I posted this on my personal Facebook a few days ago and it still gets me angry. If you live in Tokyo you’ve probably heard that there have been recent campaigns and promotions to stop groping and other abuse on trains. Keep that in mind. Just now as I was entering the train stations guy … More Apathy and Tokyo Metro
I’m sure by now regular readers are well informed about my novel, Deadly Troubadours. They know that I feel it is a fun, fantasy romp that breaks up comic humor with scenes of suspense and a little darkness. But I’m bringing it up again because it is still going for free from certain online retailers … More Almost a Last Reminder
I grew up with guns in the home. All during elementary school me, and my older brother, knew where our parent kept their two rifles. As that was many years ago my memory about them is limited to one being a single-shot, perhaps bolt action. The other was a semi-automatic with a small magazine. A … More Guns
For the past several weeks my friend Lydia and I have been working on a Starman podcast. Yesterday we released our fifth episode and recorded our sixth. I’m really enjoying working on this show. Not only am I a huge fan on the material we are discussing, but I’m also a fan of Lydia. She … More Thanks!
My 35th birthday is almost a week away and my first Father’s day as a father is less than a week. To celebrate my fantasy novel, Deadly Troubadours, is free for a limited time from most online retailers (such as iTunes and Smashwords.) If you don’t own it, please accept it as my gift. If … More A Reminder
A few times a year the school I work at has a special meeting. At that talk we go over all the students who are facing beyond-the-norm problems. Obviously I am not going to go into any great detail but I will say these problems run from academic troubles to emotional issues to recent divorces … More School Blues
I took a step yesterday that I’ve been pondering for a while now. It is a small and simple step and already seems to be paying off. I changed the name of my Facebook page. I started this page last year as a place to help spread the word about my book, Deadly Troubadours. I … More Rebranding Me
In Shinjuku smoking isn’t allowed on the streets and smoking isn’t allowed at all in train station bathrooms. And yet both of these are commonly encountered during my commute. I have never heard of anyone being ticketed for smoking and have seen both police and security guards actively ignoring smokers. When the presence of illegal … More Japan’s Double Standard
After a fantastic yesterday spent celebrating the awesomeness that is my son, today was spent celebrating the awesomeness that is tabletop roleplaying. For the first time in several years I was able to gather around with some friends and play a d20 game. There were five of us and it was our first time to … More Pathfinder Adventures
I’m a fan of table top rpgs. During college that was still considered a weird thing to most people so my group pretty much kept it a secret. We had code words and everything. Nowadays it seems that almost everyone knows someone who openly plays and no one really cares. Just another way the geek … More Roll the Bones!
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