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Toronto, 2012.08.28

It rained so hard last night it sounded like a bunch of people were dancing on the roof. We had to stop a video Kenny was watching, because it was impossible to hear.

First time I've seen a downpour that bad (and we've had some good rainfalls of late) since I left Tokyo and its typhoons.

Insane downpours aside, it's been a beautiful summer, a huge turnaround after last year's non-event. That said, it looks like it's going to hit 30ÂșC by Thursday.

Michael, Mayaku, and their girls came over for dinner tonight after Mayuka, Mari, and the kids spent the day on the beach.

rand()m quote

Selfish leaders increase risk by placing themselves first. It's a fundamental mistake to assume that what is good for us personally is mutually exclusive to what is good for everyone. That kind of zero-sum game is for cowards, and in the end, we all pay the price for this type of latent, toxic leadership.

—Col. Eric G. Kail