Category Archives: Asia/Pacific

Winning an Earthquake

Posted on Thu, 24 July 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     We experienced an earthquake here in our home in Japan last night.  It measured 6.8 on the Richter scale.  Luckily, no one appears to have died in the quake.      Since no one died, I can say I’m glad … Continue reading →

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Cobra Quest Paused

Posted on Thu, 29 May 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     Some of my friends were not too far away from this event.  They’re alright.  They couldn’t tell me which of these reports about the event were correct.       I think I’ll be redirecting my search efforts. 

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Arachnophobia

Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     I was on my way into one of the buildings with some other folks here when I espied this spider.  As best I could tell it was an argiope spider.  This one was about as big as my outstretched … Continue reading →

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Trojan Lead

Posted on Mon, 25 February 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     If it’s not one problem for American consumers who purchase Chinese products, it’s another.       Anyone who likes these new digital photo frames as much as I do, take heed!      Are any of the companies that make these … Continue reading →

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Blue Sky Hawaii

Posted on Mon, 11 February 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     I’m blogging from Waikiki beach again.  I’m here for a short TDY to Hickam AFB to see the folks at PACAF.  You know, the sky in Hawaii just seems to be a slightly different shade of blue than anywhere … Continue reading →

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Fini Ski at Appi

Posted on Sat, 02 February 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     My wife and some friends and I all went to Appi to get some skiing in.  This would likely be my last skiing trip from Misawa, as I’m due to be reassigned before next winter.       I started off … Continue reading →

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Ski Hachimantai

Posted on Sun, 13 January 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     Yesterday my family and a friend of my wife’s all caravan’d out to Hachimantai to try some skiing there.  We hit the Panorama side, which had six or seven easy and well-groomed runs (two or so had decent powder … Continue reading →

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Ski Hakkoda

Posted on Mon, 31 December 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     Today my wife and kid went to the Hakkoda ski area with Shep and his family.  Getting there and back was more time-consuming than normal, one of the roads up the mountain was closed, and all of them were … Continue reading →

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Appi Kogen Revisited

Posted on Mon, 24 December 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     Christina, the kid, and I took off with friends Deuce and Pitch and their families and spent Christmas Eve skiing at Appi.  We had a lot of fun, of course! Having brought the baby with us meant that one of us … Continue reading →

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If the Mountain Won’t Go to You

Posted on Sun, 15 July 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     Last Thursday our friends Paul, Andrea, and their kids, plus my wife and I all took a nine-hour bus ride to Tokyo.  The next day we all got up really, really early (that would be early as in "What does the ‘O’ … Continue reading →

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