Better Sad Than Sorry

In spite of the Japanese government ruling that the national high school baseball tournament would commence as planned, we have decided to leave Japan for a little while.  After a long Saturday of angst we decided to fly back to Los Angeles.  It was an excruciating decision, especially since it was such a gorgeous day in Tokyo.   I don't want to leave.

We went to Shinjuku Garden to talk it over and to picnic. Kids were playing with their parents in the park.  We saw a monkey.  It was 64 degrees and turtles were sunning themselves.  Radiation was at minute levels but higher than normal.

But the situation at the reactor is not improving.  Well I thought it was but Russell didn't see it that way. So they hooked up a new power source to reactors 5 and 6.  You don't hear much about them because they're not the ones threatening to melt down.  Still no power to reactors 1-4, still chance of a meltdown,  still 6.0 aftershocks.  Oh and they found radiation in some spinach and milk near the plant.

A lot of caring people worried at home with strong opinions.

They say "better safe than sorry".  But in this case I'd say better sad than sorry.  Because when we land it will be Sunday in L.A. but it will be the first day of Spring in Tokyo.

All I have to say is...I'll be pissed if the big one hits L.A.

Some guy's pet monkey on a leash.

Grandpa wrestling with his grandsons.

Note; they're not wearing masks.

A sign of hope.

Shinjuku sky scrapper reflected in pond.