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Today is Christmas Day for 2024. I almost wrote 2025, because I am losing track. My wife Is downstairs working from home. I have the day (and week) off, and am playing the Choir of King’s College through my iPad. … Continue reading →

If something happened to you, and it didn’t happen to me, it doesn’t mean that either my experience or your experience isn’t true. They can both be true. I have heard stories of how hard it is for people to … Continue reading →

I got to Chiba early that day, so had time to kill before I met my wife and friend. I worked at a kindergarten teaching English, and kindergarten finishes at 3pm. My wife had an office job and usually finishes … Continue reading →

I use this app called Twitter. Well, it’s called X, but it’s still called Twitter by many. I’ve quit it many times, once when my life was kind of a mess I quit it for a whole 6 months or … Continue reading →

“So I’m thinking about learning Ancient Greek, did I tell you that? Imagine reading the classics in their original language. Probably some pretty cool forgotten truths to be found.” It had been a long week, and it was a long … Continue reading →

I don’t feel much nostalgia for Canada. I didn’t hate elementary school or high school or anything, but I don’t really look back on the time fondly. I had quite a fun time in university comparatively speaking, but I still … Continue reading →

Many years ago, I wrote a short story called “Perfect Eyebrows”. It was in a series of stories I wrote that were based on me riding the Sobu Line from Chiba to Iidabashi every day for more than a couple … Continue reading →

I know talking about a dream one had is only interesting for the person who is talking about it, but I am going to do it anyways, with the hope in my heart that this dream may transcend that, and … Continue reading →

Whenever the brain or whatever has time away from all stimulation to process the phenomena of daily life without bias, connections and personality always appear without fail. Nihilism grows powerful from the disjointed images of modern life. Just a note … Continue reading →

The headlines and online conversation often talked about how illiberal Japan’s immigration policy is, but I always thought some aspects were quite liberal, especially permanent residency, getting more so with seemingly more options to become a permanent resident. Anyone who … Continue reading →