Spring Weather and Plans
April 4, 2025
Episode Notes
Good morning.
Morning.
How you doing?
How are you doing?
I am great.
Perfect.
Where are you?
I am outside enjoying the spring weather and these beautiful uh beautiful cherry blossoms above me.
Oh, I'm so jealous of you.
Yep. Do you have any uh plans for cherry blossom viewing this year?
No, I'm putting my cherry blossom viewing plans three years into the future.
Okay. Why?
Yeah. Uh I've just got I I love doing my work and I've got so much work. It's going to take me three years to do.
Got it. Got it. Well, we have uh we have a cherry blossom party this weekend. However,
however, uh yeah,
at a park uh park in Otu, Lakeside Park, Lake Biwa, Lakeside Park. But unfortunately, the only day forecast for rain this week is the day we're having the party.
So,
wouldn't it be just
So, I I'm hoping the rain shifts a day earlier or a day later and that we can have a nice day on Sunday. But today, today It's fabulous. It's fabulous here.
Today is gorgeous.
Yes.
Is that a strong wind?
Uh, it's a it's a nice nice wind. It's not bad.
Okay. It's not too cold.
No. And it's sunny, so the sun is warming me up nicely. What are you drinking today?
Yep. Yep.
Have I got my classic cup of the bean? Black coffee.
Yeah. your Java.
That's my Java fix.
Got your Java fixed. That's good.
Do you have any plans for the sunshine?
Well, you know, actually, my boys and I, we we booked off Sunday so we can spend time together. But my younger son, he just broke his wrist or his his arm.
Oh, no.
Yep. So, we're not going to go outside. inside.
How did he do that?
He went to Arma onen. He was standing up to get out of the onen and he missed a little uh dip in the stairs. He slipped.
Yep. So,
he had surgery.
Oh, yep.
That is the saddest way to end an onen trip. No, of course he he he wishes it never happened without a doubt. But it was at the end of all his spring vacation holidays and he said, "I'm glad I got all my holidays done."
That's too bad. But yeah, positive attitude. That's good. Keep that positive.
Like me, he doesn't bad. He looks for the good.
Yeah. Stay positive. Stay optimistic. Always enjoy everything. That's right. That's right.
We always said, "Dad, this way."
Yeah.
I had a friend who always said, "It's not how you start, it's how you finish,
right?"
And that was more of a sports analogy. It doesn't matter if you start out losing the game if you if you finish with a win. But yeah, the uh the attitude that it's it's not about how it's going now. It's about how you end the day that matters.
Yep. And it's also about how you take the ending.
Yeah, that's true, too. That's true, too.
Yeah.
How you receive it is key.
Well,
I think it's possible to lose everything.
Yeah.
Well, I hope he recovers well and it doesn't uh doesn't affect him for too long. And uh I hope you can enjoy the sunshine as I am.
Okay. We're going to be getting out in uh Golden Week. That's our big plan. Golden Week is outdoors. Excellent. Hiking,
camping,
big hiking.
Nice. I'm going uh I'm going cycling. I'm going cycling next weekend with a friend, so that should be good.
Excellent. Have fun. Stay safe. Hook up next week.
Yeah. See you next week.
Okay. Bye.
Okay. Bye. Bye.
Morning.
How you doing?
How are you doing?
I am great.
Perfect.
Where are you?
I am outside enjoying the spring weather and these beautiful uh beautiful cherry blossoms above me.
Oh, I'm so jealous of you.
Yep. Do you have any uh plans for cherry blossom viewing this year?
No, I'm putting my cherry blossom viewing plans three years into the future.
Okay. Why?
Yeah. Uh I've just got I I love doing my work and I've got so much work. It's going to take me three years to do.
Got it. Got it. Well, we have uh we have a cherry blossom party this weekend. However,
however, uh yeah,
at a park uh park in Otu, Lakeside Park, Lake Biwa, Lakeside Park. But unfortunately, the only day forecast for rain this week is the day we're having the party.
So,
wouldn't it be just
So, I I'm hoping the rain shifts a day earlier or a day later and that we can have a nice day on Sunday. But today, today It's fabulous. It's fabulous here.
Today is gorgeous.
Yes.
Is that a strong wind?
Uh, it's a it's a nice nice wind. It's not bad.
Okay. It's not too cold.
No. And it's sunny, so the sun is warming me up nicely. What are you drinking today?
Yep. Yep.
Have I got my classic cup of the bean? Black coffee.
Yeah. your Java.
That's my Java fix.
Got your Java fixed. That's good.
Do you have any plans for the sunshine?
Well, you know, actually, my boys and I, we we booked off Sunday so we can spend time together. But my younger son, he just broke his wrist or his his arm.
Oh, no.
Yep. So, we're not going to go outside. inside.
How did he do that?
He went to Arma onen. He was standing up to get out of the onen and he missed a little uh dip in the stairs. He slipped.
Yep. So,
he had surgery.
Oh, yep.
That is the saddest way to end an onen trip. No, of course he he he wishes it never happened without a doubt. But it was at the end of all his spring vacation holidays and he said, "I'm glad I got all my holidays done."
That's too bad. But yeah, positive attitude. That's good. Keep that positive.
Like me, he doesn't bad. He looks for the good.
Yeah. Stay positive. Stay optimistic. Always enjoy everything. That's right. That's right.
We always said, "Dad, this way."
Yeah.
I had a friend who always said, "It's not how you start, it's how you finish,
right?"
And that was more of a sports analogy. It doesn't matter if you start out losing the game if you if you finish with a win. But yeah, the uh the attitude that it's it's not about how it's going now. It's about how you end the day that matters.
Yep. And it's also about how you take the ending.
Yeah, that's true, too. That's true, too.
Yeah.
How you receive it is key.
Well,
I think it's possible to lose everything.
Yeah.
Well, I hope he recovers well and it doesn't uh doesn't affect him for too long. And uh I hope you can enjoy the sunshine as I am.
Okay. We're going to be getting out in uh Golden Week. That's our big plan. Golden Week is outdoors. Excellent. Hiking,
camping,
big hiking.
Nice. I'm going uh I'm going cycling. I'm going cycling next weekend with a friend, so that should be good.
Excellent. Have fun. Stay safe. Hook up next week.
Yeah. See you next week.
Okay. Bye.
Okay. Bye. Bye.