It is beautiful but a really cold morning in Seattle. Sun is out, so it should all melt soon. I hope.

It is a beautiful morning in Torrance, California. This is what I missed the most living in Seattle in the winter. I took a walk around a block. I was surprised by the number of people walking.

Mayumi Nakamura is back in the office today. Everybody is very happy to see her back. She still have some more doctors visits but she looked very good. We could not believe she had a surgery just over a week ago.Welcome back Mayumi!Mayumi's Blog

Today is a black Friday ... it is one of the biggest shopping days in the US. Some stores open from the mid night. After morning walk, we went to a premier outlet in Marysville. It was really clouded but not as bad as I was expecting.I took Mayumi and her mom from Japan there. It is good to see Mayu...

I thought the sale is going to start tomorrow, but on the net, the sales has already started. If you are in the market for new MacBook, take a look at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002QQ8EKO/. It is a great deal.Happy and safe Thanksgiving.

It is Wednesday, a day before Thanksgiving. It is supposed to be the most traveled day in America. However, commuting to the office, the traffic was really light.I walked dogs this morning in the near by park. It looks like a beautiful day, today.Happy Thanksgiving!

What is your dream?One of my dream is ... Someday I own my own jet and fly to Japan with my friends and family and pets. I got this hat from General Dynamics booth at Minority Business Council Opportunity Fair in New Orleans.

Did you know there are three buildings downtown Bellevue that have Microsoft logos?

Have you ever heard of "Salonpas"?Salonpas is a patch that you apply to relief pain. It has been around in Japan for as long as I remember.NewSalonpas.com

Daylight saving is ending. Here the table for time difference between Japan and US starting tomorrow. Clocks are showing the current time in both locations.Japan TimeSeattle Time0:00am7:00am1:00am8:00am2:00am9:00am3:00am10:00am4:00am11:00am5:00am0:00pm6:00am1:00pm7:00am2:00pm8:00am3:00pm9:00am4:00pm...