cleo said...

cleo at 01:08 PM JST - 20th September

I thought the 'stockpiling garbage on properties' referred to the 'gomi-yashiki', where some (usually) old geezer fills his house, garden and surrounding roadside with all kinds of junk over a number of years, until it resembles a residential landfill and lowers the value of all properties for miles around. I…

Posted in Ward in Tokyo to penalize feeding animals, birds other than pets at 01:08 PM JST - 20th September
cleo at 01:03 PM JST - 20th September

What's henka?

The look on Asa's face yesterday was a picture.

Posted in Hakuho back on track; Asa shocked again at autumn sumo at 01:03 PM JST - 20th September
cleo at 12:49 PM JST - 20th September

crows attacking bar,restuarant and club garbage.

And there you have it - it's not the crows that are at fault, but the humans.

We mess up their natural habitat by 'developing' mountains and rural areas and drenching the fields with poison, then complain when they come looking for food in…

Posted in Ward in Tokyo to penalize feeding animals, birds other than pets at 12:49 PM JST - 20th September
cleo at 11:11 AM JST - 20th September

Never seen any foxes, hedgehogs, squirrels or badgers here, but we do have a resident lizard in the garden, many visiting snakes, rodents of various kinds, tiny frogs, herons and a pheasant plus various other wild birds. And a family of mantises that helps keep the garden relatively insect-free.

I…

Posted in Ward in Tokyo to penalize feeding animals, birds other than pets at 11:11 AM JST - 20th September
cleo at 11:03 AM JST - 20th September

Sarge, you've never had a bird table in your garden? Elevated platform (to keep the cats off), stocked with seeds & fruit? Bits of fruit/fat etc hanging on strings for the tits to do acrobatics with?

I was raised to believe that it was a good thing to feed the…

Posted in Ward in Tokyo to penalize feeding animals, birds other than pets at 11:03 AM JST - 20th September
cleo at 10:52 AM JST - 20th September

She won't be doing any bra commercials, that's for sure....

Posted in Ai Tominaga at 10:52 AM JST - 20th September
cleo at 10:49 AM JST - 20th September

So garden bird tables are also banned?

Wow, I'm an outlaw....

Posted in Ward in Tokyo to penalize feeding animals, birds other than pets at 10:49 AM JST - 20th September
cleo at 11:20 AM JST - 19th September

isthistheend -

The police have had many, many reports of lookalikes. Whenever a suspect's picture is released, the lookalikes pop up all over the country.

I feel really sorry for the Hawker family. I can't begin to imagine their sorrow - compounded by the way in which she died, and…

Posted in Police apologize to Hawker for not catching his daughter's killer at 11:20 AM JST - 19th September
cleo at 05:03 PM JST - 18th September

moderateguy -

I'm not comparing them, I'm disputing your claim that they are slaughtering 'innocent Americans'. And I repeat, there are no innocent Americans within range of their batting eyelids.

Helter Skelter -

not only are the Taliban increasing their attacks, but purposely providing false information in hopes that the…

Posted in 4 killed in suspected U.S. missile attack in northwestern Pakistan at 05:03 PM JST - 18th September
cleo at 12:30 PM JST - 18th September

Those killed would kill innocent Americans without abtting an eyelid.

The only problem with that argument is that there are no innocent Americans in eye-batting range, only 'Bomb, Bomb, Bomb' military with great technology.

Those soldiers' mothers should be grateful that the goatherders don't have the same kind of…

Posted in 4 killed in suspected U.S. missile attack in northwestern Pakistan at 12:30 PM JST - 18th September