Why do you call him Tiny?

Bikes for rent

This is pretty sweet. All over London are these long rows of bicycles just sitting on the sidewalk that are available for rent. Rates are supremely cheap, but the best part is that if you return the bike at ANY kiosk within 30 minutes, the ride is free! I would totally be riding them, if only it…

…and then a Hiro comes along

Yay, baseball is almost back! So many corny poster ideas to try, so little time. The back story for this new beauty: in one of the many offseason trades, the @Athletics acquired the young Japanese player Hiroyuki Nakajima from a professional baseball team called the Seibu Lions…

Cherry & Joe

What an awesome surprise! After my last Instagram post, our friend Cherry learned that we were in town for a few days, so both Cherry & her husband Joe came out to see us! Joe & Cherry are friends we made during my year abroad in Japan many years ago. Joe, the Londoner, gave us his special tour, complete…

Heathrow brethren

Made some new friends today (thanks, Nano!). I love eating with the locals because they recommend the best places. Dinner was at a Belgian restaurant in Covent Garden, where you had to take a freight elevator into the basement to get seated in a big dining area. Yes, the guy taking our order is…