About thebaboose
Welcome to my blog. I am not sure how you got here, but nevertheless enjoy your time; learn a few things and teach me a few in the process.
This is my second attempt at making a blog. My first blog www.thehawaiianlion.wordpress.com, which I started 3 years ago, receives about 5-10 visitors a day – 100 plus on great days. However, I felt that most of the articles I wrote in the first two years were of poor quality – I know because no one read it! So in an attempt to make a fresh new start, like putting on a fresh pair of underwear, I am starting this blog.
This blog will be separated into two main parts: first, a big chunk will focus on modern trends and changes in Japanese society. This will include translations of articles from the Japanese blogosphere and media world; translations of articles on popular and trendy Japanese terms (Learning these terms will give you a good sense of what is going on in the Japanese mind); and some opinion pieces by yours truly.
Specifically, I will do a series on the world’s most beautiful ____________ (politician, sea diver, and accountant), popular Japanese terms (ex. arafour and konkatsu), and others to be named later. Lastly, I hope is to attract readers who are currently living or are interested in 2009 Japan, but due to language barriers are unable access information on modern trends.
The second part will focus on politics, psychology, and economics. Before explaining what topics I will dive into, it is better to introduce the title of the blog – thebaboose. The word baboose is a slang term used in Hawaii (I don’t know of its origins) and refers to an idiot, dumbass, or a person who is clumsy. This word relates to how the majority evaluates my views of the world: a libertarian view. Hopefully with reason and logic, I can reverse the stereotypes against libertarianism, and in the process improve my theories and approach to explaining it.
For those familiar with libertarianism, I am toying with the idea of narcocapitalism – close to making the full-jump – and have successfully made the leap from soft atheism to hard atheism.
Anyhow, I hope you, the reader, will challenge my ideas with logic and evidence. I believe the only way to advance understanding of the world is through having one’s ideas challenged. It would be great if you felt the same too.
Sep 08, 2009 @ 09:19:48
Hey Tyson, I ran across your blog when my blog got a “referral” from yours.
Your blog interests me because:
1) Your name sounds familiar. (Do you by chance know Karlton Tomomitsu?)
2) I lived in Japan for 10 years, my oldest son currently lives in Tokyo (he’s 23).
3) I live in Hawaii (Pahoa, about a half hour south of Hilo).
Hey, keep translating those great articles. There’s not nearly enough of us bilingual/bicultural folks to keep all the communication flowing.
I studied anthropology at International Christian University (1981-1985). I’ve been working with the Japanese for over 30 years in automotive, including manufacturing, customer service, management, productivity improvement and hospitality. My business “Japan Insight” focuses on interfacing Japanese and Americans in business, with a recent emphasis on “Hawaiian Educational Adventures” here on the Big Island.
Check out my blog/bio if the spirit moves you: japaninsight.wordpress.com
My son’s blog might also interest you: http://experience5.wordpress.com/
Aloha nui! Tim
Jun 12, 2011 @ 15:22:25
Wow, an interesting morning. I got a GoogleVoice phone #. Within limits one can choose the #. I chose
(***)baboose. This is a small joke between my brother, sister and myself because that is what our great grandmother called us whenever we did anything stupid. For years I thought it was an expression unique to our family. I decided to find the origin on line and found this blog.
What alot of common history. My family is Portugese and many generations on the big island-untill the war. I lived and worked in Japan briefly and still retain a few words 30 years later. A strong libertarian streak runs through my politics. I choose to believe in God because, as Pascal pointed out, if you believe and it turns out that there is no God, you have lost nothing. However, if you don’t and there is, you lose everything. Simple risk/benefit analysis.
In any case, you have made my morning. Simeon
Nov 14, 2011 @ 17:15:32
I Googled “Hawaiian term babosse” It got me your website, mahalo for day info.