May 26, 2022

I have visited various doctors about my foot problem almost 20 times in the past 18 months. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I think my foot will be back to normal soon. I went to Yokosuka yesterday. The doctor cleaned up the wound. Last week he made a hole about 5 mm deep to clean it. This week only 1 mm. He said that it is healing well. He also gave me two types of antibiotics – both are very strong. Hopefully this will prevent infection from happening again. I have an appointment at Akishima Tokushukai Hospital next week for some advanced treatment on my foot. I have no idea what the treatment will be or how many times I must visit them. I hope this will prevent future problems. I am looking forward to being able to start walking for exercise and golfing by the end of June. This never ending story will end soon. : )

A wound is skin that has been cut opened. After my surgery, there was a wound on my foot.

There’s a phrase in Japanese, yori dori midori, which describes a happy situation where you’ve got your pick from a number of good options. By coincidence, midori is also how you say “green” in Japanese, and so Starbucks Japan is combining the two possible meanings in its Yori Dori Midori campaign by giving us multiple sorts of tasty green-colored things to choose from.

As always, the star of the show is a new seasonal Frappuccino, this time called The Melon of Melon. There are, however, actually two melon flavors in the drink. Way at the bottom of the cup you’ll find a sauce made with orange melon pulp. Then comes the Frappuccino’s milk base, enhanced with green melon juice. Above the rim you’ll find swirls of melon-flavored whipped cream, and at the very top is drizzled green melon sauce.

Of course, they can’t call this the Yori Dori Midori campaign if you only have one option. If you want to skip the hybrid nature of a dessert drink and just have some straight-up dessert, Starbucks is offering two new types of matcha green tea sweets, Almond Milk Matcha Mousse and a Matcha White Chocolate Scone. The matcha flavor comes from tea leaves cultivated with compost made from Starbucks coffee beans that have already been used.

Starbucks will also be offering special green mugs and tumblers.  The Melon of Melon Frappuccino goes on sale June 1.

“A number of good options” means “several nice choices.”

“By coincidence” means “by chance.”

“Sorts of” means “types of.”

“Way at the bottom” means “at the very bottom.”

“Orange melon pulp” means “what is left after squeezing all the juice from the orange or melon.”

“The rim” is the top edge of a cup or bowl.