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July 2015 New Phone July was a pretty quiet month. I spent most of my time getting used to my new job and new car. After a bunch of research, I learned that I could not use my Japanese smart phone in America, so I had to buy a new one. It was expensive, but… Continue reading July 2015 – Gencon 2015 →

June 2015 New Boss Early in June I had a couple of interviews with SecureState, a computer security consultancy in Cleveland. They were looking for a technical writer to join a team that creates the final reports after the ethical hackers try to break into a client’s computer network. 六月の上旬「SecureState」という会社で就職の面接をしました。クリーブランドのコンピューターのセキュリティーのコンサルタント会社です。同僚のハッカーが顧客のコンピューターネットワークをに押し入たら報告書を作成するチームは書士ゃ草を採用しました。 Apparently they liked me because… Continue reading June 2015 – New Boss New Wheels →

May 2015 No News Is No News Well, I still do not have a job. Which is a boring story, so I will not dwell on it other than to say I have an interview early next month. じゃ、まだ仕事がありません。　つまらない話だから書き続きません。でも来月求職者の面接があります。 No Grill No Life I have tried to take advantage of my time off by learning… Continue reading May 2015 – Coloring →

April 2015 NEET In Japan they have a phrase for people like me, “NEET,” which stands for “Not in Education, Employment, or Training.” (1) Others might call me a “sponge,” a “leech,” or “a single guy who couldn’t cut it abroad.” Whatever the term, I spent the entire month of April searching for a job… Continue reading April 2015 – Stuck →

March 2015 R.I.P. Clifford Weier My father died on March 22 at our home surrounded by family and friends. For the last three months, my mother and I took care of him the best we could, but his health continued to fail. In January he could walk, in February he was wheelchair-bound, and in March… Continue reading March 2015 – R.I.P. Clifford Weier →

This is just a quick message. 短いメッセージです。 It has come to my attention that the plug-in I use to automatically update Facebook and Twitter when I create a new Bradblog post has not been working. I made some changes and am testing the plug-in now. Bradblogを更新の時にFacebookとTwitterを自動の更新をするプラグインは運ばなかったことが私の知るとこるなりました。変更を加えて今プラグインを確かめています。 In case you missed them, so far Bradblog has… Continue reading This Is Only a Test →

Cold and snow. That’s February in Ohio. さむくて雪がありませす。オハイオの二月です。 My job search continued to fail all month. Truthfully, I did not put much effort into it. Helping my mother and father seemed more important. My father’s heath continued to fail slowly. Like many cancer patients, he had good days and bad days, but the bad days… Continue reading February 2015 – Snow Fun →

Hello and welcome to Bradblog Version 2.0. Bradblogのバージョン2.0ようこそ。 The first Bradblog was a private blog I maintained during my years in Japan. Version 2.0 is a public blog which will be easier to read and easier to write. It will not have as many photos nor will it have videos. It is simply a way… Continue reading January 2015 – Back in the U.S.A. →