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The Curious Old Country Women of Japan – thesixfootbonsai
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A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun. The Curious Old Country Women of Japan. August 21, 2016. September 7, 2016. 8220;Bent back disease was fairly common in the countryside when I first stayed in Japan in 1980. Despite her deformity Nakagawa was very genki; the picture of health for a woman in her mid-seventies. She had come to the old folks’ home by ko-onki; a tractor-like contraption that resembled a big garden tiller. She had never ridden in an automobile. The Last Day of My 21-Year Affair.
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The Proper (Japanese) Way: PART II – thesixfootbonsai
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A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun. The Proper (Japanese) Way: PART II. October 21, 2016. October 29, 2016. 8220; The Proper (Japanese) Way. 8221; is the manner by which this or that action is to be effectively carried out in Japanese social contexts. The prescribed method is most often an aesthetic etiquette that sometimes has practical applications in that it can facilitate the action being accomplished efficiently well or “lean” as they say in business environments. 8220;(The Japanese are)̷...
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spirituality – thesixfootbonsai
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A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun. February 8, 2017. February 8, 2017. A freckle past a hair." My grandma would say when I asked. Perhaps it didn't matter. Or maybe it was she taking pride, in our sun-spotted complexions visibly tied. We count our minutes by sixty. Our days as though they matter. Limited and precious we perceive, to accomplish this … Continue reading My Sundial. February 1, 2017. February 2, 2017. December 30, 2016. December 30, 2016. The Resilience of Trees and Humans. There's a...
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Philosophy – thesixfootbonsai
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A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun. A Letter to the Addict I Saw Yesterday. March 11, 2017. March 11, 2017. Dear Addicted Person, Don't take this as judgement as I cannot cast aspersions due to everything I did that hurt two very important people- especially one. But, do you realize the life you are living is ridiculously harmful? Surely you do, but obviously THAT'S not enough for you to care. So let's forget you for … Continue reading A Letter to the Addict I Saw Yesterday. March 6, 2017. I was b...
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Culture – thesixfootbonsai
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A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun. A Shelving Blunder Perhaps? March 12, 2017. March 13, 2017. Did I miss-categorized my own book? MaybeI'll let you be the judge. Doubt hit me upside the head with a very bad review that began with the words, "I SO hate this author." Sure, every writer gets a "one star" or a nasty critique from time to time, but this one got more than a … Continue reading A Shelving Blunder Perhaps? Life on the Big Lake. March 7, 2017. March 7, 2017. March 6, 2017. March 7, 2017.
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abuse – thesixfootbonsai
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A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun. March 6, 2017. March 7, 2017. Culture matters. We are born into a particular variety and are typically raised in the same unless for some reason we move.to another region, country or join a different class/group. At some point we choose to remain in our cultures or leave for another. We may even come and go between. I was born and … Continue reading Culture Matters! Quotes from “Made in Japan From an Anthropological and Psychoanalytic Perspective”. On the stage ...
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When Jesus Calls Customer Service – thesixfootbonsai
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A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun. When Jesus Calls Customer Service. July 15, 2016. December 15, 2016. 8220;Should I turn my ice maker off at night? 8221; the frail voice at the other end of the phone inquired. 8220;I don’t think so. Why would you want to? 8221; I asked. Without giving the lady time to answer my question I attempted to control the call. 8220;Do you happen to have the model number for your refrigerator ma’am? I watched the seconds tick away as Sally reminisced about bygone days &...
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Divorcing My Japanese In-Laws – thesixfootbonsai
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A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun. Divorcing My Japanese In-Laws. July 7, 2016. July 8, 2016. In order to follow through with my plans to see my old friends Yuki and Yasu, I would need two extra, unscheduled days in Tokyo. It was obvious that my mother-in-law Satoko was not pleased with this turn of events. As the children and I were preparing to leave Sado Island, she confronted me. My erratic behavior over the summer had not gone unnoticed. 8220;Is that fair? Can’t I live a normal life? With th...
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God – thesixfootbonsai
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A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun. A Letter to the Addict I Saw Yesterday. March 11, 2017. March 11, 2017. Dear Addicted Person, Don't take this as judgement as I cannot cast aspersions due to everything I did that hurt two very important people- especially one. But, do you realize the life you are living is ridiculously harmful? Surely you do, but obviously THAT'S not enough for you to care. So let's forget you for … Continue reading A Letter to the Addict I Saw Yesterday. February 26, 2017.
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Humanity – thesixfootbonsai
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A Soul Lost in the Land of the Rising Sun. A Letter to the Addict I Saw Yesterday. March 11, 2017. March 11, 2017. Dear Addicted Person, Don't take this as judgement as I cannot cast aspersions due to everything I did that hurt two very important people- especially one. But, do you realize the life you are living is ridiculously harmful? Surely you do, but obviously THAT'S not enough for you to care. So let's forget you for … Continue reading A Letter to the Addict I Saw Yesterday. Life on the Big Lake.