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It Came Out of the Sky, Landed Just a Little North of Houston…
My favorite quote from the woman whose house was targeted by a meteorite: “It looked just like a rock, and ain’t no rocks got no business falling out of the sky.” Um. Yeah. Ain’t no blogger got no business complaining about grammar what don’t make no sense, boy. My favorite thing about the photo of […]
Beware if you gaze into a palentir long…
“A palentir is a dangerous tool, Saruman,” Gandalf said. “We do not know who may be watching.” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/22/palantir-extends-reach-into-british-state-as-it-gets-access-to-sensitive-fca-data?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
And it went BOOM BOOM 💥
Rocky objects traveling through space are known as meteoroids, but when they enter Earth’s atmosphere and create fireballs, they are called meteors. Any fragments that fall to Earth’s surface are meteorites. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/meteor-boom-ohio-pennsylvania-rcna263876 The Earth is bombarded on a daily basis from outer space. Just not usually over urban areas during daylight. In Ohio. Not a […]
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The story begins…
I’m an American teaching English full-time in the heartland of Japan. Next year I have applied for paternity leave, making me the first male teacher at my school to do so. This blog will document my experiences raising a bilingual … Continue reading
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Tagged at home dad, bilingualism, child care, fatherhood, Japan, Paternity leave
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