Comments for The R3dragon's Blog http://r3dragon.net Live the Adventure Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:06:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Tanpopo wine- A taste of spring. by Sylvia and Bruce and family http://r3dragon.net/2011/05/tanpopo-wine-a-taste-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-585 Sylvia and Bruce and family Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:06:53 +0000 http://r3dragon.net/?p=1057#comment-585 Josh, Bruce's comments on wine and beer making is much the same as Mark's. They make both. Also, do you have a text plan?? If you want the book, I can find it for you and ship it over. Let me know. Love to you, Sylvia Wine Making per Bruce He learned from a great book. Jim & George’s Home Wine making, A beginner’s book W/20 recipes Also covers beers ISBN: 0-9630941-3-0 Publisher: A-Printing, C/O 5523 Napa, CA 94581 Bruce has made Dandelion Wine too. I don’t think he and Mark haven’t tried them all, including beer. Bruce’s biggest suggestion is to keep EVERYTHING sanitary. He found that can really change the flavors of your product if, you don't. Josh, Bruce’s comments on wine and beer making is much the same as Mark’s. They make both. Also, do you have a text plan?? If you want the book, I can find it for you and ship it over. Let me know.
Love to you, Sylvia

Wine Making per Bruce

He learned from a great book.

Jim & George’s Home Wine making, A beginner’s book W/20 recipes
Also covers beers

ISBN: 0-9630941-3-0
Publisher: A-Printing, C/O 5523 Napa, CA 94581

Bruce has made Dandelion Wine too. I don’t think he and Mark haven’t tried them all, including beer.

Bruce’s biggest suggestion is to keep EVERYTHING sanitary. He found that can really change the flavors of your product if, you don’t.

]]> Comment on Tanpopo wine- A taste of spring. by Sylvia deLaCaza-Breitenstein http://r3dragon.net/2011/05/tanpopo-wine-a-taste-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Sylvia deLaCaza-Breitenstein Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:02:48 +0000 http://r3dragon.net/?p=1057#comment-584 Josh, I will be sending this article onto Bruce and Mark, as they make very interesting beers and whine....wine. When you come home, I am sure we could arrange for a family picnic AND wine tasting session. We did this last June and it was really fun. The wines and beers between those two brothers are interesting. My problem...I am very allergic to beer (the chemical in it that cannot be processed out, like wines or hard liquor. Can't remember spelling - tol-u-ween. That chemical is also in my art Comp markers. A group of us really got "stupid" after an hour of markers and ideas for an advertising project (with no windows open). Josh,
I will be sending this article onto Bruce and Mark, as they make very interesting beers and whine….wine. When you come home, I am sure we could arrange for a family picnic AND wine tasting session. We did this last June and it was really fun. The wines and beers between those two brothers are interesting.

My problem…I am very allergic to beer (the chemical in it that cannot be processed out, like wines or hard liquor. Can’t remember spelling – tol-u-ween. That chemical is also in my art Comp markers. A group of us really got “stupid” after an hour of markers and ideas for an advertising project (with no windows open).

]]> Comment on Unten-Menkyo-Shiken J-Driver’s Lic. by John http://r3dragon.net/2010/12/unten-menkyo-shiken/comment-page-1/#comment-582 John Thu, 19 May 2011 01:39:00 +0000 http://r3dragon.net/?p=885#comment-582 I got my DL last summer after finally relenting to the fact that an Int'l DL won't cut it after your first year. I've been in Japan for 19 years so, I figured it was time to submit. I took mine in Yokohama. The center is notorious for being really tough on foreigners, but, as I found out, the testers are hard-asses on EVERYONE, failing just as many native J, on a percentage level, as foreigners. I had to take the test four times, which is just about average. First time, I clipped a curb on the tight crank - instant fail. The second and third times were serious WTF cases...2nd time, the tester said I was going too fast and the 3rd time, a different tester said I was going too slow. Speed difference between the 2nd and 3rd time? About 3-5 kph. Fourth time, though, I got a pretty cool guy who seemed to think that unless you screw up massively, you deserve a pass. Attitude counted, too. Being polite and deferent helped, as opposed to being a stand-offish prick. Could be worse. Chatted with a few folks while waiting. There was a Peruvian housewife who was going on her 9th time, a Japanese returnee from California who was hitting the test for the 6th time, a Japanese girl who wanted a motorcycle license - no foreign license affiliation, just going native - and was taking the test for the 7th time, a guy from Hawaii who was taking the test for the 7th time and a guy from Europe who was doing the entire testing process for the 2nd time, having failed 8 times the first go around, had his first try expire (6 months), then started the whole process again and was 4 times down on this go-around. Looking forward to his 5th test, he said, "I like this place." I got my DL last summer after finally relenting to the fact that an Int’l DL won’t cut it after your first year. I’ve been in Japan for 19 years so, I figured it was time to submit.
I took mine in Yokohama. The center is notorious for being really tough on foreigners, but, as I found out, the testers are hard-asses on EVERYONE, failing just as many native J, on a percentage level, as foreigners.
I had to take the test four times, which is just about average. First time, I clipped a curb on the tight crank – instant fail. The second and third times were serious WTF cases…2nd time, the tester said I was going too fast and the 3rd time, a different tester said I was going too slow. Speed difference between the 2nd and 3rd time? About 3-5 kph.
Fourth time, though, I got a pretty cool guy who seemed to think that unless you screw up massively, you deserve a pass. Attitude counted, too. Being polite and deferent helped, as opposed to being a stand-offish prick.

Could be worse. Chatted with a few folks while waiting. There was a Peruvian housewife who was going on her 9th time, a Japanese returnee from California who was hitting the test for the 6th time, a Japanese girl who wanted a motorcycle license – no foreign license affiliation, just going native – and was taking the test for the 7th time, a guy from Hawaii who was taking the test for the 7th time and a guy from Europe who was doing the entire testing process for the 2nd time, having failed 8 times the first go around, had his first try expire (6 months), then started the whole process again and was 4 times down on this go-around. Looking forward to his 5th test, he said, “I like this place.”

]]> Comment on Tanpopo wine- A taste of spring. by The mysterious one. http://r3dragon.net/2011/05/tanpopo-wine-a-taste-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-580 The mysterious one. Mon, 16 May 2011 08:04:54 +0000 http://r3dragon.net/?p=1057#comment-580 Did you change your layout? :) This tea and drink sounds intriguing. I am pleased you tried it out. ^o^ Did you change your layout? :)

This tea and drink sounds intriguing. I am pleased you tried it out. ^o^

]]> Comment on Gotsu: A World With-in by The illusive one http://r3dragon.net/2011/03/gotsu-a-world-with-in/comment-page-1/#comment-574 The illusive one Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:00:43 +0000 http://r3dragon.net/?p=1036#comment-574 Gorgeous coastline, huh? Aomori has some pretty nice coast in my opinion. Too bad Matsue is so far away--there is a lot to see, and if you go a little further north you hit Tottori--which I have only been to once, but have very fond memories of as well. Gorgeous coastline, huh? Aomori has some pretty nice coast in my opinion. Too bad Matsue is so far away–there is a lot to see, and if you go a little further north you hit Tottori–which I have only been to once, but have very fond memories of as well.

]]> Comment on An unusual train adventure by HAND http://r3dragon.net/2011/03/an-unusual-train-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-572 HAND Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:58:07 +0000 http://r3dragon.net/?p=1028#comment-572 Wonderful rendition of how the earthquake and tsunami disasters have affected you personally. These are stories that will never be reported on national news. Wonderful rendition of how the earthquake and tsunami disasters have affected you personally. These are stories that will never be reported on national news.

]]> Comment on Turn off the T.V. and smile by The illusive one http://r3dragon.net/2011/03/turn-off-the-t-v-and-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-569 The illusive one Sat, 19 Mar 2011 08:33:17 +0000 http://r3dragon.net/?p=1025#comment-569 Sounds like things are slowly returning to normal. You're right about the news--it's important to not buy in to it so much--turn it off, and get out! (Which is what I have been doing, and it's seeming to work! :D) And, while this is certainly not the best of situations, it's important to look forward and do what you can. Sounds like things are slowly returning to normal. You’re right about the news–it’s important to not buy in to it so much–turn it off, and get out! (Which is what I have been doing, and it’s seeming to work! :D ) And, while this is certainly not the best of situations, it’s important to look forward and do what you can.

]]> Comment on Morning’s state by Doc.. http://r3dragon.net/2011/02/mornings-state/comment-page-1/#comment-563 Doc.. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:07:20 +0000 http://r3dragon.net/?p=996#comment-563 *I agree.. sort of- In 1970 the USS Mars was cut off from all communication save for surface mail that took 2 weeks to travel across the pacific. I've seen lines of sailors waiting to use international phone banks to make a 3 min. call home. I used a shortwave station to link voices over the phone and thought that was amazeing! You could record a 90 minute cassette tape and drone on and on to avoid handwritten letters.. or a snap shot photo But that was it for "staying in touch" Todays SKYPE- Facebook and Twitter is changing the world. Good Communication between peoples speeds up change in all ways. Yet- Not everyone has a burning desire to express themselves. What I "hear you" trying to say is that often the shape or complexity of what you see is difficult to translate into text-language or the visual arts.. Life experience is a wave pattern of highs and lows that build to a "frequency pattern" and scar our memories. Some color.. sound or flash excites a brain cell and we experience a deju vu! or a Ah-ha!! Doc *I agree.. sort of-

In 1970 the USS Mars was cut off from all communication
save for surface mail that took 2 weeks to travel across
the pacific. I’ve seen lines of sailors waiting to use
international phone banks to make a 3 min. call home.

I used a shortwave station to link voices over the phone
and thought that was amazeing!

You could record a 90 minute cassette tape and drone on
and on to avoid handwritten letters.. or a snap shot photo
But that was it for “staying in touch”

Todays SKYPE- Facebook and Twitter is changing the world.

Good Communication between peoples speeds up change in all ways. Yet- Not everyone has a burning desire to express themselves. What I “hear you” trying to say is that often
the shape or complexity of what you see is difficult to
translate into text-language or the visual arts..

Life experience is a wave pattern of highs and lows that
build to a “frequency pattern” and scar our memories.

Some color.. sound or flash excites a brain cell and we
experience a deju vu! or a Ah-ha!!

Doc

]]> Comment on A Multi-layered life by Mom Wheeler http://r3dragon.net/2011/02/a-multi-layered-life/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Mom Wheeler Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:24:06 +0000 http://r3dragon.net/?p=977#comment-558 So tell me Josh who doesn't have a multi-layered life? Your post sounds as though you are just unwilling to reach out and relate to someone who wants to reach out to you- who cares about you. Why insult them with "You just can't understand me". The obvious response is "Try me". Son, those who cannot or will not share their innermost thoughts and feelings with someone else they love, is someone who will end up living alone. I would rather see you struggle to get you feelings out than be lonely. So tell me Josh who doesn’t have a multi-layered life? Your post sounds as though you are just unwilling to reach out and relate to someone who wants to reach out to you- who cares about you. Why insult them with “You just can’t understand me”. The obvious response is “Try me”.

Son, those who cannot or will not share their innermost thoughts and feelings with someone else they love, is someone who will end up living alone. I would rather see you struggle to get you feelings out than be lonely.

]]> Comment on A Multi-layered life by Doc~ http://r3dragon.net/2011/02/a-multi-layered-life/comment-page-1/#comment-554 Doc~ Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:02:40 +0000 http://r3dragon.net/?p=977#comment-554 *someone sounds like they are in trouble for NOT explaining that the shaggy dog story told at Izzy pizza was intended to be a joke. However, if concern for "meaning" is raised.. let us think about the third question.. Be with some mystery... and abide in the truth that at all is LOVE. *someone sounds like they are in trouble for NOT explaining
that the shaggy dog story told at Izzy pizza was intended to be a joke.

However, if concern for “meaning” is raised.. let us think
about the third question.. Be with some mystery… and
abide in the truth that at all is LOVE.

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