Klingon Style!

Okay, now this is why I love the Internet!
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Announcing…

The engagement of my great-nephew, Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Bundy, to his high school sweetheart Lacy Wilkinson. Congratulations!

Josh proposes to Lacy

Nerdtour 2012: T-minus 26 days – Train, train..


Hoo boy, it’s now less than 4 weeks till I leave for Japan!  When it was a few months away, I was kind of relaxed about preparations, but now it’s getting real!  One big preparation question: buy a JR Rail Pass or not?

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Ben Folds Five and… Fraggles???

Ben Folds Five and FragglesOkay, this was something that showed up in one of my random walks through YouTube, happens to be on a channel called “Nerdist”, so you can understand why it got my attention! The band is “Ben Folds Five”, the song is “Do It Anyway”, and the Muppets are from “Fraggle Rock”…

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Nerdtour 2012: T-minus 31 Days: Apartment reserved

Monzennakacho BAnother milestone in preparation for Nerdtour 2012: I have an apartment in Tokyo reserved and ready to be moved into on October 22!

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Flying kitten dubstep…

flying kittensCute kittens. Dubstep music. The memes, the memes, they call to me! =^.^=

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Nerdtour 2012: T-minus 35 days and counting, some thoughts…

Inou Tadataka, a role model of sorts

Only 35 days till I leave for Japan! I’m making some final plans, getting things lined up and ready to go. There’s a lot more information available online for trip planning in Japan than there was, even in 2010, especially in the area of figuring out costs. With the exchange rate hovering at about 77 yen/dollar (effectively 70 yen, depending on where you exchange it), it’s going to be more important than ever to save money. ( Continue reading “Nerdtour 2012: T-minus 35 days and counting, some thoughts…”

Cats playing patty-cake…

Okay, this is way too good, I think I might have seen this video before.  Two cats, one game, one hilarious “conversation.”  Something to lighten up your “Caturday”…