https://www.charpaly.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-09 https://www.charpaly.com/blog/formative-moments-a-godzilla-sized-gesture-of-kindness monthly 0.5 2026-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/3ad67faf-a83a-4e93-95d3-b14224f1ebec/Godzilla+vs.+Destoroyah.gif BLOG - Formative Moments: A Godzilla-Sized Gesture of Kindness - Make it stand out Godzilla rampages through Hong Kong in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), Toho Studios https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/f522e78b-5836-4e47-9fa3-142fe0449858/Berenstain+Bears.jpg BLOG - Formative Moments: A Godzilla-Sized Gesture of Kindness - Make it stand out You can’t convince me this isn’t one of America’s finest families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/5a732bb3-097e-44af-9bf9-2cea878b9884/Godzilla+The+Titanic.png BLOG - Formative Moments: A Godzilla-Sized Gesture of Kindness - Make it stand out This illustration by Jean-Pierre Normand adorned my bedroom bookshelf throughout my entire childhood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/a6d2e094-6484-4ff5-8752-12e295d59758/Alyssa+and+%27Godzilla+Invades+America%27.jpg BLOG - Formative Moments: A Godzilla-Sized Gesture of Kindness - Make it stand out Reacquainted after 17 years—courtesy of my friend Jack https://www.charpaly.com/blog/alone-forever-an-introverts-dream monthly 0.5 2026-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/1770621814012-NZUR5D2QJAMIXDSK44R6/unsplash-image-Lo8pE-e3AiU.jpg BLOG - Alone Forever? 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Lake **Featured in IDAHO Magazine** https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/5c500a66-07eb-402f-b3ad-3f8094a1235c/510981538_760808699618502_7556711241553475910_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Old Mission Santa Barbara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/3a52c40a-1b77-437d-a4af-4c9847c36e5f/472822109_640193048346735_2129110224386759226_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Mt. 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Miura City, Kanagawa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/3a7632b9-661c-43c7-9bb8-fc503b9eed70/495566733_722764660089573_8332733349525323222_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY On the boardwalk at the CDA Resort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/5c214ce9-9797-4c89-bb02-02753a0ea962/539493683_17874130614407511_7261833638249740690_n..jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Shopping plaza, al fresco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/980c065d-d774-4c3f-802c-4bee69c42594/470203808_622021860163854_1236611120598408500_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Old Japanese army/navy tunnel on Sarushima Island in Yokosuka, Kanagawa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/e61cc0e9-6582-4f3b-a6d1-c141ab653fc3/538435142_17874130623407511_6252980000509788090_n..jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Shopping plaza, al fresco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/d20a1da2-9360-4518-98ce-0e900cff55ca/PXL_20230718_051505692.MP.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Sarushima Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/aa4bf934-7290-4f70-845f-caf3175eebc9/539590374_17874130587407511_7558967918638173522_n..jpg PHOTOGRAPHY The historic Granada Theatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/8ba18ccc-bf35-4c5b-9bfe-715d214f5c10/474677873_647663427599697_1062761844831172059_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Mishima Sky Walk pedestrian bridge in Mishima, Shizuoka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/39bf3fa1-69e9-4165-bea2-101a868d57a4/513885689_760805796285459_4910381296137076853_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Old Mission Santa Barbara framed by elegant gold-white roses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/3451ce68-cdfe-47e7-8523-7775eb8ca4ad/472787051_640032025029504_4655258238840215672_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY The iconic Nagoya Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/a96dd28b-a36e-4269-b50d-326d00715972/512681610_761758749523497_6923492331787720341_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY A tower peeping beyond a thicket and vibrant blooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/f6b68612-2539-4a40-9d09-7361580e5696/473010310_640032048362835_3680656460396961531_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Nagoya Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/44031c1d-306c-4366-bfaf-e35d14ca1041/511979044_760811009618271_3486732667693900454_n+%281%29.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Old Mission Santa Barbara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/03e96f2a-5f89-42bc-8ec2-dcf680bd0e36/474746707_650274624005244_5343175921038407186_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY The coastal Arasaki Park in Yokosuka, Kanagawa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/0000ba57-3216-4149-97d0-5fd6a64db2b0/514199540_760805422952163_4467360767182021487_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY The Cross at the Old Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/06ce3d1e-fd39-4070-85cd-c209594695e6/PXL_20230204_032516125%7E2.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY A natural stone arch on Jōgashima Island, near Miura City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/95ed12c1-5c4c-4209-99d3-3e6b02d237a3/513236015_760805619618810_4976401179361499909_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY A bee tends to a bright pink bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/8397c5fe-9bc8-48b3-ac1f-5b6be0363dd2/473333580_642313404801366_2763607533259467879_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY The Haya River in Hakone, Kanagawa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/d450c4f1-8fbc-465c-98e8-85b0d4dbe1d2/514181865_760805316285507_744384979020519282_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Old Mission Santa Barbara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/e6d4f9f5-633a-45b2-8d4a-54dd7a3c483a/470186158_621999936832713_5513322498903766043_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY The tiny Tamasudare Falls spilling into a koi pond in Hakone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/4bd247d8-5385-4488-ada6-2cb41db9737f/511265269_760235556342483_446150645033555106_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY A view of the Santa Ynez Mountains from the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/ce91fe1c-eb39-42e8-835e-e0c60d91c3e7/PXL_20230531_193901937+%281%29.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY An alley in downtown Yokosuka at dawn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/5af55413-815c-41ad-b112-130b2c68332d/514256685_760230556342983_4774725220438949248_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY A meadow in the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/22aafc3a-1684-4719-8166-3646e20667bb/470585273_624102353289138_1514393256746142113_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY The Cosmo Clock 21 ferris wheel awash in neon lights in the heart of Yokohama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/0551910f-14f4-4e82-bd3b-fe0a5d93d98b/511269175_760234153009290_4659423351464738547_n.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Leopard lilies overlook a path in the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/391cb2e3-4e9c-4e88-a22a-8566d86b18a0/PXL_20230102_075614619+%281%29.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY A streetlamp's light halo pierces the darkness in Yokosuka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/e7d3f2c3-ba84-49cb-b5ef-08c197ef88b4/PXL_20230108_075438858%7E2.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY An urban, coastal walking path in Yokosuka at twilight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/db4657ff-e22e-44e0-9014-2c2a7e9e611c/PXL_20230108_075357320%7E3.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY An urban, coastal walking path in Yokosuka at twilight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/af3dae56-304b-46fd-8b6a-6da20c02d68b/PXL_20230223_085228281%7E2+%281%29.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Yokosuka City bathed in evening violet, as seen from my 11th-floor Japanese apartment balcony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/44f5a872-6710-4c14-8a06-123d7e42a194/PXL_20230419_093008516%7E2.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Mikasa Park just outside Yokosuka Naval Base, dressed in brilliant late dusk hues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/260ffe0e-3c73-4442-9461-ed75f71ebc48/PXL_20230503_091042079%7E2.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY The Port of Yokosuka in a sunset's blaze https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/9b32cafb-0eec-4865-bd61-ef0035235674/PXL_20230531_191241474.jpg PHOTOGRAPHY Darkness and light in downtown Yokosuka at the break of dawn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6191fd2e59b1c8407075ee9f/045bd4d3-bd86-40ac-8c09-4f76b8b21535/CDALakeDroneShot