For nostalgia Tuesday this week, I go way back in time to when I was not yet born. About that graphic to the right : .. .the process of searching for my roots started at a one day workshop held at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. This is where I created the family mon as a composite of two classic versions. I colorized this official form into the rainbow version shown to the right, which then became the cover for SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth . The mon represents a high bridge ( Takahashi means high bridge in Japanese ) to connect countries and people taking the high road to cooperation . My roots are in Japan. My father's father, Kenjiro Takahashi, must have had an incredible life during the 33 years he lived. Way back in 2009 I posted on THE SEARCH FOR KENJIRO'S GRANDMOTHERS . The reason I reached back to "grandmothers" is that one rumor growing up was that one of my father's father's grandmother was a female s...
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.