Celebrating the Earth is a good thing. I remember attending my first Earth Day festivities in 1990 in Santa Cruz, California. The entire city was partying. There were events all over the city in every conceivable venue. Some memories I have of that weekend include participating in a community “rain dance” [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘events’
November 19, 2008
Ayako’s Wedding
This past weekend I attended the wedding of my cousin-in-law, Ayako. It was a beautiful wedding. There were both personal touches and grand symbolic gestures. I especially liked the trumpet player, and the two singers who had powerful voices.
In a country of Buddhists and Shintoists, most weddings in Japan are Christian ceremonies. [...]
August 23, 2008
The Olympics Deconstructed
It’s the last day of the Olympics and as usual I have opinions.
Save Baseball
I just finished watching the sweaty-palmed 9th inning of the baseball game between Korea and Cuba for the gold. Korea was leading 3-2, but the Cubans had the bases loaded with only one out. The Korean catcher had just gotten [...]
