I was finally able to see the latest Spider-Man flick, the lateness a combined result of living in Japan and working in the mountains during the summer. I’ve done my best to avoid reactions to this movie, but since I exist, a few things crept through the ether. Still, I managed to avoid most spoilers. … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Spider-Man Homecoming
Most of my summer is spent at a camp living and working with amazing people from all over the world. We come from different cultures and religions and all strive to give children an unforgettable summer. We work in harmony and at times I feel we learn as much as our campers. And in my … More Many Differences
Another episode from the show I co-host concerning modern Japanese culture! iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y84jomwz Wordpress: http://tinyurl.com/y8poc92f Finally, after almost 6 months (more or less) we get back to our original format, commenting on three different news that caught our eyes. First, we talk a little bit about the Onsen Theme Park in the city of Beppu, … More Living Japan Ep. 74
I’ve cracked the code. Well, maybe not the code but at least a code. The sad thing is, I’m not the first person to have some up with this secret, nor am I the first person to write about it. Now some background. For the second year in a row, I started 2017 off with … More A Secret For Successful Writing
We spend another episode going over myths that keep popping up about Japan. This time we focus a lot on the “sexless Japanese” narrative. Check it out! iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/…/podcast/living-japan/id822107478… WordPress: https://livingjapanpodcast.wordpress.com/ Hello everyone! It’s already been two weeks from our last Episode and we are back! On Episode 73 the Living Japan crew talks about … More Living Japan Ep. 73
Yesterday was a family day. I took a break from thinking about summer camps (Job 1) and from thinking about orcs and vampires (Job 2) to focus on the more important things in life. Yeah, I’m getting all sentimental over the Mrs. and the boy. Summer is a busy time for all of us. Soon … More Family Day
Today has been a day for just managing to try and pick things up a little. That goes both for the real life and the writing life. Real life terms, I’ve been getting caught up on laundry, playing with my birds (literally), putting out the recycling, and once I’m done with this post I’ll be … More Housekeeping
I’m back from camp training and am using a bit of the rest time to work on the sequel. I’ve been super fortunate this time to be working with a de facto editor who is really helping me tighten up this manuscript. Within days of sending him the second draft he responded with a variety … More Still Editing and Still Planning
For the fourth summer in a row, I will be spending much of my time this year working at a summer camp in the mountains of Japan. All in all it will be over a month spent at camp, pretty much on a five days on, three days off schedule. Some of the things I … More Off to Camp
Health care is on my mind. Yes, due to everything happening in America. I want to share my experiences with something that I often hear described as universal healthcare. This post is going give you my personal story. It is not going to be an in depth statistical or cost/benefit analysis of this system. I … More A Few Words on Japan’s Health Insurance
Deadly Troubadour 