The House of God

Everyone knows what a religious person I am so it will come as no surprise when I tell you that today I went to the House of God. Actually, it's more like a hut these days. It was a beautiful day today, which lifted our spirits as we made our pilgrimage. The sun was shining, and the only cloud in the sky was over Mount Doom (Sakurajima). It was also around 65 degrees, which was nice. Once I got to the Hut of the Holy, it took a few minutes for me to get the priest to understand that I wanted to take communion because he didn't speak any English. Eventually my needs were understood and I handed him about 2,000 yen. I took my seat at the pew, and waited. Twenty minutes later he kindly brought my pizza.

You see, this was a religious experience. I hadn't eaten a pepperoni pizza in seven months. When I took a bite of that American style pizza and drank my coca-cola, my eyes were opened and the secrets of the universe were laid bare before me. With this new wisdom I came upon the single universal Truth that unites all of humankind and is the foundation stone of reality as we know it. The potential of this knowledge is staggering, and I share it with you now. Brace yourself for the ultimate Truth.

I like pizza.

Ponder that for a few minutes. I know you're as shocked and surprised as I was that our universe operates on so complex an idea, but once you consider it you'll see that everything makes sense now. I hope you appreciate your new found knowledge into the workings of the cosmos.

Now, moving on from Truth with a capital T we move to the other great news of the day: Robin and I got haircuts. Don't scoff. There's nothing scarier than being in a foreign country where they don't speak the language and needing a haircut. Fortunately, it worked out great and Robin and I are "teh hottness" as the kids say.

Interesting information time. Last month I found out that every year, at least here in Kyushu, something very strange happens. One day in Winter, the wind blows stronger than it has all year, and the temperature goes from the 40's to the 60's. It signals for the Japanese that "Spring has come." Sure enough, since then my heater has been on only minimally each day and we're seeing regular temperatures in the high 50's and mid 60's.

That's all for today. Be sure to check out the new photos by clicking the link in the sidebar on the right.

And until next time, eat a pizza for me