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Bringer of Light, Chapter 11: Ceres (Part One)
(While the Artemis was sending asteroid fragments via quantum teleportation, Weng was on his way to Ceres seeking new water supplies for the increasingly crowded Mars colonies.) Getting water supplies from the Ceres processing plant turned out to be more difficult than Weng had expected. For starters, he had thought he’d be dealing with a […]
The One Small Step Act: Only for US?
It’s a small step. It applies only to companies that are working with NASA; it pertains only to U.S. lunar landing sites; it implements outdated and untested recommendations to protect historic lunar sites implemented by NASA in 2011. However, it offers significant breakthroughs. It is the first legislation from any nation to recognize an off-Earth site as […]
Bringer of Light, Chapter 10: The Artemis (Part 2)
(The Artemis crew experienced strange sensations, which they believed dreams. Now the asteroid fragment from which they already extracted water for their drinking supplies is glowing…and many contain life.) “Coop, is there any precedent for hydrocarbon-rich asteroids containing nucleic acids?” The geologist rubbed a hand on one arm. Where Sanvi had grabbed him, Riss realized. […]
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Usagi and the Bear
Since my daughter was a baby, she’s been obsessed with rabbits (usagi, in Japanese). We first had a stuffed sheep doll for her, but she quickly became enamoured of a musical pink bunny whose cord she could pull to start … Continue reading
Posted in baby toys, family outings, Japan, parenting, separation anxiety, trips
Tagged baby toys, child-raising, dolls, fatherhood, Japan, Japanese, Kobe, separation anxiety, trips, zoo
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Home for the holidays
For New Years, my wife and I brought our baby back to her hometown, a small city in southern Japan. My daughter was born in a small hospital there, while I stayed elsewhere and continued to work. Even then I … Continue reading
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Tagged child care, fatherhood, hospital, Japan, separation anxiety
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