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No, Leonardo has no “descendants”
The news spread quickly last week. Fourteen people alive today in Italy can claim that they are descendants of Leonardo da Vinci, according to a study of the Renaissance genius’ family tree. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/fourteen-living-descendants-leonardo-da-vinci-are-identified-rcna1402 I won’t bother posting the other two to three dozen “news” about it, since they all pretty much copy each other without […]
Crap, I did it again
Man, I did it again. I forgot to post the next chapter of Bringer of Light. Also the next one after that. And the one after that. It’s been a very tiring summer so far. (For starters, we STILL don’t have enough Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, doses are get wasted left and right as the […]
Destination: Red Planet
Like other nations, China “regards Mars exploration as the preferred destination for deep space exploration,” Wang said. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Technology/china-unveils-ambitious-roadmap-human-mars-exploration/ China’s plan calls for setting up a permanently occupied base and a fleet of interplanetary craft. Probably it’s a good idea to first see whether it can meet its goal of landing people on Mars in 2033. […]
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Category Archives: art
Working Cover
Quick update on the book: In the end, I’ve decided to go the indie route to self-publication. An update to the update! (2/16) It looks like I won’t be self-publishing this one after all. A small press that normally published ESL/EFL … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, bilingualism, child care, child education, child-raising, Japan, Paternity leave
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Toddler Artistry
One of my daughter’s favorite pastimes is o-egaki (picture drawing). Even before she could walk, she was scribbling with crayons…the washable kind, a set of 12 colors that my wife and I got for her at around her birthday last … Continue reading
Posted in art, baby toys, parenting, Paternity leave
Tagged baby toys, child care, child-raising, crayons, fatherhood, half-Japanese, Japan, Japanese, parental leave, Paternity leave
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