It’s amazing what a puppy can do when you’re not looking. Nozomi had lots of fun chewing through the TV’s power cord, then snacking on the reception cable. Hopefully she doesn’t get too close to my server in the near future. USB and ethernet cables undoubtedly taste better …

This day has been years in the making, and it’s finally arrived; Reiko and I are now the proud caretakers of an over-excited puppy named Nozomi. Nozomi is a female miniature dachshund, born on May 7th of this year. Although she’s only been a part of the family for three hours we already know some interesting things about her.

It’s hard to believe, but three years have passed since Reiko and I traveled to the 各務原市役所 to sign the documents that would make us husband and wife. Thinking back on everything that has happened over the last 1,095 days, I still think it was one of the best decisions I’ve made.

Snow may be common in August for people living in some places very south of the equator, but it’s hard to believe that tomorrow’s weather forecast for here in Tokyo says “a chance of snow”. Of course, I can’t fault the weather guys for this one … there’s a chance for a big red spot to open up over Tokyo to match the massive storm on Jupiter, too … but it’s not very likely.

My parents taught me many years ago that when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Despite this fact, they’ve attached my email address to a spam chain containing 1,359 other email addresses. If I were an evil man, I’d send a message right back to each and every person …

There’s no denying that our desire to have the latest and greatest of everything is not very environmentally friendly habit to engage in, but it seems that there is one type of consumer that seems to have perfected the process of recycling their old and unwanted electronics: Apple loyalists.

There’s been quite a bit of talk online about a recent survey that asked people how much they would be willing to pay to use Twitter. Of the 1,981 people who responded, zero of them said they would want to pay. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, as people have been using the service for years without spending any money for the privilege of accessing our timelines or posting meaningless messages.

Sometimes a simple Tweet can have very unexpected results. In this case, a simple mention of a sticky mouse can make evoke an old-school response that is then misconstrued to mean something completely different. Communication is a scary thing …

Meiji sure likes to lay on the English when it comes to packaging. To make matters more interesting, they’re telling us how to eat their products, too! This might make sense for foods where preparations are needed … but for yogurt?

After years of putting off the purchase due to sheer good luck (and a patient Mother-in-law), the Mrs. and I have decided to bite the bullet and buy our first car this weekend: a purple Special Limited Edition Daihatsu Move. The biggest selling point was the pearl paint job, of course.

With the rainy season done, the citizens of Japan are bracing for another summer of sweltering heat and suffocating humidity. Meanwhile, back in the cool country of Canada, residents of Vancouver are enjoying some beautiful weather with darn near no humidity whatsoever.

The rainy season has been in full effect for what seems like forever, bringing with it lots of overcast skies. Since moving from 岐阜県 to 千葉県 it seems that every glance at the sky revealed either light gray clouds, or dark clouds and rain. Today, however, another color greeted the busy people of Tokyo …

It was not too long ago that I would look forward to the weekend so that I could visit one of the many local golf courses to knock a little white ball around a field of green. Like many things in my early 20s, I took the game way too seriously and would become incredibly upset whenever something did not go quite as well as expected. So, while I may have quit playing the real game, nothing will prevent me from enjoying a virtual game.