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Happy Fall & Merry Xmas 2008
Please check out my new website:
Gary J. Wolff (in Tokyo, Japan)
Welcome to MY Space.....
not to be confused with that OTHER one !
It's my take on Japan, Texas, and the world.
Enjoy !!
A special memorial webpage has now been
prepared to honor our departed friend,
Ted Evan Stewart
March 22, 1957 - January 9, 2008
This Christmas card was sent to me from Space.
I received this from Japan's high-speed internet communication
satellite "KIZUNA," which is in orbit 36,000 km above Earth.
A special Tokyo friend of mine applied to JAXA (Japanese space agency)
for me to receive this Season's Greeting from space.
"Celebrate Christmas"
by Yoshimizu Koike
(an original production by one of my university students)
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This
is really, really neat. Watch the actual 24-hour flow of air traffic around the
globe.....as day turns into night and then back into day.
Look at how lonely it must be flying the south Pacific between Argentina/Chile at the southernmost tip of South America over to Australia. And just a couple of aircraft between Australia to South Africa! Lonely days and lonely nights, all over water. A larger and much easier-to-see animation can be found HERE.
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Santa & Mrs. Claus cheer up the desserts plate at a Tokyo year-end party
Starlight Garden
About 125,000 blue and white LED bulbs representing the
infinite universe
depict the Milky Way and constellations on the 2,000 square
meter Grass Square at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi
Courtesy: Farhana Wahid
Venus, Jupiter, and the Crescent Moon on Dec. 1, 2008
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Caretta
Blue Ocean
Shiodome, near JR Shimbashi Station, Tokyo
Thru Xmas Day, Dec. 25, 2008
Gaien Icho Namiki Dori (Ginkgo Avenue)
Tokyo, Japan
Dec. 3, 2008
HERE are the subway rules:
"Please refrain from drunken behavior."
...and HERE is a prime example of an infraction in progress
by one of Tokyo's most habitual violators:
Courtesy:
H. Wolff
Double rainbow near Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008
KYODO PHOTO
An estimated 4.5 million light-emitting diodes
offer an amazing spectacle at the Nabana no
Sato theme park in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture,
on Saturday, Nov. 15. The annual winter light
show is scheduled to run until March 8.
Courtesy:
http://metropolis.co.jp/
Autumn reflections in Kamikochi, Nagano, by Anne Wittrick
The Magic of Japan's Fall Colors
Nikko, Japan
Oct. 18-19, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolffman/sets/72157608168329686/
Just when I thought I'd seen everything, then there were
these people
outside the south exit of JR Shinjuku Station with illuminated signs on their
backs
advertising the 10th anniversary of Tower Records Shinjuku.
Somehow I think this message inside a Tokyo subway got lost in
translation !!
Courtesy: Joji Yoshida
Sunrise from the summit of Mt. Fuji
Japan's tallest peak
Sept. 14, 2008
Redneck Fire Alarm
Photos of Hurricane Ike and my Houston Vacation
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolffman/sets/72157607550087085
Mt. Yakushi-dake, elev. 2926 m, Japan's 19th highest peak, Aug.
9-11, 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolffman/sets/72157606681003758/
Navigating
this site:--------------------EXCITING
PHOTO
GALLERY--------------------
(almost 1000 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 Photos
Exciting Suisho-dake & Washiba-dake Mountain
Climbing
Photos,
Northern Japan Alps
Exciting Cherry
Blossoms in Japan Photos
Exciting Fall Colors in
Japan Photos
Exciting Jii-ga-take
Mountain Climbing Photos, Northern Japan Alps
A photo tribute to my uncle Larkland P. "Larkie"
Colebrooke
Exciting Halloween 2005 in
Tokyo Photos
Exciting Fall Colors in Yoro Keikoku Valley Photos,
Boso Peninsula, Chiba
Exciting Shirouma-dake (Hakuba) Mountain Climbing Photos
Exciting Tokyo Bay Fishing at Miura Kaigan
Photos-- Saturday, June 16, 2007
Exciting Guam Vacation Photos -- March 19-22, 2007
Exciting
Mt. Kashimayari-ga-dake Mountain Climbing Photos -- Aug. 11-13, 2007
Exciting
Houston Vacation Photos -- Sept. 8-17, 2007
Exciting
Saipan Vacation Photos -- Nov. 23-28, 2007
Exciting Mt. Yakushi-dake Mountain Climbing Photos, Aug. 9-11,
2008
Exciting Gary's Santa Pics
--------------------EXCITING SLIDE SHOWS--------------------
In the Garden (pps)
Ten Things God Won't Ask
(pps)
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
Dancin' Cowboy Gary
(Oops, the link went south. Dang, you
missed a good one. 
)
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
(works best with Internet Explorer
browser)
DRINK MORE BEER -- It's GOOD for
you and HERE'S the proof !!
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
If
there was ever any question as to which brand
of soy sauce you should use, here's your answer.
The
Bush-Gore Dance
(It may be over, but the
dancing never ends!)
Springtime Flowers
in Texas
(a virtual slide show)
The
history and lyrics of the song, "The Yellow Rose of Texas"
The
Paradox of Our Age
by
former pastor of Seattle's Overlake Christian Church
The Twilight Zone page
(the original splash page for
www.garywolff.com)
-------------------FEEL
GOOD-------------------
STUFF
My Tribute to Sigi Rindler, a.k.a.
Mr. Akihabara
(revised Dec. 26, 2008)
"What Will Matter"
by Michael Josephson
Thank You to
our Troops for a Job Well Done !
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.
Inspiration
and Hope
(updated June 22, 2008)
The
Summer of '99 is Over, but the Memories Linger On........
(a short slide show)
--------------------JAPAN STUFF--------------------
A in J Fortune (Associates in Japan)
(English language programs, homestays,
website design services)
Please check out my
favorite
English Conversation Lounge,
Mickey House
The
Small Print
(this week’s required Japan
reading by Reg Dunlap)
Photo
of the Week
(from Metropolis, Japan's No. 1 English
Magazine)
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
Click
here to see some spectacular fall scenery
from the Northern Japan Alps
Live Concert Schedules for Some of My Favorite Tokyo Musicians:
Paul Cohen
Steve Gardner
Charlie
Fukami
Maro Sakai (Marble Tears)
Aki Sasaki
Jim Ediger
Miya Ishida
More
Tokyo Concert Info
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)
-------------------SKY/SPACE STUFF-------------------
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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 2:50 min.
music video essay by Chris Valentine
(The song "Imagine" by John Lennon is the actual music
the 7 astronauts woke up to this day,
just 2 days before they perished upon reentry on Feb. 1, 2003)
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.
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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 !!!
The Time of My Life
by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
(from the movie "Dirty Dancing")
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 (zzzzzzzzz...)
Gary's
Past Life in the States
Website Bookmarks
(no longer maintained)
-------------------ARCHIVES-------------------
Previous Versions
of this Welcome Page:
Summer 2008
Happy Spring 2008
Happy Valentine's Day 2008
New Year's 2008
Fall/Xmas 2007
Summer 2007
Spring 2007
New Year's 2007
Xmas 2006 in Japan
Summer 2006
Spring 2006
New Year's 2006
Merry Xmas from Japan
!! (2005)
Japan's Spectacular
Fall Colors (2005)
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:
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