OnMyMind

I have been reflecting a lot on the autumn recently, specifically as to how the fall in West Nowhere Japan differs from my hometown. I came to western Japan from the north-eastern United States, New Hampshire to be specific, and have longed for the New England foliage ever since. It is only now that I am starting to have a fuller appreciation of the autumn in my adopted home…

I joined a Kendo club a few months back. Unfortunately, I started just before my summer vacation, so although I started about four months ago, I have only had about two months of practice. This is a relevant point, to me, as we have a Shiai coming up in two weeks…

One of these days I am going to have to break down and actually buy some software, I just have a hard time justifying the expense to my wife . It would be really nice to have Photoshop to work on graphics for my web sites, but I have too much fun trying to see what I can do without it…

One of the highlights of my week is always Friday morning. Friday is my ìresearch dayî at the university, so I have no classes there to teach. This allows me to spend the time working on projects, catching up on class preparation and follow-up, and to relax more. The best part of this is that I can go into the office, or not, whenever I want. It is this, which allows me to drive my son to school on Friday mornings, and to spend the following 45 minutes reading books and playing games with the kids there…

It seems that I was finally able to get MT up and running. I must admit, it was a rather frustrating experience, although I am sure that it didn’t have to be…