Michael T. Miyoshi's Blog, page 9

Special Days Indeed!

Speaking of special days, Good Friday and Easter are here! Special days indeed.

If you are reading this blog post on Thursday (because you read it early on Facebook or X, formerly Twitter), you are reading it on Maundy Thursday. Which is the commemoration of the Last Supper. The day when Jesus of Nazareth washed the disciples’ feet and when He instituted the sacrament of communion. If you are reading it Saturday (when it is technically released), Good Friday has already passed, and Easter S...

I Hope Your Every Day Is Special

I hope your every day is special. I really do.

Think about it. Everything may not be awesome as they sing in The Lego Movie, but every day can be special. I know. I am a bit Polyannaish. But that is okay. I do not mind thinking that every day your feet hit the ground is a special day. Or thinking that every day that you get to take another breath is a special day. Or even thinking that every day is a gift, a present from God. Hmm… Maybe the song from The Lego Movie is right with a wor...

Pi Day and Leap Day

I cannot believe that I missed an opportunity to write about a special day! I missed an opportunity to write about a special day that only comes around once every four years. Leap Day.

If you did not know. Leap Day was and is February 29th. Yes. February 29th. I think I forgot to write about it because it only comes around once every four years. Which is pretty cool. Or not. Think about it. People who have their birthdays on Leap Day would only ever get to celebrate on their true birt...

Speaking of Something Dumb…

I do not know if you ever do dumb stuff, but I do. Seemingly all the time. Usually, when I think I am being clever.

It does not snow that often where I live, but I have lived in snowy places during my lifetime. So I really ought to know better. I ought to know better than to turn on the windshield wipers when the door is open. Especially if there is powdery snow on said windshield.

I remember being younger living in the Spokane area and turning on the car to warm it up. I would just hang ...

Clever Word Play

I like clever word play. Even when I do not recognize that it is clever word play.

Now, I know that I am not that clever. Or funny. Or punny. Or anything that resembles entertaining. But still, I like a good pun or other word play. I have even used some of those clever word plays. Sometimes without even meaning to. Which is par for the course. I am never funny or clever or entertaining when I try to be. I am usually funny, clever, or entertaining when I do something dumb.

I did make a...

Words Are Interesting

Words are interesting. But do not take my word for it.

I mentioned the origins of worrywart in my previous blog post. It comes from a comic called Out Our Way, by J.R. Williams and ran from the 1920s to the 1970s. I looked at a couple of the single-panel comics, and decided that they do not necessarily translate to today. At least for me. Of course, the small sample size does not mean that they are not applicable to us today.

Many words have interesting origins. Worrywart is just one of t...

Too Many Thoughts

Sometimes I have too many thoughts. Just not a lot to write about.

I am sure that we all have times when our minds are full of thoughts. Thoughts of good things or bad things or things in between. Just tons of thoughts. So many thoughts that you cannot keep track of them or maybe even make sense of them all. That is not my problem today. Today, I just have too many thoughts that drag me away from writing a coherent blog post.

Now, lest you say that I rarely write a coherent blog post… Hm...

Writing Conundrum

I find myself in a writing conundrum when I have many ideas and many projects.

Before I get too far, I must say that I am not complaining. Not one little bit. For my writing conundrum is not a bad conundrum to have. You see, I find it odd that when I have a lot of writing projects, or even just one project, I end up putting less effort into my blog posts. Which probably does not really get noticed. After all, I am still striving to become mediocre. So having blog posts that sound like old...

My Magnum Opus (So Far)

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I just published my magnum opus. My greatest, most magnificent book.

I am not sure that I can really call my latest book my magnum opus. At least not yet. But I am going to do so for now. One, because even though it is not that long of a book, it is probably my best work so far. Two… Hmm… I am not sure I have a two. At any rate, I do think that The Church Underground is my best book so far. Hopefully, it will not be my best book ever. Hopefully, I will write a better one later. Bu...

Losing the Internet

Speaking of power flickers…

Lo and behold, we lost power shortly after I posted my blog on power flickers. Not for very long. Maybe an hour. But it was rather funny. Especially since I said not to blame me if you lost power after I posted. Turned out to be a perfectly timed blog. At least at our house.

The really interesting thing though is that losing power is a minor problem, but losing the internet is a major one. I know. It sounds rather silly. After all, if you lose power, you los...