On 4/4/05 19:57, in article 1gujf78.104ew5m1wmawsgN%al@privacy.ne.jp, "Al"
<al@privacy.ne.jp> wrote:

> The elusive Jason! Howdy, man! How's spring in Ottawa? Lorna has set
> herself up in Toronto now, by the way.. i must send you some more info
> (off list)...

Please do. It might be helpful to let you know that Rie and I never settled
in Ottawa. We live in the suburbs of Toronto (Mississauga) so tell Lorna to
give us a shout.
 
> (For those old enough to remember, Jason was my first contact in Japan,
> 7 years ago, before i crossed the Pacific and landed in Declan's
> territory.)

...and Japan never forgave me.

> Any chance you guys are going to swing by Okinawa in the fall (i do have
> a guestroom and two extra futons - hint, hint)? Or maybe i have to get
> off the islands for once and make a pilgimage to Aichi (haven't been
> back there yet since i left a good 4 years ago).

Doubtful that we'll make it your way. We're going to have a hard enough time
balancing her family and my friends during the month we're there.

BTW folks, Mr. Sumo, Buretto and my besteststorybuddy Bryan are working on
something FJLIJ gatheringish....things have mostly fallen apart on the
social side since I hauled my ass back to the homeland.