TOTO THE SINGING TOILET

TOTO THE SINGING TOILET

by | Apr 3, 2017 | Essays

TOTO THE SINGING TOILET: IN JAPAN THE TOILETS ARE MARVELS OF WONDER AND WORKS OF ART. AS I APPROACH THE TOILET WITH SOME TREPIDATION, THERE ARE ELECTRIC WIRES HANGING FROM THE THING, THE SEAT OPENS UP AND THE WHOLE THING STARTS TO HUM. AS I STAND THERE IN WONDERMENT...
Pan au chocolate and a white frog

Pan au chocolate and a white frog

by | Mar 22, 2017 | Essays, Travel

I am dreaming, my time clock is out​ of whack! I awake in the middle of the night from dreams of myopic turmoil. I roll over on my side pull my knees up and lie there a while then finally I roll over throw the covers off, reach for the light cord in the dark, find it...
Paris to Tokyo on the Arc

Paris to Tokyo on the Arc

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Essays, Travel

I am flying business out of Seattle to Frankfurt, then on to Paris. Business is worth it. Leaving Seattle in a gray, driving, leaden rain that was propelled by Northerlies. I jumped from my car at SeaTac, Kissed fervently my beautiful wife, Jane. I walked to the...