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We’re Back (Merry Belated Christmas to You Too)

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Greetings and Konnichiwa from Tottori!

Sorry for the long break between posts, but we just got back from Tokyo. I’ll be making several posts about different aspects of the trip, so be sure to check back in a few days for updates. As for the comic, if you are unfamiliar with Japanese culture, allow me to explain.

There are no Turkeys in Japan. So back in the 70’s when tourists and US Soldiers were looking for Christmas dinner and there was no turkey to be found, they opted for the next best thing: Chicken.

Kentucky Fried Chicken then seized this opportunity and made a huge campaign pushing the idea that an authentic American Christmas dinner, is a bucket of KFC chicken. Many other stores have also embraced this, so you’ll see special holiday chicken buckets on sale everywhere.

While in Tokyo, there may be many KFC’s, in smaller towns and prefectures, you sometimes have to order your bucket 2 months in advance via an in-store order form.

My wife and I decided to skip the KFC lines, and just had some chicken from the local SunMart.

Greasiest chicken I’ve ever had.

Until next time, STAY AWESOME!

-R

A Quaking of the Earth

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There was an earthquake here in the prefecture on Friday. We were about 20 miles from the epicenter, and thankfully, it wasn’t devastating overall.

As a person that has never experienced an earthquake (that wasn’t above a ground tremor) it was a shortly terrifying experience, because once you’re in your safe position, you’re just waiting with the concious thought that the earth is literally moving under your feet.

Interesting day that I will add to the list of my life experiences.

PS: I lived in Utah during 5th grade, and earthquake drills were a common occurence.

Watching the Election from Afar

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The road to this presidential election has not been a fun one. I personally don’t have faith in either main party candidates. Not only that, but the spectacle on the presidential race has distracted from Senate , local races, and local bills that will affect people more than the presidential race will.

On top of that, people are actually destroying friendships over many of the issues that have arisen. It’s sad really.

But don’t worry! I have a perfect solution:

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Until next time.

-Stay Awesome!

Getting to Tottori, Part 1

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8:30 am

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9:20 am

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9:45 am

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4:15 pm

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5:45 pm

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Some notes

8:30- I’ve been flying many times since 9/11 and this was the first time that I was held up by security.

9:20- This actually turned out in my favor, because the plane had to turn around for mechanical problems, so I was the first to get my flight rescheduled.

5:45- ANA may be the only company to do this. I’ve flown several international flights with American companies, and none of them gave out alcoholic beverages as normal faire.

Stay tuned for more adventures!