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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, things started to go downhill. I had stopped listening to Pandora until relatively recently, only … Continue reading »

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 in some classroom or study area that Japanese people are listening to my voice, trying … Continue reading »

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

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

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 out of shadows. Where giant tuna once were, a massive bait ball now dominates the … Continue reading »

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 back of my right hand, and so my father gave me a special oil to … Continue reading »

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 by far the most fun, flexible, and provides the best opportunity to get young people … Continue reading »

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

One of the last things I did on my vacation is something I haven’t done since I lived in Japan: I made a big pot of curry. Curry is one of those dishes that evokes a plethora of sentimental memories and can awaken experiences from long ago. I can feel the humid heat of Nara … Continue reading »

In anticipation of the BJ Penn and Vanderlei Silva fights coming up, I’d like to share this video: