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Deck: The Sequel
One of the nice things about the Saroma AET house was the deck that Hiram built about 10 years ago. Unfortunately, all of the decking wood except the posts were untreated wood, and over 10 winters of snowfall, giant plowed snowmounds, and their successive melting, the deck became pretty well rotted to bits. Intending to [...]
A Fun Photo Pun Poem
Hokkaido It’s like moosic to my ears I lake it a lot because the views are spoketacular
27 Days Back in the States
Even though this blog is mostly for my family and friends back in the states, I feel the need to write a small post about the series of trips I took to visit all of you just last month. First, thank you so much to everyone who I saw, who picked me up at whichever [...]
“Foresight is 20/20” by Michael Beeson
My friend Mike Beeson made a video for an online contest, and came in as a runner-up, winning a $2,500 prize. Check out the press release here at the iRise video contest or watch the video below.
Frivolous
I make a lot of fairly serious updates on this blog. Really, though, all sorts of dumb things are bouncing around inside my head. Here are a few: Battlestar Galactica The third episode of the fourth season might be just about the best episode of any television series I have ever seen. BSG is as [...]
Barack Obama
I’ve been watching the elections back in the states more fervently than I would like to admit. It’s ridiculous while at the same time very exciting. In 2000, I would have been extremely excited by a McCain nomination. Now, with the incredible promise of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, I find myself being far more [...]


