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Gratitude for the Year
This year, I have managed to post every day since I started NOTE in June until today. It started out as a commercial for my own Kindle book, but as I continu... -
Dec. 29 (Diary) Small Cleanup, Not Big Cleanup
SunnyIt's cold, so I didn't go outside all day. I might as well go into hibernation as it is. In the past, the 30th was the day for cleaning up at my parents... -
December 28 (Diary) Revival of Watch Life
For the first time in decades, I started wearing a wristwatch to go outside. I had been using my smartphone for a long time, but I realized that I had become... -
December 27 (Diary) New Year’s Eve
Sunny Every year, I send out replies to the New Year's greeting cards that come in, but I only send one in advance.It is from my former professor who was in ... -
December 26 (Diary) The Privileges of Aging
Clear skiesThe winter solstice has passed, and I savor the days getting a little longer. When I take a walk in the morning, I often find myself mesmerized by... -
I don’t know (poem)
Idea is Buddha nature? World spirit on philosophy, common consciousness on psychology Is it the destiny of existence to realize the "true, good, and beautifu... -
December 23 (Diary) Memories of the Coldest Time
Heavy snow since this morningWondering if I should cancel my lunch in the afternoon. The coldest memory in my life.It was exactly ten years ago.Every year in... -
Negative effects of half-hearted praise
There was a time, long ago, when I was writing tanka poems.It was the dawn of the website, when there was no such thing as blogs. I simply pasted a few poor ... -
December 22 (Diary) The Dark House of the Spirit
Sunny after rainCold I read the complete works of Takaaki Yoshimoto, vol. 6, in a rambling manner. In one of them, there is a story about how, when he was ... -
December 21 (Diary) Christmas Songs
Rain after rain after sunshine, winter rain is somewhat lonely Come to think of it, am I the only one who thinks that the Christmas songs playing in the stre...