After 45 hours of sanding and other preparation, our little sailboat is ready for paint and re-assembly. Just in time for summer fun. We hope.
Now, the naming contest.
Can any of our faithful blog readers suggest a name for this tiny vessel? Keep in mind, the class name for this boat is El Toro, so a name in the Spanish language would be most appropriate . . .
Robert has spent the last week doing odd-job home improvement tasks around the new (for the Pierce family) condo he just bought and moved the family into. After 6 years and 6 rental houses, the Pierces now own the home they live in. Cadie has never lived in a home owned by her parents!! Not that she cares. Anyway, most of what Robert has done since moving in is remove paint from hinges. You see, Robert has a disease. He has a morbid unceasing dread of doorhinges that have been painted over. He can’t think of anything else when in the presence of a door that swings on a big glopy mess. So, while the dozens of cardboard boxes go unpacked and the kids room remain in disarray, he has removed hinges, soaked them in laquer thinner, and reinstalled them. He’s finished 2.5 of the 10 doors in the place. At this rate, he will finish sometime in 2024.
And of course, the Songify version
This is the difference between Japan and everywhere else.
From New York Times
Full article Here.
“TOKYO — One of the most talked-about television commercials in Japan this year advertises an unusual product: contrition.
The ad shows a group of workers and executives from an ice cream company lined up in neat rows in front of their suburban Tokyo factory. As gentle folk music plays, they bow in apology.
The company’s transgression? Adding 10 yen, or about 9 cents, to the price of Garigari-kun, a hugely popular soda-flavor ice cream bar. About 500 million of the bright blue snacks are consumed every year, mostly by children.
Increasing prices are a big deal in Japan. The country’s sluggish economy means that the cost of most things has not risen in 20 years, and almost any increase makes headlines.”
The first price increase for this product in 25 years.
Watch the video. It is touching. The text over the video translates as: “We held out for 25 years. 60 → 70
By the way, in this video, the viewer is treated to the phenomena of the Japanese salaryman’s facial expression. Singular. Is it embarrassment, anger, utter joy you see on their faces? One will never know . . .
Cadie finished a beautiful art book this week. Complete with a Colorful Lion on the cover! Yeah!
Rory just finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. 652 pages of warlock tales. He then scored 23/25 on the test. Congratulations, Rory!
Very cool
Robert got to that part about the tightrope walker in Thus Spake Zarathustra again and then put the book down, again . . .