http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jack+Olikon Family Concerns Jack Olikon Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=338168&ca=Family+Concerns The Japanese have a curious custom. They believe that objects have a soul, and the more personally connected to the owner an object is, the stronger that soul will be. This belief is loosely tied to the philosophical concept that is called 'animism'. Well, it stands to reason that houses would have... Family Concerns Jack Olikon Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=334557&ca=Family+Concerns In the first place, you're the envy of many people, excluding the ones who are crazy. Small town life is better suited for human beings. We were not meant to be crammed into 20-story skyscrapers that are less like apartments than filing cabinets for people. We were not meant to spend three hours per... Family Concerns Jack Olikon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=328608&ca=Family+Concerns One of the reasons so many people pay somebody else to do their packing for them when they move is because it takes so much brain power to figure out what order to pack things in. It isn't until you plop that first cardboard box on the table and look around the room that you realize that everything... Home Management Jack Olikon Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=295206&ca=Home+Management We humans aren't built to scale well, apparently. We need furniture that's ten times heavier than any of us can be expected to move. Other creatures happily scuttle by us, able to carry all that they need on their backs. Ants can pick up ten times their body weight. Yet here we are, needing a chair... Home Management Jack Olikon Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=284241&ca=Home+Management Part of moving to a new home is adapting yourself to the local flora and fauna, especially if you're going a long distance away from your last residence. It's actually a special kind of culture shock, because the natives will be happy to give you directions around town and set you up with the postal...