Today was a perfect day for the 93rd annual National Cherry Blossom Festival in our nation’s Capital. Our group, the Capital Area Budokai, put on a martial arts demonstration in downtown Washington D.C. for the festival. The skies were blue, the blossoms were at their peak, our stage had a …

I am not sure what was more difficult: studying the material, writing the research proposal, assembling an exam committee, or completing the paperwork. But after (what seemed to me to be) a long oral exam, I was told with a hearty handshake that I had passed my university GBO (Graduate Board …

This past weekend my wife and I took the Basic Rider Course, offered by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, which is sponsored by the U.S. manufacturers and distributors of BMW, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Piaggio/Vespa, Suzuki, Vengeance, Victory, and Yamaha motorocyles.

If you …