Kanagawa Prefecture

  • Climbing

    Kangaeroo loves cycling. He cycles a lot. And I mean a lot. The line between a moderately good rider and a strong rider can largely be drawn at climbing; specifically, how fast a cyclist can make it up the hills. The best cyclists are all good hill climbers. The key to strong climbing is having a good power to weight ratio, which basically means weighing little but still having lots of power. Look at most pro cyclists and they all look like skeletons with disproportionately huge legs. Unfortunately, the only thing disproportionally huge about Kanageroo is his belly. He has practised hard at becoming a better climber, but the results…

  • A Season Of Sayonara And Au Revoir

    It was sayonara time. We farewelled our apartment that Mrs. Kangaeroo scrimped and saved to snare upon the end of her previous marriage. Then it was goodbye to being Tokyo citizens as we became Kanagawa Prefecture residents. And we moved on to say au revoir to the Printemps department store. It was then the end of another year. My best mate at work will now telework outside of the busy season, so the office is a pretty lonely place now. But I have plenty to keep me busy, and I have been able to re-establish some ties with my children, so it has been a very good 2016.