Category Archives: Deconstruction

Life In Japan: “Sasayama Mary”

Posted on November 15, 2024 by johnrachel

Meet Sasayama Mary! Yes, she’s a cat-woman. Or is it woman-cat? How did this happen? Very interesting story indeed! Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: A rose is a rose is an onion . . .

Posted on May 16, 2024 by johnrachel

I was trying the other day to imagine what went through my mind when I was 25. It’s both a difficult and amusing exercise. One thing I can assert with absolute certainty . . . I never imagined I would at this stage in my life be living in Japan growing onions in my modest garden! Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: 2nd Day of Spring

Posted on March 22, 2024 by johnrachel

Have I ever mentioned how crazy the weather is here? Continue reading →

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A Page From God’s Diary

Posted on October 7, 2023 by johnrachel

Ironically all of the bad news has put me in the best of moods. I’m giddy all over! This unlikely reaction to a world gone mad prompted my writing the first satirical piece to come out in quite a while. Did you know God kept a diary? Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Prescription Drugs

Posted on July 14, 2023 by johnrachel

I still have part of my tonsil. Help! Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: A Typical Sunday

Posted on July 7, 2023 by johnrachel

If last Sunday wasn’t typical, it was representative. There’s no doubt about it, I do some very different things here in Japan … and I love it! Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Eating Octopus

Posted on June 30, 2023 by johnrachel

For at least six decades of my life, I never once thought about eating an octopus, or any part of one. I put them right in there with rats, earthworms, cockroaches, garden slugs, slime mold, the beating heart of another human, in the I’d-rather-starve-to-death folder. Now I love eating octopus! Continue reading →

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The Recent Emergence of Human Eyelashes

Posted on May 30, 2023 by johnrachel

I have scientifically arrived at a truly startling conclusion. Until only about 200 years ago, NO ONE HAD EYELASHES! Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Teaching Peace

Posted on May 29, 2023 by johnrachel

I had to write about my wife’s trip to Hiroshima with the entire 6th grade of her school, over eighty students. They’re on a field trip to visit the Peace Park and the Peace Museum. Continue reading →

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People Power – Part 4: The Peace Dividend Strategy

Posted on March 25, 2023 by johnrachel

The Peace Dividend strategy is a practical plan for achieving a very specific goal. That goal is regime change in Washington DC, i.e. replacing the pro-war, pro-Wall Street, anti-democratic, power-drunk megalomaniacs now in control, with individuals who reflect the real values and priorities of real people living real lives. Continue reading →

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