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
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President Trump – Getting better!
I was absolutely heartbroken by the images of the chemical attack in Syria yesterday; especially by Abdul Hamid Youssef holding his dead two babies. I fully support Trump launching the missiles at Syria and in doing so has taken action that Obama should have. Although I was an Obama supporter he did let some international problems…… Continue reading President Trump – Getting better!
Journal Entry – 4.6.2017
It is 6:01 AM on Thursday, April 6th, 2017. I’ve been awake since 3:30 AM; I stayed in bed until almost five trying to go back to sleep but then decided to get up and start the day. Today will be a busy one: I’ve got a travel fair in San Francisco in the middle…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 4.6.2017
Journal Entry 4.5.2017
It is 5:11 AM on Wednesday, April 4th, 2017. The past month or so has been a blur and I haven’t been in my routine of waking up early and thus haven’t written. My 40th birthday quickly approaches but I’ve felt like I’ve already hit it for a few months now for a couple of…… Continue reading Journal Entry 4.5.2017