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"To America – With Profound Gratitude: My Journey to Freedom and Independence" by Reiko McKendry
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Paradigm Shifts
Since I began investing in real estate, I have had to overcome many prejudices I held about how it is done. In retrospect, every single one of these prejudices was based on my own ignorance. It is easy to dismiss … Continue reading
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“Hirohito” by Herbert P. Bix – Part 3 of 4: A different path
Having gone through the Japanese educational system from kindergarten through junior college, and with some work experience under my belt in a Japanese company, in 1971, I began working for my first American boss, Bernard Krisher. Bernie was the Bureau … Continue reading
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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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