Someone banged on the door.  Callie was all excited.  She loves strangers.  I peeked through the blinds to make sure that it was not some 6-foot-5 Godzilla ready to attack.  It was a middle aged lady.  I opened the door.
Her:  Do you have a cage?
Me:  Uh…  I think so.
Her:  Can I take a look at it?
Me:  […]

I had to call the XXX hospital to make a payment over the phone for Matt because the bill has not been paid by the insurance company of the at fault party from a car accident two months ago.  At 4:45 PM, I called and was put in a queue…
The music was not too bad.  […]

Kathy, Matt and I were waiting to be seated at a restaurant.  We were talking about nothing in particular while one woman just kept staring at Kathy.  Finally, Kathy saw her and they both screamed each other’s name and hugged each other like sisters separated at birth.  Matt and I were left alone since Kathy was […]

Thanks, Mom, for making this trip to Japan the best ever.
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Day 2:  January 30, 2008
It was a beautiful morning as we were eating breakfast and looking out of the window.  We were excited about today’s itinerary.  It was all about snow today.  A perfect day to freeze our butts off.  First, we were heading to the Shirakaba Lake for the Crystal Festival.  And then, we […]