1WQMacVkiXqGKFjOAPOydY7To31_jxZR-AsEbGlrGzoFjSnVRGBCPVE-2w5uIMhwgqy/s320/IMG_E4048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Similarly, in order to complete a set of these <i>Hamtaro-Gojira</i> hybrids, I have several doubles, so they get one of these too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhozj52Fe2XNNU2TBsV6gA0UYzGDw7AFTYUY7SQEhwN0hJ-F_hzcJXXEzYhbVbXrUQGdl5K5yWShL3-_UAFD1hqyPfUArx3GirJ07Ob9XLUyg6wojNstFUIHylrH9nM8JG1LcLXlyzmM5zPknzw6zzNQ45GCAV1op7Rj9VnnQMGTDw-fp46V1/s2473/IMG_4051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="2473" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhozj52Fe2XNNU2TBsV6gA0UYzGDw7AFTYUY7SQEhwN0hJ-F_hzcJXXEzYhbVbXrUQGdl5K5yWShL3-_UAFD1hqyPfUArx3GirJ07Ob9XLUyg6wojNstFUIHylrH9nM8JG1LcLXlyzmM5zPknzw6zzNQ45GCAV1op7Rj9VnnQMGTDw-fp46V1/s320/IMG_4051.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Last year, I bought a Lucky Bag from a Drugstore and received a set of 10 vials of Nail Polish. In the sock it goes. As well as a sheet of Nail Art decals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1xu0nVdh0bNe1Gdb0FOsAPBWjXCoiyKaKJDTfv13_ZR_EecZMWVebjOIcPbsMDMjhvVrDV5HcrBIMskAy3LhtKx74Bw1BzCzYZsgku4L7ccnTp3c9kaZWqrtC9C6ACJBma2ezcKjb6UNtvflFDPQQfhsSq7Cjx1t17OanGCLPEJYbc4Xmxzd/s2105/IMG_4052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="2009" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1xu0nVdh0bNe1Gdb0FOsAPBWjXCoiyKaKJDTfv13_ZR_EecZMWVebjOIcPbsMDMjhvVrDV5HcrBIMskAy3LhtKx74Bw1BzCzYZsgku4L7ccnTp3c9kaZWqrtC9C6ACJBma2ezcKjb6UNtvflFDPQQfhsSq7Cjx1t17OanGCLPEJYbc4Xmxzd/s320/IMG_4052.JPG" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1VjdddHEzPTSwYBJMmbe3lDGJBt_N-QhW8BFLHcfGEBEv2lTzWMAyBV1hhkp62JEg8GoaFKLMDo3osSkBf6fBzUzERv8d-YE9JBT_XO2E8Y8COOE2jHcfJprcuxX5FFHoRVY5O1Ib7qh2ZEiiEIpj3c2l0InG9fbjt7LdHi5VIX8l7wQZzUN/s2297/IMG_4050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="2297" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1VjdddHEzPTSwYBJMmbe3lDGJBt_N-QhW8BFLHcfGEBEv2lTzWMAyBV1hhkp62JEg8GoaFKLMDo3osSkBf6fBzUzERv8d-YE9JBT_XO2E8Y8COOE2jHcfJprcuxX5FFHoRVY5O1Ib7qh2ZEiiEIpj3c2l0InG9fbjt7LdHi5VIX8l7wQZzUN/s320/IMG_4050.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Finally, they all get a <i>KitKat</i>. I forgot to insert them into the stocking, so they can be prizes for the <i>Bingo </i>game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPa5r8xaH5sg-oreIpGLnmYq3H3zX24u3S3Hxa5cerytPW1-T0CZMN5isCdKBmrzrQslGBSWNhQchv7gLdnwHM-Li2X0yZUcVCWNH1C0cN9-sh18ojWkBWVQceYEeXkmZc4tXbr-UhkAHarUeYh7-1q4jucney8zkftF8FdJlMkgUzeSRY4JW/s1513/IMG_4053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="1513" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPa5r8xaH5sg-oreIpGLnmYq3H3zX24u3S3Hxa5cerytPW1-T0CZMN5isCdKBmrzrQslGBSWNhQchv7gLdnwHM-Li2X0yZUcVCWNH1C0cN9-sh18ojWkBWVQceYEeXkmZc4tXbr-UhkAHarUeYh7-1q4jucney8zkftF8FdJlMkgUzeSRY4JW/s320/IMG_4053.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I feel bad for the one dude in the class of all gals, but he can always give the loot to his mom or sister. Just in case, I set aside a <i>Street Fighter</i> for him, I know he's a gamer.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcCiHvB9bbsxmsfx3Zh_MCMLncMMwczdLwURL5E9BRzCNlntPw34XT5GxCXBUE22OhVFxegxGdoKlwt6__j5rUd27TwYw1zG6u0boVdm1Bc0kQ4MkSMlFWLAa5wEXDlhj50wLddo7aAsBrkirkNrCPJGJzy3pP1q0toyYHaRzDk1oVetrq-1I/s1865/IMG_4054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1601" data-original-width="1865" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcCiHvB9bbsxmsfx3Zh_MCMLncMMwczdLwURL5E9BRzCNlntPw34XT5GxCXBUE22OhVFxegxGdoKlwt6__j5rUd27TwYw1zG6u0boVdm1Bc0kQ4MkSMlFWLAa5wEXDlhj50wLddo7aAsBrkirkNrCPJGJzy3pP1q0toyYHaRzDk1oVetrq-1I/s320/IMG_4054.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>So Michael, is this just an excuse for you to get rid of some of your excess stuff? NO, not at all. I put a lot of thought into these Stockings.</div><div><br /></div><div>No time for a Christmas movie today for I was busy downtown and then watched <i>Maestro </i>at one of the Repertory Cinemas. Pretty good, and if <i>Bradley Cooper </i>and/or<i> Carey Mulligan</i> are neglected at the <i>Oscars</i>, there'll be heck to pay.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTD5qyU1DcHCOQ0wRogCuR9aUp_Bo2nC7w4E_NICxGeVHGWqWx6z4f1VCfXbRjvHcRJ9zSSTTH0cYdUkJahDNlcQv-VtzJjpxdJJBH0PVJjHGuR9qkGTWdG7LftShyoU6R1dLPmjeDk_ndd4fPdjRC4RNMcL2-i-wyvxmfP5oy7eJnsKECeOKH/s2573/IMG_4020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="1696" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTD5qyU1DcHCOQ0wRogCuR9aUp_Bo2nC7w4E_NICxGeVHGWqWx6z4f1VCfXbRjvHcRJ9zSSTTH0cYdUkJahDNlcQv-VtzJjpxdJJBH0PVJjHGuR9qkGTWdG7LftShyoU6R1dLPmjeDk_ndd4fPdjRC4RNMcL2-i-wyvxmfP5oy7eJnsKECeOKH/s320/IMG_4020.JPG" width="211" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTPWpzHiMfpPa1F0SggqFP1hWFVD0WP1WfGUGd4sjjgtBK1wumTnoHyys-GLjaAW-C__sS4kmiKsJASw7E_V3RLGnOdUXLB3MPv0sS6rhXzereKy43zXBhXYkf_Vxxdtu1fS1Ni72DT06whw0WxYf3qayT0ldR0iny6JToc3u2sOaGxh_h6Tx/s2573/IMG_4021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="1608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTPWpzHiMfpPa1F0SggqFP1hWFVD0WP1WfGUGd4sjjgtBK1wumTnoHyys-GLjaAW-C__sS4kmiKsJASw7E_V3RLGnOdUXLB3MPv0sS6rhXzereKy43zXBhXYkf_Vxxdtu1fS1Ni72DT06whw0WxYf3qayT0ldR0iny6JToc3u2sOaGxh_h6Tx/s320/IMG_4021.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gJP2QblqLA0?si=60r8Rhe2q3Zh3Gp4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I walked several blocks to City Hall and decided to take in the sights at <i>Kotodai </i>Park. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK41P6RyjSF_JHeW13HCC3xzg1Vx2Xyth6MhYMcs27JFS-r2wFBr_JoOB-FyHtYnZv4kMnd3BrTMwixMFF6RV6By40t0V4-1XRoHnHYs8SyNtw1WKWGm1a6II4yV7s7pncMfWNIBeQLn-qmzJXtvQMKFIeH99EDLEESAn0Jp7K9CCYvP9iCSM1/s4032/IMG_4023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK41P6RyjSF_JHeW13HCC3xzg1Vx2Xyth6MhYMcs27JFS-r2wFBr_JoOB-FyHtYnZv4kMnd3BrTMwixMFF6RV6By40t0V4-1XRoHnHYs8SyNtw1WKWGm1a6II4yV7s7pncMfWNIBeQLn-qmzJXtvQMKFIeH99EDLEESAn0Jp7K9CCYvP9iCSM1/s320/IMG_4023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They'd set up a Christmas Market with several food booths and a skating rink. I think I just missed the stage show, for I caught a glimpse of a few cheerleaders walking away.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6Xc8xklfiTOYboSYAcVuA7f9ODR6439EIq1HENbELIERHd6P0w8ZgUumn9ryXPePiGreWYNBvDN_1GxGmeXnzdt8pTVYI8q1Ra4hf4W9IX6vp-1J7SmF_seX_AjKFkPUJ9a4kLEmyAWrVL3XgLb2Qk3N4gi49hGuWuumk3N4IvEq5DvvIolY/s4032/IMG_4026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6Xc8xklfiTOYboSYAcVuA7f9ODR6439EIq1HENbELIERHd6P0w8ZgUumn9ryXPePiGreWYNBvDN_1GxGmeXnzdt8pTVYI8q1Ra4hf4W9IX6vp-1J7SmF_seX_AjKFkPUJ9a4kLEmyAWrVL3XgLb2Qk3N4gi49hGuWuumk3N4IvEq5DvvIolY/s320/IMG_4026.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lots of <i>Santa</i>s strewn about.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You can capture that moment with me if you click on this <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/DVFlrlxHywA?si=lEC9P59bnI0QwRtp">short video</a>. Here is the aftermath.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9Y70Dfj7BDHV9q7B-hNOK99EffIaCKLUEMhIy-5oeiTrZYNWgfCC9I2LHhunAw8McYGweT-DFGM8CFGvvU505Za9UkVoaLDNivTo7E8HpDB0hB2VJKoN2nfRhJmb-vgqLD9IKv6BH0u7p_iBhx2KfkdI63eyfVuWnJXCAFPn5dQXVq67fJNG/s4032/IMG_4046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9Y70Dfj7BDHV9q7B-hNOK99EffIaCKLUEMhIy-5oeiTrZYNWgfCC9I2LHhunAw8McYGweT-DFGM8CFGvvU505Za9UkVoaLDNivTo7E8HpDB0hB2VJKoN2nfRhJmb-vgqLD9IKv6BH0u7p_iBhx2KfkdI63eyfVuWnJXCAFPn5dQXVq67fJNG/s320/IMG_4046.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwDxgmCdktxXcNVMYvPt2BOvXtHFEZM3_mgXe9SS4HsmKknCad0dUgdiuZcqIYmX8Z2kk5N-tC7-dayvi9gOgPtuZhaCKfsxamA2QX_ezQuzLfawWlRCSgWcfgU3HeGCJH8QtsFeuFtn9JRuOuJSdAyG6jiKkeLEEDw1ThBwOuu8Eqg7746GN/s3088/IMG_4044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrnE8hEnyndmYxTlb_ifPCSSV8XbizXbsJ7OhCT6rNdl1Gh3Epa4D0dGbRI0_d_DHKBxrh7ho72kJOkYzHKTmn03hmObQn_nNBf623dqrv7TVgInRTDNInYMGjgHFa2Oaw-2Y9tTyPG0GK3goEuSP3vxc_Tgy48MQQJ7TgkTST0FFP_n4d3EB/s4032/IMG_4047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrnE8hEnyndmYxTlb_ifPCSSV8XbizXbsJ7OhCT6rNdl1Gh3Epa4D0dGbRI0_d_DHKBxrh7ho72kJOkYzHKTmn03hmObQn_nNBf623dqrv7TVgInRTDNInYMGjgHFa2Oaw-2Y9tTyPG0GK3goEuSP3vxc_Tgy48MQQJ7TgkTST0FFP_n4d3EB/s320/IMG_4047.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I'll let you know what my students think of their Christmas stockings tomorrow.</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-74879126030357037142023-12-18T00:20:00.006+09:002023-12-19T22:42:10.085+09:00Rudy, the Orange-Toed Horsey.<p>I remember when I was 10 or so, I wrote a spoof of <i>Rudolph </i>called, "<i>Rudy, the Orange-Toed Horsey</i>", and much to my chagrin, it never caught on so I didn't equal <i>Weird A</i>l in fame and fortune.</p><p>'twas inevitable that this video would creep into my <i>25 Days of Christmas</i>, so here it is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V87fsP5B05k?si=kcnaI4tmNW9eygJQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Finally, one of Santa's reindeer didn't follow <i>Rudolph </i>very closely in the fog!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggn0rmuRAr5eEfXyFr3pFjL4VMO1CAhhmZhVvKg3p3pI1_7URlnIcCfGeDZWKpSOU29Mvm8FLkx0MWwwZ2AAFYmSq3C4cetI6tsxzKSrJbq6xzGpVxmCgLVBl57TkEnpNUecxAQsXkG2eYI-sGjnsoq0YqOxwSSsi4hCuJ1Nfac7pjbUyGfkll/s1338/IMG_3999.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="1211" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggn0rmuRAr5eEfXyFr3pFjL4VMO1CAhhmZhVvKg3p3pI1_7URlnIcCfGeDZWKpSOU29Mvm8FLkx0MWwwZ2AAFYmSq3C4cetI6tsxzKSrJbq6xzGpVxmCgLVBl57TkEnpNUecxAQsXkG2eYI-sGjnsoq0YqOxwSSsi4hCuJ1Nfac7pjbUyGfkll/s320/IMG_3999.JPG" width="290" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-71156093680764570182023-12-17T00:35:00.006+09:002023-12-18T00:31:17.886+09:00I'm a Believer!<p>I just got back from watching <i>Exorcist: Believer</i> and it was nice follow-up to the original (I can't speak to the other sequels/prequels, I've never seen them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Everyone else was pretty good too although I must say, they didn't paint the indigent in a very positive light. I'm also surprised that the one who died was not who I expected it to be. (No Spoiler.)</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rSGeC880CYw?si=Fh-ubpBvZkeo2hL_" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p>If you're interested, <a href="https://mytwoyenworth.blogspot.com/2015/10/an-exorcise-in-futility.html">here's</a> an old post of mine that features the movie pamphlet of the original movie.</p><p>Here are a couple of Christmassy pics I scammed from the interwebs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxwcTtvkDYYp1CD-mjZY26_cGCyqnw4CU8UdRhx2YfHpeUz-WxllYyFYWplyxDOGEASDnkTjLVa8H14sWuuJ1OFIVRcRpQNuU7xW0PjwmiPXs8a7npaW5H7MQfp3_X6t78CSoSLZCy_mwX562uk99LrfAgBatnUaus-vPGihhD_8Z1fB_xeFD/s1104/s-l1200.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxwcTtvkDYYp1CD-mjZY26_cGCyqnw4CU8UdRhx2YfHpeUz-WxllYyFYWplyxDOGEASDnkTjLVa8H14sWuuJ1OFIVRcRpQNuU7xW0PjwmiPXs8a7npaW5H7MQfp3_X6t78CSoSLZCy_mwX562uk99LrfAgBatnUaus-vPGihhD_8Z1fB_xeFD/s320/s-l1200.webp" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="204" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQljNacgHzh7QVMoRzkHGMPEmyre93GXwQ5JH185n68qt55wMvk7cF6W0npRS0_dv2UMHqtVoa8EChWvPCPCwaIdcR4Sgj_yAKxlCbxkQfE1vgwnoYI61rOjbT9WX9ru6GdArXscOea6Emyi3NyhSDY9C4pGqxwDKw0ZQxYQLkSmf-sQuhEIC/s1600/download%20(2).jpg" width="204" /></a></div><p>Who knows what mischief tomorrow will bring...</p><p>UPDATE: I was going through a boxful of <i>LootCrate </i>loot and came across this t-shirt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgnN_GBr5Cj0pN9R6w0PU_WuLe1QFwSlboMnKrUQRIj4G6EYPPo2wubZScmbMbjnIMaZcTvX6aIF9bGZVIOP7hVl2Ct7WnoHvsd_90vqiTHQXaNJ97P9a1ODF275BenEEc1sSY7o5oEIXB8zl_PI9SsDxtbze-sSl5UMqXSUEc95J_aJjweBK/s4032/IMG_4006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgnN_GBr5Cj0pN9R6w0PU_WuLe1QFwSlboMnKrUQRIj4G6EYPPo2wubZScmbMbjnIMaZcTvX6aIF9bGZVIOP7hVl2Ct7WnoHvsd_90vqiTHQXaNJ97P9a1ODF275BenEEc1sSY7o5oEIXB8zl_PI9SsDxtbze-sSl5UMqXSUEc95J_aJjweBK/s320/IMG_4006.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Also, this is the pouch that contained an eye-mask.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DhZNUWcQ3vxIrYP4Lq681m0DqWOc1J-M6OXCLVpq5q5Qb_fCUggj5zpgBt-9Q3fUQep6aNxWQtjWwoOIwSIzdJ5gi7GC0K4M-ayZDr714wUctGxiW_DKvpRUswOtS_zufXQShIM2-r5qP2j6iAq073nNHFxa4fOPth6QvkD03pN4GmaknNiG/s3017/IMG_4007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="1641" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DhZNUWcQ3vxIrYP4Lq681m0DqWOc1J-M6OXCLVpq5q5Qb_fCUggj5zpgBt-9Q3fUQep6aNxWQtjWwoOIwSIzdJ5gi7GC0K4M-ayZDr714wUctGxiW_DKvpRUswOtS_zufXQShIM2-r5qP2j6iAq073nNHFxa4fOPth6QvkD03pN4GmaknNiG/s320/IMG_4007.JPG" width="174" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And what an eye-mask!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTe9l7ztGi2Kz4oerZi6skBtZcrSGJ6hqKvfeZHDyKpOSHN1HrNtjfu4BrDlL24wHAvFg3ruS1G7Ixs2R4kul3S3-bt_hyphenhyphenVJWpU2ZGj7fzbWC-bdNNvzI6fhBN7kmpBBRUf0VXNxyiCpX_6xtTjlUl7t7vgQsHCRblx6nn0P6fXkNabuEwqNv/s3129/IMG_4008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="3129" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTe9l7ztGi2Kz4oerZi6skBtZcrSGJ6hqKvfeZHDyKpOSHN1HrNtjfu4BrDlL24wHAvFg3ruS1G7Ixs2R4kul3S3-bt_hyphenhyphenVJWpU2ZGj7fzbWC-bdNNvzI6fhBN7kmpBBRUf0VXNxyiCpX_6xtTjlUl7t7vgQsHCRblx6nn0P6fXkNabuEwqNv/s320/IMG_4008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-52018301042895053902023-12-16T00:21:00.002+09:002023-12-22T23:06:08.673+09:00Oi To the World!<p>Here's the tally for favoured <i>Peanuts </i>characters from <i>CBC </i>(<i>Charlie Brown's Christmas</i>) other than <i>Snoopy</i>. <i>Pigpen </i>wins with 4/8, 2 for CB and 2 for Linus. As expected, they oohed with <i>Kawaii </i>whenever <i>Snoopy </i>was on screen. And they all giggled with delight at the dancing. (I would be remiss if I didn't add a video on that very subject, proffered by a commenter yesterday.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-2SGwdHTKr8?si=TFOHq0WKzCKdmtMy" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>After the special, I taught them how to properly read off a telephone number and gave a little listening quiz featuring the <i>Peanuts </i>gang. Can you guess why this is <i>Snoopy</i>'s phone number? 111-1111-1111.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4dBov9mtXndI8XinNn-kDfhrvG7pQ-G0TL53TydFPSu7yBb9s34isFdNrIk8VKaPEMY1WZscAIY3xyfTJtYbMlN9drgo63oVGMUZI2nlHCUriBQSrPTzZLHNKhQE3p2y-Biw_ULVRBPPbyS69IsonN2RuaSLXkPLtsgXOTTU3WeKjVw_sBE0/s716/IMG_3951.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="716" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4dBov9mtXndI8XinNn-kDfhrvG7pQ-G0TL53TydFPSu7yBb9s34isFdNrIk8VKaPEMY1WZscAIY3xyfTJtYbMlN9drgo63oVGMUZI2nlHCUriBQSrPTzZLHNKhQE3p2y-Biw_ULVRBPPbyS69IsonN2RuaSLXkPLtsgXOTTU3WeKjVw_sBE0/s320/IMG_3951.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Tonight, I watched a new animated special called <i>Merry Little Batman</i> about the hijinks that <i>Damien Wayne </i>gets up to in <i>Gotham City</i> when criminals steal his Utility Belt.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_086l5kP0JWT11kb5K_Lbsd9J34yMmAbmppAxhG8rs-CDEq_j2TN1vxWw9XZqMA02tfyVpTxh6VzvI93lrDaayt_clZH0rUotK7G_RsJnXjzz1mS1c-q6hFAeLHlHeqoKVR0LF_r-8unW_FlMlA4puBG8YKDZNRmV3Olly-Iwcx9LZ3KTt5v/s318/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="318" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_086l5kP0JWT11kb5K_Lbsd9J34yMmAbmppAxhG8rs-CDEq_j2TN1vxWw9XZqMA02tfyVpTxh6VzvI93lrDaayt_clZH0rUotK7G_RsJnXjzz1mS1c-q6hFAeLHlHeqoKVR0LF_r-8unW_FlMlA4puBG8YKDZNRmV3Olly-Iwcx9LZ3KTt5v/s1600/download.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was taken aback by the artwork (<i>Ronald Searle</i>-esque) at first though soon got caught up in the story and it grew on me. Judge it for yourself.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_GSMmXz0bHA?si=_qMz5bd-B-hCBxEE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I don't ever recall hearing this Punk tune before, now I'm going to play it every Christmas.</div><div><div><br /></div></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oo4gEPiKm3w?si=E2-ZHDJcvoFedLOr" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Here's the rest of the soundtrack.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAqdqi7A5MrsbH3G5h5qiajlOeDo446eit3W_xLRkAYXBJtyYmWnGF2nULeNMh195igllDK3D3UO2bg-PoqLeInbh9uh8JQ9382spKckA3wsu8eD9X67EJKtGwpGrGwKfzFejX0iLtquLg4oyxMmAb0g0sLc31cFq5SiNPpfKOfwaXj_6UZSp/s4032/IMG_4002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAqdqi7A5MrsbH3G5h5qiajlOeDo446eit3W_xLRkAYXBJtyYmWnGF2nULeNMh195igllDK3D3UO2bg-PoqLeInbh9uh8JQ9382spKckA3wsu8eD9X67EJKtGwpGrGwKfzFejX0iLtquLg4oyxMmAb0g0sLc31cFq5SiNPpfKOfwaXj_6UZSp/s320/IMG_4002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And this is a <i>Kink</i>y tune that played over the opening credits.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fPPCPqDINEk?si=CFpOr5jYqRyM4sNR" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>If you can find this movie, give it a chance. It's quite fun...</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, my brother sent me a photo with a blast from the past. These <i>Three Kings</i> were made by my mom in the 70s/80s and she would sell them at the <i>Perpetual Bazaar</i>, a place for buying handicrafts made by Brampton locals.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5n7iqTsDHG9lLg2i7wF_OyPWtwvDY62HpKYdyv3uSjoP4kiJlIv9vooI3jduu6LRX6CZCrS7eMf7-Iv-qb6DpYFeaIeWFnkMWMgMpG8sgPuYN4WGsLJxsbs7p6EcF0sioPZjXnK4ldo_4o5jCN0AzrCUPDsf5aAxpI9fu58ODPiG64s_gF-ZM/s1600/IMG_4003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5n7iqTsDHG9lLg2i7wF_OyPWtwvDY62HpKYdyv3uSjoP4kiJlIv9vooI3jduu6LRX6CZCrS7eMf7-Iv-qb6DpYFeaIeWFnkMWMgMpG8sgPuYN4WGsLJxsbs7p6EcF0sioPZjXnK4ldo_4o5jCN0AzrCUPDsf5aAxpI9fu58ODPiG64s_gF-ZM/s320/IMG_4003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>They've held up quite well for fifty-year old crafts!</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-60329089251429086142023-12-15T01:14:00.006+09:002023-12-18T00:09:26.663+09:00Hark!<p>I plan to show my students "<i>A Charlie Brown Christmas</i>" tomorrow. OR as the Japanese call it "<i>Snoopy's Christmas</i>".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHVZETaUw46Sirycbcke2tt8L2BOJtDwv5BPLtVdz6qnHfrxEv5ormxPLWkR4UiyNUlkohOG2yZr2eE6VrXgL4fqMfIeyAHLQxkKavkoktoB_VJ1QoVhGph7xp9ra31d-77L0edgtpl9NrS1mthn8kRoU94_rucsvXhSPEUrjYAfYFTs9P-dG/s3697/IMG_3995.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3697" data-original-width="2817" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHVZETaUw46Sirycbcke2tt8L2BOJtDwv5BPLtVdz6qnHfrxEv5ormxPLWkR4UiyNUlkohOG2yZr2eE6VrXgL4fqMfIeyAHLQxkKavkoktoB_VJ1QoVhGph7xp9ra31d-77L0edgtpl9NrS1mthn8kRoU94_rucsvXhSPEUrjYAfYFTs9P-dG/s320/IMG_3995.JPG" width="244" /></a></div><p>No need to go into details for one and all, if you haven't seen it yet, where the heck have you been? I wonder if seven 20-year old gals and one dude will enjoy this as much as I do every year.</p><p>Also, I'd be remiss if I didn't share this iconic moment when the gang is dancing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bmIAfOaP589Z-ys87wwgwJoHyEJRlPNo3XvaD-iNN2p0gWOnG-To1kx95rQ87tpXlPfuVLL-E1vHDRLsVC3Qj08iIJD6kH-huWavqxI1CruADCrtXF-jZxSqpHQ6UARDGdqFX0sm8fTOkzORw5S0vB9TsAVUkPmNXV5s7UFN38EcjK0uBpyD/s500/IMG_3959.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="500" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bmIAfOaP589Z-ys87wwgwJoHyEJRlPNo3XvaD-iNN2p0gWOnG-To1kx95rQ87tpXlPfuVLL-E1vHDRLsVC3Qj08iIJD6kH-huWavqxI1CruADCrtXF-jZxSqpHQ6UARDGdqFX0sm8fTOkzORw5S0vB9TsAVUkPmNXV5s7UFN38EcjK0uBpyD/s320/IMG_3959.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Something I have never seen is an accompanying special, "<i>It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown</i>." Best part is the dance routine done with <i>Snoopy </i>and <i>Woodstocks </i>(3) tapping with Candy Canes. Most surprising moment for me is the inclusion of <i>Peggy Jean</i>, a girlfriend of <i>Charlie Brown</i>!</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dMWn2oDAUVc?si=XQ4nP-575UZLJ1QN" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Here's a shot of <i>Snoopy </i>as <i>Santa</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2glWD47SuEJgb8C4Dd3KyjW2VpAq7_npZKwfc7HgE_WtA56AgCngPd4s9ekpghtKFaR_kGD7i8FoiYVFUQv5LusTKKlhSbuRFUGkXAhWVx2c56V39mGcGpv1e5SEYrPmiOPKPdEbofqr0WHqa2PNnF53Pi-89OYoYRu5Lz29U1amGMDEPbur/s2729/IMG_3996.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="2729" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2glWD47SuEJgb8C4Dd3KyjW2VpAq7_npZKwfc7HgE_WtA56AgCngPd4s9ekpghtKFaR_kGD7i8FoiYVFUQv5LusTKKlhSbuRFUGkXAhWVx2c56V39mGcGpv1e5SEYrPmiOPKPdEbofqr0WHqa2PNnF53Pi-89OYoYRu5Lz29U1amGMDEPbur/s320/IMG_3996.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Not a bad special. I'd give it 6.5/10.</div><div><br /></div><div>UPDATE: This showed up in my feed today and seems apropos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZcYPVmr6EWVirMcv2mOcSTqrlKjoMHkVb-dVm2YCDJHv9kx5k093aq3fP_oqk4xnLVGQ1cvD4Fg0760lPdxQU3hNvuWZlbeJjxD8RcP6Ejk_pLiDStANdNBmAej-beqnIhGcOAhzBQw4u_tk-Z3Z5lk7reQPVUJ6zDyXcjoFV1R8wlWjWcm9/s540/sally.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="515" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZcYPVmr6EWVirMcv2mOcSTqrlKjoMHkVb-dVm2YCDJHv9kx5k093aq3fP_oqk4xnLVGQ1cvD4Fg0760lPdxQU3hNvuWZlbeJjxD8RcP6Ejk_pLiDStANdNBmAej-beqnIhGcOAhzBQw4u_tk-Z3Z5lk7reQPVUJ6zDyXcjoFV1R8wlWjWcm9/s320/sally.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-66704523664904379662023-12-12T23:48:00.003+09:002023-12-12T23:48:40.806+09:00Merry Chuckmas!<p>Yesterday, my photos wouldn't upload so my pictures of <i>Gremlins </i>were left behind. Here they are.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbvhLS4uGQqM-4RvXJJ9rPZaSVq28qUVftnlAQAE9WYnqDOK1qHO2pfsVke4vvWW1JzAMotVq4aigxTnfr1lINgTkFDm_gQx78pzyqdxl4uVx5GZG1ca_bZdFgMpw9RYhhz8Sx26zDiUY0dN0becvTl_gfTayWyAO0ISe3OgOBTj7yss0JHFL/s2193/IMG_3952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2089" data-original-width="2193" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbvhLS4uGQqM-4RvXJJ9rPZaSVq28qUVftnlAQAE9WYnqDOK1qHO2pfsVke4vvWW1JzAMotVq4aigxTnfr1lINgTkFDm_gQx78pzyqdxl4uVx5GZG1ca_bZdFgMpw9RYhhz8Sx26zDiUY0dN0becvTl_gfTayWyAO0ISe3OgOBTj7yss0JHFL/s320/IMG_3952.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVa5GLMEc4lnvlJjMR723neXjWflliSHeEA0Aa8cfyhNkY5Oo9Lnge_L7vVpXqaCzQIzBsfIaVW5wRo-LjPvoDzhH__W7XLBaRzRAZV92ACVUUmkXIMjIUYyjtv9-XgaC486mq45Zy_tej7VzS9VJXecsGWeo8YHXS_hYuzwcTvcLSpokauAT/s3745/IMG_3953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="3745" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVa5GLMEc4lnvlJjMR723neXjWflliSHeEA0Aa8cfyhNkY5Oo9Lnge_L7vVpXqaCzQIzBsfIaVW5wRo-LjPvoDzhH__W7XLBaRzRAZV92ACVUUmkXIMjIUYyjtv9-XgaC486mq45Zy_tej7VzS9VJXecsGWeo8YHXS_hYuzwcTvcLSpokauAT/s320/IMG_3953.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I thought I had more.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiFLaXrxu974jGO7t1PVB9ovIv59Q2eBTj658AUHNPEzUmkmkh3uPapE0Lxvmztz5pZ-JUHBRq4tC68GqeOUTLpGmsRcNyaz3iBNzPgfL8_pn0qUK4bM4e_sYsUOIti7aNKSbpHnKI3sAl7BcfSw9XsLpU1TxaH4ZDhCgP8O-7NltL2GT91qI/s2903/IMG_3954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="2903" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiFLaXrxu974jGO7t1PVB9ovIv59Q2eBTj658AUHNPEzUmkmkh3uPapE0Lxvmztz5pZ-JUHBRq4tC68GqeOUTLpGmsRcNyaz3iBNzPgfL8_pn0qUK4bM4e_sYsUOIti7aNKSbpHnKI3sAl7BcfSw9XsLpU1TxaH4ZDhCgP8O-7NltL2GT91qI/s320/IMG_3954.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I needed to change to winter tyres (for my British friends) and I keep them in the corner behind my tv. Piled upon them are a ton of stuffed toys to keep a sound buffer between myself and my neighbour. Such as...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvKbG_5PQPreMRuF05uFve2cFNTmCRSxS0IhiTywOQvxm6GNq2XL5HmJefYc0-Jw2sCqZJQb_YKfokapMB9CJ7cbu9TH7Fv6hRccXfd1fz3c-Vhb4NssNY-WdQFlJoyWnwFfdibEiLrWnYPH3WxdFKgLU2AM2fhc0fAnfiHslJGEv_md6uMvm/s4032/IMG_3956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvKbG_5PQPreMRuF05uFve2cFNTmCRSxS0IhiTywOQvxm6GNq2XL5HmJefYc0-Jw2sCqZJQb_YKfokapMB9CJ7cbu9TH7Fv6hRccXfd1fz3c-Vhb4NssNY-WdQFlJoyWnwFfdibEiLrWnYPH3WxdFKgLU2AM2fhc0fAnfiHslJGEv_md6uMvm/s320/IMG_3956.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzljeJWnQtD-CAYx8JSumUMcxkUIHQCpUw7cP2S-Q8H4bhyphenhyphenVJYXQN5hLr_O5UZYb0_V2tCJgHBx01hoWQG_yGjKLBK9fLlhbUkIJKw4TAr6rh_rA4G_ijM3lpsj4pYBD-_aGeWo-votUJ5DzcSGHiqd7VKrNSe7FSWZis_YH7FYl7HaXIAcTe/s4032/IMG_3957.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzljeJWnQtD-CAYx8JSumUMcxkUIHQCpUw7cP2S-Q8H4bhyphenhyphenVJYXQN5hLr_O5UZYb0_V2tCJgHBx01hoWQG_yGjKLBK9fLlhbUkIJKw4TAr6rh_rA4G_ijM3lpsj4pYBD-_aGeWo-votUJ5DzcSGHiqd7VKrNSe7FSWZis_YH7FYl7HaXIAcTe/s320/IMG_3957.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This also gives me an opportunity to show off the <i>Chucky </i>dolls again. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hT_eJgfX5Xr18IpOAA3aA8bO8bDzkwAHMjT2vM2zHPIP4wOaIlWvr9qMf5N5RFPcM2kZefhRuIL5adK2jzYTR689jLiBFhjUoXTI1mhzES8WGdkThWd4LgbnRVBHa1OlH_srxwuiRc_A8w8FJNFsqFBBL5kMOVOy-cAB33_ZpQoPX-R4JxzU/s4032/IMG_3955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hT_eJgfX5Xr18IpOAA3aA8bO8bDzkwAHMjT2vM2zHPIP4wOaIlWvr9qMf5N5RFPcM2kZefhRuIL5adK2jzYTR689jLiBFhjUoXTI1mhzES8WGdkThWd4LgbnRVBHa1OlH_srxwuiRc_A8w8FJNFsqFBBL5kMOVOy-cAB33_ZpQoPX-R4JxzU/s320/IMG_3955.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I should watch <i>Seed of Chucky</i> again for it has this death of Santa scene within.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6pKtA17tpGg?si=hK_thRWGWP8LgNo5" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Which reminds me, I never did finish watching Season 2 and 3 of the <i>Chucky </i>tv show. Ah well, I have a few weeks off after Christmas, it'll be child's play to get through that franchise. (See what I did there?)</div><div><br /></div><div>I went to our good friend <i>Google </i>to find some <i>Chucky </i>Christmassy items. There are a few. (Hundred!)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs-6OBYmVS6R5PxBMWEwQTstI8Lxq4ImKYTygXwz7KOwJlF7RHtn5lj2R0YBfl6cRdQGN2ePWRuG2H7l-dqJXnfi7yVhnqeleF_ejZ5SQkhN_BODkg19v9OKUi0WdREJU4aZo9brMSw7s7FCcS6wsLSzK8U1YQHArjpzh2Rn9EbmfEZcic_f6/s1200/s-l1200.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs-6OBYmVS6R5PxBMWEwQTstI8Lxq4ImKYTygXwz7KOwJlF7RHtn5lj2R0YBfl6cRdQGN2ePWRuG2H7l-dqJXnfi7yVhnqeleF_ejZ5SQkhN_BODkg19v9OKUi0WdREJU4aZo9brMSw7s7FCcS6wsLSzK8U1YQHArjpzh2Rn9EbmfEZcic_f6/s320/s-l1200.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RKAbWly8e_KxWlG97VonUdry5J5z8NFus3wT-N8i_gNj6azXDU4TWWXcttsDicdWFylOiNd5YDuCt9Qzs8_WnBzVkDdC9xGdvzFK11jtBJOm3B7tLMens8DjawmqbHuWWidhzmzsXONWZybh4XMoGZFJIFFKzGgeOecdBfhBuAA1lWytd8th/s148/download%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="172" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmtJBW9Kh3C0bLMFYKh8uiHPADlvoUC0Cj75nBZRAGqd6kqyxpmyLQigGJvaOyApfC2DdHwkSmycoz_4H_TcfHjnXl1j4yBPmAUUTcHFNjPaQl4Xl1J-vtDKSJ521RAGs4tFr3fOU83w4XB0C1-IT1Oqyq1ldH1nPAnqMAJfricS0fux12QI9/s1600/download.jpg" width="172" /></a></div><br /><div>I'll go back to <i>Seed of Chucky</i> for this one.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9wHiL8pyJVLcnIk6j7ZI9Pb2hSc9IjGe8-qGHwTfrP8TYvtfrXjxJ97Wrn8XJKwmQZhwNS5d1EC2ehqV4kUBSGu_ghDEvz7EGxab1WegO-ldQ9f2cFKSrqvSE8u0Aw64feAlUtflbD3bwszTfn9HXrPJvsSuenKqvtpyEEqAuWwnVy6ewq7c/s2070/chucky.0.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="2070" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9wHiL8pyJVLcnIk6j7ZI9Pb2hSc9IjGe8-qGHwTfrP8TYvtfrXjxJ97Wrn8XJKwmQZhwNS5d1EC2ehqV4kUBSGu_ghDEvz7EGxab1WegO-ldQ9f2cFKSrqvSE8u0Aw64feAlUtflbD3bwszTfn9HXrPJvsSuenKqvtpyEEqAuWwnVy6ewq7c/s320/chucky.0.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>For several <i>Gatcha </i>toys, check out this <a href="https://mytwoyenworth.blogspot.com/2021/10/breakfast-at-tiffanys.html">old post</a> and I've scammed my blanket from that page.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I was trying to upload pictures from my phone but there's a glitch somewhere. One of those pictures is of a <i>Gremlin</i>. I was going to watch <i>Gremlins </i>for the umpteenth time as tonight's <i>25 Days of Christmas</i> extravaganza, yet here I am defeated. Oh well, here's the opening for <i>Gremlins </i>for ya.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2kW3qX5VVxs?si=v8Z79MK5YvmzGdTQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>While I'm at it, I thought I'd remind you about the <i>Mogwai </i>Tales. Try and track down this series.</div><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6z_bsaGKoMI?si=ut1Gs8wqucaCsVy5" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>No pics to add, not much else happening. Let's see if I can find something in my pictures folder to hold us over.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUPkctlPsyy_R6yUQcOTjKnCZ5YkTtfhSSQ7EUUk5TNq6ZXMZ3Nb3BQLp26Z74bpZx0ilfjMRGEODbJ9ulln6__O2F7bkTkVQe2SsSbDTd_wcMD3JuEHUC6dLLA_IMus9bSiNISigtWuoncuvsdxAEkYd5HvvioRZl1V2zGX3ZVNGQQOPLRCL/s1924/IMG_E8298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="1271" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUPkctlPsyy_R6yUQcOTjKnCZ5YkTtfhSSQ7EUUk5TNq6ZXMZ3Nb3BQLp26Z74bpZx0ilfjMRGEODbJ9ulln6__O2F7bkTkVQe2SsSbDTd_wcMD3JuEHUC6dLLA_IMus9bSiNISigtWuoncuvsdxAEkYd5HvvioRZl1V2zGX3ZVNGQQOPLRCL/s320/IMG_E8298.JPG" width="211" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtUIa7UNE_VWO9S7Pv6Waxlqkym-sZUGwr51e1s0T-WfqtlSr1Gu4iDXfMi_sxnt_XW6Dr4RIPCPYGxgjrjS2NQqK6780n3i4xAdGBA9bBa_5hgJNUsT00dCfyrvA_eHb9FbPEHqyUwIPAL12Rc1I2qDht-DxIsXCqT02zwrYbtXWqPdu2zyE/s1978/IMG_E8299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1978" data-original-width="1276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtUIa7UNE_VWO9S7Pv6Waxlqkym-sZUGwr51e1s0T-WfqtlSr1Gu4iDXfMi_sxnt_XW6Dr4RIPCPYGxgjrjS2NQqK6780n3i4xAdGBA9bBa_5hgJNUsT00dCfyrvA_eHb9FbPEHqyUwIPAL12Rc1I2qDht-DxIsXCqT02zwrYbtXWqPdu2zyE/s320/IMG_E8299.JPG" width="206" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9BLPGEK80nKKO9Q_PD7qCp1tvGowRqmZmLy6iS3Gj0WlNghtNcmZX9rHf0rZg0WUzjMbVObGan6AUlf-63md7zKX7nT8pUZ7al2tYOri2uNO7QVGNNASyrEffqRiqQzrHJ9GLblyVreaW8Jf1UmHmG8TOKhmQJCNbfPen1E7yDvrYWjELj8D/s2814/IMG_E8300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="1505" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9BLPGEK80nKKO9Q_PD7qCp1tvGowRqmZmLy6iS3Gj0WlNghtNcmZX9rHf0rZg0WUzjMbVObGan6AUlf-63md7zKX7nT8pUZ7al2tYOri2uNO7QVGNNASyrEffqRiqQzrHJ9GLblyVreaW8Jf1UmHmG8TOKhmQJCNbfPen1E7yDvrYWjELj8D/s320/IMG_E8300.JPG" width="171" /></a></div><br /><div>That'll have to do for now.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll be signing off until tomorrow...</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-77121121708095758152023-12-10T22:38:00.006+09:002023-12-11T23:48:18.799+09:00The Buzz about Woody.<p>I was looking over my <i>Kubrick Buzz Buzzard</i> and a thought came to me, "Were <i>Woody</i> & <i>Buzz </i>of <i>Toy Story</i> fame named after<i> Woody Woodpecker </i>and <i>Buzz Buzzard</i>?" Doubtful. <i>Woody</i> was named after Woody Strode the cowboy-movie star and <i>Buzz </i>after Aldrin. OR according to another Google search, "<span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;">In 1952, Walt Disney hired 2 men from the Stanford Research Institute to find the site of the park and do preliminary load studies. Their names: </span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(80, 151, 255, 0.18); color: #040c28; font-size: 16px;">Economist Harrison “Buzz” Price and CV “Woody” Wood</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;">!</span>" <strike>Ir</strike>regardless, I do like my <i>Kubrick Buzz</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYot5sX4RqKKkg0NRHyzCaidZ4b8-L_SWib3wa2iHN_nwmDJ8-4-LjiY97Om6tBPt_q6vNWfM1BhKv294r0b9CJt9zwjnDFTvb4SO0IXcNq_t7NBSU0iViE_EMfS_HImF5BXPdwQhCtGG9nD9ILLcqTL8KAP9q8KniXGknNM2s5E0dgwYPBCq/s2912/IMG_E3945.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="2580" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYot5sX4RqKKkg0NRHyzCaidZ4b8-L_SWib3wa2iHN_nwmDJ8-4-LjiY97Om6tBPt_q6vNWfM1BhKv294r0b9CJt9zwjnDFTvb4SO0IXcNq_t7NBSU0iViE_EMfS_HImF5BXPdwQhCtGG9nD9ILLcqTL8KAP9q8KniXGknNM2s5E0dgwYPBCq/s320/IMG_E3945.JPG" width="284" /></a></div><p>This came out around 2003, just as <i>The New Woody Woodpecker Show</i> was winding down. Ooh, there's an <i>Oswald </i>out there somewhere...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jMOAeQjj8LkvaNBezcwcztOff0UsE-BMqMA8SNQyApjvN8KL_GxaHVjFh5u7H4n_LRFusmAKg2u0N6u2aBytNhEkur5KiSDSkB1cVaPe2_MiT6cxhWpLJURWrP5kUss8wjzwOIboJTG73rV6gONvcnEw99WZmxO18cztoDOyV4S4fIdvM7te/s749/IMG_E3949.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="749" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jMOAeQjj8LkvaNBezcwcztOff0UsE-BMqMA8SNQyApjvN8KL_GxaHVjFh5u7H4n_LRFusmAKg2u0N6u2aBytNhEkur5KiSDSkB1cVaPe2_MiT6cxhWpLJURWrP5kUss8wjzwOIboJTG73rV6gONvcnEw99WZmxO18cztoDOyV4S4fIdvM7te/s320/IMG_E3949.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The set consists of 5 characters from the show and appears to have been a <i>UFO Catcher</i> exclusive.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30nTu0rTZobwwVK6hT0HoDSNuLhF4ajL7wqgCHZIvd2LbrjmAmZ-terewuElC65xoyj_f1l1NANEQbmYzvloANUV-a54ae1PNBVTd4XHVcySieGSrVGYO30OqZBaz9pn2cp8F9hRt8j_R6qBPMlCXf684wlnL-aQeoyG2TTpQIu_di_WhO_Z0/s1910/IMG_3948.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="1870" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30nTu0rTZobwwVK6hT0HoDSNuLhF4ajL7wqgCHZIvd2LbrjmAmZ-terewuElC65xoyj_f1l1NANEQbmYzvloANUV-a54ae1PNBVTd4XHVcySieGSrVGYO30OqZBaz9pn2cp8F9hRt8j_R6qBPMlCXf684wlnL-aQeoyG2TTpQIu_di_WhO_Z0/s320/IMG_3948.JPG" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWrM_tVnIlBpB9r9XshCH9gQhds3jC7OzD3j3uNmRatmUiDewAy3xXS4KmmRf4mvEHNZGDmov6P5QV7VPWcO0ezqYcY4vZeVL-RZ8LB8s6CF09Vah4-XyQpo2fwcWlk7Cy9eyhCDrDmimZ5zoo3NaMPRlsh29Hf6-3kbAbUbblkSMv9o5giom/s2294/IMG_3947.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="2294" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWrM_tVnIlBpB9r9XshCH9gQhds3jC7OzD3j3uNmRatmUiDewAy3xXS4KmmRf4mvEHNZGDmov6P5QV7VPWcO0ezqYcY4vZeVL-RZ8LB8s6CF09Vah4-XyQpo2fwcWlk7Cy9eyhCDrDmimZ5zoo3NaMPRlsh29Hf6-3kbAbUbblkSMv9o5giom/s320/IMG_3947.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5SIXXIBxk7tI4qBPBKnsrpJjRD3Mvb58L56Umn_Z2TCCJGSv0fJ_VAQLU2azW92MGlXgaRuxPQ6NZoO-nf48EA2PQRTGXJgtpNBlKRjKWOt6KLkWElYqpW0U1Onwg_k50MnSx8KD4SEaiid5yyC70KEbyfA2YWfLVP-dTyKjyKoNq6DUS0_T/s2573/IMG_3946.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2573" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5SIXXIBxk7tI4qBPBKnsrpJjRD3Mvb58L56Umn_Z2TCCJGSv0fJ_VAQLU2azW92MGlXgaRuxPQ6NZoO-nf48EA2PQRTGXJgtpNBlKRjKWOt6KLkWElYqpW0U1Onwg_k50MnSx8KD4SEaiid5yyC70KEbyfA2YWfLVP-dTyKjyKoNq6DUS0_T/s320/IMG_3946.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_dJDv8zGK2tmVFLLhNC3BESSAeThesetct4Pk_VS41qh-hUy6nEw3WdqifODV3u5Mu-NxH4pAiEmcBLn29b86ixU2ZJhLQy0Vjo2_bpczW7DEYmc7r6ysZHEnqwHPOyvAHPEkVhZFnZD7vJq99xHWqxBGktJJd7ZXNnq0Mh5Yb5txyIO7GdX/s737/IMG_3950.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="737" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_dJDv8zGK2tmVFLLhNC3BESSAeThesetct4Pk_VS41qh-hUy6nEw3WdqifODV3u5Mu-NxH4pAiEmcBLn29b86ixU2ZJhLQy0Vjo2_bpczW7DEYmc7r6ysZHEnqwHPOyvAHPEkVhZFnZD7vJq99xHWqxBGktJJd7ZXNnq0Mh5Yb5txyIO7GdX/s320/IMG_3950.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's an X-Mas episode of the show.</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ldxZYGoAyDA?si=7C1WgA8o-eLs8OTa" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>I immediately caught the voice of the landlady as <i>Andrea Martin</i>, I never could decipher <i>Buzz</i>. Aha! <i>Mark Hamill</i> doing a <i>Joker/Buzzard</i> hybrid. There are a few lines from <i>Fargo </i>in this. Cool.</div><div><br /></div><div>About a decade ago, I visited <i>USJ </i>in Osaka and wandered through the <i>Woody </i>room. I may have pictures somewhere though I'm way too disorganized to find them. I vaguely recall watching this interactive documentary.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x8hICPlu0kw?si=2ySGivtMZe-4Gt1T" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I ended up watching <i>The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini</i> last night. Highlights were of course <i>Basil Rathbone </i>and <i>Boris Karloff</i>, though <i>Eric von Zipper</i> was fun too. Needs more <i>Nancy Sinatra</i>! Beware, it's neither funny nor scary!</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0UyPC24qfI4?si=c5FhdGxdc2_sQoAU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Hmm, bedtime soon, what should I watch tonight?</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-7871485531192839262023-12-09T21:50:00.002+09:002023-12-09T21:50:36.339+09:00Rowlf Meets Sprocket!<p>How is it possible that I've never seen this special before. <i>Fraggles</i>, <i>Sesame Street</i> Gang and the <i>Muppets </i>in one special! Whoa! And a heck of a cool cameo at the end...</p><p>Only problem with the special is the lack of <i>Doozers </i>and <i>Sweetums</i>. Otherwise, pretty darned good.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3gAniAEQrak?si=_1wVSyRmmy4NJC6j" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I'll share again my photo (alas, unsigned) that was given to me by a fellow commuter from Brampton to Toronto on the <i>GO </i>Train back in the mid-80s. I was "Making Copies!"* at a Marketing Firm and she worked the front desk at the Yorkville Studio where <i>Fraggle Rock</i> was being taped.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBulw5vS_mSAy-Yl4OyRCJ190zqdXSP7RbVrAInyB-k1E7rLQcojtsp68m8uOYffoQo-HHFGlBjRmQ9XdMazikJZt-Ch5Ysfd6xWwi4OYBz8dfcpVGWJ8YuPlK3CDlL2y322Yv6QtvNIf8YWNcu3fHP5Og_Xlm6CZ71NAYEACkFo1dSs9OnNa0/s1600/fraggle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="1600" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBulw5vS_mSAy-Yl4OyRCJ190zqdXSP7RbVrAInyB-k1E7rLQcojtsp68m8uOYffoQo-HHFGlBjRmQ9XdMazikJZt-Ch5Ysfd6xWwi4OYBz8dfcpVGWJ8YuPlK3CDlL2y322Yv6QtvNIf8YWNcu3fHP5Og_Xlm6CZ71NAYEACkFo1dSs9OnNa0/s320/fraggle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>*</div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h1Fk_mDem4o?si=xiBYmMwOJgLrEc95" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>The above special was very sweet (almost Too sweet) so I watched the 5th episode of <i>Monarch </i>to sour my disposition. I do hope we get some <i>Kaiju </i>action later in the series (halfway done), cuz there sure wasn't much in this. (On the plus side, there was a character revelation that should excise even more of the toxic fanbase.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Since I have another Santa gig in the morning, I'll just settle down with a nice mellow horror to cleanse my palate. Fortunately being Santa does have its perks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3e8N5qAJTs8a1hLzwmOwEyKdFoB5CL2Q5DYlq6TINyAv0oZx4URbClVjkeIMpyxXjeyAfUFhHlXJLRz5M8Lzmx0XL9nQ9WI9iRxOcA5ifZQooACBMsaFYkAFLAOaKCPRL6I2ePTXjng7ybJhuqR3wrHaSmbH6r_tRgajfLy8572LxnyVvKjh/s2048/48323994_286873585366016_9202423041810759680_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="2048" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3e8N5qAJTs8a1hLzwmOwEyKdFoB5CL2Q5DYlq6TINyAv0oZx4URbClVjkeIMpyxXjeyAfUFhHlXJLRz5M8Lzmx0XL9nQ9WI9iRxOcA5ifZQooACBMsaFYkAFLAOaKCPRL6I2ePTXjng7ybJhuqR3wrHaSmbH6r_tRgajfLy8572LxnyVvKjh/s320/48323994_286873585366016_9202423041810759680_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-89507556277717058382023-12-09T00:15:00.003+09:002023-12-09T00:15:15.454+09:00It's Puzzling.<p>Popped by <i>Hobby Zone</i> just to see what's new. There's a new <i>Chrystal Puzzle of Godzilla</i> that looks pretty cool! It's made by <a href="https://thepopinsider.com/this-godzilla-3d-crystal-puzzle-is-the-perfect-post-monarch-legacy-of-monsters-activity/"><i>University Games</i></a> and any generous soul looking to buy me a present need look no further.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jeZyuRfWffYXCn3OjoqQ1Szv8qOB5_FYx7TjQ5ogD-u6NGD1tA1X0LcC0MAhXhyphenhyphenPA4ELL-xFJVoZi4Pn4tgjq_6BqwUTLPf0obVU55Mvh4jtZdQ6DHFbBqfEDT-L5z6NhBxeEVUz69stxn_U0HQbfUSDzUD7K4Z-dpqWdqFaUKP80XAJ37e9/s4032/IMG_3934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jeZyuRfWffYXCn3OjoqQ1Szv8qOB5_FYx7TjQ5ogD-u6NGD1tA1X0LcC0MAhXhyphenhyphenPA4ELL-xFJVoZi4Pn4tgjq_6BqwUTLPf0obVU55Mvh4jtZdQ6DHFbBqfEDT-L5z6NhBxeEVUz69stxn_U0HQbfUSDzUD7K4Z-dpqWdqFaUKP80XAJ37e9/s320/IMG_3934.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I do like their display case. Impressive.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCKrktCVzbafvp4aPKEu3U-57YkH-m_TIqruFSazIto2ZHpz_5babncvx_4ZtHkliVoToGmOxEY506I8bZV7jy57WcKvm1aCWz4rKX2D9NG9URFH0i4HtVDQCYQZKsQRQe6DJybrInzSVuTiQBYD3CdZKd6x0w3DB6o4HAwhLNN6v0EU4mp9z/s4032/IMG_3936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCKrktCVzbafvp4aPKEu3U-57YkH-m_TIqruFSazIto2ZHpz_5babncvx_4ZtHkliVoToGmOxEY506I8bZV7jy57WcKvm1aCWz4rKX2D9NG9URFH0i4HtVDQCYQZKsQRQe6DJybrInzSVuTiQBYD3CdZKd6x0w3DB6o4HAwhLNN6v0EU4mp9z/s320/IMG_3936.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They have several model kits of planes that'd look good fried by <i>Godzilla</i>'s breath.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZaie1EXnHk6Bt2JZJ-bJW70DynmfZIqVUwyM9uwJebq1LchJXNOA0yHdJ-Evs6c2KOGRcpD2rphs2-TRoZte61GzJG6BpEqpcxxB2Psc4XUqc50p5twaueexqN9ZLfaTjaQvg-V2fCLwjnPlbf2rjQMJzBjiPmAp6LpqHUUnbahtD2ls6Opz/s4032/IMG_3935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZaie1EXnHk6Bt2JZJ-bJW70DynmfZIqVUwyM9uwJebq1LchJXNOA0yHdJ-Evs6c2KOGRcpD2rphs2-TRoZte61GzJG6BpEqpcxxB2Psc4XUqc50p5twaueexqN9ZLfaTjaQvg-V2fCLwjnPlbf2rjQMJzBjiPmAp6LpqHUUnbahtD2ls6Opz/s320/IMG_3935.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One of my roving reporters has checked in with a tree that resembles the <i>Big G</i>. Yup, I'll fall for the pareidolia effect and agree.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnQ5IOx3cOBcfaXDHHjZfTTpJpeid_3ApI0oi3ofm11CWpMomUb7D6O-6-bK-a3b2PLYgwIWDtdQ_0CYAOJe6YKmpGQEOeJ5fYXhUucgwWT5M6HAiJV6U_GW8g82ZWF-amdWzwBj9YvHjdf-z4ZtzUtaEglmCdE-Kmra8CToj2qzPRCzbdDng/s261/godzilla%20tree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="261" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnQ5IOx3cOBcfaXDHHjZfTTpJpeid_3ApI0oi3ofm11CWpMomUb7D6O-6-bK-a3b2PLYgwIWDtdQ_0CYAOJe6YKmpGQEOeJ5fYXhUucgwWT5M6HAiJV6U_GW8g82ZWF-amdWzwBj9YvHjdf-z4ZtzUtaEglmCdE-Kmra8CToj2qzPRCzbdDng/s1600/godzilla%20tree.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><p>This has been shared to my <i>FaceBook </i>feed at least twice and I've seen it on several other pages as well. Good Luck Santa!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-L93HlVtb7c0z-UxoHr-kEQusCDtpuxV9fOL4AuZe2F8Wp7TEJL52Su-43C_NpeUDslHISqKtu1Pf84zqeQbQaafIF7QuMD5TraDXgZRUNOO1rzSAkPvjfu_v8i2hgt2HI4e2trrIhMT11cSvjmdXSNB33iAccHSoEjZoO3mEbhKXGGUIvy-7/s1024/IMG_3886.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="985" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-L93HlVtb7c0z-UxoHr-kEQusCDtpuxV9fOL4AuZe2F8Wp7TEJL52Su-43C_NpeUDslHISqKtu1Pf84zqeQbQaafIF7QuMD5TraDXgZRUNOO1rzSAkPvjfu_v8i2hgt2HI4e2trrIhMT11cSvjmdXSNB33iAccHSoEjZoO3mEbhKXGGUIvy-7/s320/IMG_3886.JPG" width="308" /></a></div><p>I needed a <i>Kaijumas </i>cartoon and this one isn't bad.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OtcwM2staXE?si=6EwNc9Oswnqu5NrR" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Don't be surprised if <i>Godzilla </i>makes another appearance during the <i>25 Days of Christmas</i>!</div><div><br /></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-8599642106033256922023-12-07T23:17:00.007+09:002023-12-07T23:21:23.557+09:00What? No Poutine?!?<p>A pretty good day today! Taught downtown subbing for a friend out with the flu. </p><p>Saw a horsey!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5gvBmQaBI4XJfyMeLDfDziExuoNUp-iP0u0vNAo9QF6bCt_SGMxIdQdTMzzWMcSDuNeDl16lJUqzg9vMyjTcLOFNZepofjHExVL04GZn_UcxOtaRRAyD_BskitZknQLbU8RyOEo9gN0Nol3ScjWHIQDN-_XQEUia2W2ON0WAOAPjpkHg_ICf/s4032/IMG_3904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5gvBmQaBI4XJfyMeLDfDziExuoNUp-iP0u0vNAo9QF6bCt_SGMxIdQdTMzzWMcSDuNeDl16lJUqzg9vMyjTcLOFNZepofjHExVL04GZn_UcxOtaRRAyD_BskitZknQLbU8RyOEo9gN0Nol3ScjWHIQDN-_XQEUia2W2ON0WAOAPjpkHg_ICf/s320/IMG_3904.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Afterwards, I had an hour to kill and tried to win this to no avail.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViLh53dEgCLQllwI3f93rIjhitqdmm87mM9TSGWhALG72QmtzXfGx0OA7f_O3h1G-ohtVVST_ueqI9kktlOtBWBXWSJ7ADXs_L3Zf48mREq0fuNtikJ0IvOosTMyC4AWnzdjNXUwfneTUg6r8-L_YZiJD4-5T5XbySjcMFh04HmNkkjjD1xgy/s4032/IMG_3909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViLh53dEgCLQllwI3f93rIjhitqdmm87mM9TSGWhALG72QmtzXfGx0OA7f_O3h1G-ohtVVST_ueqI9kktlOtBWBXWSJ7ADXs_L3Zf48mREq0fuNtikJ0IvOosTMyC4AWnzdjNXUwfneTUg6r8-L_YZiJD4-5T5XbySjcMFh04HmNkkjjD1xgy/s320/IMG_3909.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_RIA34rJi82rz0ad8CqfoZtnb0ksxb2PjYasuBzrgs01zUzAUkvFGQYd3q7hFcxvp6jEF9pGhfS1EJQhZJ9E7pshJVyHsmcuru7JZ-KDK7IoiWZ9er-_3ADoJRmoNaXH2B_vDLNivAgRZzNbVmD15v5OmgkgNGWsCwXEXtNBLdH_4maU16jl/s4032/IMG_3908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_RIA34rJi82rz0ad8CqfoZtnb0ksxb2PjYasuBzrgs01zUzAUkvFGQYd3q7hFcxvp6jEF9pGhfS1EJQhZJ9E7pshJVyHsmcuru7JZ-KDK7IoiWZ9er-_3ADoJRmoNaXH2B_vDLNivAgRZzNbVmD15v5OmgkgNGWsCwXEXtNBLdH_4maU16jl/s320/IMG_3908.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I didn't even bother trying for this giant turkey, wherever would I cook it?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyoktcwSl1kL0mbynFSt3yy-yEOPpqStp4pNd2lnDOo_pxnFN-Np_MgNH8QgTgwMEyQju3SRA9IXBRRBMzMyR3AdF7_dHtUgv4laVeWqtZCHS0g7TYM6WNUteDl3WJ0YlXyK1CKKhdeQdSpJzK5FMcFHdNoh5NRBveDLSAcSlxhgVu7MqhDZE/s4032/IMG_3906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyoktcwSl1kL0mbynFSt3yy-yEOPpqStp4pNd2lnDOo_pxnFN-Np_MgNH8QgTgwMEyQju3SRA9IXBRRBMzMyR3AdF7_dHtUgv4laVeWqtZCHS0g7TYM6WNUteDl3WJ0YlXyK1CKKhdeQdSpJzK5FMcFHdNoh5NRBveDLSAcSlxhgVu7MqhDZE/s320/IMG_3906.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0OvyRpK3mR6ug7uy5zs5YxLheFfqw7p4vMpqloFhA_h6HQIDELIt2ZHYCW9xo8Kw3KQXF5HbDNHMOIqBs5Zj27iCOVwqUyzVGK0w6zaGCgVftcjRe302hUFF8YndjbgPd48hq1eQqCHnnfVKT19CDywBKkDL7ADqNf18PBcXHR9JLrxK7LaW/s4032/IMG_3907.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0OvyRpK3mR6ug7uy5zs5YxLheFfqw7p4vMpqloFhA_h6HQIDELIt2ZHYCW9xo8Kw3KQXF5HbDNHMOIqBs5Zj27iCOVwqUyzVGK0w6zaGCgVftcjRe302hUFF8YndjbgPd48hq1eQqCHnnfVKT19CDywBKkDL7ADqNf18PBcXHR9JLrxK7LaW/s320/IMG_3907.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Then I made it to the <i>Koyo Grande Hotel</i> for a Christmas party, <i>Tohoku Electric Friends of Canada</i>! I was, of course, Santa and aided by fellow Canuck, Alex, the Tree-boy. Alas, I don't have any photos of us!<p></p><p>The other entertainment besides we two was a Men's Choir that was pretty awesome.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqVJojRJFw_5Dqi1o199H6esE8tFO_4lHhi2z1dfeAIY5hDZxNUoPlo7zqAMRmZasNNnGjVYoWoGYkygAG26QuYHh2-UrcroEOqNmZ9QCvai38PqEZThXO-paJJOjAMzYSi5Sgr6mFi8OZDeFUmkJwmiwt_XxqJtdHRRRHssD7HmEaXm_KPeF/s4032/IMG_3913.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqVJojRJFw_5Dqi1o199H6esE8tFO_4lHhi2z1dfeAIY5hDZxNUoPlo7zqAMRmZasNNnGjVYoWoGYkygAG26QuYHh2-UrcroEOqNmZ9QCvai38PqEZThXO-paJJOjAMzYSi5Sgr6mFi8OZDeFUmkJwmiwt_XxqJtdHRRRHssD7HmEaXm_KPeF/s320/IMG_3913.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUT55rpBPXFSjQG4R2IoiAG3P0w95V5QG6UXsfODQEV6JXhMNScJFm9v8i7IjQb8k0095hqRSooIW8DmLyEynTauhlMYJHokKXke24rEEjjwN0yr-wZkg6YgosnLpz-flaCEsknGCUWzsNMUXRD_Fg9JQ8sWzb33F3UZcp2WztLdVelyQtqnb/s4032/IMG_3927.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUT55rpBPXFSjQG4R2IoiAG3P0w95V5QG6UXsfODQEV6JXhMNScJFm9v8i7IjQb8k0095hqRSooIW8DmLyEynTauhlMYJHokKXke24rEEjjwN0yr-wZkg6YgosnLpz-flaCEsknGCUWzsNMUXRD_Fg9JQ8sWzb33F3UZcp2WztLdVelyQtqnb/s320/IMG_3927.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I forgot take pictures of my plates, except these two.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFbXy54WSh5HcjcJ6LWQNDbmkOU2AdkEWh1j4dVwPBWmQQvwrrEoKafYynk0Z1ShoaLTsecTVG1KEESuBH8u4vYki1UMgX5L2zk1-OkG2rGLuKqK_fifIV5M9Ik0TskG2PPCVvdBGrgfqjGbdcmGxRdY2OffwWpS192XA8iplRSroOxoa65z_/s4032/IMG_3912.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFbXy54WSh5HcjcJ6LWQNDbmkOU2AdkEWh1j4dVwPBWmQQvwrrEoKafYynk0Z1ShoaLTsecTVG1KEESuBH8u4vYki1UMgX5L2zk1-OkG2rGLuKqK_fifIV5M9Ik0TskG2PPCVvdBGrgfqjGbdcmGxRdY2OffwWpS192XA8iplRSroOxoa65z_/s320/IMG_3912.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeExqkzPS9__lOn6J7EpMf1n6YoDO_K5UZqJ56ZL27slhBmtzD05MMNq0unwNuaFosETAeO0vjpXVxARpUk5_zg222me3PpObtY9HzqiSOxII9wzFFHecwUb6nzwHqlcOWrSSZ3uqxFDyawAu6cIab_Pulqn_R4sLAv_a8uRxUpGzQwSXkvcE/s4032/IMG_3911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeExqkzPS9__lOn6J7EpMf1n6YoDO_K5UZqJ56ZL27slhBmtzD05MMNq0unwNuaFosETAeO0vjpXVxARpUk5_zg222me3PpObtY9HzqiSOxII9wzFFHecwUb6nzwHqlcOWrSSZ3uqxFDyawAu6cIab_Pulqn_R4sLAv_a8uRxUpGzQwSXkvcE/s320/IMG_3911.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I decided then to snap some pics of the food. 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Except me! They felt sorry for me and found a box for Tree-boy and myself. These should last a while and I have a cool cookie tin to keep.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VRPsf6omsTd73Uv7sfMM_mKly4vAY3GzeawPR58dh3_LLQPfz0kx__8QaBWg7JCNkdI-F5B1mqdWC5nk6MdHRLIc6UvSum-ebVZVw1QW0kRAhXsqaraA_racftTTDv876VRx0NdCckNBd41HgvEDy_WopTYexod1byK_XXb9Fj5ErIlfYvUK/s2459/IMG_3929.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1819" data-original-width="2459" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VRPsf6omsTd73Uv7sfMM_mKly4vAY3GzeawPR58dh3_LLQPfz0kx__8QaBWg7JCNkdI-F5B1mqdWC5nk6MdHRLIc6UvSum-ebVZVw1QW0kRAhXsqaraA_racftTTDv876VRx0NdCckNBd41HgvEDy_WopTYexod1byK_XXb9Fj5ErIlfYvUK/s320/IMG_3929.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1igNIzWyBF5ESKP29_XOrjkhnuPIC_K2NiEKmPz2c5VyH8hnUM51jNgREhM0bhTkPYl9oGUmHkPRcPDX3jFDFhyFCPbLWJ3OC24UKBWtjlGiFKPL4tl7cPbcreLLtZ5a9hxTv0KBBuOgO1WHnti2YoEoigJd8sLgQzMY5Eoc0ZVoRGrQngJF/s2573/IMG_3930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="1819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1igNIzWyBF5ESKP29_XOrjkhnuPIC_K2NiEKmPz2c5VyH8hnUM51jNgREhM0bhTkPYl9oGUmHkPRcPDX3jFDFhyFCPbLWJ3OC24UKBWtjlGiFKPL4tl7cPbcreLLtZ5a9hxTv0KBBuOgO1WHnti2YoEoigJd8sLgQzMY5Eoc0ZVoRGrQngJF/s320/IMG_3930.JPG" width="226" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was trying to think of a cartoon that'd encompass all the food above and <i>Garfield </i>came to mind. He eats a lot so here's his special. (Needs more lasagna!)<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TbL-uxd4ZVw?si=5frqAJPu6ZGpJcf-" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>My thanks to Tree-boy, <i>Tohoku Denki </i>and the <i>Monkey Magic</i> lads who made a quick video with me wishing Merry Christmas to my boss. (She's a big fan.)</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-49777988882059112642023-12-07T00:18:00.004+09:002023-12-07T23:20:17.115+09:00Rugrats, I've Had a Few...<p>Full disclosure: I have NEVER EVER seen an episode of <i>Rugrats</i> nor do I know much about it. With that in mind, here are the eponymous infants in a Santa special.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YICYENMkIVY?si=9F2i6YulQr8BDKUT" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Observation:<i> Angelica Pickles </i>is the worst! And therefore the best! She deserves coal!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoUookH6aAwb-xPqZIEDzjAWts7xNhi89I3hL2KqetDCQI6iUBvIf0LKUxh3zLeuQMsffsjJLe1k-cw7ZHJYN5ZkpanPVjWp_ZYTirQ8LbG1b85g7x__v01pUNJwKZOSP4Txu0t1M3u5uT9wXUD6dFJqMSH16tbE12X6Po6WGazVelTtR_a3V/s204/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="204" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoUookH6aAwb-xPqZIEDzjAWts7xNhi89I3hL2KqetDCQI6iUBvIf0LKUxh3zLeuQMsffsjJLe1k-cw7ZHJYN5ZkpanPVjWp_ZYTirQ8LbG1b85g7x__v01pUNJwKZOSP4Txu0t1M3u5uT9wXUD6dFJqMSH16tbE12X6Po6WGazVelTtR_a3V/s1600/download.jpg" width="204" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8us6yMOzU3U6SYP2_FMvuCoZajxqmr_lNF8o0nzFTR0ZncW-8nt074BmY8abQ1YLVwdb4JHSe36ZsYdynf1QvUFHUTUTxoFnfRyY9SLbZxociIl49WxqdbenY08-0E_VcsI8bqyARMTa5xrD6QpKdGu3fJWn3mUDU6aPiiYD-3hFz5OLM7hVh/s204/download%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="204" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8us6yMOzU3U6SYP2_FMvuCoZajxqmr_lNF8o0nzFTR0ZncW-8nt074BmY8abQ1YLVwdb4JHSe36ZsYdynf1QvUFHUTUTxoFnfRyY9SLbZxociIl49WxqdbenY08-0E_VcsI8bqyARMTa5xrD6QpKdGu3fJWn3mUDU6aPiiYD-3hFz5OLM7hVh/s1600/download%20(1).jpg" width="204" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Upon seeing a picture of her voice actress, <a href="https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Cheryl-Chase/">Cheryl Chase</a>, I thought, hmm I've seen her before. Sure enough, she crops up every now and then on my <i>FaceBook </i>feed whenever Cartoon Historian, <a href="https://cartoonresearch.com/">Jerry Beck</a> posts something. (They recently got hitched after dating for 33 years!)</div><div><br /></div><div>Observation: stellar voice cast in this show. I immediately noticed <i>David Doyle</i> as <i>Grandpa</i>. He's still around? <i>Tony Jay</i> is still around? <i>Jack Riley</i> is still around? Yes, when the episode aired back in 1992, they were, regretfully, not now.</div><div><br /></div><div>Observation: Japanese kids are too polite to tug on Santa's beard. Mostly.</div><div><br /></div><div>Okay, I was at the <i>Kokusai/International Center</i> teaching a bevy of students and afterwards we went to a cool and surprisingly inexpensive restaurant for lunch.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVuqJcK7agdCRe590RR6SfhNkeXmLi7HEplZiyCFo3EanpMQMIpvjlxLgtURZkCRo_CeNB2TEwRiopTYJOq4PI0PPtOp6V7Xufl9fme3Kb0rmqA-9jmwbzIBI2tRnpDmUyoO1W_sFjaPiEzM5Q3q4jsDNrDFv1KWqHUse0x7_BbFiPSjOKML-/s4032/IMG_3896.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVuqJcK7agdCRe590RR6SfhNkeXmLi7HEplZiyCFo3EanpMQMIpvjlxLgtURZkCRo_CeNB2TEwRiopTYJOq4PI0PPtOp6V7Xufl9fme3Kb0rmqA-9jmwbzIBI2tRnpDmUyoO1W_sFjaPiEzM5Q3q4jsDNrDFv1KWqHUse0x7_BbFiPSjOKML-/s320/IMG_3896.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8IroHbT3NKXh0r2oRBvd-XKGRHiX4smMq-uRES3vOXj6A145dbCja9jzCpdL9MFbisfeHucxHYGsusqvOPHW4gb2N_8pG36aHoqFm1MdMnUthktGNJoELTgtBJPMuVVeGWLqBclXT0LAjFs6qFOXHAu_wvizx7RdFRZ_K6PO1zXvBw9e2UeE/s4032/IMG_3894.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8IroHbT3NKXh0r2oRBvd-XKGRHiX4smMq-uRES3vOXj6A145dbCja9jzCpdL9MFbisfeHucxHYGsusqvOPHW4gb2N_8pG36aHoqFm1MdMnUthktGNJoELTgtBJPMuVVeGWLqBclXT0LAjFs6qFOXHAu_wvizx7RdFRZ_K6PO1zXvBw9e2UeE/s320/IMG_3894.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Any place with a <i>Kappa </i>within is okay in my books.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsLe_MJ-7zeMb16wJ-IeQvc5Sc5HEgQKThx6sAyH0aF168ncuCMf93TozFcTWdK_3Mrhjg9WY5h-kD0RUFSVexaops5gtsVxauqJWpHX5FqafavrjklXU2x_n9UJ6a3t-pUY-APAotkETZ2eNldagH8MlD36nFaYgewGNayNqW8Ccf_eycqSC/s4032/IMG_3895.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsLe_MJ-7zeMb16wJ-IeQvc5Sc5HEgQKThx6sAyH0aF168ncuCMf93TozFcTWdK_3Mrhjg9WY5h-kD0RUFSVexaops5gtsVxauqJWpHX5FqafavrjklXU2x_n9UJ6a3t-pUY-APAotkETZ2eNldagH8MlD36nFaYgewGNayNqW8Ccf_eycqSC/s320/IMG_3895.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Crossing the bridge over the <i>Hirose River</i>, I espied a bird.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJ-cPC9rPlFhA1pkKeGeyN92izbYE2Vh8qvgZ1tUUHXXhJ_-N-jo9bMdG5zDyXHuwHFwpMyBgb5B74ksbR6LrZr7NjxfTA3bJb2rDRAMrrxZZUK2kehovLMacFAMI7hxUBqR8NCXQI_vduW4sIej86aqrygnj5w3jC1PMOdWr1fjHbUb8l-qK/s4032/IMG_3897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJ-cPC9rPlFhA1pkKeGeyN92izbYE2Vh8qvgZ1tUUHXXhJ_-N-jo9bMdG5zDyXHuwHFwpMyBgb5B74ksbR6LrZr7NjxfTA3bJb2rDRAMrrxZZUK2kehovLMacFAMI7hxUBqR8NCXQI_vduW4sIej86aqrygnj5w3jC1PMOdWr1fjHbUb8l-qK/s320/IMG_3897.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLWDT8hDIHXW1rdf7yz9Hhfw3zDPqvG9NDQ-XV5h9yYFqFou321MzYmuDPPu_UYePh-BPurgP0T8S3l_j-Mk_De1D_cUsin6FXr9eENK83srlL1Zu40UesN82TVgVcfKP4Qa0si-QJ9uiEDh1tjDGY7LDGFxMzibwjrIYCfrPINGIg2eFU2yv/s4032/IMG_3898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLWDT8hDIHXW1rdf7yz9Hhfw3zDPqvG9NDQ-XV5h9yYFqFou321MzYmuDPPu_UYePh-BPurgP0T8S3l_j-Mk_De1D_cUsin6FXr9eENK83srlL1Zu40UesN82TVgVcfKP4Qa0si-QJ9uiEDh1tjDGY7LDGFxMzibwjrIYCfrPINGIg2eFU2yv/s320/IMG_3898.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I knew it was a 鷺 (<i>sagi</i>) and translates as either Heron or Egret depending on whether it's blue or white. My student called it an Egret. SO...egrets = regrets = <i>My Way</i> = <i>Regrets I've had a few</i> = how do I make this Christmassy? = Regrets = <i>Rugrats </i>= Surely they must have had a Christmas Special. There, Blog post title figured out. (It's sad how my brain works.)</div><div><br /></div><div>I also popped into a new building next to the City Museum and snapped a few pics.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOI1Na7HSbw4cmz917GSJgbhPS3Of2s-K15vmxQE0ZcpkYlOHit4YQ7JUXwb4N3eZGu7sTIhlF1SjQqi0OQj_kusmKxZFJsnupvHZGm9KJaS26ckkzwg3bMTk0ODwPJ1-E6lsIgP06hp49YDdaON4aa26RWjXWK4anHicvra5z-3gZ3yQbn35/s4032/IMG_3900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOI1Na7HSbw4cmz917GSJgbhPS3Of2s-K15vmxQE0ZcpkYlOHit4YQ7JUXwb4N3eZGu7sTIhlF1SjQqi0OQj_kusmKxZFJsnupvHZGm9KJaS26ckkzwg3bMTk0ODwPJ1-E6lsIgP06hp49YDdaON4aa26RWjXWK4anHicvra5z-3gZ3yQbn35/s320/IMG_3900.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXHlpCb6FpIjGmhCaIMum26MsPF8mFH19_B4T1-Yd5gxlzbdQ30-bTA5k8LlSjtcKktCOlHKgBUSgHJL94Q9F6QKQ82Dy6ewhLR-IBw742Id8Ijr_pE08l2lIf-5i_A6d6hcIWwPQMR7GfXXWXky-3ShPR8cwQDbM2gFCLtyjidS1VzL950qO/s4032/IMG_3901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXHlpCb6FpIjGmhCaIMum26MsPF8mFH19_B4T1-Yd5gxlzbdQ30-bTA5k8LlSjtcKktCOlHKgBUSgHJL94Q9F6QKQ82Dy6ewhLR-IBw742Id8Ijr_pE08l2lIf-5i_A6d6hcIWwPQMR7GfXXWXky-3ShPR8cwQDbM2gFCLtyjidS1VzL950qO/s320/IMG_3901.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA6_o7MBCo-wZrYxi6uuWVevv-vHb9tiGEpBmcIWOiayKnIjSBCyn4gZ2WrxkJ-Z_thnhu7EriVvImcpH2h_xLKjZdLxiuwLhGTYNngggItKEZzqDrPmIYMHtsIgMWwfCGN8jFXHla3FW1KD79qY28MHSxsvkTpeoDJyh6k8S4-drY91iG_ru/s4032/IMG_3902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA6_o7MBCo-wZrYxi6uuWVevv-vHb9tiGEpBmcIWOiayKnIjSBCyn4gZ2WrxkJ-Z_thnhu7EriVvImcpH2h_xLKjZdLxiuwLhGTYNngggItKEZzqDrPmIYMHtsIgMWwfCGN8jFXHla3FW1KD79qY28MHSxsvkTpeoDJyh6k8S4-drY91iG_ru/s320/IMG_3902.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXpw3hI4NYVUYrfMqaxmARCQS-SOraI-mZbH3pZepL2KvXfTBlTdQvGwdKHGB9qXuvhYItWVqncW6zrgCLcsTmJf0vYmL3zeg8PZAVks3iJRJlrp9rB2pxRMzD8jFub_zUjddK_36tj47EUAUQQ4nEeU3NGB80rPpWvQho7SVoXJKK-fHyu8n/s4032/IMG_3903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXpw3hI4NYVUYrfMqaxmARCQS-SOraI-mZbH3pZepL2KvXfTBlTdQvGwdKHGB9qXuvhYItWVqncW6zrgCLcsTmJf0vYmL3zeg8PZAVks3iJRJlrp9rB2pxRMzD8jFub_zUjddK_36tj47EUAUQQ4nEeU3NGB80rPpWvQho7SVoXJKK-fHyu8n/s320/IMG_3903.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Santa has a party tomorrow...Off to bed!</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-39719746272226515632023-12-06T00:08:00.003+09:002023-12-19T22:01:28.207+09:00Far Out, Man!<p>Today's<i> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200119-a-uniquely-japanese-take-on-nostalgia#:~:text=Natsukashii%20is%20a%20Japanese%20word,smile%20creeps%20across%20your%20face.">natsukashii</a>*</i>memory is<i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Cosmic_Christmas">A Cosmic Christmas</a></i> produced by Canada's <i>Nelvana </i>Animation studio. A Toronto based animation group, <i>Nelvana </i>was named after <i>Nelvana of the Northern Lights</i>, Canada's first national Superhero (Take That, <i>Wolverine</i>!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmlINdjy_zBw2eRvnBCk2kOhGERi1vbKPkYmpYvauUsSWKCnnL-5UNqYxwEsJc8O-guqqzOGFk7OnXi-Lyl9Ajj7ojQYkEgjfmZRmbl3b78ftmpLOk7GqNs9qD1QtoRFrvesdPSpK_dVB9_Z_7xOV4BVnxv6TBA6HMpoPWYC1723JJAsGYBEo/s370/Nelvana2Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmlINdjy_zBw2eRvnBCk2kOhGERi1vbKPkYmpYvauUsSWKCnnL-5UNqYxwEsJc8O-guqqzOGFk7OnXi-Lyl9Ajj7ojQYkEgjfmZRmbl3b78ftmpLOk7GqNs9qD1QtoRFrvesdPSpK_dVB9_Z_7xOV4BVnxv6TBA6HMpoPWYC1723JJAsGYBEo/s320/Nelvana2Cover.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YpnC7dcb77s?si=jAsJWUqUFknlfv7i" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>(Added bonus, there's a commercial for "The <i>Clapper</i>" embed within this embedding.)</div><div>A nice little movie, maybe not their best but it's pretty good. (I prefer <i>Take Me Up to the Ballgame</i>.)<br />
<div>Also evoking a memory is this guy who straddles a reindeer-pulled sleigh and has been a <i>Clis Road</i> mainstay as long as I've been here.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHZRRzQc3-tlGBiv3hVtIilg4zMdByKgzVjtrMvOFeK1a3FXFR-TieZ6VOY4msk-TbS9S44ftF0ifK-HIqphigW7B87aRPUZ1pezbOTfiWECI700X_9jt8iMrMtBKx5K_m3l1094fMAs6fxqXIYOdZpu6xr2hLjYAr0-qtzJTGmGHHHVMAGIM/s4032/IMG_3889.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHZRRzQc3-tlGBiv3hVtIilg4zMdByKgzVjtrMvOFeK1a3FXFR-TieZ6VOY4msk-TbS9S44ftF0ifK-HIqphigW7B87aRPUZ1pezbOTfiWECI700X_9jt8iMrMtBKx5K_m3l1094fMAs6fxqXIYOdZpu6xr2hLjYAr0-qtzJTGmGHHHVMAGIM/s320/IMG_3889.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>While downtown, I tried unsuccessfully to win this oversized <i>Godzilla</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwt_mnl5ZMPUdQg2ARzCiYlU1-AogVuf_7vIJ9hXxCAGOs2r454Cy1zMfBmUG1sReE8lq4kx2pvnb0or6eNcO8bmVSY9rM4oQ9wv281C0ONpv7anDxxu5bnaCjlfhZl5VO6_HFz1TjStGhgBsmdGXwu3Nf57acBBDvzn2bWcH9zzhxOEwc7th/s4032/IMG_3890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwt_mnl5ZMPUdQg2ARzCiYlU1-AogVuf_7vIJ9hXxCAGOs2r454Cy1zMfBmUG1sReE8lq4kx2pvnb0or6eNcO8bmVSY9rM4oQ9wv281C0ONpv7anDxxu5bnaCjlfhZl5VO6_HFz1TjStGhgBsmdGXwu3Nf57acBBDvzn2bWcH9zzhxOEwc7th/s320/IMG_3890.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Finally, today's post is brought to you by <i>KitKat </i>which has a display at Sendai Station (unfortunately closed when I walked by.)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwPu9yQzKSLDMiMwwcCnE2EiKAMv6R1OIzR3-0HvwMX2zPyBAm-qr0nqxKrvca3kLv-S2D18dqx5lz6baBzFjY6WkSMQoXdIi7s1yEETk6pRvdKnxrMWCaq7ZZjBThKxWPx7G33EVpu0F9OZSO_7QJ9jlOvBs0e2ONhv7XNIAn79ZAnsilSCS/s4032/IMG_3891.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwPu9yQzKSLDMiMwwcCnE2EiKAMv6R1OIzR3-0HvwMX2zPyBAm-qr0nqxKrvca3kLv-S2D18dqx5lz6baBzFjY6WkSMQoXdIi7s1yEETk6pRvdKnxrMWCaq7ZZjBThKxWPx7G33EVpu0F9OZSO_7QJ9jlOvBs0e2ONhv7XNIAn79ZAnsilSCS/s320/IMG_3891.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>*<span face="ReithSans, Arial, Helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 16px;"><i>Natsukashii </i>is a Japanese word used when something evokes a fond memory from your past. It’s a word you exclaim as a smile creeps across your face. (scammed from the first link above.)</span></div></div><div><span face="ReithSans, Arial, Helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div>I'd better get to bed. I have two different friends who are both hung up with the flu and I have a few extra lessons this week.</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-65857287208436746162023-12-04T23:34:00.001+09:002023-12-07T23:20:47.959+09:00It's a Miracle!<p>The day started off innocently enough. I went outside to check the weather, when I stepped back and and closed the door, my door handle came off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GJOSHnua38qXMq9vkllvqiTkc91XER1LYiyn22julb-j0mM1UsSFuRAsTSsfO5-aCy5wg_xS1_qw7IYJn7I533LAPPdq2otQ99Dohiv7MITieQkIPFsDdrzRLkM69FARITsmwvSLNbKtmO3W0xsTeIKmcP71KFHup8tm7OYn0Zvm9pSeEc5f/s3354/IMG_E3875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3354" data-original-width="2299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GJOSHnua38qXMq9vkllvqiTkc91XER1LYiyn22julb-j0mM1UsSFuRAsTSsfO5-aCy5wg_xS1_qw7IYJn7I533LAPPdq2otQ99Dohiv7MITieQkIPFsDdrzRLkM69FARITsmwvSLNbKtmO3W0xsTeIKmcP71KFHup8tm7OYn0Zvm9pSeEc5f/s320/IMG_E3875.JPG" width="219" /></a></div><p>A quick trip to the landlord ensued and ten minutes later, some young handydude knocked. It took him thirty seconds to fix the problem. Phew, no need for locksmiths!</p><p>I needed to pick something up from the main Post Office so I trekked there (10,095 steps!) and did so. I like how they've dolled up the drop box.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVqTTjAooyCkmbC-nEkNaHOuEVR90S5okHoVAkQOkT76YkZwaPkJj7zuhxm72YVagUeW7PDedG71Q5F0BUEgS15eA-UOUR7ksrkCdH-uuXqBlac-BhSfk8v5aq2J3YwCpVg7X2HEFM7dZAbaDkBSuZQiyrGnFoqxybGXnNdL6APhSZDSeQWPN/s4032/IMG_3876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVqTTjAooyCkmbC-nEkNaHOuEVR90S5okHoVAkQOkT76YkZwaPkJj7zuhxm72YVagUeW7PDedG71Q5F0BUEgS15eA-UOUR7ksrkCdH-uuXqBlac-BhSfk8v5aq2J3YwCpVg7X2HEFM7dZAbaDkBSuZQiyrGnFoqxybGXnNdL6APhSZDSeQWPN/s320/IMG_3876.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>So get your letters to Santa ready!</p><p>Speaking of which, here's a clip from the most famous appearance of a Post Office in a movie, <i>Miracle on 34th Street</i>...</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/abPxXohD99o?si=Xsgroh3l3PmJtPTP" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>The trip home was mostly uneventful though I discovered that the huge <i>Tsutaya </i>near me has gone the way of the <i>Blockbuster</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-B0zxMc7U2AAmJTk2RoYTuzvHUDLJDzLY0HlFPhVbnCa5frzcK042GNLD_aQBmwX3Gunwg88kC0cazfuJoYTvTdU1IGgJM9fJlB3CxoHxoLHb8YOjME9TFBII51K13SJ8LTPayMTGfkLcgVSch1l7g-qBMbYzbTd3lbx4gsSDJM-ZSJ0eui_/s4032/IMG_3877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-B0zxMc7U2AAmJTk2RoYTuzvHUDLJDzLY0HlFPhVbnCa5frzcK042GNLD_aQBmwX3Gunwg88kC0cazfuJoYTvTdU1IGgJM9fJlB3CxoHxoLHb8YOjME9TFBII51K13SJ8LTPayMTGfkLcgVSch1l7g-qBMbYzbTd3lbx4gsSDJM-ZSJ0eui_/s320/IMG_3877.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I blame streaming. Which I'm about to do and find another show to watch...(Although, I'll use <i>YouTube</i>.)</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-23759651913108756152023-12-04T00:21:00.006+09:002023-12-04T00:21:39.719+09:00Make a Wishbone!<p>Lots of housework and not much tv viewing today. I had to make an extra effort to find something Christmassy to watch, so I settled on this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxPS35i5dA0mpCLLNa4Pd7q8yyuLUt47kICUPL1G-0CD9gsvOg2tSD6VOzO9lbbjkYjyokGJiqL5X-LWb1a2KMsWCNu1CwiYXK8tuW2F9XLWnA0_6e0XINeaQXzahIVDiDYl-O9ZO1k-r_rpg55RqTo8_FjvWNItAGjP1RxieWQXj2kFkPsob/s240/WishForWingsBookCover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="240" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxPS35i5dA0mpCLLNa4Pd7q8yyuLUt47kICUPL1G-0CD9gsvOg2tSD6VOzO9lbbjkYjyokGJiqL5X-LWb1a2KMsWCNu1CwiYXK8tuW2F9XLWnA0_6e0XINeaQXzahIVDiDYl-O9ZO1k-r_rpg55RqTo8_FjvWNItAGjP1RxieWQXj2kFkPsob/s1600/WishForWingsBookCover.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I remember owning a plush <i>Bill the Cat</i>, an <i>Opus</i>, this book and all of <i>Breathed's Bloom County</i> books and maybe a little <i>Outland</i>. I do not ever recall watching the TV Special that came as a result of this book. Tonight I rectified that oversight.<div><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mLccxrDgi5U?si=eSHIx-qmFmNowOmI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>'twas a nice little romp with some cool cameo voices. One I recognized immediately, the other I did not. I shan't spoil it for you, so check <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work">here</a> after you watch the special. </div><div><br /></div><div>May your Christmas wish be granted!</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-66582483556120363792023-12-03T00:15:00.000+09:002023-12-03T00:15:00.444+09:00Creaturenado.Day 2 of Countdown to Xmas is not going well. I performed my perfunctory Santa duties this morning with due diligence, impressed some kiddies and parents with my Rudolph tune, and handed out presents with a smile. Afterwards, I went nerdy shopping and bought NOTHING! I did win this at <i>UFO catcher </i>after a dozen or so tries, so that's something.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVp2x51yYXUrMwwfiWw7FCrCjk7Mv8RMdhI9VWf_7rBOUmbOVC4sBhNZn8xvHnCuMh0yE6yXYwHCx5qtvGmtJkmcnDqzdkyUgKJTUKkqwouY5aC5LlXIBYjOfW7mgp6LDkgxuP0vaPxiaA9ehgi5R5yczdfkNYmwnNGqsdF2xNDSls-vfDVLao/s2556/IMG_3873.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2556" data-original-width="1819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVp2x51yYXUrMwwfiWw7FCrCjk7Mv8RMdhI9VWf_7rBOUmbOVC4sBhNZn8xvHnCuMh0yE6yXYwHCx5qtvGmtJkmcnDqzdkyUgKJTUKkqwouY5aC5LlXIBYjOfW7mgp6LDkgxuP0vaPxiaA9ehgi5R5yczdfkNYmwnNGqsdF2xNDSls-vfDVLao/s320/IMG_3873.JPG" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div>I had a <i>Subway </i>sub and listened to <i>Nao </i>warble a few jazzy Christmas tunes at <i>Rifu </i>mall. Pretty darned good.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitP0p1PrL7fteHfjRoC0K9Ft-PVym3QiDNAGqfsMQe-iFqeNqgfQqhY6H2Zm0pzoURPckGmp4XS2HvrLb52BuSzdGlJJyFadf5xrRlCewQ4JGtsDnXUp7puMc0pT5K1MZRE9TLFJojPyRcOpB-3_tMQHsle9EBvszwQgeZSvuSguWNuxcJKTX8/s2048/406876576_10168205659660150_7432883959460355834_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitP0p1PrL7fteHfjRoC0K9Ft-PVym3QiDNAGqfsMQe-iFqeNqgfQqhY6H2Zm0pzoURPckGmp4XS2HvrLb52BuSzdGlJJyFadf5xrRlCewQ4JGtsDnXUp7puMc0pT5K1MZRE9TLFJojPyRcOpB-3_tMQHsle9EBvszwQgeZSvuSguWNuxcJKTX8/s320/406876576_10168205659660150_7432883959460355834_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I watched a Christmas cartoon and was very unimpressed. "<i>The Wish That Changed Christmas</i>" LAME! (I'm not even going to link to it!) Even lamer was "<i>The Ugly Duckling's Christmas Wish</i>." I couldn't even finish it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I watched the 4th episode of <i>Monarch </i>and didn't like it as much as the first three. Too trippy. The <i>Titan </i>is cool though. (Cool being the operative word here.) PLEEEEASE improve!</div><div><br /></div><div>So I cracked a beer and decided to watch a Monster movie. Not just any old Monster movie, <i>Monsternado</i>!</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6txaXntgDI?si=3HCFFP5Sfw8-m9YN" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I wasn't expecting <i>Citizen Kane</i> levels of cinema, but apart from the horrible acting, crappy writing, terrible effects, stupid plot, and cliched characters, (Hold on. You killed off the nerdy science geek chick and kept the awful FBI gal! Booo!), I expect ONE thing from my monster movie. MONSTERS! Giant octopus, spiders, crabs and crocs are NOT Monsters! Call it <i>Creaturenado </i>if you must, NOT <i>Monsternado</i>!!! It took me three beers to almost get me through the movie and then I had to break out the strong stuff. No idea how long I've had this stuff hanging around, it was Not easy to open.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcEGEdNGeq3qx-bCdL98FplyexnBSOBB-AJRVhKf3bRpO1kncJJI51v0U1nkBGj3Y8Ep_0rYIMCoud4nS4otYc_oNqahYhyw6J9vAs3U7DJjbWMCzPWHUvfBMVXeM-aynBC6OjcCamHmGcumphVg5r6Yq4RZoYGzODG6Hzxf1KH-hXK1pIy60/s3674/IMG_E3872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3674" data-original-width="1637" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcEGEdNGeq3qx-bCdL98FplyexnBSOBB-AJRVhKf3bRpO1kncJJI51v0U1nkBGj3Y8Ep_0rYIMCoud4nS4otYc_oNqahYhyw6J9vAs3U7DJjbWMCzPWHUvfBMVXeM-aynBC6OjcCamHmGcumphVg5r6Yq4RZoYGzODG6Hzxf1KH-hXK1pIy60/s320/IMG_E3872.JPG" width="143" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm still working on this liquid with ice and Lots of water. I cannot Not recommend this movie enough.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh well, as bedtime looms and I'm typing this, I'm watching <i>Sayonara Jupiter </i>(English title: <i>Bye Bye Jupiter</i>.) It is also Not very good but I did notice a scene with some redeeming qualities. Boobies!</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's hope tomorrow is better or I may have to rethink my 25 days of Christmas.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll end with some <i>Charles Addams</i> that I scammed from a friend. It will bring some positivity to this post.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcJb5ahBJKXAREwaaymFbTXOGBka_sp9RijlplnHws5PYFrelhmzydonthIeZcwB5KXbXhGZYw-1o-F2mHh4yfRM-u-_wJ4vbjIfGHJLj9W6-6nNz5c9_cs9Z_VFO5DBU0cgheMfCdlMsuGF6RYXR-HsdkL6MNAB3QxJj95X5wyGWIVyo6sER/s526/IMG_3866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="526" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcJb5ahBJKXAREwaaymFbTXOGBka_sp9RijlplnHws5PYFrelhmzydonthIeZcwB5KXbXhGZYw-1o-F2mHh4yfRM-u-_wJ4vbjIfGHJLj9W6-6nNz5c9_cs9Z_VFO5DBU0cgheMfCdlMsuGF6RYXR-HsdkL6MNAB3QxJj95X5wyGWIVyo6sER/s320/IMG_3866.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-54912652240250615362023-12-01T23:48:00.003+09:002023-12-01T23:48:33.320+09:0025 Days of Christmas...<p>I was flipping around my <i>Twitch </i>Channels and watched a bit of <i>Final Wars </i>and <i>Destroy All Monsters</i> and then switched over to a Cartoon channel. (<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/cartoonblast">CartoonBlast</a> if you wish to check it out.) Well, they've entitled their feed, "The 25 Days of Christmas" and I've decided to steal their idea. First, I watched <i>Mickey's Christmas Carol</i> (1983) which features some cool cameos by <i>Jiminy Cricket, Mr. Toad, Willie the Giant, the Weasels</i>, and others. Here's a snippet, search for the whole thing yourself.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3iDLKzs5AtA?si=8m7xLYadYowqo2d_" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Next <i>Toy Tinkers</i> (1949) with the <strike>Chippendale Dancers</strike> <i>Chip & Dale </i>and <i>Donald</i>. </div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LfEFgE13LXg?si=M1I5hJ7gRr212i97" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><i>Good Will To Men</i> (1955) is an incredibly bleak but fascinating short by Hanna Barbera. </div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q6eR5Uxw7jQ?si=NPirfyvgrRdscRAZ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Finally a <i>Silly Symphony </i>of <i>The Night Before Christmas</i>.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W3RcSp0hvrc?si=L-iSpkv6hDyHhXoX" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I'll try and add some cartoons daily. There are plenty to choose from!</div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, being the 1st of December, that means it's Calendar time. Here are my <i>Star Wars</i> and <i>Jurassic Park</i> entries for this month. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYNvTOImymYXQ9_1oiI08jLAzY7L5Y3jJniqXJa0fENhMrDPONCeqREHcjCHG_c2sMNrlMmOwEjPs9uwD5bvRvCivLD-1WZP3rhhcA9trnT10PxCgfhjC50g-MuSHMvmRKWntrRixN0fMnQ3GUvZnLOPiMUITuKcTrGEiu-nAJ57cn8WnaYuz/s2285/IMG_3858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2285" data-original-width="1870" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYNvTOImymYXQ9_1oiI08jLAzY7L5Y3jJniqXJa0fENhMrDPONCeqREHcjCHG_c2sMNrlMmOwEjPs9uwD5bvRvCivLD-1WZP3rhhcA9trnT10PxCgfhjC50g-MuSHMvmRKWntrRixN0fMnQ3GUvZnLOPiMUITuKcTrGEiu-nAJ57cn8WnaYuz/s320/IMG_3858.JPG" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyymN8LsqkuAvgchRFNccJOuJ8SlizO8KCKXIJ1fa84XkqNzFI6i6kq49Ugh6Xl18tSQuivI-TfgDuuk_Q5oiPDcD7MXwR0leUyObmgTm5ZjLpbGAXIRbGwWfTkrmrtVCvdkFWq9IoQcTSOsHaLxKLR5l3AbiLIVqHKwarOIMrLX6fuAwd4aVP/s794/IMG_E3859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyymN8LsqkuAvgchRFNccJOuJ8SlizO8KCKXIJ1fa84XkqNzFI6i6kq49Ugh6Xl18tSQuivI-TfgDuuk_Q5oiPDcD7MXwR0leUyObmgTm5ZjLpbGAXIRbGwWfTkrmrtVCvdkFWq9IoQcTSOsHaLxKLR5l3AbiLIVqHKwarOIMrLX6fuAwd4aVP/s320/IMG_E3859.JPG" width="302" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei6cW1JXeMwMFVPYW3oCn-iZ2fiFi7l601fpQ-xTLlbCiUmZqUCHXjVONCXVmeJ0m-wjcQVM67BHN9ixI5r6VUDsipRRB87_lPTZMgnOczYNub-iMuQufaRYGDN1BTA6OM-BQL8goWaoN6Aa7DGgBVZCDzFWbY6vIBnjNil4B7FNpf4ffqKCD/s2420/IMG_3863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2420" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei6cW1JXeMwMFVPYW3oCn-iZ2fiFi7l601fpQ-xTLlbCiUmZqUCHXjVONCXVmeJ0m-wjcQVM67BHN9ixI5r6VUDsipRRB87_lPTZMgnOczYNub-iMuQufaRYGDN1BTA6OM-BQL8goWaoN6Aa7DGgBVZCDzFWbY6vIBnjNil4B7FNpf4ffqKCD/s320/IMG_3863.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Last year's <i>Chibi-Godzilla </i>calendar.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKachL4iF3k2150xmKRNPbbDT1XpBchz00pIq1RItFD-C7w90q5WQvPmkikMO36n3GjGDRjzsSLGuA08cZkcmQaYJZ5pXv_ZeuGExD-2javY7jJxFcKGBS2zXeJ93SB_lVB8dbGaiH7WHsVpxbD6SBo_qMGV2fpWQRVOwF16kSqfGeFzw67jMN/s2420/IMG_3864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2420" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKachL4iF3k2150xmKRNPbbDT1XpBchz00pIq1RItFD-C7w90q5WQvPmkikMO36n3GjGDRjzsSLGuA08cZkcmQaYJZ5pXv_ZeuGExD-2javY7jJxFcKGBS2zXeJ93SB_lVB8dbGaiH7WHsVpxbD6SBo_qMGV2fpWQRVOwF16kSqfGeFzw67jMN/s320/IMG_3864.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Picked this up yesterday for a buck. I may find a place for this <i>Kubrick </i>on my tree. (If I had one.)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLDcxQL48o3pY9LQN8tWbjoRE63AXxFBhNuGHW73cS_W7RZiDWVyXxwIPw_6DrR929exjjVhXFIq4b0ktMeNokiuK3poIZGqw5wFg1JpwSqJWeGV9spG3Nkqe7XPA6qTpKIupoypMrHFXlhyphenhyphenKJZZZgKbSLlGJbljSD-V_I1H_3FDiBIDf80ih/s2201/IMG_3852.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2185" data-original-width="2201" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLDcxQL48o3pY9LQN8tWbjoRE63AXxFBhNuGHW73cS_W7RZiDWVyXxwIPw_6DrR929exjjVhXFIq4b0ktMeNokiuK3poIZGqw5wFg1JpwSqJWeGV9spG3Nkqe7XPA6qTpKIupoypMrHFXlhyphenhyphenKJZZZgKbSLlGJbljSD-V_I1H_3FDiBIDf80ih/s320/IMG_3852.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since Poker night was cancelled, here's the next best thing. (<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/theargylesweater">Scott Hilburn</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3F-3iRl-BeWg2s-5enIRt001-kyV2jgkqgEp2z1VeEFTxFk4oLfVCO7AcVd2u-6YA3VSH03lw_v2HPvhl5l330RO8w93n4rdbKRaxCeHMz2bsvPozye5vPpigV62WaMc1XehYQXG4Z0w6mz3RpmUwKsHXAVl_Gsxn8m3boc6674s3p-cfXzrT/s749/IMG_E3842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="749" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3F-3iRl-BeWg2s-5enIRt001-kyV2jgkqgEp2z1VeEFTxFk4oLfVCO7AcVd2u-6YA3VSH03lw_v2HPvhl5l330RO8w93n4rdbKRaxCeHMz2bsvPozye5vPpigV62WaMc1XehYQXG4Z0w6mz3RpmUwKsHXAVl_Gsxn8m3boc6674s3p-cfXzrT/s320/IMG_E3842.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly, I just can't get away from posting <i>Godzilla </i>stuff. I scored 4/6 tumblers at a buck a piece and a tea cup. Far cheaper than a full price <i>Kuji </i>at 900 yen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrQC-jI3F1wyFEK_xr-ZnWjbqiHOvoQ8h9tAUDHnSDfiK3abZlcP6X4rk5cLuanSXM0jQQpx4h2YqMCYv9Vs-lWpGPkrfnO0YsFqg8RKQiQxOqa92fa07mq4pJYdesYzmAd-0f7dtdMBkjYJABx5dD28vkq0H1tyAmpQNq6JM5TKsTZsleP84/s3022/IMG_E3861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2332" data-original-width="3022" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrQC-jI3F1wyFEK_xr-ZnWjbqiHOvoQ8h9tAUDHnSDfiK3abZlcP6X4rk5cLuanSXM0jQQpx4h2YqMCYv9Vs-lWpGPkrfnO0YsFqg8RKQiQxOqa92fa07mq4pJYdesYzmAd-0f7dtdMBkjYJABx5dD28vkq0H1tyAmpQNq6JM5TKsTZsleP84/s320/IMG_E3861.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDs32up2GsyyFzgQ3XuEt9C_B4FSUPafrurzElyuO5AQmqD8iPVtR-Vr3rvdaT10FpLtuPEAG3DTC7Ic5e7t6BqLhRiV-KK0ctUHu68pKgjAgl6KV9AlM1-lLOISHlN7JEUsiWG5KMvInf_iXdjyZi0ZQagbnf64o96JGED9O0qSSyovKHupq/s2946/IMG_E3862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="2946" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDs32up2GsyyFzgQ3XuEt9C_B4FSUPafrurzElyuO5AQmqD8iPVtR-Vr3rvdaT10FpLtuPEAG3DTC7Ic5e7t6BqLhRiV-KK0ctUHu68pKgjAgl6KV9AlM1-lLOISHlN7JEUsiWG5KMvInf_iXdjyZi0ZQagbnf64o96JGED9O0qSSyovKHupq/s320/IMG_E3862.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbdL0v3fmKW9D4T4uQ5g-YTDTIfgSwr9BqPnAwWkoxm93LSFO7RXHPiLWSyOW0IIkDBDTY2lUOll0Xh_swzImU0fH_0uKEYbpF82iotJ9eIP3q0gXsz9EX1vby1Xv0PRgpFUqOLAgtJx4ahG_T7gMgQiDYU3FIqvik1yTt5TuRB_jR4706b4Y/s2004/IMG_3855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2004" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbdL0v3fmKW9D4T4uQ5g-YTDTIfgSwr9BqPnAwWkoxm93LSFO7RXHPiLWSyOW0IIkDBDTY2lUOll0Xh_swzImU0fH_0uKEYbpF82iotJ9eIP3q0gXsz9EX1vby1Xv0PRgpFUqOLAgtJx4ahG_T7gMgQiDYU3FIqvik1yTt5TuRB_jR4706b4Y/s320/IMG_3855.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm off to bed soon, I have an early morning of HoHoHoing with the kiddies tomorrow!<div><br /></div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25065571.post-12333718651005308892023-12-01T00:08:00.003+09:002023-12-01T00:08:26.542+09:00That's a Load of BullMark.<p>It's the finale of <i>GOvember</i>!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbewDxCy092IyKwRYZwQ4olcVRwcWkp0DGPXtmcgw8cN_8Y8B4BCBlXX9zhCVzFYxFzcdIJxL-VGdi2-cCUy7pu7fZaXvnXZpctK2uB1dvagpmqmbJh5gBXR7B-Fgs4n3Ctk-kEhnGO76Dh18QM0bKE23l_v-bH4uoqS3VBlp6DvmAYy4EXQp/s2401/IMG_3504.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="1871" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbewDxCy092IyKwRYZwQ4olcVRwcWkp0DGPXtmcgw8cN_8Y8B4BCBlXX9zhCVzFYxFzcdIJxL-VGdi2-cCUy7pu7fZaXvnXZpctK2uB1dvagpmqmbJh5gBXR7B-Fgs4n3Ctk-kEhnGO76Dh18QM0bKE23l_v-bH4uoqS3VBlp6DvmAYy4EXQp/s320/IMG_3504.JPG" width="249" /></a></div><p>While I'm typing this, I have <i>Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: All Out Monster Attack</i> on in the background. I don't mind them making <i>Godzilla </i>the villain, but I do take umbrage at allowing <i>Ghidorah </i>to be one of the Guardian saviours. (Oops. <b>Spoiler</b>.)</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JFKVedgBpdo?si=onArGtJK60RTl48p" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, for the last day, I saved some vinyl figures from way back in 2004 in the <i>Final Wars</i> days. <i>Iwakura/Bullmark</i> put these colourful figures in a box and urged one to buy them up. I did so. Furthermore, <i>HMV </i>also had a slightly more colourful version of the same 10 figures (plus one secret.)</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm still missing a few, but for now, here is round one. <i>HMV </i>on the left, regular on the right.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-m19Q0XxQPAOX-rr8uMLe1TtYGoNTJzOIxWndS2VX37fccvDAqnOaed1iHufD668c2LXk-FM18kQ-EVRoz42839mLz_n8gcsuSnvcnn8C9TX35xrox0R9kfrcMoFFMRmjZuH94mWwR4z4zY48ANZlXKjMUzt1B-qVTBkv2NOWwS44UzyJQaw/s2048/IMG_3820.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="2048" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-m19Q0XxQPAOX-rr8uMLe1TtYGoNTJzOIxWndS2VX37fccvDAqnOaed1iHufD668c2LXk-FM18kQ-EVRoz42839mLz_n8gcsuSnvcnn8C9TX35xrox0R9kfrcMoFFMRmjZuH94mWwR4z4zY48ANZlXKjMUzt1B-qVTBkv2NOWwS44UzyJQaw/s320/IMG_3820.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Godzilla </i>towering over Tokyo Tower.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2365" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TuI2ly6-0sggmkqWsiFjA-twZrHnpcuD8GS_h85jp08nLledd_s5_q0_XeW7KARLFfuKditR1FzZl9-sBH3LUfODGgPqzxaa_jn7CJy98ixPQjcra6peBX6e1fjynWBH-pKvNVqXHgdzMRrqHysG5ju93n3F3VgLTwSZcSlQ7x5QeYtXyB3s/s320/IMG_3822.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>King Ghidorah</i>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsekKGplGAQaBuu-3cEpYl40HPJwA1H7Uj1VyfawF211PTEzdd8zvBD4g53oFYjCDZyhY9ENqE7qTF_-7zukSCLxSUwZlt-2JTgF_f9QzQkA7FHBMt_4qzrZ9iFxRVJUfbsLnnYjLcnKX9GhjGMufE031J43azw6BrmmypN0Gi_Dcu9yNoI37/s2388/IMG_3823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1541" data-original-width="2388" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsekKGplGAQaBuu-3cEpYl40HPJwA1H7Uj1VyfawF211PTEzdd8zvBD4g53oFYjCDZyhY9ENqE7qTF_-7zukSCLxSUwZlt-2JTgF_f9QzQkA7FHBMt_4qzrZ9iFxRVJUfbsLnnYjLcnKX9GhjGMufE031J43azw6BrmmypN0Gi_Dcu9yNoI37/s320/IMG_3823.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><i>Baragon</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="2648" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXOhXn3I0_evEpCm579VzqCQ_wxpAL06s8EJQ39p4jfkaCdHddTCp-0Ibe6X3gDqY1eMbVNmGDbeglC7LqmGvCNQKuiFbO-UC_1TUnBEsuERsm0S6VYwdpIq8YJZqepjbpk7T83cf0EnVreVs_ymn6yPKs_8U1qE5uxwlTbmESJqoO7gpkZCH/s320/IMG_3825.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Kameba</i>.*</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHyIYuea7iKcu7AZ5LY3cEXPAbIuO84y-qpp4EW9QQad48dkpKiE6O1nur6NPHnrrFTASCUXxoMY79v1wkSrhaN2k_RkBorbYYeQRqtKBnRHLlv-i_uzzRhyQ5TIANhwkNlaZsN1eU31dVLb2FpHoddNpa4WndvTDYCiOuqE0S55zlnmzmbWR/s1705/IMG_3826.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="1705" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHyIYuea7iKcu7AZ5LY3cEXPAbIuO84y-qpp4EW9QQad48dkpKiE6O1nur6NPHnrrFTASCUXxoMY79v1wkSrhaN2k_RkBorbYYeQRqtKBnRHLlv-i_uzzRhyQ5TIANhwkNlaZsN1eU31dVLb2FpHoddNpa4WndvTDYCiOuqE0S55zlnmzmbWR/s320/IMG_3826.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Missing a <i>Kanime</i>.*</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0eW9Kq_r6NHHSJRK5Ldvt3C3JxzoNUMkCkNBJwZSIT3mcGdGEpIrdNJ9z5_By0z1Zawxc3zMWyDsNHPxg8S9E5gKwNNcKYhnff8tgyf2WmErHR0bhx4I5sPUsGZp3DyOyzRGLBx51q6OrHYb16bMw7I7lyZWroSFGlK6sww4KMx0b3haYopq/s2388/IMG_3828.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1940" data-original-width="2388" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0eW9Kq_r6NHHSJRK5Ldvt3C3JxzoNUMkCkNBJwZSIT3mcGdGEpIrdNJ9z5_By0z1Zawxc3zMWyDsNHPxg8S9E5gKwNNcKYhnff8tgyf2WmErHR0bhx4I5sPUsGZp3DyOyzRGLBx51q6OrHYb16bMw7I7lyZWroSFGlK6sww4KMx0b3haYopq/s320/IMG_3828.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Megaro</i>.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh767ZGR0yMDfVlGNLsSVwZPHhPvW_f8mmtKlC2OXkPcfxkiYnOln_VlleYXQ2Ke5O5YwrIg-0BQP1eP5mD_mL0QS9XJz1uiIQcmZTBD8cHp08qv_CHCuPExZcAOM5Us7GCWyFrnbbgGMOeZ6i6TYRqp_fJFa0UOrALZBUjSfXKjcN0iz_hGlUl/s2218/IMG_3829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1934" data-original-width="2218" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh767ZGR0yMDfVlGNLsSVwZPHhPvW_f8mmtKlC2OXkPcfxkiYnOln_VlleYXQ2Ke5O5YwrIg-0BQP1eP5mD_mL0QS9XJz1uiIQcmZTBD8cHp08qv_CHCuPExZcAOM5Us7GCWyFrnbbgGMOeZ6i6TYRqp_fJFa0UOrALZBUjSfXKjcN0iz_hGlUl/s320/IMG_3829.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Jet Jaguar</i>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRAZpy6Jrruppa4-LtZ9JUHMoVPCsKlUzslK5r5VcYusP4withrbH4n63F-Wvo10c1zFFp-2DEaqZyEBZjrWSO5s9dHgjPcEJ3F93tMiVxSJ3NiYUgIhOCZe3IlZ19IEaFhx7D3bFFVHIfk9tGIpwMkscvfuvw9UmG8C4tUIW6rqCsT1rcWq7/s2244/IMG_3830.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="2244" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRAZpy6Jrruppa4-LtZ9JUHMoVPCsKlUzslK5r5VcYusP4withrbH4n63F-Wvo10c1zFFp-2DEaqZyEBZjrWSO5s9dHgjPcEJ3F93tMiVxSJ3NiYUgIhOCZe3IlZ19IEaFhx7D3bFFVHIfk9tGIpwMkscvfuvw9UmG8C4tUIW6rqCsT1rcWq7/s320/IMG_3830.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And <i>MechaGodzilla</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is <i>HMV </i>in all their glory.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVz1FgpPGzO_S1_FcwJJPD_3J7TMZLiFWQ2rxqx27No3-HULuwuIaK8XmTtjtxdSCGUZBHlafClWVWo97n2J5loPRZHtl2q3Kir5rLtMpXUypXYG1Enx2zi1YtYbryz3rjSDs5MF1tMNAo40bFbgo_KmL8quyC8ckGGMi6w1piJAv0A4Vgc6p/s2669/IMG_E3831.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="2669" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVz1FgpPGzO_S1_FcwJJPD_3J7TMZLiFWQ2rxqx27No3-HULuwuIaK8XmTtjtxdSCGUZBHlafClWVWo97n2J5loPRZHtl2q3Kir5rLtMpXUypXYG1Enx2zi1YtYbryz3rjSDs5MF1tMNAo40bFbgo_KmL8quyC8ckGGMi6w1piJAv0A4Vgc6p/s320/IMG_E3831.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And the rest of the gang in more subdued tones.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPLmsmGh-yx5guZ3DrLn1gd_9le1Pa7NspySvvdFCDek86HHFAxCEboAe-YBG_ip2PV0BRgmjy7urj871s1-Oh2qYNAHULqMFKdhVtrxw-fkGFBJM2LFQXYsc-eSybv7FIOnVYXsD6FcIlUSGkF7Z5gso978VAs9P7_zEGl_-3Efs_Hvj7Rv3/s2239/IMG_E3832.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1913" data-original-width="2239" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPLmsmGh-yx5guZ3DrLn1gd_9le1Pa7NspySvvdFCDek86HHFAxCEboAe-YBG_ip2PV0BRgmjy7urj871s1-Oh2qYNAHULqMFKdhVtrxw-fkGFBJM2LFQXYsc-eSybv7FIOnVYXsD6FcIlUSGkF7Z5gso978VAs9P7_zEGl_-3Efs_Hvj7Rv3/s320/IMG_E3832.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm missing the Secret ones as well, they go for a pretty penny so I suspect they were Very rare. <i>HMV </i>has a coloured <i>Gorosaurus</i>, the regular ones have a coloured <i>Megalo</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Round 2 came out the following year, starting with <i>Godzilla </i>naturally which unfortunately has eluded me.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXLR-dWkDnmwYtUOA5qzIHm35YaqCfUnLmS-6T5A8A4pRscjJg6SjimUxFlFewQQ6kiqRtHBzdvBAN2m-0HqvN4Ms9kbYMyK7SsrT6doL88OWeqc-7576SeqHIg8Q2wHLpq2zvbyOpv2-aL8N7q89jpVFmYUZWlHiaeXFR0xVwJlsfhLLtAwW/s2573/IMG_3833.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="2573" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXLR-dWkDnmwYtUOA5qzIHm35YaqCfUnLmS-6T5A8A4pRscjJg6SjimUxFlFewQQ6kiqRtHBzdvBAN2m-0HqvN4Ms9kbYMyK7SsrT6doL88OWeqc-7576SeqHIg8Q2wHLpq2zvbyOpv2-aL8N7q89jpVFmYUZWlHiaeXFR0xVwJlsfhLLtAwW/s320/IMG_3833.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Rodan </i>and <i>Mogera</i>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfD0UV_WL2cP_SW6mgagxa_OC3SchPkdc5sbh1yMaw7ar9CVz54vmx9hPbFxbBkzsI930kk_1RSWOtKG5V2tJCwUbnbkGNjIwv1MBc3P0DvAgvjuSec6k3Asgv_H7JPpokRB0Pnz_-Y6aL6DYysQGDhKHfZlpmfVCL6aid2bxR4AIod6PsxVtV/s2428/IMG_3834.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1301" data-original-width="2428" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfD0UV_WL2cP_SW6mgagxa_OC3SchPkdc5sbh1yMaw7ar9CVz54vmx9hPbFxbBkzsI930kk_1RSWOtKG5V2tJCwUbnbkGNjIwv1MBc3P0DvAgvjuSec6k3Asgv_H7JPpokRB0Pnz_-Y6aL6DYysQGDhKHfZlpmfVCL6aid2bxR4AIod6PsxVtV/s320/IMG_3834.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Mothra </i>from above and below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="1490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsyhQF6bjPohO_r0XvT9rZZYk3IMLfDCujjSrxN9zf9n8BcSAWnkVDrD7jjg2tIPSyIQbbSAoal70ZaVrSkaahoVIuiVGwxEhM3Bbirjv-H3x8G5Bb_YYWxGVdTO8PT6lGqN9o2_p_37BGzCOrbr3q54sWFOzY0j-2QBsX8PB43Mw2LDx_dOg/s320/IMG_3837.JPG" width="224" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Anguiras</i>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVcIoQSyeirQKE2B0228LFF7CNs39lYq8XYePgiJ09enQWpHHIvcGTuH_U1wPJf34g8lKb56Y39B__avquhsUvZym844bA29_BFMypoSxg1jZIAASmyJ4TfXbdE-DFxtcH9feR1hasiUQ3XGRGAk1lVm-UJE2DWTNIQSx0dQutHrWW_WyJWQE/s2021/IMG_3838.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2021" data-original-width="1871" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVcIoQSyeirQKE2B0228LFF7CNs39lYq8XYePgiJ09enQWpHHIvcGTuH_U1wPJf34g8lKb56Y39B__avquhsUvZym844bA29_BFMypoSxg1jZIAASmyJ4TfXbdE-DFxtcH9feR1hasiUQ3XGRGAk1lVm-UJE2DWTNIQSx0dQutHrWW_WyJWQE/s320/IMG_3838.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also watched a bit of <i>Hedorah </i>today.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCwIwGPSOYm6Fe84oq_9EwG2dwlW-ZO8jC3fLyvd_mK96NXSg6g6KzM5lGOlRk6Zyh8ThG6zGIziERKylw3elmrnjYfpGBMiu6U_fAA17FAGywsqgetCFxNPRNacpUD63vBYH4oNx-Jo9dSIF1Yg3gbdc3H6i9An8I3qN1c2pQGTls17PkRjT/s2415/IMG_3839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="1713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCwIwGPSOYm6Fe84oq_9EwG2dwlW-ZO8jC3fLyvd_mK96NXSg6g6KzM5lGOlRk6Zyh8ThG6zGIziERKylw3elmrnjYfpGBMiu6U_fAA17FAGywsqgetCFxNPRNacpUD63vBYH4oNx-Jo9dSIF1Yg3gbdc3H6i9An8I3qN1c2pQGTls17PkRjT/s320/IMG_3839.JPG" width="227" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Gigan</i></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp124ke_f5yh_IUCsGwNcXuNj33Xa_D7PtG3aFvuDDYqmY8g5xMnlQA-LmjjWXKI4OwPBRn6akMoBy5PgXt_M_Ov8s68CC1LPWmDtWaqMPJZ5SKw9bmsDjQadKc9T1hYcaQi-mMFePys6dWr8oGSP3z4fLdU97HI3NoBllRtGKG3u9piQkqD5s/s2079/IMG_3840.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="1870" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp124ke_f5yh_IUCsGwNcXuNj33Xa_D7PtG3aFvuDDYqmY8g5xMnlQA-LmjjWXKI4OwPBRn6akMoBy5PgXt_M_Ov8s68CC1LPWmDtWaqMPJZ5SKw9bmsDjQadKc9T1hYcaQi-mMFePys6dWr8oGSP3z4fLdU97HI3NoBllRtGKG3u9piQkqD5s/s320/IMG_3840.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And <i>Gezora</i>.* (I'm missing <i>Minya </i>as well.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYRw_UAD9f4uKv952tbpCwHZo6iioMCeD7Yysn4zgX-KzQ1p0roPVOOpWaXShiTDyXhWm20toX_zHW3FSMer2rhzPqpNjplvDPtHCkQZJ331F2tp4D_kob2LF0GnT9-fCR-LxjQmLB9VOkhSVFqtJlM8TLsgU98jSKYeKiRjw__oHpofYKFi0/s2747/IMG_E3841.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="2747" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYRw_UAD9f4uKv952tbpCwHZo6iioMCeD7Yysn4zgX-KzQ1p0roPVOOpWaXShiTDyXhWm20toX_zHW3FSMer2rhzPqpNjplvDPtHCkQZJ331F2tp4D_kob2LF0GnT9-fCR-LxjQmLB9VOkhSVFqtJlM8TLsgU98jSKYeKiRjw__oHpofYKFi0/s320/IMG_E3841.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Here they are all together (minus 2 and a Secret <i>Hedorah</i>.)</div><div><br /></div><div>*Who the heck are <i>Kameba</i>, <i>Kanime </i>and <i>Gezorah</i>, you might ask. They are sea creatures enlarged by the<i> Space Amoeba</i>, <i>Yog </i>of course.</div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tQTEYVWzWe4?si=at5HaJfe8g5zjLMQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Only 30 days in <i>GOvember </i>so as an added bonus is the 31st picture from my daily calendar by artist<i> <a href="https://japanese-creative-books.com/product/art/yuji-murakami-art-works-the-world-of-godzilla/">Yuji Murakami</a></i>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EcGrGo3ykWHhQLgKh6ebjvdHyoyM3es9fN6WO5VqdXSGwUp6IdGSRPJ9id41wNmSNaNJnK6d6bXYd3UhYofXAkphmth4sDgXk1XLpQCxqJGWA0_3SBRKd3uGJ3AvGkAhVzPrQvsux8XNrCAyUZMQcj-qTcHhOukZ2CjE9Zh7GIQX2o2yAHH7/s2420/IMG_3505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EcGrGo3ykWHhQLgKh6ebjvdHyoyM3es9fN6WO5VqdXSGwUp6IdGSRPJ9id41wNmSNaNJnK6d6bXYd3UhYofXAkphmth4sDgXk1XLpQCxqJGWA0_3SBRKd3uGJ3AvGkAhVzPrQvsux8XNrCAyUZMQcj-qTcHhOukZ2CjE9Zh7GIQX2o2yAHH7/s320/IMG_3505.JPG" width="247" /></a></div><br /><div>Back to our regularly scheduled Blog and its infrequent occurrence starting tomorrow.</div>Michael Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.com0