Bringing it Full Circle

Does this guy look familiar?

Well he should!

Remember?

This is what I wrote back in 2012 -

This is Katsuyuki Tanaka who I met in the entry way of Hall 1 just before opening time.  I was immediately impressed by his flair - this is a guy with the joy of life!  We got to talking a little, and it turns out he lives in Minato-Ku - not too far from where Wendy and I lived in Hachioji-Shi (Tokyo)! 

Today really marked for me a turning point - on many levels:

I was reminded about the passion and joy that can be had from simply taking the time to appreciate things.  To quote Erik B and Rakim -
"It's not where you're from, it's where you're at!"  Tanaka-san knows where it's at!