Month: April 2017
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Peace in Death
Death is a topic that we often avoid or try to pretend does not exist until we are faced with the reality. Many people are so afraid of death that they never really live and this occurs in various forms. Some of us never take risks because of the chance we might die – taking…
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Getting Back To It
I have been back home now for four days, but today is the first day that I have had a chance to catch up and return to a normal schedule of activities. My to-do list is ginormous, but one task at a time will take care of it. 🙂 It is good to get back…
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TWWs
Well, it has been a few weeks since I last updated on my workouts as I had been changing up my gym time and focusing more on the yoga. Instead, I’ll just update on my exercise activities while away – if I can recall (thus sans dates…). 3.67km run/walk 6.07km run/walk 23k steps (Kyoto trip)…
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Podcast Fav 9: S-Town
Well, I was waiting for the next season of Serial to come out, so when M mentioned a new season was available, I immediately checked it out. However, it is not actually a new season of Serial itself, but a spinoff called S-Town. The Serial season is in production still, so will have to wait…
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_Station Eleven_ by Emily St. John Mandel
__Station Eleven_ by Emily St. John Mandel This book hit the popularity scale a couple of years ago, but I have been a bit slow with reading what is popular. Mostly I have been reading from the AWN Book Club list, but as I was away on holiday, I thought that I would expand. 😛…
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Home Again
No matter how much fun or at home one is made to feel on holiday, there is still something sweet about coming back to the place where one calls “home”. As an expat for most of my life, I generally define home as “where my stuff is”. The phrase of “home is where the heart…
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Hanami
In Japan, the best seasons are the fall and spring. These are the times of the year when you can be outside and enjoy all that the flora can offer around town. Or, many people take special trips around this time. The spring offers views of the famous cherry blossoms where you can see people…
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Tones
It has been an amazing time spending it with my 11-year-old godson. He is really a good kid and his parents have done a fantastic job with him so far in teaching him to be a responsible little person. He has a lovely personality and no doubt will become a wonderful young adult. Still, I…
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Interview
Well, I have kept this quiet until the interview was done and until I felt a little more certain about the possible direction. The former is probably about there while the latter will have to wait until some kind of response is received. Still, there is a slight possibility of a job in Japan. I…
