K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about respect and how people assume that respect is culturally different. And my experience – at least in the United States and Japan – is that the desire for respect is not culturally different. The mandate for res

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about my relationship with my American citizenship and whether or not to go for Japanese citizenship. But… being the pansexual, polyamorous being that I am, I have a really hard time doing something that shuts a door. So,

So, lately I’ve been thinking about my friends and how international all my friends are. Like, I have friends from… all over the world[...]

K: So, lately I’ve been struggling with the concept of… I’m working remote right now. And I’m going to be working remote – I started working remote in March of 2020.

K: So, recently, I’ve been thinking about imperialism. Which, oddly enough, I think about every January. Because we’re in Japan, I think about imperialism. Because whoever the prime minister is – well it’s been Abe for many, many years, but we have a new

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how things become traditions, and how those traditions become obligations, and how those obligations become universals. (laughs) C: Like the universal “have to” you must do this. K: Yeah. Okay, so for example, listi

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how much I miss our son. So, when I get sick, I get really melancholy. And… I’ve been sick for about 4 weeks now, and I’ve been melancholy the entire time. And I’ve just been wanting our son to be move back in

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how this is not the Christmas episode. I don’t care if you’re listening to this on December 25th. I am an atheist. I do not believe in Jesus Christ. And, if you are a Christian, like super-duper Christian, then you

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the good things that happened in 2020 for us – for me personally and for us as a family – but I did not – I so wanted to make a listicle of the 20 best things that happened in 2020.  But I did not. (laughs) C:

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about (clears throat) sorry to start with clearing my throat, but lately I’ve been thinking about the need for light escapism. So, today’s episode is intended to be whimsical. And… my personality – whimsy is things I don’