Recently, I left my job. It was early summer. It didn’t take me long to decide that I wanted to grab my bike and just go. I was pretty sure...
Michinoku ride (Day 5): Gorges, golden hall, & golden hour
(If you missed the introduction, you should start here.)
Michinoku ride (Day 4): High tech, high fashion, & heartbreak
(If you missed the introduction, you should start here.)
Michinoku ride (Day 3): Stubborn samurai, shrouded madness, & silent streamers
(If you missed the introduction, you should start here.)
Michinoku ride (Day 2): Borders, beans, & bitter histories
(If you missed the introduction, you should start here.)
Michinoku ride (Day 1): Spokes, shinto, & small batches
(If you missed the introduction, you should start here.)
2025 in review: Cycling
This year, I rode ~10,500km and climbed 80,000m over 475 hours. Over the last few years, these numbers are steadily declining, but it’s still a lot, reflecting the special place...
2025 in review: Coffee
In Jan, a colleague of mine came to the US from Japan and stayed over for a whole week. I think it was on the way to a weekend Tahoe...
2025 in review: Cooking
I started cooking this year. Nothing too fancy. Primarily so that I have three meals to eat every day. The work is busy, so the time I can spend is...
600km bike ride from Tokyo to Kyoto
Ever since I rode from San Francisco to Los Angeles a few years ago, I got hooked by long distance, multi day bike rides. The sense of adventure, encounters with...
Tahoe to San Jose ride
Summer tingles my itch to travel afar. It has always been a season to go somewhere for me.
Othello by Claude
Claude 3 just got released, so I decided to try it out with something everyone around me is talking about; How well does AI write a program?