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Yeah, that was thirty years ago, and the memory is perfectly clear. She and my mom survived the Yokohama firebombing. Makes you think differently about all the bombing going on around the world, doesn’t it?

Auntie Toshiko and fam visited me while I lived in northern New Mexico. Cousin Kenichi insisted on visiting the Los Alamos museum. Broke my heart when Toshikochan rested her hand on Little Boy without a word. She said nothing the rest of the day.

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Craigslist find for $50, painted over w flat black latex. A little elbow grease has revealed a gorgeous hardwood surface. Someday AI will find me and drag me off to a “care” facility and feed me blended gruel until I die. But not today, end stage capitalism JITs. Not today.

Shot from above to a round tabletop in process of being refinished. Hardwood grain merging to an inlaid center star of contrasting light and dark hardwood. Sandpaper and whatnot sitting on table.

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Collette has incredible range. One of the very best.

hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A solid, tight rock n roll number by Riff Raff, aka Richard O’Brien. Everything else is so joyously extra.

hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I used to teach the story to my comm coll students as an exercise in critical thinking. They ate it up.

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At the risk of sounding all positive and linear (😒), it looks like the times are improving.

That doesn’t necessarily mean that if you never get an apology from someone then they must love you. Heard that from a friend.

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Back when I was doing a lot of hiring, the second interview was just a chill final double-check with the big kahuna before an offer. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Just read a book to your child. It’s a joyous thing, not something that needs to be conquered by AI.

Young people see this and ask, “You want us to reduce our carbon footprint by taking the bus and recycling ?” I can’t blame them for their dismissive misanthropy.

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It’s never a completely bad day when the Yankees lose. When they’re eliminated, it’s a joyous day.

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TJ’s has a frozen facsimile that’s not bad. Passed muster with my daughter, which is high praise. It’s nice to have them on hand, right next to the tater tots of course.

すみません、リスは疑いがあるようです。

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That guy could work a count as well as anyone I’ve seen.

This is such a great watch. Harry on the xylophone is enough alone to make it worth it. Strong story and excellent production values too.

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Not going to gush about these guys. Well, except that Lola is one of the best songs of the British invasion. Only that.

Had those epic WS encounters with Reggie Jackson.

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Cheeto sushi looks kind of tasty.

Once in a while you’d get a little one w eight squares in a Crackerjack box.

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I just always assumed she was seeing animal ghosts.

Why not? After the first bar, they get easier. That’s a lie, but still …

Just silly speculation, of course. It could be 0 or it could be 50.

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Good on the Board. What’s the over/under on how many other children he victimized that we’ll never know about? I’m going 12 1/2.

When the Exorcist came out, a bunch of us sat in my driveway after playing bad basketball. We were debating whether we were brave enough to sneak in to see this movie. The consensus was a hard no.

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New word: textury. So visually interesting.

The postseason is just more pleasant once the Yankees are out.

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There are likely billions of people cooking good, daily rice with cheap rice cookers. Zojirushis and KitchenAids are sweet, but just unnecessary. Mine is a basic Aroma.

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Could never get the salt to stay on

Not even the ones sanding and painting!

Great time! A PR to be proud of forever.

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hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Appreciate the beautiful photos. It’s not in keeping with good reply etiquette, but I wanted to share a photo of my mom, ca. ~1933ish.

Old photo of maybe a 5 year old Japanese girl in full kimono. She has quite a stern look on her face.

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Teeny tiny fingernail of a moon up there. I want so much to be on a beach somewhere right now.

hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think they should wear the same unies for the next game. No one really believes in superstitions.

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hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Sometimes a fellah feels compelled to act the part that externalities impose on him. This version looks like the natural default, tbh.

hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I didn’t see doggy bum at first! Whew, all is in balance again. Well, at least this much is.

hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Kind of giving off Hanson triplets from Slapshot vibes.

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hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Juan having a moment with the great John Roseboro and some lefty.

B&W photo of Marichal, John Roseboro, and Sandy Koufax in a physical altercation. Juan is wielding a bat.

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hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Interesting history behind all that salmon sushi at my local grocery. I had no idea the Norwegians were involved.

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hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fondly remembering the carrot slivers in the lime jello blocks at school lunch. Us kids of depression era parents had to eat that stuff and like it, dammit.

hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Your alt text works, which is enough for us to picture his defeated countenance.

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hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Not that it’s your motivation, but you’re earning major karma points. Oldies often have no one. I remember kidnapping my pop’s ancient TV (it was heavy!) and giving him a slick new flat screen for his football. It was the happiest I’d seen him in a long while.

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hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Love how each dog has a little something different to it. The only way to go.

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hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How can this be right? He’s on one of my baseball cards from 1968. I’m sure of it, I think.

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hafu guy @pattoy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Interview circumstances are always a bit of a test of one’s mettle. Not sure why employers do that, but you’re going to nail it.