Move over rainy season, hot season moving in. There is literally no reprieve between when the rainy season ends and the hot season begins. The…
Allen LindskoogAugust 2, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.