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Arakawa Cyclo-Camping Tour 2
July 1, 2008 · 4 Comments
Distance: 105.34 miles Time in motion: 9 hours 07 minutes 25 seconds (including 1 hour of walking) Average speed: 11.5 mph Max speed: 33.0 mph My second tour up the Arakawa River was . . . very different than my first tour, and also much, much wetter! What was similar was that UK Mike came with me again, but this time also the Can rolled with us. And beyond any of our imaginations, we had our respective female companions waiting for us at the campsite! (they took the train and a bus to get there) We all knew... [Read the full story]
Japan
Kyu-Furukawa Gardens
July 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
On Saturday April 14, 2007 I spent a sunny afternoon walking around Kyu-Furukawa Gardens. It is one of about a dozen official traditional gardens around Tokyo. I’ve been to about half. I’d say this about a medium-sized one. What makes this garden special is the large, traditional-style western house on its premises. I recommend this park for a quiet afternoon alone taking photos, or as a nice date location. PHOTOS: (click on a photo to start a slideshow, navigate with the arrow keys or mouse) (function($){$(document).ready(function(){$("#px8... [Read the full story]
Writing
Searching for a Spontaneous Apocalypse
July 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
I wrote “Searching for a Spontaneous Apocalypse” for a summer school class in 1999 when I was a graduate student at the University of South Florida. The assignment was to take one book of the Bible and depict it artistically (painting, poem, short-story, collage, etc). I chose to write a short-story in spontaneous prose style about the events of the Book of Revelations set in present time. I wrote it all in one sitting, taking about 6 hours, maybe less, between the hours of 9pm and 3am. I consider it to... [Read the full story]
Cycling
Cycling–average speed record SMASHED!!
July 3, 2008 · 4 Comments
Distance: 15.78 miles Time in motion: 55 minutes 47 seconds Average speed: 17.0 mph (NEW RECORD!!) Max speed: 27.3 mph From 7:10pm to 8:10pm tonight, during my final lesson of the night, I was literally nodding off. Earlier I had been feeling strongly about going riding again tonight, riding the same route as last night. Once I got home though after all the nodding off, I realized I didn’t have it for a ride tonight and should rest. After all, I did do 50 pushups this morning as well. All windows were... [Read the full story]
Skimboarding
Skimboarding 2008 session 01 — with Aya!
June 17, 2008 · 4 Comments
It was a very late start to the skimboarding season this year, but I finally made it out to Chigasaki for my first skimming session of 2008. Usually I start in early to mid-May. However, cyclo-camping became the new rage this spring, thus a late skimboarding season start. It was Aya’s very first time to skimboard! She is a surfer and snowboarder, so she got the basics down impressively fast. The conditions weren’t that good this time, but we were both able to manage some decent rides anyway. We... [Read the full story]
Photography
Kyu-Furukawa Gardens
July 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
On Saturday April 14, 2007 I spent a sunny afternoon walking around Kyu-Furukawa Gardens. It is one of about a dozen official traditional gardens around Tokyo. I’ve been to about half. I’d say this about a medium-sized one. What makes this garden special is the large, traditional-style western house on its premises. I recommend this park for a quiet afternoon alone taking photos, or as a nice date location. PHOTOS: (click on a photo to start a slideshow, navigate with the arrow keys or mouse) (function($){$(document).ready(function(){$("#px8... [Read the full story]
Poetry
Juno inspired poem
April 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
written where: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan where exactly: in my apartment written with: computer when: February 24, 2008 I was inspired to write this poem by the lyrics in the songs in the JUNO soundtrack. I hear broken hearts make you strong, If so I should be able to lift the world. But what pain would that end? Where is she now? She’s still my friend, At least that’s what dreams portend. In the end. My review of the movie JUNO Read More →
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Video
Nakano group lesson teaching, 6-27-2k8
Only two students came to the 8:30pm group lesson at the Nakanao Community Center on Friday June 27th. Denny is always good for telling stories though. Here he talks about... [Read more]
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Cycling
Cycling–average speed record SMASHED!!
Distance: 15.78 miles Time in motion: 55 minutes 47 seconds Average speed: 17.0 mph (NEW RECORD!!) Max speed: 27.3 mph From 7:10pm to 8:10pm tonight, during my final... [Read more]
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Writing
Searching for a Spontaneous Apocalypse
I wrote “Searching for a Spontaneous Apocalypse” for a summer school class in 1999 when I was a graduate student at the University of South Florida. The assignment... [Read more]
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Skimboarding
Skimboarding 2008 session 01 — with Aya!
It was a very late start to the skimboarding season this year, but I finally made it out to Chigasaki for my first skimming session of 2008. Usually I start in early to mid-May.... [Read more]
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Movie Reviews
I have been in a bit of a Harrison Ford marathon lately having re-watched all Indiana Jones movies in preparation for the release of the fourth installment... [Read more]
Like most people I’m a big fan of Pixar films, but CARS just didn’t seem to have enough of it to be a worthy addition to the Pixar Pantheon.... [Read more]
It was yet another rainy Sunday afternoon when I finally watched RIDING GIANTS, a movie given to me by Brady long ago. This is a documentary chronicling the... [Read more]
Just got back from watching INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, the climax of 7 weeks spent in the Indiana Jones universe. It was a... [Read more]
