A little about myself.
I am an IT technician, participate in many projects, some HTML work, and reading a lot. I also contribute articles to IT magazines about Open Source Software as a core member of Japan Apache Users Group. I've been in computer related fields from 1978. starting in college, nuclear physics major, I had to take a class in FORTRAN and that was it, I was hooked on the machines. I started working first as an application programmar at a system development
company. Then moved on to a system integration company, and specializing in data communication, small & mid size systems. I run a small intranet at home, a router, Windows Servers, Windows Desktops and CentOS Linux . The Linux runs DNS, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, and POP3 making it nice for software testing and development.



Thursday, March 27, 2014

Lifestyles

People have different attitudes toward living. Some seek self-oriented happiness, without any consideration for others. To them, "happiness" means wielding political or economic power over others. But most of these people turn out to be disappointed in their pursuit of happiness since man's desire is endless, nothing can fully satisfy their needs.

Other people believe that the first step to attaining happiness is to restrict personal desire. Priests, monks, and nuns are the most common representatives of this group. By refraining from worldly passion, they think they are happier because they live their lives in accordance with religious commands. But, can anyone without personal autonomy be genuinely happy?

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A third group consists of very ordinary people. They have no great wealth or political authority. While they may have religious beliefs, they do not turn their back on the world. But they treasure their families, they value the little things of everyday life. They are happy if they have three meals a day, a car, a home, a vacation and enough money to educate their children.

Which group of people is the happiest? Who knows? If you think you are happy, then you are. Happiness is the result of how you think about the world and your place in it.

Kaiseki cuisine for dinner

I went to eat kaiseki  cuisine  for dinner with my wife. kaiseki is a traditional multi-course Japanese dinner.

Sakizuke : an appetizer similar to the French amuse-bouche.

Mukōzuke : a sliced dish of seasonal sashimi.

Takiawase : vegetables served with meat, fish or tofu; the ingredients are simmered separately.

Yakimono : flame-broiled food (esp. fish)

Gohan : a rice dish made with seasonal ingredients.
Tome-wan : a miso-based or vegetable soup served with rice.

Mizumono : a seasonal dessert; may be fruit, confection, ice cream, or cake.

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