Life

It’s been about eight months since I landed at North Island Naval Air Station, the final stop in my trip home from the Kuwait. Eight months is a long time. The unit that relieved us should be getting relieved themselves this month. It is now time for them to go home. One year ago today … Read more

So this whole thing seems really interesting. First I want to point out, in case anyone missed it, she was to take part in a wedding where there were to be 14 bridesmaids, 14 groomsmen and 600 guests. 600 guests! I don’t think I even know 600 people! I’ve lived in a town that didn’t … Read more

A couple of years ago I started something called Stress Free Fellowship. It’s a gathering of families from church at the beach around a fire. There’s no plan, there’s no schedule, there’s no anything. You just go and hang out. Without the stress of worrying about whether you’re prepared, have you bought the right stuff, … Read more

On April 21 by web hosting company had some difficulties that took my site down. It took about a week to get the site back up at all and as of this writing I’m still waiting for them to get my install of MovableType restored. I am hunting for a new web host but no … Read more

I’ve fallen behind in my blogging. The big transitions are starting to affect my life. The George Kahumoku concert has been edited together into a show. We’re putting the final touches on the content and packaging. It will hopefully go out the door next week. I’ve begun work on Cabrillo College Theater Arts Department’s production … Read more

Tako Productions had its first gig last night. George Kahumoku asked me to video the performance. Now I have about five hours of clips to edit into a DVD. Shooting the concert was a lot of fun. Camera work is pretty cool. The footage starts out jittery and gets better over the course of the … Read more

Two new companies were born today. Tako Productions is a small video production company with big league capabilities. Coffee Kahuna is a mobile barista ready to cater coffee at your next event. It seems I’ve made some decisions about what I am going to do next. I wonder if I’ll be able to make these … Read more

One of the things we’re doing while we’re here is checking out Japanese coffee shops. I’ve always loved the kissaten concept. It is interesting that most of the kissaten in Japan serve pretty bad coffee. My wife is amazing. She’s spent a lot of time researching the kissaten in Kyoto to find those that really … Read more

On Saturday, we went to Eiga Mura. I love this place. They film a lot of the samurai TV series here. I’m a big fan of samurai TV series such as Mito Komon. They have a sword fighting demonstration at which they pick people from the audience. Miyuki made a spectacle and I got chosen. … Read more

Visited with my brother-in-law and father-in-law for the first time in ten years. It was good to see them again. As well, I saw my sister-in-law and my niece. As I said, it was good to reunite. I’m looking forward to spending some time with them, catching up, and hopefully establishing some better routines for … Read more