Memories

Seven years ago we took our son #1 home from the NICU after a 53 day stay (he was born … More

Death

Frida Kahlo’s “Girl with Death Mask.” Lots of deathly thoughts today. First, some insightful quotes from Reverend Dr. Kenji Akahoshi … More

Today, I turned 35. What a difference a year makes. Here is last year’s birthday post. It has been a … More

Well, this weekend was a bit of a set-back in my “feeling mostly happy” streak. It all started with the … More

仕方が無い My first experience with “shikata ga nai” was hearing my father-in-law say it. In the five years that I … More

photo credit I’ve been notably happier since we returned from our Japan trip. The arbitrary “start over” button of New … More

1. Having to go through his email to find a receipt for a water filter he bought that you have … More

I spent New Year’s in Japan. It felt right to get the hell out of here. Start a new year … More

It was Trunk-or-Treat night. Parents busily decorated before the stampede of costume-clad children came. All I could think about was … More

I don’t know how to explain it. I feel like Woody in Toy Story 2 with a broken arm, never … More