Hey All,

Actually that should be "rerooted," as I and my wife have moved back to rainy upstate NY (albeit on r/t tix putting us back in Japan in June).

The Japanese rat race has won out on this "salaryman," and I am enjoying a pseudo-retirement otherwise known as unemployment. Actually, that isn't quite true either, as I am self-employed, and continue to provide services to my former employer in Japan. Although I would love to grow this company to take care of other parties' US-Japan needs (anyone with such needs drop me a line), I am currently enjoying spending time with my wife! (A nice change from the 07:00 - 22:00 average workday of the last 2 years!!) At any rate, Rochester is not exactly a hotbed of US-Japan activity, so we may again be uprooted (not the West Coast, pleeze!) if we do in fact want to make this a "real" company.

We will be in NY in a couple weeks for a trade show, and I learned to my dismay that AA Eagle no longer flies ROC-NY. We are thus taking our virgin flight on Jet Blue. (From there I do an open jaw on AA with no Sat stay = ouch!)

June brings company meetings in Tokyo and an extended family wedding in Nagasaki. With another possible company trip in Oct, our June/July return may again be a r/t ticket. We will then be in Japan for New Year's, which means I need to find a Run somewhere to keep us Kids Platinum..... Any thoughts?

Hoping to see more of you now that we are "closer," I remain

On AA when I can,
Mark