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Powderbum75

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Vermont. Queens. Westhampton Beach. London. Hangzhou. Tokyo. Nikko. And others receiving votes. Living a life with warning-track power. In Japan. But not an On Japan account. (Leave a message and I’ll get back to you.)

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 14h

That people decided to make beautiful spaces so that others could enjoy them.

That’s nice.

Shōyō-en Garden. Central Nikko.

Shōyō-en Garden in Central Nikko.

A not particularly crowded afternoon with delightful fall weather.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 15h

A dorm room setting. Burlington. 1990s.

“Found a fat roach.”

Now that’s a different story.

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 18h

We ultimately went with a pellet stove.

Pros and cons for each. It is cozy looking and heats up the first floor quite nicely.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 18h

♥️

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 19h

Jim put on wool socks and looked into the fire. It was a good fire.

“Nothing is ever over,” said Bill.

Jim poured coffee and said nothing.

“It will all come back,” said Bill. “That heat and humidity. It will come back.”

Jim smiled. Bill was right, he thought.

Hemingway’s Worst First Drafts.

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 19h

From just this morning.

The single soap is a nice silly touch.

♥️

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私が男に生まれたら、混浴や野湯に堂々と入り、髪型は坊主にしてつむじからつま先まで同じせっけんで洗うだろう・・・なんてしょうもない想をした。さて、次の温泉へ。

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 20h

As far as front walkways go.

While it lasts.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 20h

That’ll do it.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 20h

It’s only been a week.

Miss it already.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 21h

a baseball player with the number 23 on the back of his shirt

ALT: a baseball player with the number 23 on the back of his shirt

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 21h

I see what you share.

I believe you are.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 22h

Ha. It can get that way.

Thankfully I average about, oh, 1.2 weekday train rides a year. It’s mostly early morning Saturdays and going elsewhere and Sunday evening returns.

So not all bad.

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 23h

To the junior high school seated on the Sobu Line this morning, textbook in one hand, breakfast in the other.

No doubt you woke up early and have a long day ahead of you.

Enjoy your waffle.

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 23h

Ah.

Thank you.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

I get the it's-too-early train of thought too, and offer no objections.

But also why not.

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

I would only assume it’s as challenging as the spoken variety.

But, as you say, not something I’ve thought too much about.

(Though I always wonder, every winter, when seeing a group of snowboarders on the hill, chatting away with those big snowboarder mittens. 🤷‍♂️)

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

The (presumably foreign) woman speaking to the (presumably) Japanese woman in sign language, under the tracks in Koenji.

A good place. With good people.

So go out of your way to be good to others.

Or something.

* there is no universal sign language, of course. seeing any two people, of differing backgrounds, communicate, that’s always nice.

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

I have yet to play any Christmas music this year.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

If my underlying principle is "why not extend the happy times for as long as possible" then I guess I can't be against it.

A very slow build up would be nice.

Sure does feel long though.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you. I appreciate it.

I learned this only very recently.

(I love Christmas. I love winter. I love late fall. This does really stretch things quite a bit.)

In the Philippines, Christmas (Filipino: Pasko; [pɐsˈkɔ] ⓘ)[a] is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Christian world. It is observed as a public holiday on December 25, concurrent with celebrations in many other countries.

As one of the two predominantly Catholic countries in Asia (the other being Timor-Leste), the Philippines is often described as having the world's longest Christmas season (Filipino: Kapaskuhan),[1][3] spanning what are colloquially referred to as the "ber months".[b] With Christmas music played[4] and decorations displayed as early as August,[5] the holiday season gradually begins in September, reaches its peak in December during Christmastide, and concludes within the week after New Year's Day.[c][6] Festivities may also extend until the third Sunday of January with the feast of the Santo Niño.[7][8] For some Catholics, the season extends even further, ending only on February 2 with the feast of the Candelaria, marked by cultural observances, religious services, and the traditional removal of decorations.[9] Liturgically, the Christmas season is observed by the Catholic Church from the first day of Advent (the fourth Sunday before Christmas)[10] to Three Kings' Day, which falls on the Sunday between January 2 and 8.[d]

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

“In order to combat the increasing use of illegal street prostitution by foreign tourists, this administration will demand the removal of all ‘Japanese Only’ signs from Very Official Pink Salons and Soaplands, beginning with the greater Tokyo area.”

Would be a kinda sort funny outcome.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

That soft light and those long winter shadows.

Very pleasing.

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

This is the first entry I happened upon.

If you look closely at the person with the ponytail in the bio, clearly a woman. But if you look at the person with the long hair smiling in front of the brewery, clearly a guy.

Which is who I thought the author was at first.

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雪国で暮らすって、どういうことなんだろう。｜おさつ

雪国で暮らすって、どういうことなんだろう。そう思ったのは約1年前、真冬の道北を旅していた時のこと。のぼせそうなくらい暖かい列車から銀世界を眺めていて、これではあまりにも快適すぎると感じた。「雪国の厳しさを体感したい」そう思った私は住み込みの除雪バイトに応募し、北海道の北の方にある幌延町というちいさな町でこの冬を過ごすことにした。雪国で暮らすって、どういうことなんだろう。約2ヶ月間北海...

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

Do you happen to recall the podcast?

Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 1d

For the past month or so I’ve been reading this person’s journal every morning. I like the way it’s written and there is always something to learn.

I’d bookmarked it “Hokkaido Guy Blog.”

But now I sort of feel like a presumptive dick.

A blog. By a woman. She clears snow in Hokkaido and makes beautiful observations. A woman wrote it.

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