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May turned out to be a really fun month, full of games, art, and people beating other people up. 五月は楽しい月になりました。　たくさんのゲームとアートと互いに戦っている人がたくさんいました。 Kirapro Wrestling Although nowhere near the heights it reached in the 80’s, professional wrestling is alive and well in this century, especially in the form of small, independent organizations. I went to Itabashi to check… Continue reading May 2019 – High Society →

In April I moved to Indeed’s new office and declared war on my to-do list. 四月にIndeedの新しい事務所に引っ越して、 「やることリスト」に戦線布告しました。 Diner’s Club I managed to meet up with some old friends this month. Eiichi and I tried a newfangled ramen shop where you dip your noodles rather than having them served in the soup. It was a nice… Continue reading April 2019 – Golden Meh →

This month I continued my trip in the States and saw some art and flowers. 今月アメリカの出張を続けて 芸術と桜を鑑賞しました。 Hello, I Must Be Going At the end of last month I traveled to Austin, Texas on business. The whole trip was two weeks and I decided to spend the weekend at Mom’s place in Cleveland. We had… Continue reading March 2019 – Cleveland and Cherry Blossoms →

The big news from February is that I was back in the States for a business trip. I visited Indeed’s HQ in Austin, Texas for two weeks of training and overeating. This month, I was also busy furnishing my apartment. But I had a little fun as well. 二月の大きなニュースはアメリカに出張をしたことです。2週間の研修と暴食 のため/に テキサスのオースチンのIndeedの本部を訪ねました。　今月もアパートの家具もたくさん買いました．でもちょっと楽しかったです。 Cards on the Table… Continue reading February 2019 – Deep in the Stomach →

I tried to set a personal best for getting crap done in a single month. I managed to get an apartment, move in, install utilities, buy a bed, desk, refrigerator, microwave, and washing machine, get a new bank account, game, and take Japanese classes all during January 2019. How’s that for a start? I’m pooped.… Continue reading January 2019 – Shopping Maul →

Sorry for the delay, folks.  As you can imagine, December was crazily busy as I tried to learn a new job while searching for an apartment. みなさん、遅れてすみません。12月はすごく忙しくて新しい仕事を習いながらアパートを探していました。 Jobs My first month at Indeed went as well as can be expected.  My co-workers have all been friendly and helpful.  My boss flew out from Austin, Texas… Continue reading December 2018 – Here It Goes Again →

This month I moved back to Tokyo, Japan. (I like to cut to the chase!) 今月、引っ越して日本の東京に戻りました。　（単刀直入に言います!) Don’t Call It a Comeback When I left Japan in 2015, I knew I wanted to return, but that I could not go back to teaching. Instead, I had to have a job that 1. Required little Japanese language… Continue reading November 2018 – I Have Done All This Plus Some, And With All of This, I’m Not Done →

A Really Pame Lun My friends, Jim and Matt, and I returned to Fort Wayne, Indiana for JimMattBradCon III, a weekend of Dungeons and Dragons and inappropriate humor. We chose Fort Wayne because it is centrally located between the far flung homes of our group. AirB&B supplied us with a nice house and we had… Continue reading October 2018 – JimMattBrad Con III →

This month I got a little taste of Japan and Europe and my nephew won a plush cat. 今月日本の味とヨロパのがすこしあって甥は猫の塗りぐるみを勝ちました. A Little Bit of Home at Home My mom took my nephew to a video game arcade called “Round 1” near her and invited me along. As a kid, I loved video game arcades. These days,… Continue reading September 2018 – Round 1 Joy →

I’m old and now I have glasses. Click through if you would like to hear the tale of my vision. 年を取っていて今眼鏡をかけています. 私の視力の話を読むためにクリックしてください. A Conversation about Progressives That Isn’t Political Back when I was about 45 and still living in Japan, I noticed that my once-better-than-perfect vision was starting to fail. All my life I have… Continue reading August 2018 – Four Eyes →