The time is 6:11 AM; I have very little time to write in peace before everyone wakes up. An interesting thing happened the other day. I’ve been stressed and anxious for many months about work. This is normal for an Account Manager because there is always the fear of losing accounts, of management restructuring yet…… Continue reading Journal Entry 5.10.2017
Author: Mateo de Colón
Global Citizen! こんにちは！僕の名前はマットです. Es decir soy Mateo. Aussi, je m'appelle Mathieu. Likes: Languages, Cultures, Computers, History, being Alive! \(^.^)/
Journal Entry – 5.8.2017
It is 5:56 AM on Monday, May 8th. It is a little later than I’m used to for a blog post; the household is going to wake up in about thirty minutes so I don’t have too much time. The weekend went quickly. Friday was Cinco de Mayo but we stayed in and did nothing…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 5.8.2017
つみきのいえ (The House of Small Cubes) – ‘One Life’ and the brevity of life
Last night I saw the short film つみきのいえ, ‘The House of Small Cubes.’ It is of an old man whose village has flooded over may years and so he continually must build another level to his house to stay above water. In the middle of every cube is a trap door leading to the lower,…… Continue reading つみきのいえ (The House of Small Cubes) – ‘One Life’ and the brevity of life
Journal Entry – 5.4.2017
It is 5:42 AM on May 4th 2017. Life has been a blur recently and I haven’t had time to write a journal entry. This is the month where I turn 40. This significant birthday has been looming on the horizon for some time now and made me feel as though I had turned forty…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 5.4.2017
Meditations – Marcus Aurelius
Meditations – Marcus Aurelius I just finished Meditations and have written down quotes from it that I wish to remember. As I’ve described in this post, I’m absolutely astounded at the knowledge of the Ancient World and just now realize what a disaster the fall of the Roman Empire was for the progress of human…… Continue reading Meditations – Marcus Aurelius
The Ancient World, Middle Ages, Christianity and Modern Times
LTMD: I address this to you as there really aren’t many people with whom I could speak freely regarding this subject. So, as I do with many ‘difficult’ topics I’d rather write it to you. I’ve recently become fascinated with the ‘ancient world,’ which is defined as the time before the fall of the Roman…… Continue reading The Ancient World, Middle Ages, Christianity and Modern Times
Great Quote – ‘The man who follows the crowd…
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been before. Creativity in living is not without its attendant difficulties, for peculiarity breeds contempt. And the unfortunate thing about being ahead of your time… Continue reading Great Quote – ‘The man who follows the crowd…
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival – Karate presentation
World Oyama Karate put on a demonstration at the 2017 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival. I’ve always enjoyed the festival but have never actually participated myself except for the preparation of the Japan Airlines float many years ago. My demonstration was called ‘kihon sono 4’ and we made BaySpo, (2017年4月14日) the Japanese language newspaper in…… Continue reading Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival – Karate presentation