Category Archives: Occasional Travel

What I Learned in Japan About Tokyo

Tokyo is just like New York.

What I Learned in Japan About Language

English makes everything better.

KC and the Granade Clan

This past week has been c-r-a-z-y! We went to Kansas City to visit Andrew and Joy and we had a great time! Eli and Sam played nonstop from the moment they woke in the mornings until we carted their tired butts to bed. I hatched evil plans to send Eli to Kansas City by himself [...]

What I Learned in Japan About Science

Physicists have something to be ashamed of.

What I Learned in Japan About Using the Bathroom

Toilets are really complex.

Things I Learned in Japan About Soft Drinks

Pocari Sweat’s taste matches its name.

Flying Without an ID

Since I just got through flying a bunch, here’s a funny story that lightened my mood. It turns out the TSA has been creating a database of some who have flown without an ID and “adding them to a database of people who violated security laws or were questioned for suspicious behavior”.

You actually can fly [...]

Things I Learned in Japan About Smoking

A lit cigarette is carried at the height of a child’s face.

Buying Tea in Kyoto

When we talked about buying presents in Japan for our family, one gift I knew ahead of time: green tea for my dad. He’s a confirmed green tea drinker, and while he has his supply of Chinese green tea from a friend, he hadn’t had Japanese green tea.

Beyond the vague shopping list of “tea, green” [...]

Japan Tales: Osaka

On Thursday we drove the kids to West Memphis, AR to meet the grandparents. After lunch, we hopped back in the car and drove to Nashville, TN and spent the night with my college roommate, Terry, and her family. We had dinner with them and got our trip off to a great start by hanging [...]