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What would you do when you find an intruder on your property? Do you scream or call 9-1-1? Miyo takes an unconventional method to deal with the intrusion.
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When to Stop Editing?
I don’t know about you, but editing is a joy and also a nightmare for me. I enjoy editing. I love editing. Every time I perform, I find something to improve, so I edit. Whenever I edit, I want to try my story out on the stage, so I do…
Reinvent Your Game with Deep Learning
Something has changed about Master Habu, a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master. Shogi, known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. Habu is the only person to simultaneously hold…
Tsubuyaki
Miyo’s mumbling thoughts at the moment…
I’ve come a long way…
Looking back, I’ve come a long way. Much longer than a few years. I joined Toastmasters at the end of 2009 just to improve my English speaking skills. At that time, I didn’t value speech delivery all that much. I thought…
Keep Running
December is called Shiwasu (=師走) in the old Japanese language. The first character, 師, means teacher, monk, master. The second character, 走, means to run. In ancient Japan…
I’m not a comedian! Or am I?
Sometimes people ask me if I’m a standup comedian. As you may know, most of my stories are entertaining, but my answer has been NO! But one day I wondered what people see in my stories..