Kampai !

I have had sake on a very limited number of occasions. My first taste was dining on the Ginza in Tokyo. I'm afraid that the drink was cloudy and harsh but this was a preferred brand consumed with great relish by the locals and I just jumped right in and was enthusiastic for the experience. Subsequent tastes of the drink — and the place where my taste for sake itself was cultivated was at Inakaya Watanabe on Saint Andrews at Jamil Road in Saint Andrews, Columbia, SC.

My friend Ryo-San served it up periodically and I partook of several different varieties. He introduced me to my first truly refined mild brand translated as Gentekken Tiara over the Moon. It became a quick favorite of mine and I didn't bat an eye at the eighty dollar bottle — which was a magnificent work of art I might add. Another mild favorite sake of mine is the fruity and subtle Haiku. Oh, how intoxicatingly wonderful. It will light you up like a Christmas tree.

Even though my frequency of visitation has diminished over time, every time I dine at Inakaya Watanable it is a new taste sensation which leaves me anticipating my next visit.

Today is World Sake Day aka Nihonshu no Hi, held since 1978 under the auspices of Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association.

It marks the beginning of the annual rice harvest. It is observed each October 1 annually to recognize sake and its contributions to Japanese culture, ceremonies, and celebrations. Indeed each visit to Inakaya Watanabe is a celebration. The day also hopefully cultivates an appreciation for sake.

So regardless of whether you reside in Japan or elsewhere this day remains for all sake aficionados internationally.

See Also:

International Sushi Day 2022
World Sake Day 2023
International Sushi Day 2024
National Chopsticks Day 2024
 

There was a time when I partook of chewing gum with a much greater frequency than I do these days. When I was a child my mom could usually come up with a piece of Juicy Fruit albeit in different packaging ... seeing how that was her favorite gum and I would indulge forthwith.

As a child I would also find the wish to chew gum strongest in those places which forbade it. As an adult I typically don't feel the urge to chew gum at all because it is insufficiently stimulating.

Today is National Chewing Gum Day. It goes down each September 30 annually.

About the only use for such a day is promotion as far as I can tell. Be all of this as it may chewing gum lacks the allure it had for me as a child, but indeed I have been known to chew upon it like Mr Escoe L Robinson's cud chewing cow poem we would recite line for line after getting caught in his English class chewing gum.

Ah, those were the days.
 

Alas, my lovey dovey days are over.

Whereas I once wrote poetry, bestowed roses, and professed an overflowing fount of emotion and meaning nowadays I simply take it in then move on.

When you get to be my age the chase gets old and the benefits less alluring than they once were.

Some of those way too clingy way too soon social episodes in my memory are part and parcel of this reduced need for company.

I encounter various others in my travels who inquire as to what happened to me — and why don't they ever see me anymore. I tell them that life and our activities otherwise have caused us to circulate in situations which have caused us to miss ...

There is really no explanation other than I no longer seek company outside my inner circle nor mingle.

Today is Love Note Day.

It is celebrated each September 26 every and is supposedly to inspire the sending of warm, heartfelt love notes to your partner perchance to convey your deepest emotions by writing down how much they mean to you and sending it to your lover.

My romatic days having departed a while back forces to beg your pardon if I find the whole concept a bit on the cheesy side of romaticism. There ultimately comes a time when pursuits other than pursuing Bob Lind's Elusive Butterfly of Love take preeminence over your existence.

Perhaps simply telling those for whom you feel close "I love you" will utimately suffice. Regardless, if you have a significant other be sure to show them some love.

If your looking good luck.

If you're no longer looking welcome to the club.

Happy Love Note Day. I hope the day is everything for which you could ask.
 

Perverts unite ! Yet another homo nasty Celebrate Bisexuality Day is upon us.

Held under the auspices of pervs in charge, one Wendy Curry, one Michael Page, and one Gigi Raven Wilbur. Now is the time for all good straight men to come to the aid of their country.

Time yet again for the medical community to ignore the ICD and. DSM classifications correctly calling the condition pathological because there are SO MANY perverts out there that their numbers cannot be contended with by the weak healthcare infrastructure individuals in charge and the preponderance of queers looking to insert their fingers in asses.

So, if you're a boy and like to ride or eat the one eyed worm or a girl who can't resist a juicy woman carpet to impale on rubber or lick this day is for your pervert ass.
 

The day is SUPPOSED to teach acceptance.

Acceptance of your sickness will never happen as far as I am concerned.

I have a number of friends and associates who think bisexuality if fine. They are products of the "as long as you don't bother me I don't care what you do because morality no longer matters" mentality.

Personally, I decline to allow ANY form of influence of my young ones by some misguided decadent carnal scoundrel.

So happy Celebrate Bisexuality Day and I hopefully look forward to watching you burn in the lake of fire.

Ignore you ? Hell no I'm not ignoring you. I'm out to get you and put you out of your misery. Call me prejudiced and intolerant all you want. Just don't intrude upon my kids. It doesn't change what I want you see happen to you.

Happy Celebrate Bisexuality Day pervert freaks. Now die.