15 Craigside, a senior's community, where I live, must have a dozen activities daily. Mostly exercise classes, but also special events. One recent one, Malt Shop Memories, was organized by Joy and Gary. Also, 15 Craigside was royally entertained by Grant Murata. You need to read his story to appreciate his life , written by Jodie Chiemi Ching. He is Hawaii's Uta-Sanshin Master, Grant Masanduu Sadami Murata. Adopted by a Japanese family in Hawaii, he later in life learned he was Okinawan. Learned to play the sanshin, became a master sensei, and is founder of Afuso Ryu Choichi Kai USA in Hawaii and Los Angeles. Who Am I? I COME FROM MORE THAN ONE MOTHER, MORE THAN ONE CULTURE, MORE THAN ONE ANCESTRAL LAND I CALL MY HOME. WHAT’S IN YOUR BLOOD MATTERS LESS THAN WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART. There is a Part 2, where Murata searches for his roots , written last year. Grant Murata today, is 61 years old. For 30 of those years, he had no know...
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.