[JohnBraden]

When I was stationed in Aomori-ken, I used to drive anywhere from Sendai to Mutsu Bay on my days off.... Since I've been there, I have more of a connection to the place than I do with NZ or Haiti.... It's not that I don't feel for those people, but having been there does make it more personal. Like I expressed in an earlier post, I don't know if people will consider that insensitive or not, but that's how it is....