Archive - Occasionally Impervious

The In Case You Missed It Remedy

Occasionally Impervious has been up and running off and on since 2022 - here are a few of the pieces you may have missed along the way.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

ELEVEN QUESTIONS: Karen Hill Anton

Everything changes. You’ll be all right. I live by that. It’s my background music. Knowing this is the antidote to fear, regret, guilt, worry. It…

Jun 14 •

Home, or There and Back Again

It’s been less than a week since I returned to Tokyo from a short trip to see family and friends in New York...

Jun 1 •

May 2025

ELEVEN QUESTIONS: █████ █████

Life is long and a lot can happen. Life slows to a crawl for those who suffer and seems to hasten when we have the resources and money to fulfill our…

May 3 •

April 2025

Trash Talk Tokyo

An inconvenient bunch of flowers changed the way I think about the things we throw away.

Apr 20 •

ELEVEN QUESTIONS: Etsuko Nishimura 西村英津子

Every time I face something challenging, I try to take on the challenge. Even if it doesn't work well, I get what I try in return.

Apr 5 •

March 2025

Along Came Cancer

Colon cancer rates are rising fast among young adults. If you are 45 and above (or younger in some cases), and have not already, go get screened.

Mar 23 •

ELEVEN QUESTIONS: Natalie Love Cruz

I remember hearing "no te ahogues en un vaso de agua" a lot, growing up...it literally translates to "don't drown in a cup of water."

Mar 9 •

February 2025

A Long Weekend in February

A few things things that stole my attention away from the day-to-day.

Feb 23 •

Demons Out, Good Fortune In

Or what to do when the headlines from your country of birth read like the back-cover blurb of a deeply unsettling dystopian novel.

Feb 9 •

January 2025

You Say Oyaki (おやき), I Say Knish (קניש)

Nostalgic New York eats and yummy Nagano treats.

Jan 25 •

Get Good (at Japanese)

In order to get good, you have to get comfortable being bad.

Jan 12 •

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