For me, that equation and the breaking point was reading “Your money or your life“. I had a good job. I was well paid, I liked my colleagues, and really had no reason to complain. But I was also terribly unhappy. I had anxiety about going work everyday, frequently hoping …
I came across this subreddit called /r/antiwork. It consists of memes people have made about capitalism and work. They are all bitter/sweet. They’re funny but also sad since they ring true. The system is broken and unsustainable. We’re all aware of it, we just don’t know where to start to …
The Greek poet Hesiod once wrote, “Observe due measure; moderation is best in all things.” and the older I get the truer I find this. Too much of a good thing can ruin it, or at least make it less special. We see this in our daily lives all the time. …
Zuimei and I visited Taiwan this week. We went to the night market, the Yingge Pottery area and Din Tai Fung for soup filled dumplings (xiao lum bao). We got to see Tony and Phil and spent a wonderful day together.
I fired the kiln for the first time today. Zuimei had bought the kiln online for around $1200, and is a very large gas kiln. We had to get a crane to move it into place. Weighing in at 800 kg it was not easy to get into place and …
My brother and sister in law took me to Ashikaga Flower Park which was absolutely amazing. We arrived in the evening, around 6 but the park was completely lit up and still super busy. The first thing we thing we saw was the most amazing wisteria I have ever seen. …
Our property in Japan is larger than the property in Newmarket. the garden is quite extensive and is a variety of flowers, vegetables, wild plants and more. We have several Sakura (Cherry blossoms) and Rhododendron, with beautiful pink flowers, as well as wild mountain flowers, the red and fuchsia. We’ve …
We’ve now arrived in Japan. The weather has been clear, but cold when we first arrived. The house was 5 degrees! and with no central heating it took a long time to get comfortable. Significant work has been done, and not cheaply, to ensure that it’s a home we’re comfortable …
The house in Japan is complete. On time, just like they said it would be. New insulation, new windows, new everything. 10 days out from moving now. Most of the packing is done. Maybe one or two more boxes to go and some documentation to finish up.