Kent Ninomiya sleepy Kent Ninomiya. Just like every year, I had my fill of turkey, stuffing and pie then moved over to the couch where I promptly passed out while pretending to watch the football game. Everyone likes to blame the turkey for their Thanksgiving nap but Rich Maloof of MSN Health & Fitness begs to differ. He writes... Tired? Don’t blame the turkey. There can be many reasons to drift off on Thanksgiving Day, but eating turkey isn’t really one of them. The amino acid L-tryptophan... Read Full Story
Article and summary by Aikido Student, Sean Hannon Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings is a classic Japanese text of samurai sword strategy. Yet, it is so much more than just a manual on how best to wield a sword. The principles discussed in Miyamoto Musashi's masterpiece can, in many respects, be applied to life as a whole. Even though most of us today may not carry around a samurai sword on a daily basis, a reader can still find great value in the observations of this great, innovative... Read Full Story
Kent Ninomiya All of Geekdom is a-buzz. A two hour all new Battlestar Galactica premiers next Saturday. It's actually a flashback but will set up the third and final season of the show. To whet the appetite of fans, the Sci Fi Channel has posted flashback "razors" on their website every week. It shows a young Adama in the first Cylon war. They're pretty good. The actor looks and sounds like you'd exect a young Adama would. BSG represents the evolution of a franchise. Most fans of today's show... Read Full Story
My daughter loves princesses. I mean she really loves princesses! Disney, Barbie, etc... if they're spoiled, rich and dress in pink she adores them. From before she was born I was acutely aware of the nature versus nurture argument. Do little girls play with dolls because they want to grow up to be mothers or because we give them dolls to play with? I made a conscious effort throughout her life to offer her a wide array of gender neutral choices in toys and entertainment. Besides, she has an... Read Full Story
Kent Ninomiya My son is a heavy sleeper. I mean coma heavy. When he's sleeping I can pick him up, toss him into bed, turn the light on... he never wakes up once he's out. My daughter is an increadibly light sleeper. When she's asleep I need to tip toe into her room. If I so much as touch a hair on her head she will sit up and ask me what i'm doing. At first I attributed this difference to just the way they are. I considered them individual traits. Then I heard an interesting theory. Could it... Read Full Story
Kent Ninomiya From before my son could walk or even speak he loved trains. He loved toy trains, train shows, trains he saw rolling down tracks. If it had wheels and rails he loved it. Of course he was obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine and all his friends. We had all the trains and accessories and tracks and two train tables. He was so passionate about trains I was convinced it would become his life. I envisioned my boy as an engineer one day. Then his interest suddenly stopped. He stopped... Read Full Story
Kent Ninomiya. The release of the Mitchell report reveals an unfortunate side effect of news. Lives and reputations are tarnished and even permanently destroyed with a single spicy headline. While news organizations move on the next day to the next story, those affected are left to deal with the fallout for years or even the rest of their lives. This happens even when the headline is a mere accusation not supported by any proof or due process of law. This happens to people who have decades of... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Kent Ninomiya writing". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own... Read Full Story
Kent Ninomiya. Today my son asked me to make him a little brother. He asked like he was asking me to make him a sandwich. I laughed aloud as he looked at me puzzled. I didn't know where to start explaining it to him. So I didn't. We just had a good laugh about it. He thinks he's funny and did something good by making his Dad laugh. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know why he's funny. Kent Ninomiya Read Full Story
Kent Ninomiya Can someone explain Pokemon to me? My son is obsessed with it and has my daughter singing its praises as well. It's Japanese animation on steroids. There seem to be an infinite number of characters fighting for no good reason. Humans "train" these mutated warriors but don't "own" them because that would be wrong. The cartoon stems from the card game that doesn't make much sense either. My kids collect and trade the cards with their friends but as far as I can tell they don't... Read Full Story
