A, B...and C
I've been debating with myself for a while whether I should make this public knowledge, but I've decided to go ahead...because you might see something is up anyway. It's hard to write about food, when...
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Never forget what?
I do not currently own a television set - or rather, I own a physical TV, but we still have to get it hooked up. This means that I can easily avoid the 24 hour news channels and such, which today I'm...
View ArticleRadiation good and bad
(ETA: If you're interested in what's going on, or could have happened, at Marcoule, the radioactivity level monitoring page operated by the Commission de Recherche et d'Information Indépendantes sur la...
View ArticleThank you, Steve.
In 1999, I found myself suddenly without a job in my regular field (graphic design) and feeling lost. I was also going to a very bad patch, relationship-wise. To get me out of my deepening rut, my...
View ArticleIn twilight
I am not well. There's no getting around it. I am not well, physically or mentally, though I am relieved that I am a bit better mentally. I have, in the past, felt far worse on that front, so I can...
View ArticleA short biography of my father
As I've already mentioned online somewhere, my father died in late November. His memorial service will be held in February, at the church he attended. I wrote up a short biography for the pastors at...
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A little bit more about my father
This piece was originally posted on Quora in response to this question. I wanted to re-post it here with some additions, as a part of my own history and that of my family. It contains some painful and...
View ArticleOne morning
I woke up, and no longer felt like I wanted to go right back to bed. Progress.
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Year of the Snake
Every year, Apple Japan creates a great New Year image for their 'hatsu-uri' (first sales of the year) email newsletter. This year is no exception.Happy New Year to everyone. Hoping that 2012 will be a...
View ArticleTwitter archive and memories
I downloaded my Twitter archive today for my main account @makiwi. In March 2011, I tweeted 7,041 times. Most of that were my desperate efforts to try to keep people updated with news regarding the...
View ArticleMoving over from Feedburner to URI.TV
I'm in the process of updating all of my sites, including this one. (Although I'm not sure I'm going to update the design here. I do like my falling purple leaves.) One of those changes is migrating...
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We Love Funassyi, a new Tumblr blog
I've decided to start a Tumblr blog about Funassyi, the yellow and blue pear fairy and the unofficial yuru-chara or gotouchi-chara (local/regional mascot) from Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.Why? Because I'm...
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Against my better judgement...
I may post a bit about tatting here from time to time.read more
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Notes on the "Next steps in shuttle tatting" class on Craftsy
Here are some notes on the advanced tatting class offered on Craftsy. The class is taught by Marilee Rockley, aka Yarnplayer, and is called Next Steps in Shuttle Tatting.read more
View ArticleWhere?
I am still writing quite a bit. Because it's much easier these days to write on my phone, that's what I do. And most of my words end up on Facebook. Which is fine, for people on Facebook. But...
View ArticleMajor updates and new site
I have finally updated Just Hungry and Just Bento to new mobile-first designs, so they don't look awful on smartphones and the like. Actually Just Hungry was already more or less fixed, but Just Bento...
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Notes on the "Next steps in shuttle tatting" class on Craftsy
Here are some notes on the advanced tatting class offered on Craftsy. The class is taught by Marilee Rockley, aka Yarnplayer, and is called Next Steps in Shuttle Tatting.read more
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