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"To America – With Profound Gratitude: My Journey to Freedom and Independence" by Reiko McKendry
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“Hirohito” by Herbert P. Bix – Part 2 of 4: Truth or fiction
I could not help but recognize so many of the names and characters in Bix’s book. This, in and of itself, is not unusual at all because I lived in Japan since birth in 1949 – nearly 4 years after … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – The essence of freedom
Almost a year ago, Jesse, our son, asked if we wanted to go on a cruise to Alaska with his family. I instantly said, “yes,” and David began working out the details with Jesse right away. David wrote a wonderful … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – An overnight success? Not!
April 2014 was a wonderful month in more ways than one. First, both David and I celebrated our 65th birthdays. Accordingly, effective the first day of the month, we had our health-care coverage switched from our former-employer-sponsored one to that … Continue reading
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“Hirohito” by Herbert P. Bix – Part 1 of 4: Deception
Have you ever read a book that made you feel angry and betrayed? I never have – until I read the book, “Hirohito” by Herbert P. Bix. As of this writing, I’m only 40% into the book. With so many … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Money and freedom
What is freedom? At what price is freedom worth it? I recently had an aha moment about freedom. Freedom is a concept that exists only because each of us is a human being and lives in a society made up … Continue reading
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Reflections
As I celebrated my 65th birthday this month, I had a chance to reflect on my life, which has been impacted by both good and evil. I have come to accept this reality of human existence for what it is. … Continue reading
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Returning a WWII soldier’s flag to the rightful owner’s family
This is a story of Kenneth Udstad, a World War II veteran. I came in contact with Kenny as part of an effort to reach out to as many World War II veterans in the United States as I can, … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – My third language to freedom
English is my second language. Growing up in Japan, I was fascinated by everything about it: its sounds, its grammatical structure (which is entirely different from my first language), and the cultural values that it carries with it. To me, … Continue reading
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“With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa” by E. B. Sledge
This is one of the books I wanted to read for quite some time since 2012 when I watched the following two sets of DVDs: A documentary, “The War,” which was a seven-episode program by Ken Burns, which originally aired … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Time Management
Every single day, except on the very last day of one’s life here on earth, each and every one of us is given exactly the same amount of time – 24 hours. Time does not discriminate against anyone. I’m driven. … Continue reading
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