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Smythe at 10:38 AM JST - 25th October

Probably the best of stickers is on on the boob area?

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Smythe at 04:23 AM JST - 25th October

Will wake up some, in other countries, that the great Knights of England & France to where-ever were a bit late in what they used not to mention the physical skills a Samurai had to learn before he was looked upon as a true Samurai.

Posted in Edo Period Japanese armor fetches record $602,500 at NY auction at 04:23 AM JST - 25th October
Smythe at 10:11 AM JST - 23rd October

Noise comes from the three cameras I mentoned/used for with 35mm film it was press the shutter button & the focal plane shutter went about its noisy bit.

Doubt if my threaded in/out lenses, rather then ease of baynot type turning into the camera body or out, for the threading…

Posted in Pentax K-x at 10:11 AM JST - 23rd October
Smythe at 09:55 AM JST - 23rd October

This actress Masami Nagasawa stands taller then the learders of the movie, but then with high heeled shoes I gues that is possible

Brainiac you also looked at the background figures as I did.

Posted in Silver spoons at 09:55 AM JST - 23rd October
Smythe at 09:46 AM JST - 23rd October

Being Japanese herself, she probably looked upon him as Chinese & might have recognize a few of the words in being one of the two main languages used by Chinese people.

Still she must have been teriffied beyond belief. Pity this did happen considering we look upon our home as…

Posted in Woman attacked, robbed in her Tokyo apartment at 09:46 AM JST - 23rd October
Smythe at 10:21 AM JST - 22nd October

Bar a Leica IIIC I had since '05 Pentax Spotomatic I & the II models of 35mm only to various THREAD off/on LENSES was what I worked with for many yrs as a novice plus free-lance photo work in B&W only. Be interesting to see what Pentax offers in the…

Posted in Pentax K-x at 10:21 AM JST - 22nd October
Smythe at 10:14 AM JST - 22nd October

Agree that few of us farmers became rich. It was/is a life-style not only in Japan, but in many parts of the world where farming was a must to survive & a bad year or, in some cases a bad winter, can ruin all you did previously to a maze…

Posted in Three-day farming tryout leaves writer fatigued, aching and dejected at 10:14 AM JST - 22nd October
Smythe at 10:06 AM JST - 22nd October

If I had the money I would remove the front, side to back lawn of my home in Canada, to be normal like gravel & dirt & a few sage brush for they do not need watering & can still look pretty through the year.

Posted in Flower power helps keep thieves away at 10:06 AM JST - 22nd October
Smythe at 10:00 AM JST - 22nd October

Please bring back the older wind down or wind up car windows. I have the latest, as of some yrs ago, being the button switch that still drives me crazy in having to use it since purchase in '06. Friend of mine luckly purchase a Japanese built, or built in…

Posted in Toyota to recall 82,220 Vitz compact cars in Japan at 10:00 AM JST - 22nd October
Smythe at 10:11 AM JST - 18th October

Very hard to comment on makers of cars right now & especially Honda since it is one of the main leaders with competition behind it.

I was in to have my Subaru 'Forester' lubed & ready for this winter season. One of the salesmen, having time on his hands, showed…

Posted in U.S. Honda exec says model updates may come faster at 10:11 AM JST - 18th October