Hey, I’m supposed to be retired right? Well, I’m busier now than I have been in years. Guess what? I’m loving it! But because my brain doesn’t shut off when it’s supposed to, I tend to wake up in the middle of the night with big, bright ideas racing around.…
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Canadian history - Japan - Japanese history - Journaling - Oral/Written History - Social Media - Uncategorized
Hark! A Podcast…I hope.
No full approval yet but it looks like my dream of a podcast at the charity where I volunteer is a bit closer to reality. Initially, it will be a lot of work but once it’s up and running, it shouldn’t be that time consuming for the people involved. I’d…
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I’m Back! Ready to Rock and Roll
Hi folks! I had to take a break from writing for a week or so. A back molar started acting up with intense pain by times then none at others. On top of that I threw my back out somehow. Maybe it was caused by the stress of the pain…
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Even My Dentist Uses AI!
It seems we’re living in the age of AI. It’s everywhere! We no longer have to rely on experts and their memories, we can simply ask AI for a solution. That’s great, as long as the solution is the correct one. I’ve had a toothache for over a week. It…
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Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles – My current anime series
Since I subscribed to Crunchyroll after the 60 day trial from Sony, I’ve finally settled on one series that seems to have everything I’m looking for in anime. The story is interesting, characters are as well. I’m still not in love with the silly female voices but maybe that’s something…
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Sakiori – Rescuing kimono from the trash heap
These mornings my ‘first coffee of the day’ time is spent with the NHK series, ‘Zero Waste Life’. Each episode is about 15 minutes long and each one focuses on some aspect of reusing/recycling items that would normally be tossed in the trash. In the West, we’re constantly faced with…
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Good Government 250 Years Ago? Who knew? – Child allowances, social security for seniors and more, thanks to Uesugi Harunori
Pretty much everything I know about Japan comes from watching NHK World, the free streaming service sponsored by the Japanese government. While I’d love to go there, I’m probably too old. I wouldn’t want to go alone, that’s for sure and I really don’t like flying. So I’m stuck watching…
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Everything and Nothing at All, Really – Just the state of things right now
It’s COLD in Toronto and will only get colder for at least the next week. The thermometer won’t creep above 0 C. and will go down to -11 C. most nights. So it’s ‘stay in the igloo’ time here. No matter what the weather I’ll walk outside every day. That’s…
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Anime – What’s with the female voices?
Fresh from subscribing to Crunchyroll, I find myself wondering why every female character voice actor uses a cutesy, young teen or pre-teen voice. The male voice actors seem normal and the dubbed English female voices are as well. I have subtitles turned on with the original audio in Japanese. Every…