It is Friday morning at 6:44 am. My bachelorhood is coming close to an end with the return of the family from Japan on Monday. This has me thinking of all the chores I have yet to do and luckily I’ve been very productive and only have cleaning the upstairs bathroom as well as laundry…… Continue reading Journal Entry – October 16th, 2015
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My life journal.
Une soirée merveilleuse
Un autre jour sans la famille. I had thought I would very much enjoy this time alone but the expected euphoria has yet to arrive. I feel nothing – except that I very much miss my family. Having two small children is like running a marathon. There are moments when the endorphins kick in -…… Continue reading Une soirée merveilleuse
Journal Entry 9.25.2015
I returned home from Japan on Monday. That was my longest trip in a while but it still went much too quickly. I think I’ll go back and make some comments on my picture posts so I don’t have to recount everything here. Returning home has been strange. The primary reason is that my family…… Continue reading Journal Entry 9.25.2015
Sunset – Thursday, September 24, 2015
Perhaps the final sunset from my view for 2015. It will now be hidden behind the mountain until it returns next spring. In 2014 I called the final sunset also on September 25th in this blog post; yet in my calendar I had it on September 22nd. I guess it just depends if I’m watching…… Continue reading Sunset – Thursday, September 24, 2015
Graves of the 47 Ronin
I visited Sengakuji after a late night and too many bottles of Shochu in Nishiogikubo. I went drinking with a Japanese friend and it was a great experience although I do not remember much of it. He was dressed in traditional Japanese clothing and the street he took me to was lined with small, seemingly Edo-era restaurants.…… Continue reading Graves of the 47 Ronin
Koma Shrine 高麗神社
Koma Shrine http://goo.gl/maps/qw0V1 I learned that this was a Korean shrine but nobody could explain the history behind it. Yes, ok, it is a Korean shrine but what is a Korean shrine doing in Japan? Is there a large Korean community nearby? To find the answer I had to do a simple Google search and…… Continue reading Koma Shrine 高麗神社
Starbucks Gold Card
I’ve got elite status at Starbucks for another year. Why? Because one of my biggest pet-peeves is being late and here in the Bay Area being late is pretty easy to do with the traffic; especially because Californians are not very good drivers and it is almost a certainty that there will be an accident…… Continue reading Starbucks Gold Card
NASA – Frequent Flyer
I just signed up for the NASA Frequent Flyer program where your name will be embedded on a microchip aboard the InSight Mission to Mars as well as subsequent missions. Link: http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/insight/ My NASA boarding Pass for the InSight Mission NASA Frequent Flyer