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今週、小川さんと一緒に難しい作業をしています。夕方になると脳が 働かなくなります。英語でこの状態を「My brain is hamburger!」と言います。まるで、脳が肉屋さんのグラインダーに入れられた状態という感じです。

英語も日本語も分からなくなります。バイリンガルでなく、ノンリンラルですね。お休みなさい。

My office maager, Manna Frances, has left these frigid shores for her annual visit to get in touch with her American self. She and I will be meeting up in the SF Bay Area in a couple of weeks, but until then she is in Southern California with her extended family.

There is a new baby that apparently needs attending to–a decision that was made shortly after the arrival of pictures of said baby. Along with being one of the most adorable creatures on the planet, Little Anna is adding a new ethnic dimension to our family. What started out as a family of 100% white European background now includes Mexican, Japanese, Korean, and (ta da!) Thai ancestry. Anna’s maternal grandmother is from Thailand, and that makes her a quarter Thai.

In the words of her proud, new aunt: “That little bit doesn’t hurt!”