2006 November 17 Friday.
I didn't have any classes until 13:30, so I sat around reading various materials. I sit around a lot these days. I need more exercise. I don't really have time today, to take a walk. Well, that's not quite true. I do have the time. I'm up and awake. I could change my clothes, dress up real warm, and set foot outside my door. I do in fact have the time. Maybe I should,....... Naaaaaaaaah! Maybe tomorrow. Today, I'm a blogger in a foxhole. I need to keep my head down, and my spirits up. I need to write. Write whatever, for whomever, for whatever reason in order to, THINK. But seriously folks, it is getting coooooooooold outside these days. Ya need to think twice, before you take a hike. Dress appropriately, or feel the harsh air of late autumn in Hokkaido. Mother nature doesn't screw around. She dishes it out, and you take it. The best way that you can. Fortunately, I live in a very civilized society here in Asahikawa, and there are very very few truly homeless people in this city. There are about 2 or 3 people I have observed from time to time, who live under the Chubetsu Bridge, not far from my classroom. This type of thing was much more common in 1945, not just in Asahikawa, but all over Japan as it was trying to figure out how to make sense of the world, from the nuclear fallout and firebombed neighborhoods, laying in ashes for miles and miles. Homeless. In 1945, you would be lucky to find a bridge to sleep under. The Asahikawa of 2006 is a much more comfortable place to live than it was just 60 some years ago. Hmmmmm,..... let's see, that was about 10 years before I was born in a small city in Washington State. How did I end up here? Simple, I made the choice. I have long wanted to live in Hokkaido, and now I do. Since about 16 years ago. How do I like it? I LOVE IT!!!!! Thanx for asking.
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