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Thoughts on Returning Home to Japan – Spring Begins in Hokkaido

Posted on April 15, 2025 by CD

I find myself in such a strange place. I don’t mean in terms of where I physically am – I’m back in Otaru, Japan at my house, Satoshi Manor.  I mean it’s a strange place to be mentally, emotionally, spiritually. China was such an unexpected joy. I made some great friends in a very short…

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My path to Home Ownership – I bought a Cheap House (Akiya) in Japan

Posted on May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 by CD

I’ve always wanted to be a home-owner and up to this point, I’ve been thwarted by economics. I could never get enough to make a decent offer in the beautiful places I’ve lived – or to qualify for a mortgage with my self-employed hustle lifestyle.  When I finally did manage to get enough money together…

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Round the World Trip 2022 Complete -Costs Broken Down and Explained – Back Home in Hawaii

Posted on July 19, 2022 by CD

The trip was far too short but the fact of the matter is, it was longer and further than most people will ever travel.  I circumnavigated the globe in 42 days – leaving Hawaii for Australia, then Bali in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Morocco, France, Iceland, New York City and now back to…

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The Future is Coming – Get Ready for it!

Posted on February 17, 2021 by CD

  Aloha friends, I’m glad to be able to focus on positive changes to our future – there’s a link at the bottom that explains why the picture above is a happy one. Each week, I’ll send out a few links and maybe some thoughts on what is happening in the realms that interest me…

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What I’m Reading: The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson

Posted on December 18, 2020 by CD

My quest to understand the world we live in continues to focus on capital and finance with The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson, like another book I recently read and reviewed, Money – this was written on the eve of a major financial catastrophe – though Ferguson, to his credit, is much more aware…

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AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee – An Honest Review

Posted on December 13, 2020 by CD

If you haven’t been paying attention, there is a war going on. It’s not a cold war or a hot war – it’s something brand new. We are on the cusp of civilization changing technology reshaping our world and our species – how that reshaping takes place depends on who wins the war. Will it…

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What I’m Reading: Money by D.H. Robertson Cambridge Economic Handbooks

Posted on December 6, 2020 by CD

I’ve always had an intellectual fascination with money and when I saw an old book on a shelf called “Money by D.H. Robertson“, my hope was that it would be a book about the origins and social dynamics of money through the ages – I have not yet found such a book and this looked…

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The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous – An Honest Review

Posted on December 5, 2020 by CD

The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous Published by Wiley Publishing. April 24, 2018 I had seen quite a few quotes from this book on #cryptotwitter (just go to Twitter and type in that hashtag) and most of what I had seen or heard had been broadly favorable. I’d avoided reading any in depth reviews because…

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Sapiens by Yuval Noah Hariri – An Honest Review

Posted on November 8, 2020 by CD

I just finished reading Sapiens by Yuval Noah Hariri.  In my life, I’ve read many thousands of books. This is the one I wish everyone would read. Seriously. It had a few issues – but ultimately – at this moment in time, if someone were to ask me “What one book do you recommend that…

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Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab – An Honest Review

Posted on November 1, 2020 by CD

As a geek, a sci-fi lover, a futurist, a technology lover, a person with a fascination for humans and what makes us tick, and an investor – I am constantly on the lookout for what the next big thing, the next big disruption, or the next human-culture shattering event may be – so reading Shaping…

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