What a lovely video. So many precious moments with babies… they happen so quickly.

An important moment for me happened when my daughter, Ruby, turned 10 in early December. I spent time going back through photographs, remembering her growing up. The memories are so palpable that I can recall the weight of her in my arms when she was a baby and then a toddler. I remember the feel of her skin.

10 is so different. She’s suddenly so much older. She now thinks critically about her environment rather than accepting whatever’s there.

I look forward to watching your children grow by video. They’re beautiful. You look so happy with them. I imagine you’re a wonderful father.

xoxox
Joan

It is good to see you all so happy. There is much aloha in your videos.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year.

Love, Macki

Aloha from Ireland

Brian.

Best,

Mason

Fanny

lots of wonderful moments this year. From our cats liking each other to 5th wedding anniversary (which makes 10 years of being together) and still being in love with each other.
Mahalo brother,

Fand

So many blessings this year, its hard to choose just one! If pressed, I’d have to say it is the deepening work of the path… so glad you are a part of it!

Mahalo brother,
Silverdeer

Izett

Oh, some related news: I’ll be giving a workshop on this topic at Toyama University on December 12th. They have a Mac computer lab there, so I will lead all the participants through a simple project.

No, we didn’t borrow money from the broker- we got it from Shinobu’s mom. I agree that diversifying is a good idea, and perhaps we’ll grow into that. These days Shinobu is really into this stock market thing- it’s like her new hobby! She’s online every evening, and constantly checking her iPhone for the latest stock news. It’s pretty cool to see. We are talking about a lot of ideas these days, so I’m sure we will expand our investment horizons someday.

No, no family video this time. I have a few in the can, however, and I’ll be releasing them gradually.

I found your videos. Send me the entire article. I have written several courses for Internet presentation for Kaplan and St. Ambrose Iniversities. I am eager to learn more.

Dad

Good luck with the investment. I hope you did not buy on margin (borrowing money from the broker). If you invest again, diversity. The sage advice is to spread your investment among 20 companies in five industries.

I have read the W. Buffet article some time ago. Good advice but easier said than done.

I don’t see any video of your family.

Dad

@Kimo: Wow, it’s so cool that you picked up on this video. Now I can see the value in adding tags to posts! I’ll be happy to write up a report on the race for your site.

@Vi: Yeah, Luke like’s that “Eye of the Tiger” song a lot, but I’ll save that one for another video. And yes, all the kids that finished got medals, so it’s not as if he was special. Still- he is special to us! He was the youngest participant, and he did a great job in harsh conditions.

@DT: Hey DT! Stop feeling jealous and go run around your park TODAY! You know where all the trails are, right? My race was 750m swim, 16km bike (with some killer hills), and a flat 5km run. So, it was easy-SUPER HARD-easy. Took me about 1:45, which is at the high end of what I can do. Luke’s race: 100m swim, 2km bike, 1km run. This distance was just right for a 1st grader.

@Dad: You give out gold medals in your classes??? Wow, sign me up.

VT

Love,

me

Here in Japan it just went up again the other day- in our town, it’s now up to ¥180 per liter ($6.46/gallon, 1.01 euro/liter). Crazy!

Great to hear from you!

Yes, that is the way they plant trees over here. That guys effort was “par for the course”, as they say. Nobody would think his work was anything special- it’s just the way things are done. This is what I love about this country- there is a very high degree of professionalism associated with work.