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If I were Keir Starmer, this is what I'd do...

He he, this is the moment when I start to (kind of) "root for" one, the Right Honourable Sir Keir Rodney Starmer, Prime Minister (of the U.K.), and offer

Let's Go "Fuku Fuku!" (ふくふく)

Just to be clear, whatever you might be thinking, "fuku fuku" (ふくふく) is a Japanese onomatopoeic expression meaning something like "soft and plump,"

All About Satsman.com - How to Earn Bitcoin Satoshi Every Single Day

This is an index post for my Satsman related content. Satsman.com is a website where you can earn Bitcoin satoshi every single day by completing three easy

My 60-Day Satoshi-Earning Streak with Satsman.com 🎉

I received an email from Satsman earlier this week telling me that my login streak hit the 60-day mark. Yes, I have logged in every single day for the past 60 days

Winter Wonderland Comes to Hiroshima on Japan's Election Day!

It does snow sometimes in winter in Hiroshima city, but the snow seldom lays and quickly melts away when the sun comes out. When it does lay, it seldom gets more

Here we go! How to Withdraw Satoshi from Satsman.com - Part 1

Today I recorded a quick live test of my first ever attempt to withdraw Bitcoin from my Satsman account using the Lightning Network. When I logged in, my account

Affiliate Marketing: Why I Don’t "Pay It Forward" in Subscription-Based Affiliate Programs

From time to time, I receive emails from subscribers asking if I’ll “pay it forward” and cover their first month in a subscription-based affiliate program. Most

I'm Getting Back Into Japanese Riichi Mahjong - Live Demo! LOL!

For a long time, Japanese mahjong was a regular part of my life in Hiroshima. Back in the day, I played a lot of mahjong in the old-style mahjong parlors (many of

Raw Beef from a Vending Machine: Only in Japan?

I was walking back to my hotel in Gero Onsen when I passed a vending machine selling frozen raw beef and stopped to take a photo. Okay, so Japan isn’t the only place

New Year Sunshine and Snow at Gero Hot Springs, Japan

I was up bright and early on New Year's Day at Gero Hot Springs and stopped on my way to the open air baths to check out the scenery from the rooftop of the hotel.

Happy New Year of the Fire Horse from Onsenji Temple, Japan

I saw in the New Year at Onsenji Temple in Gero Onsen, deep in the countryside of Gifu Prefecture and one of Japan’s most famous hot spring towns. The video accompanying

HBD - Back From the Brink of a Haircut??

He he, who doesn't love a good mixed metaphor on New Year's Eve? Perhaps it would have been better to title this post "HBD - Back from the Brink of a Hot Bath"

Wrapping up my Hive stats for 2025

Hive Devs is devinitely 😉 a community worth watching as some cool tools have dropped there recently. A couple of days ago @emrebeyler posted his new Hive Wrapped

Merry Blooming Christmas from a Classroom in Japan!

Christmas Day in Japan. Just another working day. Not too bad for me, though, as I only had one class from 10am, just down the tram line from where I live. Nice

How Malaysia’s Colonial Past Is Told at Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

On the last day of Hive-Fest Kuala Lumpur I visited Malaysia's national history museum specifically to find out how the museum represented Malaysia's colonial past,

Fish 'n' Chips 'n' Guinness 'n' Farewell Messages

We are well into the Japanese "bounenkai" drinking party season. Today, I'm spending a quiet day "home alone" after two consecutive nights of

Traffic Exchange Success Secrets: Third Edition Now Available for 2026!

I’m pleased to announce that the 2026 edition of my free e-book, Traffic Exchange Success Secrets, is now live: This is the third fully updated edition of the ebook,

I Made a Demo Video of the New Hive Fortune Roller by @louis88 - and Found a Winner!

I was scrolling through the trending Hive blog posts when I came across this report by @louis88 who informs us that he has created a new version of the old "comment

Hive Fest Diary, Day 3: Batu Caves: Guano & Ammo, Stone Ships & Golden Gods

Layers of Time at Batu Caves On the third day of the Hive Fest in Kuala Lumpur in October, we hopped onto a coach and visited the Batu Caves. The Batu Caves are

Scavenger Hunting the Christmas Lights of Peace Boulevard, Hiroshima

I can't remember when this "tradition" started, but every winter Peace Boulevard in Hiroshima is lit up with an ever increasing number of illuminations