

Why I stopped playing Ingress
In a conversation with the peerless Alice Tran, I figured out why I stopped playing Ingress: #personal #socialgame


En route to a great day
Meeting up with one of my former students from the 播南 days for Mexican food and an uber guitar session in the studio in Osaka today....


Rock 'n Roll
Spent the day with a former student who also happens to be a music addict like me. Actually, we are kind of like old souls who should...


PNG software engineer takes on the world from Japan
Here's a media article about my sempai at NAIST, Dr. Raula Kula (pictured here on the far left). I got to know him through many long and...
A wealth of contributions
Neato advice: "You are a PhD candidate, so you should present a wealth of contributions." Roger. I don't know yet exactly how to do that,...


So, I had an MRI
Since about the end of April, I've had a constant headache every day. So, during Golden Week at the start of May I pretty much took it...


"The Metallian"--the mythology of Judas Priest
I found this gem of a description in the wikipedia article on Judas Priest's 1984 album, "Defenders of the Faith," which describes the...
Proud of what I have to present
I've been so busy with various things these last two months that today is the first time since February that I will be presenting at the...


Back in Hawaii for Business and Reflection
'Twas a place of fiction, music, and solace. From April 1st to the 11th I returned to Hawaii, where I grew up and where my family lives,...


New spiffy-looking business cards
New business cards, front and back, care of http://www.mojoprint.jp/. The website is also live: http://plain-box.com #personal...