Monday May 13, 1991
I received an order from Daedalus. The temptation to curl up with new books is great. But it's the first clear day we've had in a week, so I force myself to keep my resolve and bicycle downtown.
I stop at a hardware store and price to-ishi and kanna. There is a truly beautiful plane for 5000 yen. Do I need it? Well. It's heirloom quality. Has JQS, who will inherit it, also inherited the prerequisite love of woodworking?
I ate at my favorite Japanese restaurant on the fourth floor of the Cosmopia. I order tempura teishoku and a bottle of Kirin lager. James Villas's love of onion soup cannot match my love for this miso shiro.
James Villas's love of onion soup cannot match my love for this miso shiro.