When I was a wee lad, I was a bit of an "intellectual." This was both an affectation, in that I tried very hard to be "smart," and something that in retrospect was actually true. I was much more into thinking and learning than I…
Continue reading...The third of my columns for the local Setouchi Times newspaper ran January 10, 2024, so I made it a New Year themed one. I discussed some American New Year's traditions and my own preference for the slow, traditional feel of Japanese oshogatsu. The picture…
Continue reading...Following up on Part #1, here is the second of my columns for the local Setouchi Times newspaper. This time, I talked about my new photography and birdwatching interests. It ran on December 18, 2023. In an interesting development, 95-year-old local photographer and birdwatcher Yamamoto…
Continue reading...Late last year, Uraoka Tomoaki of the local newspaper "Setouchi Times" asked if I would be willing to write a monthly column, about anything at all, but for free. It sounded like a fun thing (Me, a newspaperman!) so I said yes. Now, I think…
Continue reading...Today, 21 February 2023, is the official release date of my first authored book, Discovering Yamaguchi Sake. It's hard to believe the day has finally come. I first conceived of the idea way back in the spring of 2020, when the pandemic was first making…
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