Part 1 - Let's Talk About Greed Have you ever experienced greed? My first response and maybe yours too, I am not a greedy person.…
Allen LindskoogAugust 7, 2020
The Blog
University tests complete, grades submitted, summer vacation begins. How I use this time will be one of getting it done. No time to waste. Enjoy,…
Allen LindskoogJuly 31, 2020
I am going in a completely different direction with this latest post and head straight for the stars. First let me preface what I am…
Allen LindskoogJuly 29, 2020
I want to fess up to something. I originally posted a longer version of this last year. With so much going in the world it…
Allen LindskoogJuly 27, 2020
Whenever I listen to the loudest voice in my head it is usually not a good sign. I don’t mean in some serial killer kind…
Allen LindskoogJuly 24, 2020
Experiencing the world with yet another piece of the veil lifted. The view is a little clearer. I wonder if that is really what life…
Allen LindskoogJuly 22, 2020
Minnesotans are not known as braggarts. We are humble to a fault sort of folks. I suspect it has to do with our Scandinavian roots.…
Allen LindskoogJuly 19, 2020
Well the 1st semester of teaching is winding down. That means a ton of free time on my hands until mid-September. Well free in the…
Allen LindskoogJuly 15, 2020
For some reason I do my best thinking when I am on my bike. I think it is the feeling of the wind, open spaces,…
Allen LindskoogJuly 13, 2020
A recent revelation, "No big deal." No big deal in the sense that I do not have to make a big deal out anything if…
Allen LindskoogJuly 11, 2020
Growing up I was very sensitive. I used to take things so personally. In hindsight I had a tendency to wear my heart on my…
Allen LindskoogJuly 9, 2020
The title of this blog is one of a few mantras I say every morning. The key is to live by them and not just…
Allen LindskoogJuly 8, 2020
I used to be an actor many years ago. I was bit by the acting bug in a big way in my late 20s. Starting…
Allen LindskoogJuly 6, 2020
I like to start my posts with a story based on experience connecting and letting it influence my writing. Today, Saturday, July 4th 2020, my…
Allen LindskoogJuly 4, 2020
Looking in the past and being consciously aware is really living in the present. And because I know I am doing that, I have a…
Allen LindskoogJuly 2, 2020
I am often at a quandary about the thoughts floating around my head about what I see and feel and want to say. How much…
Allen LindskoogJune 29, 2020
I prefer the word dawdle to procrastinate even though they pretty much mean the same thing. Dawdle is more enjoyable to say. I also think…
Allen LindskoogJune 28, 2020
I remember the experience of profound loneliness. At the time I was living in a 10th floor condominium in my hometown of Minneapolis with a…
Allen LindskoogJune 27, 2020
The path we walk while wide early in life tends to narrow as we age. It may be our lot in life depending upon how…
Allen LindskoogJune 25, 2020
I wonder if I will ever really run out of ideas or topics to write about. It does seem as long as I am alive…
Allen LindskoogJune 23, 2020
PHOTO CREDIT - https://www.instagram.com/reiko_foodphotos/ I have had a lot of friends during my lifetime. Only some are still around and most others have faded away.…
Allen LindskoogJune 22, 2020
Let me say this from the get-go, this is not going to be some gushing fanboy post about his genius. It’s a preface to something…
Allen LindskoogJune 20, 2020
Something that been on my mind as of late, and notice it in so many areas of my life, is the question, how much of…
Allen LindskoogJune 20, 2020
I had lunch recently with two older Japanese guys that I see weekly at the gym. Both are retired and in their 70s. On occasion…
Allen LindskoogJune 17, 2020
We are never alone. We never do anything by ourselves. We are all connected. If you think about how much we are all inter-connected we…
Allen LindskoogJune 16, 2020
I like this simple two-letter word that is used in a myriad of ways. I think it has a deeper more poignant meaning than the…
Allen LindskoogJune 15, 2020
Who am I to judge about what goes on behind the scenes of Tokyo train stations? All I know it remains a secret. One can…
Allen LindskoogJune 11, 2020
It is quite amazing how our past experiences inform what we do and who we are today. We are not the same people and yet…
Allen LindskoogJune 10, 2020
So often we start something only to give it up in a short time. Whether a diet, exercise program or a creative endeavor like writing.…
Allen LindskoogJune 10, 2020
I have been thinking about instinct lately. We all have it in and it comes in different forms. For some it is a feeling, others…
Allen LindskoogJune 8, 2020
This is another take on a topic I have previously written about. Recently listening to a Sam Harris Making Sense podcast I am inspired to…
Allen LindskoogJune 7, 2020
This post is inspired by the movie "Dark Waters" directed by Todd Haynes I saw the other night. Without giving too much away, the gist…
Allen LindskoogJune 5, 2020
Welcome to part 2 of a 2 part series. If you missed it you can read part 1 here. With reluctance I accepted this fact…
Allen LindskoogJune 3, 2020
This is part one of a two part series. When my son was first born ten years ago (his birthday is February 15th). It was…
Allen LindskoogJune 2, 2020
Graffiti courtesy of Banksy Sitting in my favorite local non-corporate owned coffee shop on the outskirts of Tokyo on a peaceful Sunday afternoon, it’s hard…
Allen LindskoogMay 31, 2020
High noon Tokyo, two men fifty paces stare each other down like a scene from the shoot out at the OK Corral. One dressed in…
Allen LindskoogMay 30, 2020
The topic of global warming came to me during an early morning bike ride along the trustworthy Tamagawa River. Tucked in behind a not-so-powerful moped…
Allen LindskoogMay 29, 2020
Photo Source - Jason Rosewell - Unsplash I used to be an actor many years ago in both Minneapolis and New York City. During the…
Allen LindskoogMay 28, 2020
A few years back I read a book by the author Malcolm Gladwell titled "Outliers" about how successful people reach their goals. Chocked full of…
Allen LindskoogMay 27, 2020
Just for the hell of it I decided to revise a story I wrote over a year ago titled, "Let There Be More Blood." A…
Allen LindskoogMay 25, 2020
Okay let me preface today's post. I am not religious, spiritual, yes if sitting on a cushion feeling your breath come in and out of…
Allen LindskoogMay 20, 2020
People come along in life at just the right time. I am on the train debating whether to listen to the new Liam Gallagher album…
Allen LindskoogMay 13, 2020
With so much information coming from so many sources nobody really knows the truth. I know the narrative has gained so much momentum saying anything…
Allen LindskoogMay 12, 2020
As some of you know I am currently working on a book - 10KLRS. Thus far it is going on nearly two years with another…
Allen LindskoogMay 10, 2020
Everyday is a new day. Every chapter is a new chapter. Staring anew everyday. Start from that place life is much easier going. If we…
Allen LindskoogMay 5, 2020
I like that I can get things done that I put my mind to. I am still a flawed individual that much I know. Yes…
Allen LindskoogMay 3, 2020
I trust my instinct and act on it. Meeting someone on a random corner at a random time last week turned into a nice bike…
Allen LindskoogApril 30, 2020
People only get a slice of one’s life and pass judgments on that slice. The reality, people never know what goes on hour after hour,…
Allen LindskoogApril 23, 2020
I don't usually post twice within a 24 hour period. And I certainly don't simply post a link to read. That's just lazy IMO. Okay,…
Allen LindskoogAugust 8, 2020
Move over rainy season, hot season moving in. There is literally no reprieve between when the rainy season ending and the beginning of the hot…
Allen LindskoogAugust 2, 2020
About Me
I am a Minnesotan living in Tokyo, Japan for more than a decade. I occasionally love to share my day-to-day experience through this blog.