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It's
time...
to experience...
the
magic...
of Japan's...
spectacular
fall
colors
!!
Koishikawa Korakuen (near the Tokyo Dome), by David Friedmann
Japanese maples
Yoro Keikoku Valley, Boso Peninsula, Chiba
Nov. 27, 2005
(click HERE to see the entire 36-photo gallery !!)
(Yomiuri Shimbun)
Mt. Kujurenzan, Takeda City, Oita Prefecture, Oct. 24
Just in time for winter: a heated bra
The fluffy creation contains special pads
filled with an eco-friendly gel that can
be easily heated in a microwave or with a hot water bottle.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4420820.stm
(Yomiuri Shimbun)
For the first time in its history, the award for the
greatest contribution to Japanese baseball went to a
man born outside the country, when Chiba Lotte Marines
manager Bobby Valentine was named winner of the
prestigious Shoriki Award. Valentine led his Marines
to an overwhelming 4-game sweep in the Japan Series,
winning its first Japan championship since 1971.
(Kyodo Photo)
People stroll under yellow-colored
gingko trees at Hokkaido University
on Nov. 2. The university says now
is the prime time to view the
70 gingko trees planted along a
380-meter stretch on the campus.
The New Laurel & Hardy ??
Brought to you by the great commonwealth of Mass-a-two-shits!!
When God Made You
Dancin' Cowboy Gary
(Oops, the link went south. Dang, you
missed a good one. 
)
Thank You to
our Troops for a Job Well Done !
Bill Moyer, 73, wears protection while
Senator Ted Kennedy addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
(Taipei Times)
The traffic jam-packed Iroha-zaka highway in Nikko National Park,
Tochigi Prefecture, a popular tourist spot about 2 hours NE of Tokyo
Alpine grass in the Ozegahara marshland area turns
yellow and brown in sharp contrast with green leaves
of trees. The beautiful colors of autumn grass are at
their peak until early October in Ozegahara that borders
Gunma, Fukushima and Niigata prefectures. (Mainichi)
(Yomiuri Shimbun)
Chiba Lotte Marines players toss manager Bobby Valentine into the
air after clinching the Pacific League pennant with a 3-2 victory over
the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Monday, Oct. 17.
With the victory, the Marines advance to the Japan Series for the first
time in 31 years.
I've been asked if you should leave a computer turned on
during the night.
I now have the answer. Your computer is NOT sleeping
while it is unattended during the night!
Click on the web link below to see what goes on if you
leave your computer running overnight:
Pink rice stalks highlight the usually
green paddies in Setaka, Fukuoka Prefecture.
The National Agricultural Research Center
for Kyushu Okinawa Region (KONARC)
succeeded in developing the pink stalks.
(KONARC photo/Kyodo)
(Yomiuri Shimbun)
Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge is set aglow with
seven rainbow colors Friday, Sept. 30, to mark
the Saturday privatization of Japan Highway Public Corp.
Gary Joe
Wolff
(in Japan)
Vers. XXXVIII
Saddam Gary
Navigating
this site:
--------------------EXCITING
PHOTO
GALLERY--------------------
(over 400 images)
Take
me straight to the Exciting Photo Gallery
Exciting Japan Photos
Exciting Texas Photos
Exciting Mountain
Photos
Exciting Disney Kid Photos
Exciting Halloween Photos
Exciting Friend and Family
Photos
More Exciting Friend
and Family Photos, Page 2
More Exciting Friend
and Family Photos, Page 3
Exciting President George W. Bush Photo Gallery
Exciting Body Sculpting in the Northern Japan Alps
Exciting Mt. Suisho-dake & Mt. Washiba-dake, Northern
Japan Alps
Exciting Cherry
Blossoms in Japan
Exciting Fall Colors in
Japan
Exciting Mt.
Jii-ga-take (elev. 2670 m),
Northern Japan Alps
My exciting tribute to Larkland P. "Larkie"
Colebrooke
Exciting Halloween 2005 in
Tokyo Photos 
Exciting Fall Colors in Yoro Keikoku Valley
--------------------EXCITING
SLIDE SHOWS--------------------
Life on the Train
(pps)
Marvelous Antarctica
(pps)
Spectacular Pictures
(pps)
Wonderful World (pps)
Amazing Picture Show (pps)
Happy
Canada Day (pps)
The
Interview with God
There is hope for us all.....right
now
The
Center of the Bible (pps)
Wishes
(pps)
Live a Life that Matters
(pps)
Colors of the World
(pps)
Magnificent World Mountains
(pps)
Golf Truisms (pps)
Winter
Day (pps)
(These
PowerPoint
(pps) files are rather large and
may take a while to download, depending on the speed of your connection.
Perhaps it is better to save them to your hard disk first, and then to view them
locally.
If you do not have PP on your computer, you can download a free viewer here.)
-----------------A TRIBUTE
TO DAD-----------------
(Dec. 22, 1932--June 7, 2004)
-- take the tour through the almost 50-year career of one of the
best fast-pitch softball pitchers who ever walked on this planet --
Also, you can read dad's obituary here.
--------------------FUN STUFF--------------------
Dancing
Bush
A very funny TV commercial
Bill Maher's New Rules
The
End of the World
Happy
Firecracker Day to you !!
(Oh, you mean it's not the 4th of July
yet? Darn....)
ATTENTION
ALL WIVES: Wanna be sure of pleasing your man?
Then "The Good
Wife's Guide" is a must read !! (he-he)
Feeling
a bit down? Click here to boost your spirits with the "Automatic
Flatterer"
How
to identify if your cow has MAD COW DISEASE
(courtesy: Mr. Lenny Burns)
A really cool Honda Accord
advertisement
An Amazing
Clock that follows your mouse pointer around the screen
The Magic Pinwheel
The Leader of the
Free World
DRINK MORE BEER -- It's GOOD for
you and HERE'S the proof !!
The Flash
Mind Reader
The History of the
"F" Word
(Not for virgin ears. Recommended
ages: 18 or over)
Engrish.com -- Engrish Favorites from Japan and
around the World
Remember when musicians dressed like
THIS? (he-he)
The
Industrious Clock
An
absolutely HILARIOUS cartoon of George W. Bush.....
you just GOTTA check this one out !!
Lady
Liberty Fireworks
You
Don't Know Jack Schitt
If
there was ever any question as to which brand
of soy sauce you should use, here's your answer.
Groovin'
Granny
Earth
Lights from Space
The
Bush-Gore Dance
(It may be over, but the
dancing never ends!)
Fireworks
over Tokyo Bay
3D
Rotating Clock
Las
Vegas Striptease Girl
Springtime Flowers
in Texas
(a virtual slide show)
The
history and lyrics of the song, "The Yellow Rose of Texas"
Smiles
to Help Brighten Your Day
George Carlin's Latest Theory
on Life
The
Paradox of Our Time
by Dr. Bob Moorehead,
former pastor of Seattle's Overlake Christian Church
The Twilight Zone page
(the original splash page for
www.garywolff.com)
-------------------FEEL
GOOD-------------------
STUFF
I
Like Dreamin'
Character Counts!
(Commentaries by Michael Josephson)
The
Center of the Bible
(if you have PowerPoint & a
high-speed connection,
it's worth the wait....trust me)
Cowboy
Bush
(hey, WHAT'S wrong with being a COWBOY,
anyways ??!!)
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's 12 Rules for
Life
The
very moving and inspirational "Interview with God" presentation
(The
words to the poem can be viewed here)
Don't be discouraged. There is hope for us all.....right now.
I
Believe
Rocks
(Set your priorities. Take care of your rocks first.)
What
is the Meaning of Life?
Inspiration
and Hope
(updated November 3, 2005)
Love
Poems
(updated November 28, 2005)
Tips
for Success
Everyone's
Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
by Baz Luhrmann
Going
to College
Life's
Many Little Lessons
Affirmation
of Faith in an Apocalyptic Age
by the Reverend John Donald Craig
(Jan. 3, 1915 - Nov. 1, 2002)
I've
Learned....
A
Vanished Friend
The Most Beautiful Flower
The
Summer of '99 is Over, but the Memories Linger On........
(a short slide show)
--------------------JAPAN
STUFF--------------------
Please check out my
favorite
English Conversation Lounge,
Mickey House
The
Small Print
(this week’s required Japan
reading by Rick Kennedy)
Photo
of the Week
(from Metropolis, Japan's No. 1 English
Magazine)
Vending
Machines of Japan
A
Photo Documentary of Kamagasaki, the largest slum in Japan
(by Shannon Higgins)
TokyoDV -- News, Photos, Products, and Online
Videos from Japan
Japanese Streets -- Exclusive Shots of
Japan's Trendy Street Fashion -- 150% Cool
Cherry
Blossoms in Japan
Click
here to see some spectacular fall scenery
from the Northern Japan Alps
Live Concert Schedules for Some of My Favorite Tokyo Musicians:
Charlie
Fukami
Alan Patton
Bottleneck Blues Band
Marble Tears
Aki Sasaki
Red*Thread
Donna Burke &
Bill Benfield
Miya
Ishida
More
Tokyo Concert Info
Just
How Crowded IS it on Toyko Trains, Anyways?
Gary's Tokyo-Houston
News Beacon
What's Newsworthy in Japan These Days?
A
Live Minicam View of Mt. Fuji
(Japan Time = GMT + 9 hours)
Rob's Japan FAQ: Know Before You Go
(Visiting or relocating
to Japan? Get your questions answered here)
Photo
Japan
(fine photographic images of Japan)
More
Japan Links
More
Tokyo Links
-------------------SKY/SPACE
STUFF-------------------
Heavens-Above
!!
 |
Attention
all stargazers !! If you're interested in satellites or astronomy,
you've come to the right place! Their aim is to provide you with
all the information you need to observe satellites such as the
International Space Station and the Space Shuttle, spectacular events
such as the dazzlingly bright flares from Iridium satellites, as well as
a wealth of other space flight and astronomical information. They
not only provide the times of visibility, but also detailed star charts
showing the satellite's track through the heavens. All their pages,
including the graphics, are generated in real-time and customized for
your location and time zone. |
Wake-Up Call --
Flight Day 15 -- Columbia Space Shuttle Mission STS-107,
a 12mb
music video essay by Chris Valentine
(Background music: "Imagine" by John Lennon)
(If you have a slow connection, it will be a LONG
download!)
Venus,
the 3rd brightest object in the sky, has once again
graced our evening western sky for the past several months,
and the above represents
the planetary alignment as of June 5, 2005.
Input your own custom set of parameters at Solar
System Live.
Secret
Worlds: The Universe Within
View the Milky Way at 10 million light
years from the Earth.
Then move through space towards the Earth
in successive orders of magnitude until you reach
a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida.
After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf
into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls,
the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally,
into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.
For
the first time ever, a camera mounted to the Atlantis space shuttle's
external tank offered a view of the ride to orbit on Oct. 7, 2002
Sunrise/Sunset Times |
| DAILY | MONTHLY |
|
|
| |
| Today's Moon Phase |
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| Courtesy: U.S. Naval
Observatory |
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-------------------KARAOKE
ROOM-------------------
OK,
well there's no little bouncing ball, nor color-highlighted text,
but you've got the words and the music, so.....Get After It !!!
What I
Like about Texas
by Gary P. Nunn
London
Homesick Blues
by Gary P. Nunn
Thank
you (to our Armed Forces)
by Hank Brake
Good Morning
Beautiful
by Steve Holy
Truly, Madly,
Deeply
by Savage Garden
Who am I
by Casting Crowns
I
Like Dreamin'
by Kenny Nolan
In My Daughter's
Eyes
by Martina McBride
Could
I Have This Dance?
by Anne Murray
Imagine
by John Lennon
A
Place in the Sun
by Stevie Wonder
Everything I Do...
I Do It For You
by Bryan Adams
Do You Remember?
by Phil
Collins
Open Arms
by Journey
Happy Xmas
by John and Yoko Lennon
The Yellow Rose of
Texas
by J. K.
--------------------BORING STUFF--------------------
My
Resume
Gary's
Past Life in the States
Web
Site Bookmarks
-------------------ARCHIVES-------------------
Previous Versions
of this Welcome Page:
Summertime !!! (2005)
Spring has Sprung in
Japan !!! (2005)
Happy Chinese New Year's 2005
New Year's 2005
("2004--the Year in Pictures" photo collage, plus Samurai Gary)
Christmas 2004
Fall 2004
Run-up to the 2004 Presidential Election
(Click here to see my
special Election 2004 page)
Happy Summer !! (2004)
In Loving Memory of Dad--1932-2004
(June 2004)
Golden Week Boredom
(2004)
I Love Spring !! (2004)
Mars Rover Photos -- February 2004
New Year's 2004
("2003--the Year in Pictures" photo collage)
Christmas 2003 (Blue Santa Gary)
The View from the Top of
Japan -- Fall 2003
Japan is NOT a Safe Country
!! -- Summer 2003
Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Spring 2003
A Special Tribute to Space
Shuttle Columbia -- Feb. 2003
Christmas 2002 (Santa Gary)
Fishing, Climbing, C&W Dancing -- Fall 2002
Fuji-Xerox World Cup Soccer Ad -- Summer 2002
Christmas 2001
Body Sculpting in the Northern Japan Alps -- Fall 2001
Cherry Blossoms along the Tama River -- Spring 2001
Email to President George W. Bush --
Feb. 20, 2001
Happy 21st Century !! -- New Year's 2001
Christmas 2000
Japan's Spectacular Fall Colors -- Fall 2000
A Summer Night in Japan -- Summer 2000
Spring 2000
New Year's 2000 (Geisha Gary)
Fall '99 (Ricky "Gary" Martin)
Summer Fun in Japan -- Summer '99
Spring has Come (春が来た) -- Spring '99
Christmas '98
'98 Nagano, Japan Winter Olympics
Original Home Page published January 27, 1997
Sayonara
Well, I guess that's
all for now. Thanks for visiting.
I sincerely hope this web site has been a culturally rewarding experience
for you (joke).
It's grown considerably since first being launched in Jan. '97,
and it is unlikely you will be able to see everything in only 1 visit.
So please bookmark this site and come back when you can stay longer.
Or as we say back in Texas,
"Y'all cum back now, ya heah?"
Happy surfing !!
And don't forget to drop
me a line if you have time.
If you have any comments, suggestions, complaints,
or would just like to yell at me,
you can send email here:
garywolf@gol.com
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