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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dear men's fashion brands, S-M-L sizing is broken. Two men of the same height can have either slim or muscular physiques, necessitating different chest and sleeve widths. Please fix this. I'll pay a premium for a shirt that fits well, but not for one that doesn't. #MensFashion

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy Teachers' Day to all who celebrate! #TeachersDay

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for moon cakes. This is a non-Taiwanese one. It lacks the salted egg yolk and flaky pastry of the typical ones here. This one is mung-bean paste and pretty darn good. I much prefer these. #Taiwan #MidAutumnFestival #MoonFestival

A round pastry with a flat top on a plate. The top has some Chinese characters embossed on the top of the pastry. It is about 8cm in diameter.

The same mooncake cut open showing the thick filling inside. It's about 3cm thick.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Is that Doc Brown's time machine?

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Freshly husked coconut water pulled from the freezer on a hot day FTW!

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

ME: Be careful. My wife runs across the street. A scooter slams on its brakes. ME: What did I say? MY WIFE: You said, "Be careful." 🙄 Hearing and listening are two different things.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I just tried an apple juice + espresso cafetail. It tasted a little like beer. #Coffee

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

She thought they were old enough to understand flattery. Unfortunately, they're still in the honest phase. 😁 To be fair, she's a strict teacher, and I'm...well...I tend to act a teeny bit below my age. 😁

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

NOOOO!!! 😭 Our favorite brunch place in Taipei (Supranormal) is going to close because rent has become too high (some places in that area even jumping 4x.) They have good coffee & amazing pastries, especially their egg tarts. A pox upon all greedy landlords! #Taipei

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My grandmother has finally got new dentures. I guess she has convinced herself she's going to be around long enough still to make use of them. She turns 103 on the 28th.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I grew up on a farm. The nearest "river" was a crick dividing two quarters of land a ways behind our house. It flowed during the spring runoff, but was dry in summer, and we were able to hay it. I have no pictures, though.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Y Lee @YLee For a more expanded view on the 2025 PISA rankings, this shows the top countries (Science, Math, Reading): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program... Other countries of note are Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Estonia, and the UK. (Taiwan has to be listed as Chinese Taipei.) #Taiwan

en.wikipedia.org

Programme for International Student Assessment - Wikipedia

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Apparently, Red Wings are supposed to be slightly unpleasant to break in. I'll let you know in a couple of weeks (months?). 😁 #RedWing #RedWing9111

A pair of crossed legs and brown boots resting on a coffee table.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm teaching a few hours a month this semester at the school where my wife works. She asked her students last night which one of us they thought looked older. Let's just say she was not impressed with their answer. 😁

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Our favorite beef noodle soup restaurant had a major fire last year. They've now reopened! #Taiwan #Taichung #BeefNoodleSoup

Two very full bowls of beef noodle soup. The noodles are thick cut, the beef slices are round and medium thickness, and there are scallions and leafy vegetables floating in there, too.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I bought this coffee grinder (1Zpresso J-Ultra) a few months ago. I've used it exclusively for single shots on my La Pavoni espresso machine, and it has done a remarkable job. Highly recommended! 👍 #Coffee #Espresso #1Zpresso #LaPavoni

A small coffee hand grinder in its travel case.

The same grinder lying on a table with the handle unfolded.

The same grinder standing next to a lever espresso machine on a counter.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What's the first historic event that you remember? ⬇️ The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. But I have vague memories of various conflicts in the Middle East, too. I don't know if those were from before or after.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

That's either a rural hangar or just behind O'Hare. 😁

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Yeah, he's awesome, eh? Am I on your list, too?

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

You know, I've been experiencing a frustration lately about shirts being too large in the chest the my correct sleeve length. I think this art may hold the solution to my dilemma. 😁

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

There's a joke that Brett Butler (I think) tells: Two things you only hear in a small town, "Excuse me, sir. Can you hold my baby while I count this cash?" 😁

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I used to work for a beekeeper back in high school. They're fascinating creatures. The bees, I mean. Well, beekeepers are fascinating, too. 😁

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Saying hello to Lithuania from Taiwan! 👋 #Lithuania

A stack of fifteen 100g jars of smoked Riga Gold sardines.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Follow up to the coriander-scented pen. How does a stinky-tofu-scented pen sound? 😁 #Taiwan

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Dark roast? Medium? Light? I ask because I've heard Portuguese coffee outside of specialty coffee shops is mostly a dark-roasted espresso.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

OK, probably the last of my questions. Probably. 😐 Was bread served at meals? How was it? What were their breakfasts like? And how was the coffee overall (in restaurants and at coffee shops)?

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Was the food spicy? Lots of seafood? Stews? "Spanish" rice?

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

That looks like an amazing trip! How was the food? What was the most restored and worthwhile medieval site that showed what life was like back then? Was there any overt backlash against tourists?

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'd like to point out this post is sorrily lacking in sword pictures. 😁

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I had leftover pizza and a cappuccino for breakfast. Please tell me that's how they do it in Italy. #Italy

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Buried in The Guardian article in my last post was a link to a website called Worse On Purpose. It has a Brand Ledger where they, among other things, list companies that are still making good-quality items. It's worth checking out: www.worseonpurpose.com #PayMoreBuyLess

worseonpurpose.com

Worse on Purpose

The brands you trusted quietly gutted quality to protect margins. Investigative essays on corporate enshittification. Free newsletter.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'm trying to buy most of my clothes (and other things) made in Japan. Europe is good, too, but less available to me. It costs more, but the quality is still there. Here's a very good article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #PayMoreBuyLess

theguardian.com

Not your imagination: from backpacks to food, consumer goods are getting worse

Is it possible to avoid the continuing decline in quality of consumer products brought on by corporate greed?

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

She looks like she's part of the landscape.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hmm. Me thinks I'm gonna have to wear a pointy hat to keep them from landing on my head when I'm out and about. 🤔 🧙

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

For us, it was just half the school that burned (an electrical short) and not the whole community. Likely there's emotional spill over from that in the video. I don't think the teenagers in our school were too greatly saddened, either (it was a combined elementary and junior high school).

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Half of our school burned down when I was in elementary school. To be honest, it didn't mean anything to me. Sorry. They moved trailers in within a few days, and we had regular classes. Now, when our new school opened--huge excitement!!!

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

That's a nice project.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Excellent choice of countries, BTW!

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Name: Wiley Age: middle Zodiac: n/a Bday: July Fav musical artists: Garth Brooks, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, Alan Jackson, George Strait, G 'n' R, Roxette, Celine Dion, Dua Lipa Country: 🇨🇦Canada🫎, 🇹🇼Taiwan🧋 Fav colour: Platinum Carbon Black, Sailor Seiboku, Taccia Kurocha Fav season: fall

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I've posted about the (Spiced) Four W Daiquiri before, but that was with Foursquare Spiced rum. Very different flavor from this Cargo Cult (heavy vanilla), but both are good. The secret? Go heavy on the maple syrup to offset the grapefruit.🍹😊 www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/re... #Rum #Cocktails

A bottle of Cargo Cult Dry Spiced rum, a small bottle of dark maple syrup, a quarter of a grapefruit, and a cocktail in a very basic glass.

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Y Lee @ylee.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I actually half agree with her, but I half disagree, too. The Odyssey was too rushed and needed 4-5 hours, maybe even two parts à la Dune. But to say there's nothing convincing about it is to misunderstand the medium. #TheOdyssey www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...

theguardian.com

‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster

Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’

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