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Spring in Japan, as many of you know, is famous for the stunning, yet short-lived, cherry blossom season (cherry blossoms = sakura, is Japanese). This season didn’t disappoint and I was able to view one of the best locations for 花見 (cherry blossom viewing) in the Machida/Naruse area: The Onda River. The Onda River is…

Got out this morning for a short ride west and then return via the big Onekan Road. Lots of other cyclists out today it’s no surprise, the weather was fantastic. Here’s a quick 45 second video of my ride on Saturday, 18 April. Hope to get out tomorrow morning as well.

Taipei The spring holiday has been in the rear view mirror for some time now so I should probably back up a bit and update you on where we went and what we did last March. The spring semester started exactly 1 week ago and during that first week I was eager to find out…

Just hit 17:00 on Friday, 17 April. I came into my office for a few hours this afternoon to get ready for Monday morning classes. About 2 hours ago the Wi-Fi just dropped and I had to abandon any attempts to work so decided to hit the local grocery store for a few items to…

17 April and almost 5pm. It’s starting to rain and I’m still on campus. I’ve got to get packed up and headed home very soon. Tonight I need to help my daughter finish her essay on The Handmaid’s Tale. Anyway, I wanted to start a new blog this semester and this is my first time…