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My country is set to Spain, that would be a bit over four years LOL

Today's episode of "Japanology Plus" was about fermented foods. Naturally they talked about natto. The narrator said natto has a "distinctive aroma". So the next time I meet someone that stinks I'll say, "Excuse me, did you know you have a distinctive aroma?"

krim wrote:My country is set to Spain, that would be a bit over four years LOL

Wow!! You're here. Or were last month at least.

Hi there all!!

Well I finished renovating and then was down sick for a couple of months. Just wanted to say hi to the usual suspects!!

Hope everyoneis enjoying the summer so far!! :victory:

gaijinmark wrote:Today's episode of "Japanology Plus" was about fermented foods. Naturally they talked about natto. The narrator said natto has a "distinctive aroma". So the next time I meet someone that stinks I'll say, "Excuse me, did you know you have a distinctive aroma?"

I'll use that. There are some pungent peeps at the new bowling alley we are at. :hehe:

Eve wrote:Hi there all!!

Well I finished renovating and then was down sick for a couple of months. Just wanted to say hi to the usual suspects!!

Hope everyoneis enjoying the summer so far!! :victory:

Hey Evie!

Are you still stateside or are you now a resident of Europe?

gaijinmark wrote:So I was in a bookstore this morning and I hear this guy say, "Hey, look! Here's a picture of my (counts on his fingers, one, two, , ,) third wife!! :hehe:

Catching up on some old stuff. :hehe: :hehe: :rofl:

Eve wrote:
Well I finished renovating and then was down sick for a couple of months. Just wanted to say hi to the usual suspects!!

Hope you're all better now! :patpat:

My TV conked out today and I discovered something interesting. I can live without TV. I cannot live without the internet.

gaijinmark wrote:My TV conked out today and I discovered something interesting. I can live without TV. I cannot live without the internet.

You can pretty much stream what's on TV into your computer nowadays. :victory:

Did anyone else know that the World Championships of Track and Field just concluded its two-week competition in Beijing? NBC devoted a scant few hours of weekend programming on it; some obscure cable channel that I don't have provided the bulk of coverage during the week.

From what I saw on TV and the internet, it was a terrific competition. Unfortunately track and field has become all but forgotten, except during the summer Olympics. I am old enough to remember when it and boxing were two of the most heavily covered and popular sports worldwide.

Not anymore. And not for awhile now.

^ I remember some of those US/USSR track meets. Kind of a mini-Cold War. Events like shot put and javelin you had to wonder about some of those Russian "women". :confused:

Is that what the video of the cameraman on the segway, hitting the runner, was from? I think that's the only track & field thing I've seen in a while and that was on the internet.

gaijinmark wrote:^ I remember some of those US/USSR track meets. Kind of a mini-Cold War. Events like shot put and javelin you had to wonder about some of those Russian "women". :confused:

The US/USSR meets were great competitions. Wide World of Sports used to cover them back in the early 60's. The NCAA outdoor track and field championships were also extensively covered. And the World Championships, which began in 1983, received a lot of TV coverage for a number of years.

The Soviets of course cheated, but probably the East Germans had the best doping system going. Other Eastern bloc countries like Poland and Czechoslovakia also were deep into using illegal PEDs. And USA competitors were also guilty as well; the only difference was that our doping wasn't state sponsored. The female athletes benefitted the most. It's not a coincidence that on the women's side, the world records for the 100, 200, 400, and 800 meters, the heptathlon, the shot put, and discuss have all stood since the 1980's when doping was uncontrolled.

Hello you lot. How's things in JDorama land?

I'm heading back to Europe for a holiday in a few weeks. My oldest daughter is currently living in London and me, mrs AD and youngest daughter are going to visit, and travel around a bit at the same time.

Actually that's not quite true - oldest daughter is here until Monday night, when she flies back. Mrs AD's mum passed away on Wednesday. The funeral is on Monday morning.

A-Dad sighting...! :woot:

Ohisashiburi, dude! :victory:

Anime Dad wrote:Hello you lot. How's things in JDorama land?

I'm heading back to Europe for a holiday in a few weeks. My oldest daughter is currently living in London and me, mrs AD and youngest daughter are going to visit, and travel around a bit at the same time.

Actually that's not quite true - oldest daughter is here until Monday night, when she flies back. Mrs AD's mum passed away on Wednesday. The funeral is on Monday morning.

Sorry to hear about Mrs. AD's Mum. :puppydog:

What's up with Anime Son? Did he ever become a rock star? :metaldevil:

bmwracer wrote:A-Dad sighting...! :woot:

Ohisashiburi, dude! :victory:

Indeed :) how's things, Beem?

gaijinmark wrote:

Sorry to hear about Mrs. AD's Mum. :puppydog:

What's up with Anime Son? Did he ever become a rock star? :metaldevil:

It's been a long time coming unfortunately so it wasn't a shock. Still sad though.

Anime Son is still studying music. He took a couple of years off study to work, but he's back into it again.

Apologies for the double post. I can't work out how to multi quote on my iPad :doh:

Anime Dad wrote:
Anime Son is still studying music. He took a couple of years off study to work, but he's back into it again.

I first read that as "he took a couple years off to study work". :bonk:

gaijinmark wrote:

I first read that as "he took a couple years off to study work". :bonk:

Haha! No, he is actually earning money instead of borrowing from us. Makes a nice change.