It’s definitely been a strange few years and getting stranger. That last picture is from a ceramics studio in Shigaraki. It was so weird. I went there, the doors were open and the lights were on, but no

It’s a busy time of year, isn’t it? I understand.

I hadn’t really thought about how much smaller the cars in Japan are, but you’re right, the van I drive now is just barely manageable, but still small when compared to an lot of American trucks and SUVs.

I change the tires on my own. I have no idea how much it costs, but it doesn’t take much time and energy, so I do it myself. Three times. 🤣 My car, my mother-in-law’s car, and my sister-in-law’s. I always

Winter is actually my favorite season. 🤣 When there is snow. The rainy, slushy transition is tough though. I live near the coast, so the winters tend to hang in limbo for a while. I haven’t spent much

Happy holidays to you as well. As always, thank you for your comment and your well wishes. 🙏

The little one definitely balances things out well. I wasn’t prepared for the changes that puberty brings in kids. Maybe I should have read a book about it, but even still, I don’t know if that would have

It looks like it could be here. You definitely cracked the method code with content and posting on Steemit and Hive.

My guess is that the more self-driving cars there are on the road, the fewer accidents there will be because they will be able to sense/communicate with each other in some way. It will most likely be the

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A few more ups and downs this year than I care for, but doing fine. Looking forward to moving away from 2024 and into 2025. How about you?

It wasn’t Ikea, but it may well have been. I bought a loft bed for my son with a built in desk beneath it. It came in four boxes, but only had one headache packed in. 🤣 Enjoyment and frustration are sometimes

Yeah, I’ve been writing a short poem a day inspired by the haiku style for almost two years now. I’m glad to hear that some of them resonated with you.

It’s definitely true that film is hard to find these days. 🤣 I think I just forget to take the cap of the lens too often because I’m in too much of a hurry going from one thing to the next. (Remember

as the day breaks a distant valley glows hints of a promised land

いつもありがとうございます。 お疲れ様です。

your eyes fixed on the now empty space beside Grandpa #bcpoets #leopoets #apoemaday