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today, a short speech

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Fukuoka, 2023.09.25

I'm due to give a short speech at our office's Grand Opening. I'm looking forward to it, the press will apparently be there, and the city's Deputy Mayor.

Three reasons to be thankful:

  1. My suit still fits! I credit some recent dieting with losing a belt notch just in time.
  2. I can take my DR test out for drinks tonight after our recent successful annual test.
  3. The speech is so short as to be comical. 50+ hours on the road for a ninety-second thing.

rand()m quote

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

—Ernest Hemingway