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In November of last year (2020), I attempted to make sushi for my 7-year old son, Gabriel. For some weird reason, sushi is one of his favorite foods, so I wanted to do something special for him. I bought some salmon, seaweed, soy sauce, that green stuff that’s super bitter, even a bamboo mat to…
Sana and I were recently invited to our Vietnamese friend’s home for lunch. She’s a sweet gal, always a smile on her face, we love her to death. Well, we arrived to her apartment, and realized they don’t have a dining table. They sit cross-legged on a bamboo mat when they eat, and then fold…
What’s that you say? An “icky guy”? I’m not sure what you mean… you may be saying to yourself. No, I’m actually referring to the Japanese word ikigai, which literally means a life worth living. You may ask someone: “What is your purpose in life?” “Why were you put on this earth?” “What is the overarching…
Whenever someone books an interview for my show, I have a question in the scheduler that asks a rather simple question: What do you want to talk about? I don’t have a list of 10 questions I’m going to ask, nor do I have an agenda on how I think the interview should go. In…
Years and years ago, circa 2009, I had the chance to attend a clinic given by the Canadian Brass – one of my favorite all-time groups for many reasons – at Indiana University. I was stationed at Ft. Knox, KY at the time, so it was just a few hours drive to see them play,…