Author Archives: Adam

It all starts with butter…

…or a cube of beef fat into a big, hot pan, followed by thin, delicate slices of well-marbled beef. Then comes the vegetables, tofu, mushrooms, scallions and yam noodles. Toss on some sake, mirin, shoyu, dashi and sugar and let … Continue reading

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Web Music

I used to listen to Pandora 40 hours a week, only when I was working. I’d turn it down low and keep it running until I clocked out. When they started limiting their free subscription to 40 hours per month, … Continue reading

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Voice Acting

When I worked for ECC in Osaka, a company that was one of the larger companies that provided English instruction in schools and in the private sector, I occasionally did voice acting for their manuals. It is very possible that … Continue reading

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Fort Ross and Stillwater Cove

It turns out that there are a lot of camp sites available in the Fort Ross area of the California coastline, and the beginning of September during the mid-week is an ideal time to get a place to yourself. We … Continue reading

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Hittin’ the road

Going to Davis, then Mendocino, then Monterey and then Toronto (T.dot). Be back soon!

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Happy Birthday and Hello!

This video goes out to my older brother, and Max and Mina. Here ya go…

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Big Fish

There it is, swimming an endless circle, the last of its group. Hard to imagine how such a large, shiny animal can suddenly mute into the endless blue backdrop, but when it happens only a keen eye can pull it … Continue reading

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Dreams

I am sometimes astounded by where my mind wanders when it is disengaged from the body. I have a deep abrasion that is taking a long time to heal (since I’m in the water 5/7 days a week), on the … Continue reading

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Summer Gig as an Underwater Explorers Instructor

For a few month, I will be teaching kids (8-13) to surface SCUBA dive in the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Great Tide Pool, through the Underwater Explorers program. Of all of the positions I’ve held at the Aquarium, this one is … Continue reading

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Morning Weezer

Before I’m off to work, I’d like to post this vid:

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