Temperatures climbing to the mid-90’s provided an opportunity to nurture the inner couch potato.
Category: Read
A Physical Book
Finished an actual hardcover, nonfiction, paper book, but skipped the endnotes. Dwight wants to read it, then we’ll pass it on. Generally I read fiction, usually eBooks to save trees and storage space.
A Day Without News Media
I pay attention to the news; too much attention, some would say. We have digital subscriptions to the New York Times, Washington Post, and our local paper, the Star Tribune. We’re members of Minnesota Public Radio and the local public television station. My long list of online news sources includes Politico, BBC, NHK (Japan, in…… Continue reading A Day Without News Media
Escape
Read a newspaper on my phone while waiting for a haircut.
Poverty and Homelessness in Japan
This afternoon I was a couch potato devouring a new novel, in translation: “Tokyo Ueno Station.” It depicts poverty and homelessness in Japan and deepened my understanding of scenes I’ve glimpsed in Japan. As I expected, the ending was not happy.
Good Day to Read
It’s a perfect day to be a couch potato: rain all day, and a novel just released in the US today.
Slowing Down
View from my tablet, reading on the porch. I pulled a muscle jogging this morning, so reading replaced cycling as this afternoon’s activity.
The Meaning of Shadows
This morning I photographed my shadow, firmly attached to me. Although it was almost noon, the sun was quite low in the sky. In 1847 Hans Christian Andersen wrote The Shadow, a short story that talks to the present time. Here’s the bare details: A man gave his shadow permission to leave and explore the…… Continue reading The Meaning of Shadows
Fictional Hokkaido
I was on a train, traveling through darkness. The elderly woman next to me asked if it would be OK if we chatted. She was on her way to her home on Shikoku having stayed with friends on Honshu. I was returning to my base after cycling on bridges and islands across Japan’s Inland Sea.…… Continue reading Fictional Hokkaido
Fictional Hokkaido
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