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I was conceived in Japan, where my parents were stationed, 
but born in the states. I like to say I was made in Japan 
<g>. We had a dining room table where you sat on the floor 
when I was growing up. To this day I am more comfortable 
eating cross legged.

--S

On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:38:37 -0800 (PST)
 bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> Very interesting ..........bobford
>
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> --- On Tue, 11/4/08, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> 
> wrote:
>
> > From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Additional Rice Information
> > To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 2:26 PM
> > On Nov 4, 2008, at 2:05 PM, bob ford wrote:
> >
> > > I assume you were there in the late 50's to
> > early/mid sixties, did  
> > > you visit Mt. Fuji?.  That seems to be my memory of
> > what relatives  
> > > did in japan (that they could talk about) ....bobford
> >
> > I was at Camp Zama, Japan from April 1955 to September
> > 1957. Each  
> > weekday morning we fell into reveille formation in the
> > street in front  
> > of the barracks. Over one's right shoulder was a
> > lovely, unobstructed  
> > view of Mount Fuji. I always planned to climb. I never 
> > did.
> > Yet  
> > another example of the mistake of thinking there is 
> > always
> > plenty of  
> > time.
> >
> > Memories? Many. I like the Japanese people very much. 
> > Very
> > respectful.  
> > My most memorable trip was to Osaka, Nara, Kamakura. 
> > Never
> > will forget  
> > climbing up inside the Great Bhudda and looking out one 
> > of
> > the eyes.  
> > The Kinkakugi--Golden Pavilion. A warlord's sleeping
> > house with  
> > surrounding "nightingale floor," on which no one
> > could walk without  
> > causing the floor boards to chirp, a design to wake the
> > warlord's  
> > bodyguard who sat at his bedroom door, his sword at the
> > ready.
> >
> > Good memories.
>
>
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