Going Alone

The Good Life Meditation is my daily recitation and reminder of personal objectives and principles used in pursuit of a purposeful life...

Two weeks back in the USA and I feel like my spirit has returned to America. I wasn’t fully home that first week, not half back; doing my...

Guess what? House number three—the “Golden House”—is back on the market. If only it were just a half hour closer to town, then this house...

Another day in this little room. At least there’s rain, which feels like the outdoors so near. I can still hear the sea through the rain,...

There’s a super-strong wind blowing in the dark. The dogs were confused when I opened the door to the yard and let them out. There’s a...

Covid is winning today. This virus is certainly tough. Now, my cognitive sense is scrambled, in addition to all the other symptoms. It’s...

Day three of COVID and the virus is back and fighting. I’ll try and do less today and mostly just read and watch shows on TV. I want to...

There’s nothing like a brush with a dangerous virus to make me wonder if I’m wasting much time in life. It’s a dress rehearsal for the...

Wow! Really sick this morning. I’m gonna need to get tested. And my plans for the day, and maybe the weekend, are scraped. Nevertheless,...

The Good Life Meditation is my daily recitation and reminder of personal objectives and principles used in pursuit of a purposeful life...

I resolved today’s necessary professional and personal tasks into a to-do list, which helped. Otherwise, the day ahead looks like a br'er...

Yumiko and I walked slowly together with our dogs around the block last night after work. We were conspiring. Nobody who saw us would...

It was a scary drive home yesterday, falling asleep on the freeway while driving during rush hour. I did stop the car to doze beside the...

Such a challenging first day back at work. A real parade of folly, insofar as not realizing the day was a holiday and attending meetings...

The last twenty-four hours since coming back have been hard. But, that’s to be expected after a good vacation, right? As it’s difficult...

Here is the result of my evening walk through Toi. I estimate about 40% of the homes in this town appear dark and deserted. This video is...

The Good Life Meditation is my daily recitation and reminder of personal objectives and principles used in pursuit of a purposeful life...

Two days back I made an Abandoned Japan video, while yesterday it was The Bench. Today, I made a new Walking in Japan episode seasoned...

Yesterday, I uploaded my first Abandoned Japan video in nearly a decade. Today, Jim Mullins (MULLY) and I reunite at The Bench for our...

While enjoying my evening walk just now I passed a house which is significant in my family’s history. About nine months before I went to...