


New Year’s Resolutions 2022
I wrote my new year’s resolutions up last year just to give me something to write about when I was starting up this site with no idea whether I would […]

Yoro – You Only Ribu Once
The other day I was finally able to take a day out of my schedule to go for a good long walk. It turned out to be a much longer […]

To Be Blissfully Disconnected
If you are reading this on your phone or any other device late at night as you lie in bed, stop right now. Put it down and come back another […]

I’m Not Pissed, You Know?
Every time I would go to the toilet (sorry I keep mentioning my lavatorial habits in these blogs) at a certain foreign bar/restaurant here in Nagoya, there was a sign […]

The Wonders of a Broken Hip – Part 2: Life in the Old People’s Home
To clarify, I have, contrary to what the title of this post would have you believe, not been staying in an old people’s home for the past two and a […]

The Wonders of a Broken Hip – Part One
It’s a bit of an odd title to this post, I’ll admit. Surely there is nothing wonderous about breaking a hip bone. And you’d be right for thinking that, there […]

Killing Time In The Rehab Centre
It has been just over a week since my accident with that damned pedestrian who decided it was more important to look at his phone than consider the safety of […]

Running Circles Around Spring
Spring is here! At least it was for a day or two, then it decided to snow. I think spring may have got a little bit lost, but it’s definitely […]

Sunday morning. What to do?
My Sundays have changed much of late. As I attempt and moderately succeed to drink less, my mornings in general have become much fresher (and longer) than they were previously […]