This is our final full day in Japan.  Woke up to Mount Fuji, There was an early thought to return to Sankeien Garden in Yokohama, but we had our fill of Fall Colors in Nara.  Plus, you can  read what we saw exactly 4 years ago .  Here are two photos from our previous visit. So what are we going to do?  Almost nothing.  There is a huge shopping mall below our hotel, so we'll walk around a bit. As I'm in the Orient, I could provide a summary of news items from this region.  But nothing much seems to also be happening here. There is that matter between China and Taiwan, but there is no war today in this part of the world. No typhoons.  There was a Sunday 7.4 Philippines earthquake, killing one, but no noteworthy tsunami. In fact, the weather throughout this whole trip has been outstanding, with one or two cloudy days.  It did snow when we were on Hokkaido, but only a few snowflakes. North Korea?  Nothing.  If Kim Jong Un suddenly dies, will his 10-year old daughter,  Ju Ae,  inher

It seems longer, but it "only' was just about a year ago that the world went into lockdown from COVID-19.  The New York Times speculated that ONE in THREE Americans know someone who has died from this virus:     Those We’ve Lost . How lucky and blessed am I?  With most of the residents of 15 Craigside, most of us do not know even one person who contracted this virus.  Meaning, we don't know anyone who has died.  And we live in a seniors' community in one building.  Got to give credit to the administration, and people who responsibly live here.  More than 97% took our second Moderna shot a month ago, while 89% of all employees also did.  There is about an equal number of both here.  Many sites around the world are having problems convincing their staff to be vaccinated.  Less than half, in the U.S., according to AARP . On Sundays I usually delve into a spiritual subject.  I was wondering, do religious people live longer than the non-religious?   The answer is YES!!!