Founder's CaveEnter with caution

Japanese Slide Rules: I have cut my 447-specimen down to just the 147 specimens I "really need."
Japan: Coming soon. Having lived in Japan for nearly a half-century. I have time for neither sutra-chanting Japanophiles nor terminally disgruntled foreigners here.
Language: Coming soon. Translators are writers and some have opinions about language. I am no exception.
Random Brain Droppings: Coming soon, with random thoughts and notions I am compelled to write about.