My Life of Sen

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I was at the store buying some things and pulled out some change. As I was handing out the changed I noticed one of my 10 yen coins was not like another. (My Sock’s eyes are 10 yen coins.)  I looked at it and it said 50 SEN on it. I wondered where I got it.

For those who are ignorant, V and B, the sen was 100 to 1 yen. In the old days the yen was paper and the sen was a coin. Now the yen are coins up to 500 and paper after a 1000. There are no sen coins in circulation now. So I have a half a yen coin which would make it less than a penny.

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Thankful Triplet

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Good things come in threes.

I have a friend that swears by “the write three things to be thankful for in the morning”. I know it is good to do that but I am not disciplined enough to write it down.

I will go for some quick and easy thanks.

  • Thankful that my mom made it to 91.
  • Thankful that my brother had his birthday. (One brother was lost on his birthday.)
  • Thankful for the BDB crowd. (The good ones.)

    • On a related note, how many of you journal? How many of you don’t?

    Typhoon 18 is Coming

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    I am in the red circle now. It is raining. Should I go outside and collapse an umbrella?

     

     

    Yellow means Caution and Red means warning. My part of the country turned red a while back from yellow. It is 12:30 and the storm gets stronger from 6 pm on.

    UPDATE: The storm has moved so it will pass right over my Sock Drawer. (I am a little north of the 日 in “１７日１８時”　on the Main Island.)

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    Lost in the clouds (again)….

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    Hello, anyone have directions to the Book Club?  Seems my GPS is faulty and is only able to locate places on earth; it has problems with cloud-space/web pages?

    I admit I haven’t been to any book club “meetings” thus far,  nor do I recall the name of the book we are going to discuss  … still I am thinking of joining the meeting next week, just for fun; I think Nanda said it’s ok.     However, I can’t remember if the discussion is via chat or telephone.  Where it is, or how to get there.  Any clues or directions would be appreciated.  Of course, wanting to get there doesn’t guarantee I will actually be there.   :)    Sorry, but this is how it is with procrastinators.

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    Lessons for a New President

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    Donald Trump is a seasoned executive and leader, but still new in his present job. Like all newbies he is getting a lesson in how things work, unfortunately, it is going to be a very painful lesson for We the People.

    I’ve read here and elsewhere that President Trump’s dance with the Democrats is a master tactic to expose the division and dysfunction of the Republicans. That division and dysfunction is legion for all to see. The President’s goal in dealing with Chuck and Nancy isn’t necessarily to enact long term meaningful Democrat priorities. His goal appears to be get something/anything done and shame Republicans into unifying and passing an agenda closer to his priorities.

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    See, Trolls Cost Money

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    Here at BDB’s we can’t even afford one troll. I have talked to BDB and wonder if we all pooled our resources we could pay for a part-time troll. I know this is a free site and we can’t have all the dohickeys but maybe a Go-Fund-Page would help. Any idea how much money we need to raise?

    I think it would be good to have a job description so that we get our money’s worth. Would you help compiling the Daily Troll Tasks for our Little Man With An Attitude? (This is a generic “Man” we don’t care if it is a “Little Woman”. )

  • Needs to know the art of SeaLioning. (No I don’t have a citation for this. ;-))

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    I’m Being Watched

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    Psst, don’t look behind you. There is nothing there. It is not that type of watch. It is the kind that Brent has that has “a big hand and a little hand with gloves on it” type.

    See, they have watches that for a sideline they tell time. My watch checks to see if my heart is beating. (Pencil, yes some of us are not made of wood with a black core.) Also when I relax and use a couch for it’s intended purpose it has the audacity to tell me to MOVE. If I don’t move there is a bar to tell me what a lazy bum I am. (I don’t need to be told.) I don’t care so much that the watch knows but I am … Continue reading →

    My American Bar Association article is now live!

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    Hi all! I hope everyone is doing well. I thought you’d appreciate seeing my latest article. It appears on the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal website. It was a collaberative effort with Brenda Biaetto, a family law attorney in Florida. This project was several months in the making, so I am pretty excited to see it finally published! I hope you all like it.

    Diverse Family Structure: Reevaluating the Best-Interest-of-the-Child Standard

    I love this angle, since it encourages lawyers, judges, and those who serve as guardian ad litem to consider family structure as they work with children.

    Let me know what you think. Have a blessed day!

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