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2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota

Marcus Mariota Oregon Ducks football

Marcus Mariota of the Oregon Ducks – 2014 Heisman Trophy

@HeismanTrophy #Heisman

Watch your step

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Daishoin steps in the rain (Miyajima, Japan)

@JapanTravelcom @Muzachan

Sometimes, when you are navigating slippery, rocky steps in the rain, you need someone to watch out for you.

Natural cement

Kilauea Iki Trail

Kilauea Iki Trail, Hawaii

At times on this trail I felt like I was on another planet or a Star Trek set.

Okunoin (奥の院)

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Koyasan’s famous Japanese cemetery

One of my favorite places on this earth is this cemetery in the mountains of Japan. I’m dying to return.

Oregon Ducks make final four

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@GoDucks

They will play undefeated Florida State in the Rose Bowl.

The Southern Oregon University Raiders will play in the NAIA Championship game.

The Linfield College football team has made it to the DIII semis.

Oregon could have three national champions in football this year.

Japanese restaurant in Busan

japanese restaurant in busan

I just tried to figure out the name of this place, but I couldn’t. It has been more than a year since my visit to Busan. However, this was a memorable evening in Busan.

I chose a Japanese place to eat as I hadn’t spoken (in any language) in a while and was hoping I could at least find someone to speak to in Japanese. This place worked for that. The signs were all in Japanese so I ordered in Japanese. A Korean customer heard me and came over. We spent the rest of the night conversing in Japanese. The owner/chef also spoke Japanese, having been born and raised in Kokura (near Fukuoka) before moving back to Korea decades ago. We figured out that he was born just before my dad served in the military in Kokura. Perhaps my dad saw him wandering the streets when he was a child. I told my dad this story before he died earlier this year. It’s a small world, and life is short.