I saw my dentist today for the second lot of fillings in as many weeks. He chuckled as I told him my last set caused me to skip dinner in favour of dribbling iced water. He laughed harder as I told him tonight, I was prepared! I had a bucket of ice-cream for dinner. Then I realised, it was only because I would be back for more fillings. Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.

Kids handle assault weapons at US Navy open house, Kanagawa civic groups angered. At an annual open house event at the US Naval Base in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture residents can enter and take a tour of the military facility and meet some of the people. However, this year some Yokosuka residents were up in arms over a photo showing what appears to be a group of children on a tour holding assault rifles with the marines.