Rebecca OtowaApr 11, 20204 minMY STRUGGLE WITH ENTROPYEntropy is one of those words that many people think they ought to know and don’t. One definition is “a gradual decline into disorder”...
Rebecca OtowaMar 31, 20204 minLEGACYLike many of you, I am spending a lot of time at home these days. Though there are those that deny and ignore because the numbers of...
Rebecca OtowaMar 21, 20205 minGOODBYE, OLD FRIENDBefore I begin this blog, I’d like to invite readers to check out the new photos on my website: heading, bio, and ending. I’ve decided to...
Rebecca OtowaMar 11, 20205 minHOW I CHANGED MY MIND ~ Nine Years after Fukushima, March 11, 2020 All my life I’ve been playing “catch-up” to the major issues of the day. I find out about events that shook the world months or even...
Rebecca OtowaMar 4, 20205 minMINDLESSNESS AND THOUGHTLESSNESS ~ The Coronavirus in JapanAs I write, the country is sliding toward a crisis situation. The government has decreed a blanket closing of all schools till the new...
Rebecca OtowaFeb 20, 20204 minPULLING THE HEARTSTRINGSThe other day I went to a local concert. On the program were two well-known pieces – Francesco Sartor’s “Time to Say Goodbye” and the...
Rebecca OtowaFeb 11, 20205 minWHAT BAMBOO MEANS TO MEIn preparation for roof repairs on my house, the carpenter next door came last week to tear down a small lean-to built by my...
Rebecca OtowaFeb 3, 20205 minTHE UNTRAINED AUTHOR WRITES FICTION Recently I watched a BBC production of Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge with my husband. After two viewings (necessary to...
Rebecca OtowaJan 21, 20205 minGoing Through the LevelsHello friends, and welcome to my blog. This is the first blog post I have ever written. I’m very happy to be able to talk to you, and to...