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I spent pretty much the entire month of November packing and moving heavy boxes around. I had a short Thanksgiving vacation at the end of the month when I saw my apartment. There are a few photos of it to share before I mess it all up. 十一月ほとんど詰て重い箱を移動していました。月末に短いThanksgivingの休み中アパートをみました。汚ないになる前の写真があります。 To Keep or Not to Keep, That… Continue reading November 2015 – Packing
2015 continued to be a year of change for me in October as I quit my job of three months and prepared to start a new on in November. In addition to that story, I have a couple of photos for you. 2015年は変更の年続いています。10月に三ヶ月の仕事を退いて11月に新しい仕事を始めるの準備をしました。そして写真が二つあります。 Goodbye SecureState, Hello TravelCenters of America I knew I was in trouble… Continue reading October 2015 – Putting Pieces Together
September was a very quiet month. Most importantly, and most interestingly, I took a long overdue trip to Ann Arbor to visit my old friends Jim and Alison. The rest of this update is devoted to miscellaneous goofing off. 九月は静かでした。一番大切で面白いものはアナーバーにジムとアリソンと言う昔から友達に訪問が延び延びになっていました。更新の他は色々なささい事柄です。 Ann Arbor Although my friend from Kindergarten, Jim, and his wife, Alison, live a three-hour… Continue reading September 2015 – Ann Arbor
August was a long, hot, dull month. The only interesting thing I did was visit the Cleveland Aquarium with my family. 七月は長くて熱くてつまらない月でした。家族とクリーブランドアクアリアムに行くことは面白いことを一つしかありませんでした。 Cleveland Aquarium On the 9th, my family and I traveled to an area of Cleveland known as “The Flats.” This is a low lying area on the Cuyahoga River that, before World War… Continue reading August 2015 – Cleveland Aquarium
Mom bought me some green tea for the trip! お母さんはお茶を買ってくれました！ Contacting Brad Unlike most blogs, comments are unavailable in Bradblog. If you would like to contact me, my e-mail is the same as always and you can still find me on Facebook or Twitter. I read those sites daily although I rarely post. 他のブログに違い、Bradblogはコメントがありません。 連絡をしたかったら、メールがいつも同じでFacebookとTwitterで見つけられます。 毎日そのサイトを読んでもあまり更新しません。
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