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• 花木引退者
• 2026/06/24 (Wed) 11:30
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I’m having a hard time with crabgrass. It blooms with small yellow flowers. I’m thinking of building a studio on half of my yard. Since I’d be covering it with concrete anyway, I might as well turn it into a rental unit. $ It’s ridiculous to hire someone at 20 an hour just to pull it out—it just grows back anyway. It was cold, so I didn’t check the garden, and before I knew it, it had spread like wildfire. I treat it as an hour of daily exercise.

I’ve been diligently killing crabgrass, so there isn’t much left.

I’m also tempted to expand half of the front yard into the living room.

Every week, a trash can big enough for two people gets filled with tree branches, grass, and other debris. I have 14 fruit trees. I regret digging up the lawn when I was younger to plant flowers and trees, but it’s really soothing.

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/06/24 (Wed) 21:35
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Hanaki Retiree,

＞ Every week, a trash can big enough to fit two people is filled with tree branches, grass, and other debris.

It must be a huge amount for that trash can to get completely full.

I imagine it takes a lot of effort just to cut back all that unwanted vegetation.

At my place, the area is covered with large, bushy leaves from the Grand Cover grass that looks nice, but I’m worried because crabgrass has spread all over the ground underneath.

Instead of skimping and trying to save the “Grand Cover” grass, I’m thinking of growing a small amount of it elsewhere and treating the entire area with crabgrass killer. I guess this will be a year-long project.

• 花木引退者
• 2026/06/27 (Sat) 12:43
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Once crabgrass gets big, it takes the strength of a burly man to pull it out. As an elderly woman, I usually give up after about ten tries. When I go for a walk, I see spots where the lawn has lost the battle to crabgrass and looks absolutely miserable, but I suppose I just have to ignore it. I guess the only option is to use herbicide. I sprayed some on the crabgrass, but the surrounding grass died too. It really does work. Since I’m retired, I’m just pulling them out little by little.

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/07/09 (Thu) 17:54
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Bonnie ・ Tyler, the hit singer known for her distinctive, husky British voice, has passed away.

I heard she was 75. Well, I suppose that’s a natural end to her life, but I was still a little shocked to hear the sad news.

Ever since her massive hit ♪ “It’s a Heartache” ♪ from 1977 became a smash, I’ve always listened to her music online.

https://www.youtube.com/results? search_query=bonnie+tyler+it%27s+a+heartache

Her next hit was ♪ “Total Eclipse of the Heart” ♪ which is also a great song.

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/07/10 (Fri) 20:34
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White Coral Reef / Zoo ・ Knee ・ Voo / 1969 - YouTube


https://www.bing.com/search?q=%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC% E3%83%96%E3%83%BC%E3%80%80%E7%99%BD%E3%81%84%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3% E3%82%B4%E7%A4%81&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&lq=0&pq=%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BC% E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%BC% E3%80%80White Sand%E3%83%B3% E3%82%B4%E7%A4%81&sc=2-13&sk=&cvid=3731535A93B94567803C3814E3787CA7 ntref=1

That brings back memories...

One of the “Group Sounds” bands: Zoony Boo ♪ White Coral Reef / 1969 - YouTube ♪

Back then, “Group Sounds” were all the rage.

The Tempters, The Carabeats, The Spiders, The Golden ・ Cups, and so on...

There are so many, I could go on forever...

If any of you still remember them, could you please list them here?

I think it was around the time I graduated from college and started working at an electronics company in Yokohama...

• Almond
• 2026/06/14 (Sun) 07:19
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You can watch the FIFA World Cup on terrestrial TV.
Telemundo Channel 52-1
Today’s match between Japan and the Netherlands kicks off at 1:00 p.m.

• Almond
• 2026/06/14 (Sun) 12:34
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I turned on the TV for the first time in years, and FOX is actually broadcasting a live soccer game.

• Almond
• 2026/06/29 (Mon) 12:55
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Looking back at the World Cup, Japan ended up with just one win in four matches.
There were some who called this the strongest team ever, so expectations were high, but the fact that they didn’t even make it to the Round of 16 means they weren’t really that strong after all.
In my opinion, the fact that all the “genius-type” players were sidelined played a major role.
Specifically, I’m thinking of Mitoma, Kubo, and Minamino.
If they’d had even one player with that kind of genius or charisma, the outcome might have been different.

• したらば
• 2026/06/30 (Tue) 19:54
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I felt that the Japanese team had really grown this time.

In the game, Brazil was excellent at moving the ball around.
Japan ran out of attacking ideas and found themselves at a dead end...
Soccer that can break through that ・
But 4, 8 years from now, I’m looking forward to Japan’s future ！ ！

Thank you ！ ！ Japan National Team ！ ！

• わごーん
• 2026/07/09 (Thu) 08:21
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Maybe it’s because she has a disability or something? ？ A friend of mine was told she couldn’t bring her stroller in, so she had to go all the way back to the parking lot. She said the kids were either carried or had to walk, which left them completely exhausted—it was the worst day ever. When someone else pointed out that the sign said “No strollers,” she got really upset and said, “Everyone else is bringing theirs—why am I the only one who wasn’t allowed?”

If there’s a sign, there must be a reason, right?

• バイキンマン
• 2026/06/07 (Sun) 23:10
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*** [Commentary on all temples] The "88 sacred places of Shikoku" of the pilgrimage is too amazing ｜ It is a journey of rebirth that continues for 1200 years ！ ***

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivqMrrVZiVE

This is a 1 This is a very long YouTube (1.5 hours), but it explains in detail the sacred sites of the pilgrimage in Shikoku.

I will write something about this tomorrow.

• Mr.倍金萬
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• 2026/06/08 (Mon) 20:54
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""" [Pilgrimage] 23-year-old girl, Day 21 of a solo walking pilgrimage ｜ A steep incline and a pass buried in vegetation （ Touge ） The road and the spectacular view ahead silenced even my weak voice "" ""

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IMbcBAIShU

As the title suggests, a young and pretty girl has posted a "walking pilgrimage" in Shikoku on YouTube
A young and pretty girl shows her "walking pilgrimage" on YouTube.
Every day when she arrives at her lodgings, she posts a video of the day on YouTube. I think this is a great ability.

I think it takes a lot of time and a lot of effort to edit and upload the video taken that day with a video camera from the time you arrive at the lodge to the time you go to bed. For me, it takes a whole day just to edit a video that I shot for only one hour. I've almost never edited a video before that.

Before that, I walk all day in the mountains and rivers of Shikoku ・ and when I get to the inn, I take a bath, eat dinner, and then moo, I'm off to bed.

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/06/10 (Wed) 19:05
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Whether by foot, bicycle, car, or any other means of transportation, a pilgrimage to any of the 88 sacred sites in Shikoku is called an "ohenro" (pilgrimage).

Since 2009, every time I travel to Japan for a week ～ I visit Shikoku for about 10 days and walk around the 88 sacred sites on my own. I have been visiting Shikoku in parts, which is called "kiri-uchi", and visiting all 88 sacred sites in one trip, which is called "tsumi-uchi". Over the past 10 years, the number of "foreign" pilgrims from Japan has increased considerably. The walking pilgrimage in Shikoku is probably the best way to immerse oneself in "Japan" itself. Quite a few foreign pilgrims seem to have experienced the "Camino de Compostera San Tiago" （ in Spain, ） I think this is correct.

But now that I am 82 years old, I am starting to show some signs of old age, and my wife has told me to stop going on the Shikoku walking pilgrimage alone. I would love to walk around Shikoku again with my feet. So, I went to YouTube and watched the following videos and felt like I was "walking" the pilgrimage myself.

＊ ＊ ＊ [Pilgrimage] 23-year-old girl, 21st day of walking pilgrimage alone ｜ The steep slope, the mountain pass buried in grass and trees, and the spectacular view beyond silenced my weak voice ＊ ＊ ＊

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IMbcBAIShU&t=2s

In addition to this girl, "Snedra" and others have given walking pilgrimages in Shikoku on YT.

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/06/28 (Sun) 20:58
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The previously mentioned YouTube video of a woman walking the pilgrimage route

[Pilgrimage] 23-Year-Old Woman, Day 21 of Her Solo Pilgrimage ｜ Steep slopes and a mountain pass overgrown with vegetation—but the breathtaking view beyond silenced even her moments of doubt

https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IMbcBAIShU&t=2s

There are various ways to visit the 88 Sacred Sites of Shikoku. Options include sightseeing buses and private cars, but if you want to rely on your own physical strength, you can choose to travel by bicycle (typically a road bike) or on foot, relying solely on your own two feet.

In my case, back in 2009, a friend I’d known since high school in Japan sent me a TV program about “Ohenro”—the pilgrimage to walk the Shikoku 88 Sacred Sites.

The moment I saw it, I thought, “I want to go to Shikoku.”

Next time, I’ll talk about what it was about Shikoku that drew me in.

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/06/30 (Tue) 20:19
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I may have mentioned this before, but I was born exactly one year before Japan’s War-Ending Day (or, more accurately, Defeat Day) in Kami-Isshiki-cho, Edogawa Ward, on the eastern outskirts of Tokyo.

On the eastern side of Edogawa Ward, the Edogawa River flows into Tokyo Bay, and Chiba Prefecture lies on the opposite bank of the river.

Public elementary and junior high schools back then didn’t have swimming pools, so when I wanted to swim during summer vacation, I would sometimes walk about 45 minutes under the scorching sun to the Edogawa River to swim.

If you go upstream along the Edogawa River, you’ll reach Katsushika Ward, where you’ll find “Shibamata Taishakuten”—a temple familiar from the “Tora-san” movies and commonly called “Taishaku-sama”—which I’ve visited several times for New Year’s prayers and other occasions.

Also, near there on the Edogawa River is the “Yagiri Ferry,” made famous by Takashi Hosokawa’s song, I once took the ferry from the Chiba Prefecture side and disembarked on the Tokyo side, paid my respects at Shibamata Taishakuten, walked down the street where Torasan’s shop is located in the movies, and then headed toward central Tokyo from Shibamata Station on the Keisei Kanamachi Line.

By the way, I didn’t spot “German Steel Helmet” anywhere. ^^

• Gardena90247
• 2026/04/30 (Thu) 17:00
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Ryokoの宣伝が今一番目につきますが、、、これ利用されている人居る？

• G
• 2026/05/10 (Sun) 18:47
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How much is your home internet now, how much is your outgoing internet bill （ how much is the Wifi Hot Spot on your phone ？ ） and how much are you spending per month on communication?
How much do you consider expensive and how much data do you use per month, etc.
It would be difficult to answer without at least this information.

I personally consider Verizon's portable Wi-Fi to be highly reliable, and I can use up to 150GB per month for $ 80, but
if you watch videos, etc., it would be unrealistic to use this as your home Internet connection.

• Gardena90247
• 2026/05/12 (Tue) 14:08
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Thank you.
I use Spectrum and pay $135/month
I wonder what the service is like for seniors ？
There is a huge low-cost service, but it is nowhere near reliable.

• T.S
• 2026/05/13 (Wed) 10:50
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If you are using Spectrum and paying $135/month, you might want to consider T-mobile ？ At my house, it costs $50/month and the internet speed is 500mbps^(depending on where you live ） Installation is also very easy

• Gardena90247
• 2026/05/13 (Wed) 14:21
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Thank you very much.
I contacted T-mobile to sign up, no hassle, ＄ they said 60 is the best.
thank you so much $75 monthly savings 。。。。

• 心配
• 2026/04/11 (Sat) 05:59
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Is there a surplus of Prius on car forums these days ？
Is there a reason ？?

• Happy S
• 2026/04/14 (Tue) 19:05
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It's just too overpriced to sell ？ 100,000 mile 30 series at that price.

• 夜明日出夫
• 2026/04/19 (Sun) 10:04
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Unlike the days when the only hybrid was the Prius, today
there are a variety of hybrid cars on the market, so
you don't have to choose a Prius to choose another hybrid car.

• 高!
• 2026/04/24 (Fri) 16:35
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Yes, it is. Even used Prius are expensive these days.

• くるま
• 2026/04/26 (Sun) 03:19
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But Porsche is different. Hybrid is the lowest and maintenance cost is absurdly high

Other German luxury cars also have high maintenance cost
Wealthy people may flirt with Benz, Porsche, etc. for a while, but eventually they settle down with Lexus when they get old.
People who have enough money and don't mind the price end up with Lexus ～ It is best to change luxury cars in 3 years

Korean cars look cheap but they are copies and you can't find the soul of technology like Japanese cars
Sometimes people are fooled by the price and the glance, but I think I am not the only one. Sometimes there are people who are fooled by the price, but they are often people with low IQ.

• べがす
• 2025/11/01 (Sat) 22:30
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Thank you, I will try to get the hotel to open in the next couple of weeks. The hotel is a resort a little ways off the strip. I still think it's going to cost a parking lot, I'm afraid 🥲

I'll check out some good restaurants. Let me know if you have any recommendations.

• ベガスマン
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• 2025/11/02 (Sun) 21:00
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Vegas Man
Circus Circus is parking free.

• べがす
• 2025/11/05 (Wed) 02:37
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Mr. Vegasman ！ Thank you 😊

• T
• 2026/04/18 (Sat) 15:33
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If you make a MGM reward credit card (no annual fee), parking is free at MGM group hotels.

• シュワちゃん
• 2026/04/19 (Sun) 09:47
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If you are staying in a remote hotel, Uber is the only way to get to the strip and back. Don't take a cab, you will get ripped off
Once you get to the strip, there is a bus that runs around the clock and you can take it to remote downtown areas.

• サンシャイン
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• 2026/04/04 (Sat) 13:02
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Why not try taking up a tree with permission? Even if you are successful, it will take 3 to 5 years for the tree to bear fruit, but it will be a pleasure to watch the plant grow.

• ああ
• 2026/04/04 (Sat) 16:28
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Usually with trees like that, you cut off the small branches in the off-season and
grow them in pots and fertilize them at first. When they get big enough, you move them to land. I think that's how it works.
I did it with grapes, and they were doing well, but the gardeners threw them away （ tears ）
I think it still takes a few years for them to bear fruit.

I think it would be faster to buy them from some nursery ？.

• きんちゃん
• 2026/04/04 (Sat) 22:01
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Thank you ！ It takes that long 🥲

For now, I think it would be better to buy one pot of fruit from Nursery, grow and eat it, and enjoy growing the branches I get from that house.

I wonder if I should cut the branches around there ？ Do you have any advice ？

Also, I don't think I have ever come across a Nursery that sells Kumquat in the past ？
The last time I saw a potted kumquat plant was about 10 years ago at a swap meet, sold by an Asian guy. I remember regretting it for a while because even then I was traveling far from home and didn't buy it.

• サンシャイン
• mail
• 2026/04/05 (Sun) 00:29
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Some types of citrus are banned from sale. I don't know if you can get them because they are regulated to prevent disease and I saw on the news that a vendor in San Diego sued the governor of the state by the million as he had to get rid of his seedlings.
There are plenty of YouTubers who can find you trees to take, but they are more likely to be successful than cuttings.

• メリー子
• 2026/04/05 (Sun) 10:56
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I planted this tree 30 years ago and at first it produced a kumquat, but since the second year it has produced a lemon that is 15 cm long. I don't want the lemons, I want them to become kumquat, but only lemons. It is a strange tree.

• サンシャイン
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• 2026/02/03 (Tue) 15:39
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I use a rotary composting system, but the food scraps fill up quickly, so I bury them in the soil in my backyard.
It seems to take about 3 months to complete composting. I don't put all my food scraps in the garbage, so it fills up quickly, but other houses may not accumulate that much food scraps. I have peach, citrus, and other fruit trees at home, so I dig holes around them and bury them. The compost has a partition in the center, and there are two rooms, one for food scraps and the other for composting in progress, and it is rotated daily to circulate oxygen, but it generates flies, so now I bury it directly in the soil and let the worms break it down for fertilizer.

• みみずん
• 2026/02/03 (Tue) 22:01
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Thanks Sunshine ！ I knew it was worm ！ ！

I've been looking into this but we have limited space for a field and I was thinking it would be difficult to make a compost section in addition, but I just saw on Instagram I just found out on Instagram that Dollar Tree has a wire trash can that you can bury in the soil and put cardboard pieces and food scraps in it.

At least it doesn't cost much, so I'll give it a try ！

I see the rotary one has two layers ！ I still think burying it in the dirt might be better for me, since I don't want flies coming in.

I don't want to put it under the eaves because I have to keep it out of the rain after all, like cardboard composting 😓

Fortunately, we have worms in our small field, so I'll ask them to move out a bit from there.

I don't know why on instagram or youtube people post how they do it, but there is so little explanation of what to do and when to do it afterwards that it's hard for the layman to understand.

I have been thinking that it is a waste to throw away the banana peels and the outside of the cabbage (I always throw away 1-2 pieces) after my children eat them every day, but it is very hard to compost them.

I will look into it more ！.

• サンシャイン
• mail
• 2026/02/04 (Wed) 10:19
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I use a shovel to dig and bury a circle over 20 cm in diameter.
If I cover them with enough soil to hide the garbage and leave them alone, they will decompose before I know it, so I don't even use a box. Shells do not attract flies or insects, so even if you leave them unburied, they will eventually break apart and become fertilizer nutrients, although it will take some time in the sunlight.
All you need is a shovel and some soil, so it is economical, and the soil will become soft, so it can be used to improve the soil.

• みみずん
• 2026/02/04 (Wed) 10:37
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It's easy and I'll try it today ！ ！

Callus is popular on Japanese Instagram, but which one is it in the US ？ I heard they put it with rice bran.

Japan is nice to get rice bran for free🥹.

• みみずん
• 2026/02/04 (Wed) 21:07
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I bought a wire trash can today because I saw on instagram that if you dig a hole in a field and bury a Dollar Tree wire trash can 🗑️ and put chopped cardboard, soil and fallen leaves in it and put banana peels or something in it and cover it with soil or a lid it will become a worm compost. I bought a cover for a microwave dish because it was the perfect size for it.

I didn't cook today and ate out, so I don't have any garbage, but tomorrow morning I want to dig a hole and bury the garbage directly in the garbage can and for the garbage can.

I was wondering if I should buy a wire trash can from Amazon ＄ I'm glad I did for a little over 1. I guess the wisdom of people who are used to it is amazing in any field.