Halloween Revelation: a New Shogun for Japan?

The Children's Halloween festival at the World Financial Center in Battery Park saw the first signs of what could become a wave of political change in the United States and the Japanese Islands: Yugo Yamamoto, future shogun.

Cuter, of course, than Tokugawa Ieyasu, more culturally refined and less oppressive. He is assisted by his two henchwomen:

(somewhat disgruntled) Snow White
and Sleeping Beauty.

Watch out! Here he comes!

Climbing 162nd Street

Some people claim Everest, Annapurna and K2 are an exhilarating challenge to the limits of human endurance. I would add to this esteemed list the jungle gym at 162nd street and Riverside drive in the Big Apple.
With my Baby Sherpa (tm) Papa-san, we scouted the perilous steps that lead to a sheer drop of hundreds of centimeters. The wind was brisk, so I held firmly to a local leaf to judge its direction.
We started fast, climbing step by step up the blue and red edifice cast down by the gods of Parks and Recreation.
After grueling minutes of climbing, we reached the top. My sherpa was so pleased, he began to levitate. I place the levitating sherpa beneath me and...
SWOOOSH... down the mountain.

Back in the saddle again

Hey everyone, you don't know how long it took me to climb into this chair. But now that I'm here, get ready for some new Yugo.

What better to do on a rainy Saturday than build a tunnel? Yugo explores the depths of the cardboard jungle without fear, brushing away the previous adventurers who fell victim to its pitfalls and traps.

Hearing songs and watching videos can give you a sense of what a farm looks like. But do you really know a farm until you get a real-live horse to nibble apples from your hand or find out how a barn smells? Yugo went to the mountains to find out.

In fact the more precise term would be "orchard" not "farm." Yugo showed more reticence towards damaging the apple trees than he does towards the delicate house plants in his apartment. But he did eat part of a fresh-picked apple. 

Even Mama got in on the fun. You can see her contemplating the dappled sunlight of the Applewood orchard and winery after her 6 wine tastings. And Yugo contemplating the kids climbing the trees. Soon, Yugo, soon. 

You can do anything, but stay off of my blue suede shoes... when I have shoes... and my socks are blue so don't step on them either... and I could use a little help here... a little help, somebody... Yeah!