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Bringer of Light, Chapter 15: The Sagittarius
When we last left Gennaji, his ship was just about to fire or be fired upon. Somewhere near Encheladus… Gennaji looked over at his crew at the rocket launcher. Karel and Andrzej both seemed tense. No, he silently corrected himself, he was the one feeling tense. They looked…blank. Waiting. He shook his head. “Ory, are […]
Apologies for the delay…
I missed my last post of Bringer of Light. It should have dropped on Saturday, February 20, to bring the story up to Chapter 15. To be honest, for most of the past couple of weeks I’ve been feeling like I was on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Things at work and home were […]
Still, they persevered!
Great job, NASA! Landing on Mars is always a tricky business. Now all Perseverance has to do is find traces of life, save it without contamination, and then wait for another rocket, another rover, and a satellite to get in orbit so the samples can be sent back to Earth. Piece of cake, right? https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56119931
Top Posts & Pages
- “Japan should rethink gender roles”? Yeah, no kidding
- Ten Years of Taking Leave
- First Year Wall (Part 2) - The (not-so voluntary) parent-teacher conference
- The First Year Wall (Part 1) - Gakudo and the Kid
- End of an Era: Goodbye, Nursery School
- Death of a Cherry Tree
- How Do You Talk to Your Kids About Dying?
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Category Archives: school
Ten Years of Taking Leave
Looking back, it’s amazing to me now that I dared to even apply for a year of paternity leave while living in a foreign country. But I’ve never regretted the decision. As I told an audience of university students and … Continue reading
Posted in book, day care, education, gender roles, Japan, Japanese, Japanese culture, Japanese society, parenting, Paternity leave, school
Tagged bilingualism, blogging, child care, child-raising, children, education, family, family leave, fatherhood, gender roles, haafu, Japan, Japanese, Japanese kids, parental leave, parents
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First Year Wall (Part 2) – The (not-so voluntary) parent-teacher conference
In mid-April, I went to a parent-teacher conference. Actually, it was more like an enforced PTA committee, which one parent per kid had to attend. As a group. We sat at our kids’ desks (tiny!) and introduced ourselves. This was … Continue reading
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Tagged education, elementary school, Japan, micromanaging, names, parents, PTA
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The First Year Wall (Part 1) – Gakudo and the Kid
Three weeks ago, our youngest daughter went to nursery school for the last time. The following Monday, she started gakudo (学童, short for 学童教育 gakudokyouiku, which is usually translated as “after school program”). Since both my wife and I work … Continue reading
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Tagged children, education, family, handmade, Japan, Japanese customs, life, parents, schooling
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