Kaitenzushi

Kaitenzushi is the Japanese word for what we call conveyor belt sushi. I ate at a kaitenzushi reasonably often when I was in Japan, and even took a video clip of the sushi going by once (clip is below).
日本にいたときよく回転寿司で食べた。下のビデオを撮った。


Some folks in Osaka went a step further with their video, and in an interesting way. They placed their camera on the conveyor belt and let it film the various patrons as the camera went by.
大阪にいる外人は面白いビデオを撮った。カメラを回転に置いた。

Irish Citizen

I just got word that I have been accepted as an Irish Citizen. Americans who have grandparents born in Ireland are allowed to petition for Irish Citizenship, which I did. The process was long - over 5 years - but now I hold dual citizenship between Ireland and the United States.
最近アイルランド市民になった。アイルランドに生まれた祖父母がいるアメリカ人はアイルランド市民になる事ができる。長い間掛かった。５年ぐらい志願し始めた。でも今二重国籍（アメリカとアイルランド）だ。

I don't have a particular need for Irish citizenship, but it does allow me some extra benefits, such as being able to work anywhere in the European Union.
要らないんだ、でもベネフィットがある。例えば今イーユーの国で働ける。

An interesting point - I have not actually ever been to Ireland...
面白い事：アイルランドへ行ったことがない...

Downieville

Last weekend, I went with the folks from the shop I am involved with (Passion Trail Bikes) to Downieville, north of Auburn in the Sierras. We rode for 3 days, and what a blast it was!
先週末自転車屋(Passion Trail Bikes)の友達とAuburnの北に山にDownievilleと言う町へ行った。三日乗った。楽しかった。

Northern California normally does not get any rain during the summer, so the trails can get very dusty. But there was some rain last week, and this washed the dust away, improving the conditions.
カリフォルニアの北には夏にあまり雨が降らないので、普通は山道にほこりがいっぱいある。でも先週雨が降ったのでほこりがなかった。乗ったのはよかった。

Here are some photos that I took:
私が撮った写真だ：