On a recent trip to the US, I took a swing by the Puma Concept Store in San Francisco.

What did I see on the rack? The newly released Mihara line! They had the MY9 and MY12 reissues, but my eyes were instantly transfixed upon the MY32 slip-on.

$140 dollars and I soon parted ways, and the jet black box was slipped into the normal red Puma bag.

I think I need a new hobby. All I seem to buy lately are shoes and bags… And t-shirts.

This week Threadless had a sale with lots of $9 tshirts. Now, I know I shouldn’t be buying things to make me seem clever, but it is so much easier than actually being clever myself.

Click on the images above to go to Threadless. If you buy something, I get $3! Fill my closet people!

USDJPY=X: Summary for USD to JPY – Yahoo! Finance

Today, for the first time in over 12 years, the dollar dipped below 96 to the yen.

To put this in perspective, when I first came to Japan in 2002, there were days when the yen was over 130 to the dollar.

It is weird watching a recession take hold in the US from abroad, because you can literally feel the US economy tanking with each drop in the dollar. However, with Japan being such an export driven society, the strong yen is actually bad for many of the larger multinationals.

Regardless, I’m glad I get paid in yennies instead of pennies. The exchange rate hits the 65 to the dollar level some bears are prognosticating, or even the much more reasonable 80 yen level, and I might end up making more than Robert Love.

OK. That would take an 8 yen to the dollar level.

Just for giggles, here is a three month USDJPY=X chart.

The 5 year is even more ridiculous.