White Privilege


This is a hot can of milk tea from a vending machine. The name of this product is 白の贅沢 which means White Luxury. Down at the bottom of the can is a blue tilted rectangle with a gold map of Hokkaido, the Northern Island of Japan. The best milk comes from there. Only the finest for this Sock.

Was it okay for me to enjoy this tea? In the future should I bring tape to cover up the … Continue reading

Musing On A New Client

The elites are having their bonfire of the vanities on full display- Harvey, Paddock, Take A Knee, Pwerto Reeco and so on.

While the bubble bubbles, another business owner asked for help, so I went to see if I could assist a glazier, bleeding cash.

I get to live in a different world, where real folks do real things and try to build a business despite the sound and fury from the media.

All the noise just fades away and I see people worried about their life’s work slipping away, wondering how they got where they are.

I listen, ask a few questions, listen more and decide I just might be more good than harm in this particular case.

It all comes down to trust. So the guy … Continue reading

Your Kind Aren’t Welcome Here

This is the link. (The video in the link is NSFW.)

People fail to realize when you saw off the branch for others one should not go out on a limb.

1, 2, 3 … “This is different because these people offended MY beliefs.”

The name of the coffee shop is Bedlam. Hmm … No, even I don’t want to make a joke on such low hanging fruit. (No pun intended but I don’t feel like changing the idiom.)

The End of Smugness

I grew up in Washington state. There was only one season south of Seattle. It was rain. I have lived in Japan for a while. There seems to be two seasons, Hot and Cold. It gets muggy and unbearable in the Summer. Then there is a few days of moderate temperature then the temperature loses pressure under its wings and tailspins. It goes from close to 90 to around 60. One day you need AC then it seems in a matter of days you need heat. The smug humidity is gone and the bracing chill comes.

I grew up with ice on the windshield in the morning. I rarely get that here but it feels colder. That is for two reasons. One, the older houses have poor insulation … Continue reading

Town Hall Meeting in the Village of the Darned — 7:30 PM Eastern Wednesday

It’s that time of the week again, when we connect for another town hall meeting in the Village of the Darned.

BDB will be on from 7:30 PM Eastern.  Jam a topic in the comments below and let people read up if you like.

If the software tells you that you’re the only caller, don’t you believe it!  Press on with the access code and you’ll probably find us in there!

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