Okay, I promise I’ll get back to political blogging soon. But a few more photos first. It was a very clear day today (doubtless due to the chilling cold), which afforded a very good view of Mt. Fuji. I had to go out of my way a bit to get a photo, though–what used to be a nice shot of Fuji from the riverside has become obstructed since last winter by a construction job across the river–spoiling the view for local residents at exactly this spot, sorry to say (I’m not one of them). Still, not too far away and you get a shot again. That’s progress for you.

And as I walked up to my apartment in my own building a while later, the moon was just rising over the horizon, a beautiful shade of orange. Talk about the Red Planet–here’s my own shot at that orb, or the closest imitator.

In the meantime, the first week of school is keeping me busy. And while I go easy on my own blogging, my students are starting up theirs–three sections of Introduction to Computers, and all fifty or so students have the assignment to blog once a week for the next thirteen weeks, on the topic of computers. Feel free to visit and perhaps comment, but please be kind and courteous (when was the last time you blogged in another language? These kids are amazing) if you interact.

The class I teach is pretty fun for me despite the workload; the students all get very creative with their projects, and it’s always fun to introduce a lot of the new technology and see practical advances for everyone. By the end of the semester, the page I linked to above will also sport the students’ web pages–one of the other projects they all must do.