This post has no story, theme, or anything else. It is just a record of things that I can look back on.

The weather has been truly wonderful, warm not hot with beautiful blue skies. One day, surprisingly it rains like crazy.

I have to rig the cover as best I can. There is no boom to hang it from so it lies flat. Better than nothing.

I fiddle with the boat. I screw on new attachment points for the cover. Most of these were ripped out in the typhoon.

A diversion on Okinawan supermarket checkouts. When I arrived, 12 years ago, each item was announced and then carefully bagged by the checkout, almost always, lady. You paid with cash. Then credit cards crept in and you could use them in most but by no means all supermarkets: still the case. Then, you had to bag your own purchase on special tables. Very different vibe. Now, I find self checkout set ups in many places. This makes me sad. No human interaction.

This leads me nicely to a lunch a couple of days ago. It is a do it yourself BBQ place. It is entirely human interaction free. We go for a eat as much as you can lunch menu for 2,100yen. You order from an iPad and the food is delivered by robots.

You will remember that the town of Ginowan keeps an eagle eye on my health. https://thequietripple.com/2023/11/15/how-much-is-that-doggy-in-the-window/

I go for a series of checks. All of this is organized by the City Ginowan Health Service.

They really look after their old people . Even me, an immigrant who does not speak the language.

I think that the checks are on possible diabetes and Arteriosclerosis. The nurses are adorable and we have lots of fun. It is all free.

I celebrate at the fish market.