Category Archives: This & That

A new answer for what do you do?

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

I don’t mind being a lighter. Stories are light. Continue reading →

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Canada’s Response to the Refugee Crisis

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

What we all must fear first is our individual fears and set aside our prejudices. Continue reading →

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Rambling a Little Off the Usual Track

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

Size isn’t everything. Well, at least not when it comes to horns. Speed and cunning are good too. Which is slight digression from opera, but you were warned. Continue reading →

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Postcard 15: Another Fuji-sama View

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

My relationship with Fuji-sama is special. As I knew I would pass it on my first trip to Japan in 1998, I longed to see Japan’s sacred mountain from the Shinkansen. However, all that day haze obscured much of any view. … Continue reading →

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Postcard 14: Last View of Japan 2015

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

Waiting to depart at the free WIFI bar at KIX. Enjoying the view of planes taking flight and letting my words fly through the ether to family and friends. Sayonara Nippon!    

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Postcard 13: Saying Goodnight to Japan

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

From the  New Osaka Hotel’s 13th floor Belle Vue restaurant the sun drops behind the smoke-blue hills. Slowly the threads of gold and orange hanging over a blue-gray world fade into ink and indigo.  Like a great blanket of shibori cloth, pricks of illumination … Continue reading →

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Postcard 12: Another Sign

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

It’s hard to argue with that. Certainly no need to explain it. Live it. That’s all.

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Postcard 11: The Smallest Things

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

I don’t usually post live. I also don’t usually post half way into a half bottle of wine. However.

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Postcard 9: From the Hikari Super Express 513

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

Just because I can! And because it’s somehow cool to fly low to the ground at more than 200 kmh. How the world has changed since I first travelled via the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Toyohashi in March of 1998. The ticket guy … Continue reading →

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Postcard 7: The Signs are Everywhere

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

  I AM NOT WEIRD I AM A LIMITED EDITION CALL ME HANDSOME DISCOVER THE REASON OF YOUR BIRTH AND JOY OF LIFE EAT PARADISE NOW. LIFE IS LIVING YOU * Manifesto. Credo. Philosophy. Self Help. In songs, on t-shirts, temples, … Continue reading →

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