It's about 4PM here in Tokyo on Tuesday, Oct 17; we arrive a little while ago and just about the first thing I did once I got in my room was pay the $20-some bucks to get online. Now of course I've got a ton of posting to do -- pics and vids at YouTube and some of my reflections from the last week, but I've only got a couple hours before the dinner program starts, so I won't be able to get it all done in this shot. I'll get some more online in the morning before the day's busy schedule starts, and if I can find any free time in the midst of tomorrow's busy schedule. Then on Thursday morning, about about 39 hours or so, I'll begin the long journey home. It's really doggone frustrating to have had such little 'net access on this trip; the whole blog thing hasn't worked out as I had hoped. But I can find time to rant about that once I get home; for now I better get busy sharing my experiences of the last few days.

NOTE SPEFICALLY TO MY SEVIES: Depending on the screen, the kelly green font seems hard to read, so I've switched our protocol just a bit. As before, you are welcome to read all my posts and comment on any of them, but if I am intending specifically that you read a post, I'll put it in bold font (like this paragraph). As before, any unfamiliar word is fair game for you to add to your QV list, and if I put the word in red, it can be added to your QV list even if it is a word that you know.