Virgin Megastore in Shinsaibashi, Osaka has closed its doors. Probably you'd expect a shameless, punny joke about virgins from me but no. Ain't gonna happen. Ok, just one. There must be a shortage of Virgins in Osaka. That's just Virgin economics. Having a Virgin isn't cool anymore. Okay, I need some Virgin joke material. But that Virgin well has been tapped.

I saw again, the no-neck man. Use your imagination, though you needn't. So can a no-neck man be called a rubberneck when he drives (can he drive?) by a car accident on the Interstate, brakes instinctively to gawk at the carnage?

I at at a famous Shanghai restaurant. But I admit that 1, it wasn't actually in Shangahi, but in a stuffy, in need of fresh air, in an Osaka basement. And 2, I was just there to eat dessert. Frozen and atomically tart frozen red currant berries adorned a petite slice of tart. Bubble tea, a serious choking hazzard for the epiglotically-challenged was quite refreshing. Taiwan bubble tea, or pearl tea is favored by yours truly and they load it up with tapioca and sugar. I had this several times last November, when I snuck down to Taipei on holiday from my "job." like a big gulp, yet chunky. ..

Nachos, as they were described on the menu, were, as of Wednesday morning, wreaking serious havoc on my digestive system. Add said to a rainbow of beer, coctails and fatigue and you have rumbling and well, the squirts. I hope you were not just eating lunch when you read this posting. My insincere apologies. But they were enjoyed at the Shanghai Tunnel, in no way related to the above topic, just a coincidence.

I was in a 7-11 Late on Monday night, maybe 11.30p.m. in Portland, my old stompin grounds. I bought some lotto tickets and a police man standing behind the clerk watched the transaction, watched me and then didn't...do anything abnormal. But what could've happened? Anything, just anything.