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    Brommies, Bikkies, Books, And Bashful Bring Bits Of Britain

    Britain dominated my day unexpectedly today, thanks to my Brompton bike, a plateful of biscuits, books, and a bashful barker. Though a fervent fan of decolonization, I’ve got a powerful penchant for Pommies. Australian culture was heavily influenced by Britain when I was growing up, I was partially educated in England, and I work with a couple of English lads who are top notch blokes. So I have a soft spot for Britain for all sorts of reasons, and I think there’s an element to that with Japan, too, which chose Britain as the first-ever foreign country it formally allied with back in 1902. Anyway, enough of the waffle, and…

  • Angels Without Wings

    Blessed by sublime weather, I got to experience the delight of helping out a canicross–canine cross country–and spent the day being surrounded by literally hundreds of doggos, thse glorious little angels without wings. They were taking part in Dog Marathon 2025 Shonan Beach Canicross on Tsujido Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture. There were four different races with owners running together with their pooches (at least in theory, as slogging it out on the beach is pretty touch work, even if you’ve got four legs, as would prove to be the case for many dogs). It was an absolute delight, though, and I had a magnificent day. Coming home wasn’t so…