Not much happened yesterday, so there was no Update Day 8. This morning we awoke to reports that Reactors 5&6 were under control. They are still working on 2 & 3, trying to get electricity to the pumps or water to the reactors. Work is proceeding slowly but surely. Weather has moderated, yesterday it got…
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Earthquake Day 7: Questions Answered
People have been writing back to our family, mostly with support, but also with some questions. I hope this will help. How far are you from the nuclear plants? We live west and south of Tokyo. Kawasaki is like Oak Brook to Chicago, or Englewood to Denver. Kawasaki is wedged in between Tokyo and Yokohama,…
Earthquake update Day 6
Six days since the earthquake, and things are looking very uncertain. Last night Julia and I stayed up until about 2 AM watching TV, and then some House and Glee we got off the web. We had a much cooler day today, dipping to about 35 degrees (F) at 6 AM when we had our…
More worries, but still distant
We got our electricity back in the middle of the night last night. I went to work today. When I returned, I finally was able to see the devastation. A new worry comes today, but it is still at a significant distance, about 300 miles away. Radiation in Japan One of the six power plants…
Foreign Service Language Courses now free
The Foreign Service institute, the school that teaches diplomats languages, has free courses available. These courses were developed with government money and are old enough (before 1989) to be in the public domain. Although dated, these courses include texts (in pdf) and tapes (in mp3), all ported to the Internet by a wonderful non-profit group….