I was wandering around Japantown today, and I saw an old man playing with his dogs in Peace Plaza. In bad Japanese, I asked him for permission to photograph the dogs. He nods, “Douzo”, and bounces a blue racquetball towards the big concrete Stupa across the square. The little brown dog darts after it. Meanwhile, [...]
When in the course of a writer’s development it becomes necessary for one blogger to dissolve the commercial bonds and to assume among the powers of the Web, a separate and equal domain to which the Principle of Net Neutrality and of Free Speech promise, and decent respect to the opinions of Tom requires that [...]
I’m at an age when most people have stopped actively looking forward to the next year, and when most people have not yet begun to lament the relentless march of time. The mid-twenties have it’s own quiet little crisis, as friends start stressing about reaching 30. The truth is I enjoy getting older. Every waking [...]
I’ve been crawling around my apartment like a sick cat since Wednesday. I’ve never had a UTI before, but there is no mistaking it when you get one. It started Tuesday, and I decided to hold off on my ride until the pain resolved. The next day, the infection spread to my kidneys and I [...]