Japan

I wanted to express my condolences and sympathy for Japan's people during their earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear tragedy.

I have great respect for Japan, its people, customs, and products.

I am personally indebted to Japan for bringing me pleasure combined with reliability through my Nikon camera and awesome lenses, my 13 year old Lexus that never breaks down and provides a safe and comfortable ride, my 5-year old Sony flat screen TV that never breaks and provides excellent pictures.

My love for sushi and seaweed salad at local Japanese restaurants, wherever I travel, visiting Japanese gardens, and now I'm learning how civilized a culture can be based on how they treat one another during a disaster.

Going into the future, I hope Japan and the rest of the world, commits to developing a reliable and safe energy alternative like Denmark did harnessing its wind.

I'm sorry Japan's history now includes this major natural and man-made disaster but I wanted to remind folks how many of us benefit every day from this civilized people. I wish the Japanese the best in recovery.

To donate $10 to the Red Cross to aid Japan text REDCROSS to 90999

Photo I took in 2007 at Portland's Japanese Gardens (before I bought fancy Nikon DSLR)

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