Be Nice

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One comment I frequently hear is … “Wow. It takes a lot to get you mad. Don’t you have a temper?” I do. If you really know me, you have …

I am grateful for …

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My crazysexycool wife, Kelly. She makes every day brighter and more full of possibilities. My healthy, smart, ornery boys. They make me smile, weep, beam with pride and check my …

PADI Divemaster

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Since childhood, I had always dreamt of scuba diving. In 2005, my wife and I secured our PADI Open Water SCUBA Diver rating and, in the interim, we’ve worked our …

Those No Longer With Us

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Today, my Ryukyu Kobudo friends and family are spending the afternoon celebrating the lives of our teachers and friends who, though gone from the this world, left behind an enduring …