D.O.D. back again. I won’t ramble on like last time because I know after the first couple of paragraphs, it becomes “blah-blah-blah” this and “blah-blah-blah” that.

Suffice it to say that being on the other side of the world and being able to actually live “among” the locals in Randy’s neighborhood and see typical Japanese folks on the street & on the trains is a truly awesome experience.

Just a simple trip into to Tokyo by train (a daily commute for many of these folks) is exhausting for this D.O.D. who typically walks all the way from our house to my car, then from the car into the office to transition from home to work.

I’ve asked Randy to take pictures of typical houses and neighborhood streets in addition to the shrines and skycrapers because observing the culture up close (vs just as a tourist) has been the most amazing part of being here. It’s very easy to see why Randy loves this place.

Well now I’m going to try to add captions to some of our flickr pics so they’ll make a little more sense because they’ll tell the story much better than I ever could.

Signing off for now. Back in the states Friday night.

Rob (aka “Dear Ol Dad”)