Along This Trail
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Romanticized Oyaji Gyagu (Dad Jokes)
In Japanese, there is a term called oyaji gyagu (おやじギャグ), literally “dad jokes”—the kind of puns that are so corny they make everyone around you groan. They are often built on wordplay, loose associations, or accidental similarities in sound. Last night, while scrolling through YouTube Shorts before bed, I came across a clip of a…
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Current Reading Journey
Current Reading Journey I have always been the type of person who starts new books before finishing the previous ones. In some sense, I am probably a typical “bookworm” — constantly wandering between different subjects, ideas, and perspectives. There is something deeply enjoyable about meandering through different disciplines and ideas without forcing myself into a…