Most of my day was spent looking after our little one. She was home sick from daycare, but still had plenty of energy to play. We spent the morning looking at little toys and reading books. After a failed attempt to get her to take a nap we went out and enjoyed the sunshine of … More The Sick Baby Chronicle
We had our little girl’s first birthday party today. Kind of. She woke up feeling cranky, and that isn’t really like her. Her eyes were a little puffy and she was slightly warm. Our poor little girl just wasn’t feeling her best. Still, after some playing and some resting she was in a good enough … More The Party
It was just over a year ago, around 11:30pm on March 3rd, when our daughter was born. I remember walking in the rain with my sleeping son in a stroller. We headed to the birth house desperate to make it one time. I made it just as she was crowning. It felt as if they … More Welcome to One
Thursday evening. I was just starting to relax at home after a full day of teaching when a message came in from a supervisor. Apparently Prime Minister Abe had made an announcement that schools should be closed. I work at a private school, which means we are technically exempt from following such an order. But … More Love in the Time of Corona (1)
I’m pretty beat. Sure, part of it is work. But the better part is due to some pretty serious playing around with my kids. Basically from the time I picked them up until the little one needed to be out to bed almost two hours later is was just sheer fun but ones with daddy. … More Friday Night
I’m sitting on the train listening to blues. Gary Clark, Jr. if you are curious. Today has been a day. Long and tiring. It a bad day, although there were moments in it that certainly weren’t good. My four year old is having a difficult time that time moves in even when he doesn’t want … More End of the Day
After 15 years of living in this wonderful country, I sometimes take it for granted how many advantages there are to living here. And these advantages aren’t just tied into the city of Tokyo, where I have lived since 2012, but can also be found in many of the smaller, countryside cities. For what it … More 5 Reason to Live in Japan
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
At lunch time yesterday I went to the school cafeteria as usual. It is fairly uncommon for an elementary school here in Japan to have a cafeteria, but after so many years at this school it is our normal. The children typically go up to a counter and get their own trays and plates. Teachers … More “Why Don’t You Wash Your Hair?”
Let’s look back to around four years ago. I was walking my normal route to the train station. As I neared the station I saw a local politician handing out flyers. Let me stop and clear something up. Because of election laws and traditions here in Japan, of which I will not pretend to be … More Can Politicians Change?
Deadly Troubadour 