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Tokyo Marathon
Evans family marathon runners Evans runner support team At the end of the race! The full support team About a year ago my father made a joking suggestion that we run the Tokyo marathon together. My twin sister ran the new York marathon in 2010 so she wanted to run her second marathon. So we […]
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Setsubun – throw beans around for good luck!
A demon! Ready the beans! Beans away! Today is Setsubun, a day that marks the traditional start of Spring. Well, I hope it does because it is super cold out here, and getting up and running every morning has been a challenge. What Setsubun really means is that you buy a bunch of beans of […]
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Announcing the birth of Alan Yoshiyuki Tanaka-Evans
Alan Yoshiyuki Tanaka Evans Mom and Alan together for the first time Dad, Alan, and Mom Alan with eyes wide open On Friday, December 16th, at 12:08pm, our son Alan Yoshiyuki Tanaka Evans was born. In Japanese his name is 田中エバンス・アラン吉恭. I’ll say more about the name later. On Thursday the 15th, Lisa started to […]
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Rainbow Bridge Loop
Welcome to Rainbow Bridge View from the bridge Inside the bridge Arrived in Odaiba Loading cranes Yesterday I went for a 20km run, and finally was able to do the run I’ve been trying to do for the past few weeks: starting at home, jog up to the Rainbow Bridge, jog across, then circle around […]
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Maternity Photos
Dave and Risa Dave and Risa Dave and Risa Dave and Risa Risa Yesterday, R. and I went to a small photostudio, Happy Birth Photo in Shibuya. R. thought it would be a good idea to have some professional maternity photos done. Since this isn’t something that happens every day, I definitely agree. The photo […]
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Happy 37th Birthday Run
I wanted to jog across Rainbow bridge into Odaiba, but it was closed to pedestrian traffic. Since I couldn’t run across rainbow bridge, I headed for another landmark. Inspired by my good friend Eric, who ran a half marathon today, I thought I would go for a long run (which is called for on my […]
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Fat, Sick, and nearly Dead
I watched “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead” on Amazon Instant Video tonight. Another great documentary! I’m excited because a few days ago I ordered a Vitamix (1363 Spy [or possibly it was CIA] model) blender which can make great juices. Since I’m currently training for my first marathon, and my father has really enjoyed his […]
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Amazon Instant Video
I’m currently in America for work. I bought some stuff from Amazon, and they offered me a free Amazon Prime trial, which I can cancel within the first month for no charge. I’ve been curious about Amazon Prime Instant Video for a while, so decided to check it out. They have some great videos up […]
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A Wedding in New York, and a Baby Shower in DallasA Wedding in New York, and a Baby Shower in Dallas
Lisa and Starry Night Lisa and Warhol’s Marylin Dave and Thomas Sweet Ice Cream The Bent Spoon Ice Cream Halo Pub Hoagie Haven Lisa and Dave at the flower gardens Last week Lisa and I went to New York for the wedding of our friends Lena Park and Ben Grenier. This will be Lisa’s second […]
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Announcing Project: Micro Cooper
Project: Micro Cooper Maekawa Unagi Unagi-jyuu Tokyo Sky Tree Suitengu Dave and R. at Suitengu Pregnancy Protection Wrap Safe Childbirth Charm R. and I have recently started on a new project, which we will call Codename: Micro Cooper. The story starts about four months back, when R. complained of feeling sick in the morning and […]
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Premium Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Eggs Yummadict. From 37 Steakhouse Lunch Steak Premium Seats It says Premium Hung out with these guys too Last weekend R. and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stanger Tides. This is an unusual occurrence because since I moved to Japan and got married, I generally see only about four movies a […]
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A Vacation in Singapore and Indonesia
Welcome to Nirwana Gardens Nirwana Gardens Beach Mangrove tour Mangrove tour charcoal mound A bar in the ocean We took a vacation and went to Singapore and the Bintan Island in Indonesia. We flew into Singapore from Japan on Tuesday evening, arriving a little before midnight, and went to a cheap hotel in Singapore. We […]
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