This will be a short one. Just letting you know in advance. We had a slight COVID scare at work today. Some one associated with my workplace is a close contact if of someone who tested positive. I was lucky enough to be in close contact with that person. To be safe, the few of … More Covid Scare
Some folk might have noticed that my writing output slowed down and then basically stopped. Some of that has to deal with issues I’ve discussed before. but it also has so so with the limited time I have after working and parenting. Since basically elementary school I’ve been a big guy. Too big. There are … More Weight Loss
You might have noticed that something is happening here. After 18+ months of irregular content this is the fourth day in a row of posts. Yep. I’m trying to get back in to the routine of posting something daily. It figure that, just like my life, it’ll run the gamut of my interests. There will … More 4 Days in a Row and Counting
It’s the second day of the new year. We are all currently enjoying full bellies from one the traditional New Year’s meals here in Japan, a soup called ozoni. There are a few ways of making ozoni. The base is a clear soup made with fish stock and soy sauce, but also seasoned with yuzu, … More Ozoni
This is probably a bad idea. There are few rules to gaining and keeping an audience, but one of those is not to go on and on about personal problems. Of course, the other rule is to not go almost two years with no real content, and I’ve blown that one so let’s give honesty … More Telling My Truth
I’m not sure of the last time I posted here. Not just a link to a podcast or something like that. I mean a real thing I’ve written. It’s kind of fallen to the side. The last few months I’ve been dealing with making it through that thing we are all dealing with. So far, … More I’ve haven’t been writing.
Okay, so, we were at lunch. That’s me and Rika, my wife. We went to a curry place near us, one of those places that seems like every time you go I. There is a new crew working there so that each time the flavors are different. Today it was tasty, but what will it … More Opening Up
Here we are at the 31st of the month. With this post i finish of a clean sweep of daily posts for this month. Hopefully readers have enjoyed it as much as I have. There is something about sticking to a schedule that does give me some energy. It doesn’t work for everyone. For some … More January and Further
Each day goes by so fast. As cliche as it might be, so many days feel like one good yawn happens and an hour has gone by. We are hectic people living hectic lives and there is never enough time. But, we can do our best to make time to do something good for someone. … More A Challenge for the Day
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you might have seen that 2020 has not been off to the best of starts. Some of those issues have been resolved. Others are still out there baring their teeth, But, despite that I am constantly reminded that I am very fortunate. I write this after … More The Center Holds
Deadly Troubadour 