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The Week #179
by James- 🏊♂️ After missing 3 weeks of swimming beause of being sick or not 100% better, Leo's started to make up for it. He had swimming twice this week. I took him on the weekend and got to watch his progress...and he's progressing quite well! He's currently using the paddle board, kicking down about 60% of the school. This is helping him get more leg strength while also letting him practice taking breaths while swimming.
- 🦵 My right leg is healing up nicely. There isn't any pain except for the plastic covers they put to cover the entry points while I heal sometimes feel like they're pulling my skin when I walk. I've already noticed when walking Sophie up / down the hills what a huge difference this has made...before my leg would feel quite heavy. But not any longer! I'm curious how no longer having a backward flow of blood in my leg with affect my running...when I can do that again.
- 🍫 Leo and I watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I really do like the older version much more than the newer one. Perhaps beause Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay (something I didn't realize until this viewing). Also, the music is much better and Gene Wilder is class. I hope this primes him for seeing the new Wonka prequel coming out next week here in Japan.
- 💴 The yen looks like it finally might start strengthening up a bit. With the usual exchange rate of ¥100 - ¥108 / USD, this past year with it about ¥150 / USD has been a pain. Most all of my expenses are in yen, so it doesn't affect me directly on a daily basis, but prices have been rising because imports are now more expensive. It's been at ¥147 and strengthening the past few days...I hope this trend continues.
- 🪟 The sliding glass door in my bed room cracked again. This first happened about a year after we bought our house and the house maker came out and replaced it for free because of a defect in manufacturing ...I reckon this is the same defect, but feel like they're gonna stick me with the bill. As it occurred at a similar time of year last time as well, best I can tell is the sudden temperate change is causing too much stress on the glass?
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by James☕️ I usually drink my coffee black. But I recently bought a milk Kalita milk foamer (not listed on their US/global sites) after wanting one for years...and I'm wondering why I didn't do that sooner. So good for an afternoon coffee.
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🔗 New York will plant thousands of trees using new tech to maximize foliage impact
by JamesCity council calls for an increase of the urban forest – currently comprising 5.2m trees – even as the mayor demands cuts in spending
Do Yokohama / Tokyo next, please.- Tagged with
- environment
- air quality
- urban design
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🔗 Markdown Annotations embed authorship in text while preserving its readability and portability.
by JamesMarkdown Annotations embed authorship in text while preserving its readability and portability.
I don't use ChatGPT much at all, but this seems like a really cool idea for those that do...even keeping track of multiple human authors seems really useful. -
🔗 Japan PM vows to phase out coal-fired power at climate summit
by JamesKishida said Japan will terminate the construction of new coal-fired power plants that have no emission-reducing measures in place, without specifying the timeline or mentioning the scrapping of existing plants.
I'm a little skeptical about how "emission reducing measures" of a coal-fired power plant could be abused...but assuming best intentions this is certainly good news. 👏- Tagged with
- co2
- japan
- climate change
