Category: Parent

SSL Troubles

Man it has been a bitch getting things to play right.  Everything was looking good until I tried to switch over to https.  Now even though I can see the site fine on the...

Site Renewal

Well, I’ve finally got the site back up.  I’ve updated the server and converted my previously Joomla site to WordPress. There is still a ton of work that needs to be done (Like reattaching...

Family

Allow me to introduce myself and my family.  I was born in the United States of America, in Michigan.  My father later became a biker and my mother a Hippie. (More on that later.) ...

Self Intro

So this is my site.  Yeah, okay, so what.  Well, since you’re here I might as well introduce myself.  I’m an American (and damn proud of it) but I have lived in Japan since...

Turning into a computer

Man it’s been a long week of staring at computer screens. Working nights getting the Joomla site up and running, then the past 2 days of working on Moodle quizzes for my students. I...

Server Specs

Alrighty then, here are the specs for my server.  First off, it’s an NEC Express 5800/S70 (Model NP8100-9023PS03). Not top of the line by any means, but good enough to get the job done. ...

The Illegitimate Japanese Gov’t

So, lo-and-behold, the Japanese courts have finally come out from hiding and told the politicians to get their shit together.  It’s about damn time!!  For those of you not up on the politics: The...

Funny English

Funny JapEnglish

One of the things I like to do when traveling around Japan is look for funny English.  Well, this weekend I took the family up to Yamaguchi to check out the caves and the...

About this Shite

Who knows what the hell this is all about anyway?  I’m trying to create a family web page and going about it in the most difficult way I can find – Setting up a...

7 Hour Solo

I had a true day off last Friday. (Wife at work & kids at school) so I went for a 7 hour solo ride up to a little island in northern Nagasaki prefecture called...