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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

You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the Government. And, with due respect for these gentlemen, I advise you, as long as the Capitalist system lasts, to vote for gold.

—George Bernard Shaw