Emantable

I watched a documentary on the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I was reminded of just how amazing it is that Japan is where it is today despite having been defeated in World War II and having many of its large cities heavily damaged. I’ve mentioned how much I admire Japan’s collective work ethic before,… — read more

I very rarely dream, or at least I wake up with no memory of them. However, the last several days, I’ve been dreaming a lot. I can usually stay up late at night reading my books, but lately, sleep has overcome me quite quickly. Almost as if something is sucking me into a state of… — read more

I did not have Japanese news playing in the background today, but instead, I listened to the sound of rain. I wanted to just sit there doing nothing else but staring out the window and listening to the rain. I’ll need to do some catching up this weekend as I didn’t get as much done… — read more

To share another one of my quirks, I will tell you that I was watching a Japanese news channel while working today. I needed some background noise while I concentrated on work. If I put on anything I can understand, it can become very distracting, and listening to music has the opposite effect for me.… — read more

Today, I am grateful for my parents getting the first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19. They are my biggest worry during this pandemic, and finally, I can breathe a little easier. They will need to go back for their second dose in a couple of weeks, but at least the process to get them… — read more

I watched a few short documentaries on the evolution of the internet and read a couple of articles on the subject. It’s fascinating to read about the internet of things blooming across the globe, and it made me wonder if we are witnessing the birth of a planet-wide neural network. As if the planet’s consciousness… — read more

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We finally have a set of storms moving into the region with the first one having occurred yesterday. We took advantage of the break between storms and ate some takeout food at the park since we still can’t eat a restaurant. It was probably the coldest lunch I’ve had as it was quite chilly, but… — read more

I was at Target and found myself looking at the packs of mechanical pencils with nostalgia. I world almost entirely using a computer and other electronic devices. I have always preferred writing by hand, but even that I have digitized using an iPad and an Apple Pencil. These mechanical pencils had me thinking of another… — read more