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by JamesLunch Run
Short and windy π¬οΈ3.0km
20.9min
19m climbed
157.2avg bpm
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The Week #251
by James- π Happy Earth Day! 18 years ago when I was an exchange student is when my interest in the environment really started to take hold. I was literally out seeing the world, watching movies like Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and reading books like Lester Brown:s Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.Β ( This book is readily available in PDF from
It all made sense to me. I tried (and failed) to gather a group of us to visit Earth Day Tokyo that was being held in Yoyogi. So I went by myself. I had a good time visiting the booths and being around people that cared about similar things. I wasn't alone. But I still had no idea how I could get involved professionally and "help the cause".Then and...
This year I finally went back (with the fam)! I wouldn't have guessed that 18 years ago I'd be building the tech that is central to combating climate change and powering one of the main sponsors of the festival: Octopus Energy. Somehow I managed to find a way to help the cause.
Back to this week β the Octopus Energy booth was really great. There was a bicycle you could pedal to generate electricity. I think it does a really good job at conveying just how much energy is required just to light a single bulb. Leo gave it a go but the bike was a little too big for him.Now
Next year I hope to go again and maybe spend a more time at the booths, getting better connected to local environmental activities and to reinvigorate my granola-eating, Birkenstock wearing self. - βοΈ Fossil fuels fell below 50% ofΒ US electricity for the first month on record (source). Further evidence that renewable grids will only accelerate. It's not only the morally right thing to do, but it's also the economical thing. Happy days when the moral and economic choice is the same.
- π With Skype shutting down in a few weeks, I ported my inbound number to a US carrier and an eSim on my phone. Slightly sad that I'll have a monthly $5 dollar charge instead of a yearly $23 fee, but alas. However, as the number is now connected to an actual cell carrier, I wonder if this will enable me to receive SMS and such like from banking applications now?
- π Happy Earth Day! 18 years ago when I was an exchange student is when my interest in the environment really started to take hold. I was literally out seeing the world, watching movies like Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and reading books like Lester Brown:s Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.Β ( This book is readily available in PDF from
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Checkin to Yoyogi Park (代γ ζ¨ε ¬ε)
Earth day! π -
Checkin to Starbucks
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Checkin to Craft Beer Server Land θ΅€εθ¦ιεΊ
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Checkin to hario cafe ζ³ε±εε€ι€¨ζ±δΊ¬εΊ
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by JamesLunch Run
Getting in the nice spring lunch runs before the heat turns up.4.4km
30.1min
19.2m climbed
153.8avg bpm
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The Week #250
by James- ποΈββοΈπββοΈ 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.
- πΊ 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 itΒ β the focus becomes what's on the screen and not the people directly in front ofΒ 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.
- πΊπΈ 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.Β
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,Β 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, butΒ 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.Β And to think that it will be this stupid forever, but it won't. - πΊ 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,Β 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.
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Checkin to Lucy's Bakery & Kitchen
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by JamesMorning Run
Cool breeze this am after some fantastic rain last night.4.4km
30.2min
24.4m climbed
158.8avg bpm
