Today was cold and very windy. The temperature reached only 14.7°C, and the “feels like” temperature was hovering around 1-2°C for much of the morning. I did brave it to go for a 5k run after lunch, when it had warmed up a little.
We went for a drive earlier, in the late morning, so my wife could have coffee with her family. They sat inside the nice warm cafe while I took Scully a bit further in the car to get pies at Collaroy. I took her to the park nearby to run around a bit while I ate, but it was really cold with the wind near the ocean, so we didn’t stay too long. I saw a greyhound running around, and did laps around the outside of the children’s playground, and it was going really insanely fast.
Back home I worked on some comics and tried to stay warm. I got a very cool message from a student in one of my ethics classes, who had done her first class with me earlier in the week. She’d written a three-page story based on the class and sent it to me! A story about two kids who go fishing for the first time with their grandfather, and wonder about various ethical questions, like what if their grandfather caught too many fish. And at one point one of the kids trips over a tangle of fishing line, and the grandfather complains about some fishers who leave their trash around. It’s a really cute story. And this kid sounds super excited for next week’s class. Which is a good feeling when you’re the teacher.
I’ve also been searching for restaurants in Tokyo, to plan out some of our trip in February. With my wife’s mother and sister coming with us, it will be a bit challenging finding places to eat that fit all the dietary requirements, so I’m starting my research well in advance.
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