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Chizuko and I are starting to branch out. Rather than do the usual walk around our neighborhood 5 times a...

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Uploaded on Feb 2, 2012  |  Map

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Water Polo in Southern California is full-on. No surprise given the year-round perfect weather and...

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Uploaded on Jan 30, 2012  |  Map

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About once a month or so we and some neighbors/friends all go biking to a park nearby with all the children...

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Uploaded on Jan 29, 2012  |  Map

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Every weekday we walk the kids to school, then Chizuko and I spend the next 1.5 hours or so doing a...

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Uploaded on Jan 28, 2012  |  Map

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Boys had their first Pinewood Derby last weekend as part of their Scouts experience. Was a lot of fun for...

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Uploaded on Jan 24, 2012  |  Map

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2xp HDR shot taken of a jet on display attached to the catapult system aboard the USS Midway. An advantage...

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Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012  |  Map

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Was quite the experience to spend the night on the USS Midway and go places and do things that the general...

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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2012  |  Map

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Had the chance to spend the night on the USS Midway with the boys as part of an outing with other families....

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Uploaded on Jan 11, 2012  |  Map

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Seems like we're 20min from pretty much anything we'd want to do in SoCal (not including snow skiing which...

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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012  |  Map

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Now that 2011 is done, would like to wish everyone all the best in 2012! May this year be even better than...

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Uploaded on Jan 1, 2012

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Its customary to wish everyone a "Happy New Year", and we do so now to all our friends! However...

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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2011  |  Map

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Took awhile (3 months) but finally got the 4wd SUV I was waiting for. We can now go adventure out to...

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Uploaded on Dec 30, 2011  |  Map

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My how time flies. It was only a few short years ago that I was on the slopes up in Hokkaido with Austin...

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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2011  |  Map

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Irvine is a very well thought out community. One of (if not the) first planned community of its type in...

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Uploaded on Dec 14, 2011  |  Map

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If you had to pick *one* destination to visit in Japan arguably it would be Shinjuku (Kyoto/Ginza both...

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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2011

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One advantage of being back in Japan for my final visit as a resident was the chance to shoot some...

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Uploaded on Nov 29, 2011  |  Map

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Made a quick trip back to Japan to finalize my affairs there. I was too overwhelmed with the logistics of...

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Uploaded on Nov 27, 2011  |  Map

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Chizuko and I frequently reflect on the fact that we used to spend most Friday evenings driving 2hrs on the...

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Uploaded on Nov 13, 2011  |  Map

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