Mediocre Musings from Mikawa

Today I feel sad.

When I think about it, I have not yet even come close to recovering from leaving Japan. I had friends there, a job, etc. I was happy, and other than my then-recent divorce, I was rather content.

Here is a different story, however. I just hope that when school starts in a month, I can find my niche.

Recently I had the thought that the way I'm approaching post-secondary education is vastly different than I did the first time around. When I think about it, if I had approached school then as I am now, I may never have been introduced to Japan and the larger world outside of the U.S. For that reason, I do not regret my past. However, I think a mixture of the two approaches would have been nice.

1. Before: I went to a 4-yr university directly from high school.
   Now: I graduated

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Perhaps I am alone, but when I think of tuberculosis, the first thing I think of is Endo Shusaku. If I recall correctly, he dealt with the disease for many years of his life.
The second thing I think of is my study-abroad to Japan years ago. Apparently TB was one of the things I had to be screened for before I could go as a student. I could be wrong in this, but I seem to remember my doctor thinking that it was crazy that I should have to be tested for that. Anyway, that's my story, and ...

This fall I am going to start work on my bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Up to this point I have been earning several associates degrees, but the real challenge starts this fall.
So I've been busy getting ready for school: sending transcripts, filling out paper work, and today getting my tetanus booster shot.
They say you're supposed to get a booster shot for tetanus every ten years, but I couldn't remember for the life of me when I had gotten my last booster. This ...

A couple of friends and I are starting a business venture. At this point I can not give many details about it as per my partners' wishes, but the process thus far has been very enlightening.

The best part is that we have built our first prototype. This may not sound like much, but to see tangible evidence of your work is a reward in and of itself. One of my associates designed an electronic circuit for our first device, and I translated that into a set of computer files that were ...