Dogu4- I was deeply moved by your words of praise. Thank you very much. That is exactly how I try to approach this field and it is good to know that I may be succeeding to some extent. I very much appreciate your words of support.

photoexpert- Yes, I’m Brent, we’re one and the same, although I guess that takes away some of the mystery from mystery_man.;) But of course you can call me mystery_man if you like. That is how you originally knew me so no worries. Either is Ok by me! Always appreciate your input here and many thanks for the kind words about my posts.

I am always going to refer to you as Mystery_man though because of the friendship we developed here at Cryptomundo. To me, you will always be Mystery_man!

With that being said, fantastic story. You know MM, sometimes in life, there are choices that we make, then send us off in an unexpected direction. But looking back on those choices later in life, it is as if they were destined to occur. Just look how great life has turned out for you!

You followed your unexpected passion and it led you on a fantastic journey. At the end of that golden road, you found the rainbow. And I bet your wife would back me up on this–at the end of the rainbow was the pot of gold, who is now your wife!

And your duaghter is just beautiful! I would be protective of her as well. It looks as if you have about 10 years left to refine your training in karate! LOL You are living in the right place to do that.

Anyway Mystery_man, it is great to have you onboard here at Cryptomundo. I always look forward to your posts, whether you are posting as Mystery_man or Brent.

Keep up the good work!

mfs- I’m not nearly as into ghost stories as cryptozoology, but I know what you mean. Japan has some extremely creepy ghost stories, and TV shows about alleged ghost encounters are very popular here as well. Japanese ghost movies (such as the original “Ring,” or “Juon” (known as the American remake “The Grudge,”) are some of the most unsettling and downright scary you’re likely to see. Thanks for your kind words about my postings by the way.

Uriah- I’m very pleased you enjoy my posts. I also am a bit of a Japanese history buff myself, and I can agree with you that that is a fascinating period in history. You really should make it around to Japan someday, it is a land full of fascinating history and mysteries. You will not be disappointed.

I’d like to express my gratitude to you, the readers of Cryptomundo, for your words of support. It really means a lot to me that my work is being enjoyed. The positive comments here so far are reassuring and it makes me very happy to know that my contributions here are so appreciated. I am going to do my best to keep it up.

I’ve always wanted to visit Japan. Ever since I read Yoshikawa’s epic “Taiko” I have been extremely fascinated with that period of Japanese history.

I wish you and your beautiful family the best in life and look forward to more of your great posts.

DWA- Yes, my “mystery_man” handle seems a bit redundant now, doesn’t it? From now on, think of the “mystery” as “exploring mysteries of the natural world.” That should work, I guess. lol

Red_pill_junky- It’s interesting that you bring that up, because it represents one of my many pigeonhole shaking traits. I have a pretty wide range of often seemingly very opposite interests. While I am a science nut and most definitely would consider myself a geek, there was a time when I actually was actually pretty big time into bodybuilding, which doesn’t really fit into the typical scientist or geek image I guess. So I’d be spending as much time as possible in the gym between taking courses in things like evolutionary biology and cladistics. I also have been doing martial arts for quite some time, which most people perhaps don’t think of when they talk science. I guess in that respect people are surprised when they meet me because I suppose I don’t really fit the popular image of a teacher and scientist. I still enjoy weightlifting and martial arts, but it’s harder and harder to find time to do it nowadays. I have the same wildly differing range of interests when it comes to stuff like movies and music too. Looking at my DVD or CD collections, you’d never think they were all owned by the same person.

cliffhanger- Thanks for the kudos and I’m very pleased that you enjoy my postings!

cryptidsrus- I know we differ on our views of some things, but I’m happy that we are always respectful of each other even when we disagree. The commenters on this site in general are very rational and level headed even when arguing, and you are definitely one of those. Thanks for your support and good discussions.

I want to let everyone here who enjoys my postings that I appreciate the support and kind words immensely. I am dedicated to providing good information on the various cryptids I cover and expanding people’s knowledge on these things. I will continue to write these pieces as long as people are interested in reading them. Thank you very much for everyone’s support so far.