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Category Archives: Musing
Questions about high school, dux and redux
Here’s a list of questions about one’s high school days that I saw on Facebook recently. For the sake of being completionist, I’ve answered them, but the real meat of my response is below. 1. Did you know your spouse? … Continue reading
A learning mechanic for YAOSC
Some readers may remember that I’ve got my own “fantasy heartbreaker” tabletop RPG system perpetually on the back burner, whimsically titled YAOSC (Yet Another Old-School Clone). The basic design elements for most action resolution are: Roll equal to or under your … Continue reading
America Food for America Day!
For the Fourth of July, we didn’t do anything special. There was some sort of musical event downtown starting at dusk, capped off with fireworks at about 10pm. But the kid’s bedtime is at 8:00, so it was unclear whether … Continue reading
A GOP Parable: You Reap what you Boar
When Jesus arrived at the other side, in the region of the Gadarenes, he was met by a demon-possessed faction coming from the swamp. They were so obstructionist that no useful governance could pass that way. “What do you want … Continue reading
Toddler Linguistic Development: 語彙収集
The kid has been on a real growth spurt recently – in terms of his vocabulary. Despite our intent to use plenty of Japanese with him in order to raise him properly bilingual, we’re using both English and Japanese (and … Continue reading
That time we were all sick
What follows is a description of the progress of a disease. It’s nothing especially gruesome, but feel free to skip it if you’re feeling squeamish. I merely present our experience in the hopes that it will prove to be of … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction
Tagged blisters, disease, fever, hand foot and mouth, sick
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Toddler Cognitive Development: Magical thinking and bicycle riding
The Magic Word The kid is learning to say “please”! I’ve been making a point of prompting him when he asks for things or asks us to do things for him. First I try asking “What do you say?” (なんと言う?, … Continue reading
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Tagged ♡, bicycle, cognitive development, magical thinking, please, the kid
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Toddler Cognitive Development: Mirror Test
I read somewhere a while ago that some people did an experiment where they painted a spot on an elephant and showed it a mirror, and in response the elephant reached around with its trunk to touch, not the mirror, … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction
Tagged cognitive development, elephant, mirror, self-awareness, the kid
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Toddler cognitive / linguistic development, part 4
The kid has acquired glottal stops! For several days now, he’s been saying “niʔnn” (like a slurred “neaten”). The word appears to be entirely of his own invention, but we’ve figured out that he uses it when he wants to … Continue reading
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Tagged cognitive development, glottal stop, linguistic development, mimi, the kid
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A GOP Parable: On Neighborliness
On one occasion, Drumpf stood up to test Jesus. He wasn’t an expert in the law, but he sure had opinions anyway. “Teacher,” he asked, “What must I do to gain a facade of basic human decency?” “What is written … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction, Short Fiction
Tagged Drumpf, GOP, love your neighbor, parable, the gods themselves
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