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The Good Life - 05/12/2023 - American or Japanese?
It’s a milestone day for my daughter. She’s going to the Japanese consulate today to pick up her new passport. There’s a chance they’ll...
Kurt Bell
May 12, 20233 min read
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The Good Life - 05/10/2023 - Awake at peace
I was awake again last night. But it was different. Instead of worrying over work, or fretting I wasn’t getting enough sleep, I simply...
Kurt Bell
May 10, 20233 min read
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The Good Life - 05/09/2023 - Setting course at sea
We’re moving our daughter out of her dormitory this weekend. Finals are done and another year of university is complete. Emily will stay...
Kurt Bell
May 9, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 05/08/2023 - Freeway fatigue
Driving 50 miles has become an adventure, or misadventure perhaps. This is because I can no longer stay alert while driving, and must...
Kurt Bell
May 8, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 05/07/2023 - Warm sea water *
Warm ocean water… The sea has suddenly warmed. And stepping in up to my ankles yesterday felt like youth found again in an old photo. I...
Kurt Bell
May 7, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 05/06/2023 - Three cookies
One extra cookie… What folly. Now, I’ve been paying for it feeling sick for half a day since. But they certainly were rather large...
Kurt Bell
May 6, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 05/05/2023 - Clocking out
A long day of work yesterday, which really clobbered my well being. It was only a few extra hours, but that did the trick. Long gone are...
Kurt Bell
May 5, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 05/04/2023 - Literature, poetry, art
These last 24 hours! What is going on? It’s like something switched on, and my brain and body and resolve suddenly aligned like Iron...
Kurt Bell
May 4, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 05/03/2023 - Best doctor ever
Yesterday afternoon was nice. I took half a day off to see my doctor, the best doctor ever. We talked about my awful panic attack a few...
Kurt Bell
May 3, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 05/02/2023 - River of sky
There is an enormous river of cool air that flows constantly above where we now live. The whole sky seems always in motion, flowing from...
Kurt Bell
May 2, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 05/01/2023 - Sleep apnea *
I’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea, and must begin wearing a nasal mask at night while I sleep. I don’t mind growing old, and death...
Kurt Bell
May 1, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 04/30/2023 - Stingray
I approached the screaming man and asked him simply, “stingray?” He nodded. My car was nearby and I offered to drive him home with his...
Kurt Bell
Apr 30, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 04/29/2023 - Just time
During our evening walk together yesterday Yumiko and I discussed what we planned to bring with us to Japan. It was nothing. Truly...
Kurt Bell
Apr 29, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 04/28/2023 - The house at Mochimune *
I found the most delightful home yesterday. A home for sale. It’s a little more costly than what we plan to spend, but oh, what a place!...
Kurt Bell
Apr 28, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 04/27/2023 - Life in a cuckoo clock *
Yumiko was gone all day yesterday and I really sensed her absence. Working from home together in such a tiny house has formed us into...
Kurt Bell
Apr 27, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 04/26/2023 - Arriving at the inn *
What a pleasant day it was this past Sunday. Our chores and shopping were done and I spent the entire day in an Adirondack chair in the...
Kurt Bell
Apr 26, 20232 min read
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The Good Life - 04/08/2023 - The seashore of Immanuel Kant
Reading Kant is for me like walking along a beach picking up lovely washed stones and seashells. There are so many scattered everywhere...
Kurt Bell
Apr 8, 20232 min read
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LIVE book reading - Going Alone - Introduction
I’m back at the beach today for a second try (after failing yesterday due to rain). Having completed one full reading of Going Alone from...
Kurt Bell
Mar 12, 20232 min read
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LIVE book reading - Going Alone - Last bits
It’s time for my first live book reading since before going to Japan. This morning, I’ll read the final bits of my book, GoingAlone....
Kurt Bell
Mar 4, 20232 min read
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Abandoned Japan - Rewilding urban farm
While enjoying my evening walk just now I passed a house which is significant in my family’s history. About nine months before I went to...
Kurt Bell
Feb 17, 20232 min read
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