After last night’s African drumbeat infused, madcap evening at China Pearl, to attend the wedding of my elders who are throwing the connubial dice and trying for a fresh start, it’s time to get into gear.  Dogs walked, wind blowing, pot of black coffee gone, second walk impending, and a book about the 1938 race riots ahead!  Oh, happy day!  Happy, happy day!

Beckett?  Always there when you need him.  Talk about an elder.

Last night the wine flowed from NZ and Argentina, and the pork rump and Peking duck were delicious.

But the big news today?  We’re #1 with a bullet: http://www.amazon.com/gp/new-releases/books/4251.

A perfect time to pack it in and head to Tokyo.