Now (or Recently)
The "now page" concept comes from an idea by Derek Sivers to have people communicate what they're focused on now at this point in their lives.
Find all past media reviews on my Reviews page.
Current Personal Status
2025-06-15 – 2025-06-30
I have the joy of touring Japan with my daughter for two weeks, revisiting places I lived in Japan as a boy (Karuizawa and Kagoshima), as well as Tokyo and Kyoto. I will have a photos site to share photos from the trip on after I get home.
Some of the highlights so far have been:
- Visiting the old house I lived in in Karuizawa, and generally enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery there.
- Visiting Kagoshima, eating some amazing food there (they have the best food in Japan, in my opinion), and riding the ferry to Sakurajima, the active volcano that overlooks the city.
- Enjoying the chaos of Tokyo Asakusa, and visiting the Senso-ji temple, as well as Shibuya and Akihabara.
- Spending time in some lesser known temples and bamboo groves in Kyoto. Also the city was nice and the food was outstanding.
Podcasts
Podcast episodes without links are members-only but I think are interesting enough to post in case you want to investigate them.
MacStories Unwind – The Big Update You Probably Didn’t Even Notice
Six Colors – Hot EU summer and unreliable AI shortcuts (6C Podcast)
The Race F1 Podcast (Members) – Feel-good fun or ‘an insult’ to F1 fans? Our no holds barred, spoiler-heavy review of F1: The Movie
Accidental Tech Podcast – 644: You Have to Invert
The Race F1 Podcast (Members) – Deconstructing Norris’s 2025 struggles + Austria preview (ad-free)
Books
TV Shows
Your Friends & Neighbors • 2025 • What a season! What a show! This ranks way up there on the all time favorites list. Very curious about where it goes next. • Loved It!
Long Way Home • 2025 • The Long Way series are always very entertaining, and two episodes in, this is no exception. I really love the European focus of this one. Will keep watching. • Loved It!
Food and Drink
- Fuji Ramen (富士らーめん) in Asakusa, Tokyo – A great ramen shop with a very friendly owner who tries to learn the languages of all his foreign guests. The ramen was delicious.
- Matcha Cafe in Asakusa, Tokyo – Wow, the matcha shakes and the matcha pudding and the Mozzarella cheese toast!
- Michiya Tonkatsu (みちや) in Kagoshima – The best tonkatsu – not I think, but I KNOW, I’ve ever had, and I’ve had a lot of tonkatsu.
