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About journeysofabentmind

Gordon is a Nisei, a second generation American of Japanese descent born in 1938 whose family owned a farm outside of Atwater, California in the San Joaquin Valley. His world was abruptly changed when on December 7, 1941 Japan’s Imperial Navy launched an early morning attack on Pearl Harbor. Thus began a chain of events that resulted in his family’s forced evacuation and internment in a “relocation center” in Colorado during the war. After the war Gordon spent his teenage years in school and working on the family farm. He attended U.C. Berkeley and graduated in 1960 and went on to the Graduate School of Social Welfare at Berkeley earning a Masters in Social Welfare in 1963. He worked in a number of social service settings and last worked as a case manager for developmentally challenged clients in San Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin Counties until he retired in 2000. When his wife Barbara retired in 2007 they moved to Eugene, Oregon following their children and grandchildren. Gordon lives with his wife of 55 years and close to the four grandchildren and life is just good.

Cherrios & Racism: Anthropology 101-Part II

Posted on June 13, 2016 by journeysofabentmind

This is not a simple matter. The basic operating principles and mechanisms are pretty simple, but we as humans have a raft of emotions and conditioning that complicate things a lot.

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Snakes and Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails

Posted on June 12, 2016 by journeysofabentmind

Allyson was a precocious seven-year-old, innocent as a newborn but a soul older than the granite in the hillside behind her grandfather’s house. Her eyes were deep pools that lit up at the thought of journeys to ancient or exotic … Continue reading →

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Racism and a Serious Discussion of Race

Posted on June 11, 2016 by journeysofabentmind

Back several years ago the cereal company that produces Cheerios ran a promotional ad that stirred the pot a bit: It portrayed an interracial couple with a young mixed-race daughter enjoying a breakfast of Cheerios. The ad brought a torrent … Continue reading →

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Talk Show Interview ~ KCTY/FM Radio ~ Long Beach, CA

Posted on June 4, 2016 by journeysofabentmind

June 3, 2016: Tonight I was interviewed by Rodney Bardin of station KCTY/FM radio in Long Beach, CA about my book, “The Ultimate Book of Dad Jokes” – The interview ran a full hour with 3 breaks for commercials and … Continue reading →

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Radio Talk-Show Interview tonight…

Posted on June 3, 2016 by journeysofabentmind

I’m sorry I’m late in getting this information out to you but things have been busy what with the book signing and all – plus I did post this on Facebook and didn’t think more about getting word out to … Continue reading →

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Book Signing ~ June 1, 2016

Posted on June 2, 2016 by journeysofabentmind

Last night we held a gala book signing for our book, “The Ultimate Book of Dad Jokes” for author, me, and illustrators, Casey, Venice, Xander, and Teiya (Sadly Teiya was home sick and missed the signing. Her grandfather, however, dropped … Continue reading →

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At the Dawn of Time

Posted on May 29, 2016 by journeysofabentmind

The winds had died down to a mere whisper around midnight, but the penetrating cold remained and cut deep to the bone. It was the time of the new moon, and the canopy of the heavens was clear, and stars … Continue reading →

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Hail Hale Snail Mail

Posted on May 27, 2016 by journeysofabentmind

Was returning home from a photo shoot in Marin County, CA circa 1998 and saw out of the corner of my eye as I drove by a bank of mailboxes – I stopped, turned around retracing my steps and found … Continue reading →

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Shadows In the Galaxies

Posted on May 27, 2016 by journeysofabentmind

  Alli moved through the room with ease, and other than a furtive glance from someone at the far table, no one took notice of her. It was quiet in the way that libraries are quiet – with a hint … Continue reading →

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The World’s 101 Devilishly Worst Puns ~ Vol. X

Posted on May 15, 2016 by journeysofabentmind

(As with Volume IX this was not self-published, being set aside when I started work on the 1000+ pun book “The Ultimate Book of Dad Jokes” with Ulysses Press out of Berkeley, CA. The “Ultimate” volume was published in mid-April … Continue reading →

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