{"id":190,"date":"2006-05-09T23:48:03","date_gmt":"2006-05-09T14:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2006-05-09\/190"},"modified":"2007-06-30T20:27:05","modified_gmt":"2007-06-30T11:27:05","slug":"the-sunrise-is-too-early-off-to-school-for-anthony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2006-05-09\/190","title":{"rendered":"The Sunrise is Too Early; Off to School for Anthony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\n\nThe sun rose at 4:49<\/b> this morning here in Kyoto. Ugh.<\/b>\n\n<\/p>

\n\nIt was the first time so far this year that the sun rose before 5:00am.\nUnfortunately, it won't be the last -- the sunrise gets steadily earlier\nuntil it hits 4:42am and stays there for most of June. It won't rise during\nthe 5:00 hour again until late July.\n\n<\/p>

\n\nThe picture to the right is from my GPS unit<\/a>, which can\ncompute the theoretical sunrise\/sunset data for any point on earth. The point<\/span> in question today is my apartment.\n\n<\/p>

\n\nAll this early sunrise stuff is unfortunate because Anthony tends to rise\nwith the sun, and (now here's the unfortunate part<\/small>) I\ntend<\/span> to rise with my son. I'm on morning<\/span> duty, so when he does his\ndoody, it's me he wakes up to clean things up (change diaper, or wipe\nbutt).\n\n<\/p>

\n\nThis early waking-up stuff goes on despite my best attempts to hermetically\nseal his room from all photons. His body just<\/span> seems to know it's light\noutside.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\nOn the left, we have the young man himself.\n\n<\/p>

\n\nAfter having been up for three hours, he's about to head out to preschool<\/a>. He's got his<\/span>\nbackpack, a bento<\/a> lunch\nFumie made for him this morning (in the red Curious George bag), and his\nas-of-late most-prized possession, a thermos<\/span> full of tea.\n\n<\/p>

\n\nHe's very excited about “bento days” like today. Starting next\nweek he'll bring his lunch every day, but so far the days have generally\nbeen short (ending before noon), with only a few<\/span> days like today that run\nlong enough to need to have lunch there. The whole<\/span> point is that they're\nstarting slowly, since many kids aren't used to being away from Mom.\n\n<\/p>

\n\nWhen he got home (Fumie took him and picked him up), we talked at length\nabout the bento. As part of<\/span> his lunchbox he has spoon, fork, and\nchopsticks, but he said that he used only the chopsticks. That's hard to\nbelieve, but the clean cutlery bore that out. (He did mention later that\nhe'd used his fingers for the mushrooms.) He enjoyed it very much, and as\nsuch, we enjoyed hearing about it.\n\n<\/p>

\n\nFumie puts a lot of work into the planning and execution of these lunches,\nbecause she knows that'll make or break the whole school experience for\nhim. I think<\/span> she's hit a home<\/span> run.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The sun rose at 4:49<\/b> this morning here in Kyoto. Ugh.<\/b> <\/p>

It was the first time so far this year that the sun rose before 5:00am. Unfortunately, it won't be the last -- the sunrise gets steadily earlier until it hits 4:42am and stays there for most of June. It won't rise during the 5:00 hour again until late July. <\/p>

The picture to the right is from my GPS unit, which can compute the theoretical sunrise\/sunset data for any point on earth. The point in question today is my apartment. <\/p>

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