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    Lunch Run
    Getting in the nice spring lunch runs before the heat turns up.

    4.4km

    30.1min

    19.2m climbed

    153.8avg bpm

  • The Week #250

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    • 🏋️‍♀️🏃‍♂️ My first double emoji. I lifted three times and ran one last week. Not major progression in the span of a week, but trying to keep things consistent. It keeps me off the screens as well, which is good.
    • 📺 In an effort to bring more balance within our household, we rearranged our living area so the TV is in our tatami corner. This makes it so the TV is no longer visible from the dining table nor straight ahead from the sofa. Growing up we used to have a TV near where we ate, and I didn't like it  – the focus becomes what's on the screen and not the people directly in front of  you or even the food (which make it easy to overeat...or in certain kid's cases, get distracted every other bite). It's only been a couple of days but yeash what a difference.
    • 🇺🇸 At Shonan T-Site they had a US-themed "Garage Market" where a lot of area vintage stores brought out their US goods and setup outside. Lots of clothes, Pyrex, and little toys including some classic McDonalds Pancake transformer toys, gumby(!), and mario (US-editions?). It felt like being in an antique store in Alvin. 

      It was nice to remember for a minute that the US has some redeeming qualities. There's this country out there whose culture is popular enough that people emulate the people's dress,  organize buy/trade its artifacts, and admire its ideals. This isn't exclusive to the US, Francophile and people really into the UK all exist, but  scale that you see this for America is unmatched.

      It's easy to get caught up in all of the stupid stupid stupid things going on there now and forget that despite them being "in charge", the majority of people disapprove.  And to think that it will be this stupid forever, but it won't.
    • 🌺 We took Yumi's mom out for dinner at a Hawaiian place nearby. It made me really want to visit Hawaii again. Maybe some place with a bit more green. The exchange rate is certainly going in the right direction. That said,  with our experience with immigration last time and all of the stories you read, I'm not even confident I, an American citizen, could get in without hassle.

  • Checkin to Lucy's Bakery & Kitchen

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    in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
    Mexican burger and Hawaiian Sun, while I can still get goods from the US.
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    Morning Run
    Cool breeze this am after some fantastic rain last night.

    4.4km

    30.2min

    24.4m climbed

    158.8avg bpm

  • The Week #249

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    • 🌴 I took a, in retrospect, a much needed day off. I spent the day hanging out with Leo as he was on spring break. We went to Soratos on my bike and played on the roof where they've decked it out with all sorts of things to climb and slide on. I don't know how many more times we'll be able to play up there before it's far too hot. Either way, a successful day off.
    • 🚸 Leo started the 2nd grade. It's odd to me that 2 weeks ago he was in the first grade and now he's not. Growing up with a long summer vacation between grades, it felt like the transition between grades were more pronounced...2 weeks isn't that.

      Teachers can change each year in Japan and for 1st grade, his teacher was a bit strict, so we were (keyword) hoping for a new one. And as you can probably guess, to our disappointment, his teacher stayed the same. At least some of his good friends are still in his class....
    • 🏋️‍♀️ I lifted weights 3 times this past week. I'm really liking Alpha Progress, not only does it decide the program for me, but also has a button I can press for it to give me a bit more of a challenge. I think I'll sign up for it at the end of my trial.
    • 🚲 With the fantastic spring weather, I took advantage and rode my Brompton down to Enoshima, which is my first outing with it in a long time. Along the way I passed a strawberry farm and I could smell them from the cycle path, it was great.
      Brompton with blooms 🌸
    • 💸 My commentary about the stock market dropping massively won't add to the conversation, but it feels important enough that I should mention it happening this week. My retirement accounts are taking a beating like everyone else's. And despite seeing the probability of this happening, I'll admit I didn't spend enough time thinking about it to actually sell some of my VOO/VTI and buy BND on/before April 1st and speed up my re-balancing. Thankfully I'm still many years away from retirement so it should be "fine".

      Aside, this guy is so good at business the market volatility index has surpassed the movement from the pandemic 👏. But also you know he's going to buy a lot of stock just before he decides to reverse tariffs 🙄.
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