Europe on 5 Memories a Day

/ By / In / 6 Comments

But here we were, far from  home, fresh, excited and full of expectations.  Even the toilet paper was an adventure as we filed into our first English restroom. “Government Property” was printed on its waxy finish
Read More

How I Learned To Stop Being A Litterbug

/ By / In / 9 Comments

I had the good fortune (Koun) to travel to Japan on business. I was familiar with Lederer/ Burdick’s The Ugly American and so I was on my best behavior. I was remember being impressed with the sale of beer through vending machines on their city streets.

Back then I was a smoker and after almost finishing one I prepared to throw my butt into the street and I stopped myself. The streets were clean and I mean perfectly clean, spotlessly clean. If I had tossed my butt into the street it would have been the only litter within sight.

People often talk about life altering experiences and I had mine in downtown Tokyo – so much so that I still till this day I still will not litter and I often pick up the litter of others.