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
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! \(^.^)/
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
Estate sales
Last weekend I came across two estate sales and decided to have a look around. Estate sales are much better than garage sales: at garage sales people are usually just getting rid of junk, things that are not very useful but at estate sales everything is for sale as the owner has passed away. But…… Continue reading Estate sales
Journal Entry – 4.15.2017
It is 5:10 AM on Saturday morning, April 15th, 2017. I’ve had my shot of wheatgrass, meditated, put way the dishes, and still have time for a journal entry. Today is the first day of a different schedule. Saturday Japanese class starts today for my son so our normal Saturday routine of karate followed by…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 4.15.2017
