R Scott okamoto
JA.  Musician.  writer.  fly fisher.  Ex-christian. 

June 22, 2017 I leave tomorrow morning for Japan. We are taking the kids on a two-week adventure through Tokyo, Fukushima, Sendai,...

To a lot of rational, sensible people, the rise of the Tea Party, the Alt Right, and the Trump thing baffles the mind. How the hell can...

Most Christians are doomed to have horrible sex lives. Obviously, they’re not the only ones, as intimacy is difficult for a lot of...

I have this recurring dream where I’m walking through some place familiar, my neighborhood, places I’ve worked, a restaurant, and...

Several people told me my “overgeneralized” history of generations didn’t represent their own family experience. It doesn’t even...

I am no longer a Christian. I don’t know exactly what that makes me, but I would guess somewhere along the agnostic spectrum. I will...

Part One How did we get here? Kids today are not allowed to do many of the things we Gen Xer’s did growing up. My brother and I rode our...

Adele won a bunch of Grammy’s. Beyonce only won 2. Adele fans are happy. Beyonce fans are pissed. People are both praising Adele for...

A strength and weakness of the progressive side is that we are great at policing ourselves. We call each other out for inaccurate or...

According to everything I’ve read, married people don’t have a lot of sex. The classic story describes a couple falling in love who...

First, some context. I spent over a week on this post, knowing it will rub some people the wrong way. This is just the beginning of the...

After a rough couple of years with health issues and life changes for most of us, the band started playing again at the end of 2016. ...

In 1976, we lived in Pasadena in the Hastings Ranch neighborhood on a hill above the Eaton Canyon golf course. I was six years old, and...

I sometimes look at my kids in complete awe and wonder. Oh wait. Not in that sugary sweet way parents are supposed to look and feel...