Having just finished reading about Tanegashima....

....here's a little something you're not likely to see on Immortal Geisha.

The overhead shots of the volley fire are particularly sweet.

Threw a quickie book review up over on the Tousando.

Peachy.

Although there's an estuary and a freeway in between, I live less than two miles as the crow flies from the Fruitvale BART station. Yeah, that one. I know because on nights when it's quiet I can hear the trains pulling in and out.

I'm pretty sure I just heard two explosions.