Thursday, September 10, 2026

2026.9.9

 It was fine and rain.

My morning train was delayed again due to the heavy rain yesterday.

I overworked till 21:00 and came home after 23:00.

September 9 is known as choyo no sekku (重陽の節句), choyo festival or kiku no sekku (菊の節句), chrysanthemum festival.  It is one of five sekku (節句) feast: January 7 (jinjitsu:人日), March 3 (joshi:上巳), May 5 (tango:端午 ), July 7(tanabata: 七夕), and September 9(choyo:重陽).

To my glad my 218th eBook has been No. 1 in the USA and Japan.


Wednesday, September 9, 2026

2026.9.8

 It was cloudy and rainy.

In the morning my commuting train was delayed about 30 minutes due to heavy rain since yesterday,

In the night my commuting train was delayed about 2 hours and it took double of usual.

I overworked and left the office around 20:30 but arrived at home nearly 00:30, and I had to wait for more than 30 minutes at Kurihama station.

It was a long day.

They say in Tokai area it rained heavily and the Shonai river overflowed.

Present campaign of the 218th eBook has begun.


Tuesday, September 8, 2026

2026.9.7

It was rainy and rather cool.

Because of the heavy rain, trains delayed.

Since I did not have time to buy lunch, I went out for lunch with a colleague.

I overworked about an hour and left the office around 7:30 PM, but the trains delayed again due to the heavy rain, and I came home around 10 PM.

Today is hakuro (白露), one of nijushisekki(二十四節気), 24 solar terms. The las one shosho(処暑) on August 23, and the next one is shubun (秋分) on September 23. Hakuro literally means white dew. It is the time of becoming cool and dew appears.