Seasonal Paradise

Mothership

Mothership
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Alexandra Anita Brooks in her super-plush UFO.

Alexandra's Heart

Alexandra's heart beats at 150bpm.  All's well.  Taken 5/29/08.

Rudys Tours Of Panama

Rudys Tours
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Rudy did a great job of showing us around Panama, for two days.  We can't
recommend Rudys Tours enough.  He's standing in front of one of the many
buildings that are being restored in the amazing Casco Viejo in Panama.
This whole area is being restored from ruinous slum to high-end age-old
elite properties.  The facades have to remain intact.  This building has
been demolished all except for the front of the building.

Casco Viejo

Casco Viejo
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Kids swimming at the hotel that was used for the upcoming Bond movie,
overlooking Panama City.

Panama Beasties

Panama Beasties
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

The beetles are huge in Panama.  We actually came across a real live stag
beetle, that was stranded on its back.  It was about the same size as the
beetle in the photo.  We helped it back on its feet.

Irena At The Panama Canal

Irena At The Panama Canal
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Irena at one of the locks at the Panama Canal.  We took a long weekend at
the Intercontinental Spa in Panama.  Very nice n very humid.

Nephew Richard

Nephew Richard
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

I have 9 nephews and 1 niece.  Richard is my second favorite nephew.  He's a
police officer in the army, and I'm trying to persuade him that the bonus money
he's been offered for doing a tour in Iraq isn't worth it. 

Monkeying Around At a Tokyo Temple

Monkeying Around At a Tokyo Temple
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

We picked up some sweets at a stall in the street opposite the Tokyo Buddhist
temple.  They taste good, and are quite decorative as well.

Japanese Sticky Sweets

Japanese Sticky Sweets
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Say, these sweets are really sticky.

Taking To Green Tea

Taking To Green Tea
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Green tea just feels better then other teas.  It feels great drinking it,
especially as part of a ritual, and it leaves you feeling even better
afterwards, unlike coffee.  ...In fact Tokyo, all round, just feels better.
We love Tokyo.  The food, the people, the entire experience was as close to
utopia as we've come yet.

Glass Floor in TV Tower

Glass Floor in TV Tower
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

The Tokyo TV Tower has a glass panel in the floor.  We stood on it and
looked down.  Gulp!

Tokyo's TV Tower

Tokyo's TV Tower
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Tokyo's TV Tower is taller than the Eiffel Tower, and half the weight.
Here's the view out over Tokyo.

Jetlagged CEO

Jet Lagged CEO
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

The online personals business can be very tiring.  Here's an example of what
jetlag looks like for one dating CEO, at the Tokyo iDate conference.
Despite our best attempts of offering some fine sushi, we were unable to
revive this poor lad.

Where I've Been