Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed spirits of one's ancestors. According to the tradition, sprits come to visit once a year around this time and departs when the Obon is over. Many people take vacation during this time and today, August 16, is the first day of work after a few days of vacation. Any m...

No, I am not playing golf this weekend. This picture was take on the way to A/C cooled office this afternoon. In case if you are not familiar with the celsius, 36C is 96.8 Fahrenheit. This is very hot. After living here in the US for 30 years, I am still used to metric system.

I took this picture of Ken Hearing, mayor of North Bend, with Sea Fair Pirots. Temperture was almost 95 degree this afternoon.

Okay, now this is gone too far. I am all for brown rice when I eat THAI or CHINESE FOOD. But for SUSHI, I can't imagine how it tastes. It is wrong. This is at local SAFEWAY.

Jika-Tabi (tabi that contact the ground") is a type of outdoor footwear worn in Japan. It was invented in the 20th century. Also known (outside Japan) as "tabi boots", they are modelled on tabi, traditional split-toe Japanese socks. Like other tabi, jika-tabi have a divided toe area so that they can in theory be worn with slip...

I used to listen to TALK radio stations. Then I realized most of the commercials that I hear on those radio stations are: (1) Get out of debt (2) Credit card relief (3) Low rate mortgage That means many people who listen to those radio stations are in debt. I don't think I want to be labeled as such. So, now I am shopping ...

This picture was taken at Friday Night's Lenny Wilkens Charity Dinner. The gentleman I took a picture with is Mr. Tommy Davis. He played for Los Angles Dodgers from September 22, 1959. That was 24 days after I was born. I was very honored to share a table with this and other sports celebrities.

It was a nice low flying show today. I wished the weather was little nicer, but it was fantastic. JavaScript is required to view the slideshow

I got this Phil's 2006 Master's flag at Lenny Wilkens charity dinner & auction Saturday Night. It will be displayed at PSPINC lobby. Please come and see it when if you have a chance. I paid less than what I paid for a paint by Corey at Seattle Executives Auction. (Okay, only few people understand what I am talking about.)

It is just too hot. I found this on the YouTube.