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Tue Jun 1 06:00:01 EDT 2021 ======================================== Slept from midnight to seven-thirty. Woke briefly around four-thirty. Mostly sunny until late afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest around 5 mph early in the evening. Work ---------------------------------------- - follow up on Entrata phone extension bug Done. - allow Entrata report for Becky Done. - Market file permissions for Jamie Done. - VirtIO drivers for Mackinac Done. - 2:30 PM Entrata meeting Done. Twenty-five-minute walk at lunch. Sunny. Not too hot. Saw a red-winged blackbird. A reasonably productive day. Home ---------------------------------------- Hung my new Kotobuki (Miya?) wind chimes — a little iron enameled owl, turtle, and koi. (I wonder who manufactures these; they're made in Japan, but sold by everyone from Amazon to Walmart.) Managed to get the wind sails tied to roughly the same length! Cardinal outside my window. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27353672 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-01/return-to-office-employees-are-quitting-instead-of-giving-up-work-from-home https://helix-editor.com/ Started watching Those Snow White Notes on Crunchyroll. The sound of the shamisen really surprised me in a positive way. Reminds me of good blues guitar or folk banjo. Toe tapping. Is that a typical style? https://www.cbr.com/those-snow-white-notes-episode-2-shamisen-music/ > The anime's opening and ending themes also incorporate shamisen. The ending song in particular uses shamisen to back up its rap verses, highlighting the instrument's versatility. Shamisen is presented so well because the famous duo Yoshida Brothers supervise the series’ music. They also co-wrote and played shamisen for Those Snow White Notes' ending theme. The duo specialize in “Tsugaru-jamisen,” the same style of shamisen that Setsu plays in the anime. Servings: grains 4/6, fruit 2/4, vegetables 2/4, dairy 4/2, meat 2/3, nuts 0/0.5 Lunch: coffee, banana, naan sandwich with salami, avocado, and tomatoes Afternoon snack: orange Dinner: macaroni and cheese with tomato and sausage

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