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    Wonderful Weekend Of Superb Cycling

    Blessed with outstanding weather and lucky schedule breaks, I’ve just finished an amazing three-day weekend of cycling. I got to get on the bike as part of a cycling club’s call for riders to share their cycling experiences. My duties to the local estate threatened to put paid to my riding over the weekend, but things worked out and I could ride on all three days of the event. Today was the highlight, and I was supposed to lead a ride from Tokyo Station to Inokashira Park in Kichijoji. We were to follow the delightful Kanda River cycling course, which weaves through the central city, through the leafy suburbs and…

  • Weirdly Wonderful

    Life is good now, and that’s not something I’ve been able to say easily, nor come to terms with, and the feeling is strangely and surprisingly spectacular! At the core of my contentment are the people in my life. I’ve always been surrounded by good people. Unfortunately, I rarely recognized it. My current colleagues are backed by a corporate culture that is clearly aimed at maximizing the abilities of every employee. One upside is that one of my greatest workplace motivators now is the thought of what actions I can take that enable my colleagues to excel and achieve a sense of accomplishment. And it kinda breaks my heart that…