Timothy Baril

Bonenkai - the Japanese year end party. It celebrates the forgetting of bad memories over the year, and looking forward to a new year. Typically it takes place in the last couple of weeks of December before holidays.
This year, because I was teaching at Kaji Chuu Gakkou (JHS) from September through December, it was also [...]

It was recently asked of me: “What fancy pants gift can I get for a (coworker) who rocks my world?”
I thought I’d share some ideas with everyone, cause giving thanks to others makes the world a much better place, and I encourage you to do so. Don’t be shy - just do it.
So…
For a male [...]

For two and a half years Susie and I lived together. We had a home. As our second Christmas approached, Susie decided she wanted a puppy. Shortly thereafter we had two tiny little members of the household.
As we played with the puppies in the back room of the pet store, Susie set her heart [...]