Posted in Uncategorized, tagged F. Scott Fitzgerald, Frances, Francis, Francis Scott Key, hail-to-the-new-pope-francis, Pope Francis, Talking Mule named Francis, Washington Post blog on March 30, 2013| 1 Comment »
If you are male and your name is Francis, and you live in the United States, you have some hurdles to clear. Why? Because there are a lot more Frances and not enough Francis. The female version dominates. That’s why your gender is too often mistaken. Spell my name like the king of France, like the Talking Mule (TV program from the ’50s), the protagonist of the series “House of Cards,” and, (raising my voice gleefully), the Pope: Pope Francis I.
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ben Hills, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Grand Chamberlain, John Burnham Schwartz, Princess Masako on February 10, 2008| Leave a Comment »
John Burnham Schwartz’s latest novel, “The Commoner,” is based on the life of Michiko Shoda, who married Crown Prince Akihito and later became the empress of Japan.
Read this review. . . .
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020703236.html
Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2007| 8 Comments »
This is my new blog in progress.
Kunio Francis Tanabe 