This lighter was awarded to my father Akira Kiyohara for bowling a scratch 250 game, which, as any bowler will tell you, is a big deal. Dad loved bowling and Holiday Bowl was his one night out a week with his buddies. Dad passed on his love of bowling to his children, who can all…
http://vimeo.com/107978958 Melody isn’t supposed to be dancing on the table, which explains her joy at doing so. I love the way her performance ends with, “Grandpa’s turn!”
Fender Guitar pick used by Eddie Van Halen at the Whiskey a Go Go live on the Sunset Strip, with David M Appleton c. 1977 It’s not the things, it’s the memories.
When I forget to look around and appreciate life Melody says, “go feed ducks park, grandpa?” And we go to discover baby ducks everywhere much to Melody’s delight our popcorn disappears Quack, quack, quack! Quack, quack, quack!
Granddaughter Melody saying “no! no!” at her first encounter with shishi-mai, the lion dog dance, reminds Mimy of when she was a child, terrified of the lion dog dancers. Shortly after, Melody giggled when we pulled the tail of the lion dog, hehe! @jikoen hongwanji Obon 2014
Scene: AA Meeting, Somewhere in Tokyo “Hi, my name is Kerry and I’m a recovering asshole.” As my ol’ buddy, the buddha, once said, “Do bad shit and bad shit happen to you.” Becoming an ad agency executive seemed like a good idea at the time but I didn’t realize the price of admission included…
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