Normally, I sleep very soundly, but yesterday, I couldn't fall asleep as fast as I normally do. Why not? My parents sent me a picture of a letter they'd received.
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Dear Addressee,
The other day while uncluttering a box in my basement, I discovered a letter written by a girl named [TheBuckeyeBear]. It was dated 12/30/00 which is a year before I retired as Children's Librarian at [city] Ohio library. Also in the box were memorabilia which must have been given to me by [TBB] and other children who had Chinese heritage. I would love to know how [TBB] has spent the past 20 years since she moved from Ohio.
If you have any knowledge of [TBB] and her family, would you please let me know. Normally I do a lot of volunteering but not right now. The fear of the virus has kept us all close to home.
Thank you for any information you can give me. I am very appreciative of your time. Stay safe and well.
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YOU GUYS. I'm so excited to hear from her. I couldn't sleep because I kept thinking of things I want to tell her.
"In the United States, the most popular last name is Smith. As per the 2010 census, about 0.8 percent of Americans have it. In Vietnam, the most popular last name is Nguyen. The estimate for how many people answer to it? Somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of the country’s population. The 14 most popular last names in Vietnam account for well over 90 percent of the population. The 14 most popular last names in the US? Fewer than 6 percent."
One of the problems with my wife being retired and around all the time, is I feel like I deserve a beer at lunch, since I strongly associate her being around in the day with the weekend.
Normally, I sleep very soundly, but yesterday, I couldn't fall asleep as fast as I normally do. Why not? My parents sent me a picture of a letter they'd received.
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Dear Addressee,
The other day while uncluttering a box in my basement, I discovered a letter written by a girl named [TheBuckeyeBear]. It was dated 12/30/00 which is a year before I retired as Children's Librarian at [city] Ohio library. Also in the box were memorabilia which must have been given to me by [TBB] and other children who had Chinese heritage. I would love to know how [TBB] has spent the past 20 years since she moved from Ohio.
If you have any knowledge of [TBB] and her family, would you please let me know. Normally I do a lot of volunteering but not right now. The fear of the virus has kept us all close to home.
Thank you for any information you can give me. I am very appreciative of your time. Stay safe and well.
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YOU GUYS. I'm so excited to hear from her. I couldn't sleep because I kept thinking of things I want to tell her.
Nam with the heart-warming tweet of the day:
https://twitter.com/AGuyNamedNam/status/1251037079603044352
Cal
Major furloughs at Vox, disproportionately at SBNation: https://awfulannouncing.com/online-outlets/vox-media-furloughs-9-percent-of-employees-many-at-sb-nation.html
Tensegrity
Farewell knee-bewbs
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/land-o-lakes-native-american-indian-logo-butter-maiden/
Airport Appliance is giving away appliances to non-profit, healthcare worker, or first responder.
Any suggestions?
Weekend Plans (hahahahahahaha)
TIL
"In the United States, the most popular last name is Smith. As per the 2010 census, about 0.8 percent of Americans have it. In Vietnam, the most popular last name is Nguyen. The estimate for how many people answer to it? Somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of the country’s population. The 14 most popular last names in Vietnam account for well over 90 percent of the population. The 14 most popular last names in the US? Fewer than 6 percent."
One of the problems with my wife being retired and around all the time, is I feel like I deserve a beer at lunch, since I strongly associate her being around in the day with the weekend.
In terms of the "What do you wish you could be doing right now if there were no quarantine?"
I would rather not be working, mostly. I would like to go somewhere and have someone bring me food, and then clean up the dishes after.
Just having an espresso at home. One day, will again be able to go sit in an outdoor cafe on a nice day.
Google Fi _almost_ works with Apple eSim, which is a smart move by them https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/16/21223943/iphone-google-fi-activate-esim-dual-sim-ios
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