We’re staying with our friends Chris and Hope.
Chris is rare among my circle of friends. Usually I am the one telling people about all of the great new web services, tools, and websites out there. But in the week we’ve been here, Chris has filled me in on all of the things I’ve missed […]

Lulu.com is the best self-publishing service that I’ve never used. As soon as I get some time to do anything, I will.
In the meantime, I’ve been playing with their Titlescorer, an analysis tool that takes a working title for a book (or article for that matter) and assigns a percentage that estimates your book’s […]

The main reason I’m posting yet another essay here is because when I get it out in front of potentially more eyes than mine forces me to think about it more and go back and fix it. That being said, if anyone happens to read it and has some pointers they’d like to share, I’m […]

I’ve published a photo album / slideshow of 100 or so of our favorite photos from this year. It starts off with a photo of us and Kaoru’s grandpa, and if you push that teeny, weeny little white button on the left, the show will start.

Although we’ve been back in the States for over a month, we hadn’t officially circled the globe until last night. We arrived in San Diego safely.
It’s a strange feeling to be back in California after a year, but the weather here sure helps.