• I watched the final episode of Ted Lasso. I'm sad to see it end, but it really tied up the story quite nicely. 
• Leo went to his first robot school class. Since it was his first proper visit (last time was trial), he got his own set of gears and parts. Parents are asked to stay the first time for a few minutes to put colored labels on various cords and setup the motor. The first task was a to build a (non-moving) robot following instructions from a book (I really like that it's a book and not an iPad). Once they finish the main task, they're free to try and customize it. Some kids have difficulty using their imagination to customize things, but not Leo. He dove right in and impressed the teacher with how quickly he started to customize his robot.
• While Leo was building robot, I went to the McDonalds nearby for a cup of coffee and some time to work on Tanzawa. I haven't been able to run it locally since I upgraded and I wanted to sort it. There were two issues that prevented Tanzawa from running: 
  
  1) Python wasn't configured to allow sqlite extensions to load when installing with pyenv
  2) Python was using the system sqlite instead of the brew version (which had Spatialite installed as well)
  3) Python was referencing only non-homebrew directories when trying to load geographic libraries.
  
  It's running locally and I even made a couple of small PRs, including integrating Sunbottle stats into my homepage. So now if you load the top page and scroll down, you'll a couple of solar stats.
• I found Slow AF Run Club ( I bookmarked an article about them in the NYTimes earlier in the week). I haven't posted yet, but having a community of runners that aren't fast and aren't focused entirely on speed and getting faster encouraged me to get out and go for a run. Embrace my inner-turtle as it will. It was a slow and fun run.
  

  

• My 12kg kettlebell arrived and I'm happy to report that I can press it single-handedly above my head with both arms. Despite being left-handed, my right side seems to be stronger. After meetings or when I need a distraction for a minute from work, I've taken to doing a few presses with the smaller bell and some swings with the larger bell. I'm slowly turning programming into an active profession. 

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• I tend to avoid clothes shopping as much as possible, but I really needed a new shirt. I must have been cycling the same cheap uniqlo t-shirts for at least 2 or 3 years now. I've always heard good  things about L.L. Bean's clothing. They're an American company who's bread and butter is mail order (since before the internet) and it turns out there's a physical store in Yokohama.
  
  Shopping at L.L. Bean made me feel a bit like my dad (growing up he'd  wear their shirts), which I'm not sure how that makes me feel. Not because of my dad, but because am I really getting that old? Answer: Yes.
  
  When I was ready to check out, I walked up to the cashier. She was helping the customer before me and I listened in a bit as she was explaining to the customer "the pants are cut this way because these are from America and American's have big butts".  I think she freaked out a bit she saw me standing there 😆. She:s not wrong, but still funny. In the end, I got myself a new casual button up shirt and a hat to replace my Astro's hat. 
• Leo played in the fountains in front of the art museum. The mall had organized an event with food trucks, various workshops and some vendors. We had a napoleon style pizza for lunch and then went to Blue Bottle for a coffee. At this location, the walls are all glass and they open them up on nice days, and they were wide open.
• Leo likes the smell of coffee. I had one sip of coffee left and I offer Leo to smell it. He said it smelled good, so I suggested he try it, thinking he'd refute. He drank his first sip of cooled hot-coffee, and he liked it! Attaboy! I don't expect this to become a regular occurrence, he's still 5.
• We went to the Mitsubishi Industrial Museum, which showcases a lot of the heavy industrial/science products that Mitsubishi is involved it, including deep-sea research submarines, rockets, and airplanes. There's even a video about how they manufacture and launch their rockets. I finally understand why there's a lot of rocket engineers in Nagoya, that's where they manufacture them. The second floor was dedicated to electricity and they explainers for how wind turbines, solar and such like work. Really well put together and worth the ¥500 entry fee.
  

  

• I finally got around to deactivating my twitter account. As I said in my status, I haven't really checked it in months and I don't miss it. This post by Scott made me question what I was waiting for and so I did it. Ask me a year ago and I don't think I could've imagined getting off Twitter entirely, but I like Mastodon, the pace and  the people I'm following there.
• Out with Mario and in with Zelda. We've been playing Breath of the wind almost everyday and it's fantastic. What I like about it Zelda, beyond the escape-ism of roaming around Hyrule, is that I actually get to play quite a bit. Leo acts as a second set of eyes for items and baddies. It's a good bonding activity.