While it may not be based on a true story, The Great Gatsby is a charming book set in the roaring 20’s of American history. The 1920’s in America were a time of partying, social mobility, women’s independence, and so on. The Great  Gatsby is a book that encapsulates many of the themes of the […]

This post about my most recent purchase, an as accurate as I could afford, Katana. For those of you unfamiliar with the word, a Katana is a Japanese sword designed for the use of the Samurai (a.k.a. warriors a bit like a European Knight) in the time of feudal Japan. Here’s what mine looks like:  There are […]

If any of you have never heard of Ip Man (a.k.a. Yip Man, a real person), he was a Chinese master of a form of martial arts called, Wing Chun. Furthermore, Yip Man is well known for being, actor, Bruce Lee’s master/teacher. (If you don’t know who Bruce Lee is either, here’s a cool YouTube link to […]