Tag: Inconvenience

The Day My Watch Stopped: A Minor Inconvenience with a Heartfelt Twist

This morning, like any other, began with the soft glow of dawn filtering through my curtains, a silent herald of the day ahead. As I prepared for work, my routine was seamless, a dance I could do with my eyes closed. Yet, in the midst of this charade, a minor hiccup awaited me — one that, u...

An Inconvenience or an Opportunity?

Yesterday, my daughter knocked on my office door to show me the “Cold Play” T-shirt she was wearing. (I’d bought it for her after my wife and I enjoyed Cold Play’s “A Head Full of Dreams Concert” at the Tokyo Dome in the spring of 2017.) Photo by Le...

How I Was Raised To Thrive With Inconvenience by Living on the Edge of the World

I look across the inlet as the salty wind braids my hair into knots. The waves have started to emerge. Trees huddle in the forest. My heart goes out to the lonely green sailboat anchored nearby. I hear the excited banter of the locals; she has arrived. I don’t mind if the power go...

How I Was Raised To Thrive With Inconvenience by Living on the Edge of the World

I look across the inlet as the salty wind braids my hair into knots. The waves have started to emerge. Trees huddle in the forest. My heart goes out to the lonely green sailboat anchored nearby. I hear the excited banter of the locals; she has arrived. I don’t mind if the power go...