Hokkaido Autumn Travelogue 2026
My family and I spent a glorious autumn vacation, 1-8 November 2026, in Hokkaido, Japan. As my kids are now working adults, it's hard to coordinate family vacations. But hey,…
Tower Records Sapporo
Sapporo, Japan has TWO Tower Records stores! And I was lucky enough to stumble into both of them during my recent family vacation to Hokkaido on November 2026! Founded in…
Mr. Mojo Rising
The is my tribute blog to Mr. Mojo Risin' (Jim Morrison) and Mojo magazine. I have always dug the word, "Mojo". Cute yet mysterious, mythical and menacing. Mojo is an…
Easy Like Sunday Morning
"Easy Like Sunday Moring" is an elegant relaxing phrase taken from ballad, "Easy", composed by Lionel Richie, while he was "Still" (another great Lionel Richie composition), in the Commodores. "Easy…
Have A Child, Plant A Tree, Publish A Book
This is a Blog about Leaving Lasting Legacies. We should always leave the World a better place than we were born in. Well, kind folks, today, 22 October 2026, I…
Thenolious Monk
I want to tip my Pork-Pie Hat Tribute to the great Thenolious Monk. "A Monk is a man who is separated from all and who is in harmony with all."…