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'ka' is for cat

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2009.04.07

While I was singing "Old MacDonald had a farm" using the glove toy that my aunt Laurie gave us, Kenny picked up on one of the words. It was 'cat'. I was pronouncing the names for each type of animal, and every time I said 'cat' he'd chime in with 'ka'.

Smart kid. I'm not expecting any miracles with a trailing hard 't' sound, especially from a kid growing up in Japan. But he's doing all right.

rand()m quote

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

—Lao Tzu