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
This is one of those days where social media is nifty. Especially that part where we get reminded of past events. Sure, many of those reminders are rather bland, but every now and then something worthwhile comes up. Five years ago I was accepted into grad school here in Tokyo. At the time my wife … More Five Years Ago
Woohoo! The latest episode of the Japan-centric podcast I co-host has its latest episode up! As co-host Edgar puts it: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/…/podcast/living-japan/id822107478… Wordpress: https://livingjapanpodcast.wordpress.com/ Brent opened this week’s conversation by asking Motoi and Edgar about their thought’s on the recent arrival of Carl’s Jr. to Japan, specially because their presentation is very different to the … More Living Japan Ep 71
I woke up this morning and as I start to get moving the Mrs whispers to me “Leo got a fever during the night. He threw up. He needs to stay home from daycare today.” At the same time three thoughts flooded my mind. I didn’t need to wake up and could just linger in … More Leo had a Fever
My boy is just a hair over two years old, and there are so many ways that I see bits of myself in him. There are some simple things. He has a love of books and a love of music. His favorite activities seem to be singing, dancing, and reading. Reading and singing are certainly … More Like Father Like Son
My goodness ho the time moves. It seems not so long ago that he was just this little bundle. All the little cliches about tiny babies and how quick they grow are true. Without pictures it’s hard to remember each little stage. They’re just dots that flick by to be replaced by something new. Too … More I’ve Got a Two Year Old
I talk about my wife, Rika, a lot. I think it annoys some people and amuses others. But why shouldn’t I talk about here a lot? After almost seven years of marriage I’m still giddy to be around here. Recently she’s been working on her own projects, that she writes about on her own website. … More Rika’s Art
Before I come off like too much of a jerk, let me just clarify that title. I don’t mean “I won” as in “I’m the best.” How would something like that even be graded? But every parent knows that there are days when the job just gets the better of them. I’ve only been at … More Today I Won At Parenting
Today was a day. Nothing extraordinarily tiring or anything, but at the end of the day I just felt weary. If anything, the day was long. I get home with enough time to sit long enough for the tiredness to creep forth. The Mrs. and the little one arrive. He gets to play. She decides … More Little Man Sleeping
Deadly Troubadour 