CURRENT MISSION

Eat, Drink...and then visit a shrine!

ABOUT ME

I run my own law firm, advising startups and small businesses. I'm editor of a publishing company. I'm on the Board of Directors of a Venture Capital group and a Jewish non-profit. I keep it real.

I have two cats. I named them after food. Just in case.

PHILOSOPHY

One can choose to be happy, or one can choose to be miserable. If you choose happiness, everything one does in every day will bring more joy. If you choose misery, you won't be happy even if you achieve your dreams.

Why choose misery?

When one god dwells in all living beings, then why do you hate others? Why do you frown at others? Why do you become indignant towards others? Why do you use harsh words? Why do you try to rule and domineer over others? Why do you exploit folly? Is this not sheer ignorance? Get wisdom and rest in peace. - Sivananda

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used to be fully vouched for and verified. Not sure what changed here.

Interests

History, politics, law, languages, japanese, food, skiing, snow, reading, sushi, shrines, temple, travel, photography, Zen, sleeping, comedy, theatre...

Music, Movies, and Books

A) Neil Gaiman's Sandman. The Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter. The Illuminatus Trilogy. Lots and lots of non-fiction. I dunno, I read a lot. I can tell you that the following are currently on my reading shelf: The Elegant Universe; Blegvad's The Book of Leviathan; The 48 Laws of Power; the Art of War; The Art of Looking Sideways; Body Language; Reason; The Tale of Genji.

B) The Princess Bride. The Matrix (the first one only). The Lord of the Rings. Back to the Future. Pulp Fiction.

C) I can listen to anything. Examples: Flogging Molly, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin; The Cars; The Kleptones; U2; Huey Lewis; Bruce Springsteen; Cake; Elvis Costello; REM; The Killers; The Isley Bros; G. Love and Special Sauce; They Might Be Giants; Moxy Fruvous; Bob Dylan; CCR; Flaming Lips; GNR; Jimmy Buffett; Norah Jones; OAR; Pink Floyd; RHCP; The Grateful Dead; Rolling Stones; The Who; Tom Petty; Reel Big Fish; The Shods...it just goes on and on. I have a LOT of music.

D) Japanese. American. Continental. Mexican. Chinese. I pretty much eat anything, really.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am quite the captivating figure, often seen walking across the flaming lava trails of the "Ring of Fire" or sometimes crushing ice with an amazing blending device. I write judicial opinions, while singing Wagnerian opera and fighting against the domination of the ever encroaching Empire.

My knowledge of post-modern art deco painting and architecture knows no bounds, I am a master of the marital arts and am wanted in several small South n countries. Following work on Wednesdays, I repair computers and nanomolecular robots free of charge.
I have been the 9th caller on Kids Talk on WXPN for many many years, and I once ran a mile in .5 minutes while juggling. I am the voice of every single character on Family Guy, at the same time. I once read all of Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings in one day, and then proceeded to redecorate my apartment with original Mo paintings by bedtime. I am working undercover for .well, I suppose I cannot tell you that, but I know Mr. Bond. The laws of physics do not apply to me, and I have taught at a small school outside a village called Hogsmeade in England for some time now.
I do not need to sleep, but when I do, I sleep in a beautiful four post bed. On weekends, when I am relaxing, I train swans to perform the ballet version of Romeo and Juliet. I use this name for many things. I know 42 different forms of martial arts, I can saw "Where is the bathroom in 23 languages, and I will be reuniting Pink Floyd.

Teach, Learn, Share

"Perfection. Excellence. What a passionate lover. But once having tasted the lips of excellence, once having given oneself to its perfection, how dreary and burdensome and filled with anomie are the remainder of one's waking hours trapped in the shackled lock-step of the merely ordinary, the barely acceptable, the just okay, and not a stroke better. Sadly most lives are fashioned on that pattern. Settling for what is possible; buying into the cliche because the towering dream is out of stock; learning how to avoid taking the risk of the dizzying leap. Miguel de Unamuno wrote, "In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd." So the paradigm becomes all the Salieri shadows unable to touch the Mozart reality...

I was thinking about this, and I think that the most private thing is also the most important. The three most important words in English really are "Let me help," even over saying "I love you."

Countries I’ve Visited

Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States

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