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The Way: Going for MENSA

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My personal journey through action and martial arts. Thursday, May 21, 2015. A Typical IQ Bell Curve. So, not too long ago, I was messing around on YouTube and I stumbled onto a video called 10 people with the Highest IQs in History. Nothing particularly surprising there, Einstein, Leonardo Di Vinci, etc. Out of curiosity though, after finishing the video I decided to check out the entrance requirements for Mensa. If that's the case, then it explains a lot. When I was younger, I often had a hard time...

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Provoking Thought - Hall Houston's Home Page

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Hall Houston's Home Page. The ELT Daily Journal. Articles by Hall Houston. My new book,. Is now in print. Similar to my first book,. This book is a collection of activities for the language classroom. Each chapter covers a different theme: thinking, memory, creativity, critical thinking, and expressing thought in writing. Reviews for Provoking Thought. Is an exceptional resource book because the activities in the book enhance learning, learning how to learn, learning how to teach, and teaching.". After m...

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The Way: Fists of Absinthe: Coming Late Summer

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My personal journey through action and martial arts. Friday, May 08, 2015. Fists of Absinthe: Coming Late Summer. A still from the upcoming action comedy,. Fists of Absinthe (アブサンの拳）. So this past week, I wrapped on Fists of Absinthe, (アブサンの拳) an action comedy short film that looks to be my next big thing. When oddly enough, a month and a half ago, it didn't even exist as a thought. Well not exactly. Since about last year, I've had an idea for a comedic intro to my webshow, How to Defeat Dudes. Having a ...

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The Way: My Favorite Thing about Company Presidents

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My personal journey through action and martial arts. Tuesday, February 17, 2015. My Favorite Thing about Company Presidents. Tonight I had a meeting with a president of an IT company named Shige. Originally, I met Shige while working as a cross-cultural consultant, and after really hitting it off, he asked me if we could continue to meet and talk regularly so he can continue to improve his English. Labels: building a business. Being a cross culture consultant should have a tough but a an interesting task...

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The Way: Returning to the Stage in Orpheus Descending

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My personal journey through action and martial arts. Thursday, May 14, 2015. Returning to the Stage in Orpheus Descending. Trying on my costume as "The Conjure Man". For the first time. So recently, I was blessed enough to be cast in the biggest Theatre show in Japan of this year. A re-telling of Tennessee Williams’ (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) story, Orpheus Descending. The producer/director ( Phillip Breen. At the same time, it was an amazing experience. An amazing actor can make a decent director look pret...

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The Way: 2014: My Road to a 200% Recovery

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My personal journey through action and martial arts. Saturday, January 17, 2015. 2014: My Road to a 200% Recovery. A full year's recovery later.The strongest and most fit I've ever been. So, as all of you who read my blog regularly know, at the beginning of 2013, I contracted the EB Virus on a film set, and it rocked my body to all hell. Liver and kidney dysfunction, tonsillitis, 107 degree fever, the list goes on and on, and I won't bother to get into it here. Part 1: Rebuilding the left arm and shoulder.

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The Way: 10 Thoughts I had watching my son's birth.

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My personal journey through action and martial arts. Friday, May 01, 2015. 10 Thoughts I had watching my son's birth. With my son Taiga, about 5 minutes after his delivery. In any event, as this was also my first opportunity to observe a live childbirth, I thought this might also be an interesting opportunity to share my thoughts on the process with other fathers to be. Here are the top ten (private) thoughts I had during the process. During the first few hours of labor. While she's yelling in pain).

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The Way: 10 (more) Ways that Life in Japan Kicks Ass.

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My personal journey through action and martial arts. Saturday, December 06, 2014. 10 (more) Ways that Life in Japan Kicks Ass. A recent shot I took of Tokyo from the newly-constructed. Skytree, overlooking Shinjuku with Mt. Fuji in the distance. So, recently, I read an article on Collegehumor.com called 10 ways that Japan is Beating Everyone Else. But there are a range of reasons while I took up residency here. And these are my top ten. 2) Credit Cards work like they are supposed to. While it isn't illeg...