This morning: Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims.
Category: In This Together
Japan 2023
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In This Together
We’re 36 years into our journey together.
Celebrating Pride with LEGO
Cycled to the LEGO Shop at the Mall of America to buy the new Everyone is Awesome building set, which went on sale today, the first day of Pride Month. It was 30% off, and I used $5 worth of points from my LEGO VIP (no less) account. Rode the LRT home, admiring my purchase… Continue reading Celebrating Pride with LEGO
Saving Lives, Saving Money
On my cycle ride, waved to and thanked needle exchange workers. The service costs about $20 per user per year. One syringe-infected AIDS patient requires over $120,000 per year in public health services. Six states ignore this reality and do not permit needle exchange programs.
That’s Closed! No Ice Cream!
Today I had to teach about sentences starting with “That.” In preparation for the class I plugged a convoluted sentence into ChatGPT: although correct, it suggested not starting sentences with “That.” After all that I needed ice cream as a reward, but the store was closed.
A Good Conversation
A good conversation with an old friend at our local hostelry who was visiting from out West. We both love travel and playing the airlines at their games.
TP Orientation
After an Americano, I needed to powder my nose. They’re inclusive at FRGMT Coffee; this is probably illegal in Florida.
Word Order
There were lots of smiles as learners organized themselves into sentences. Today the focus was on getting adjectives in the correct order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose.
A Soldier in Occupied Japan
Posted A Soldier in Occupied Japan. My partner’s uncle was stationed in Kyoto, Japan at the end of the Pacific War. The story could’ve been so different.