Yes, I can talk to animals.

There were some neighborhood people that came to school(safety volunteers; think adult crossing guards). One of them had a beagle. I was petting the dog, and talking to it's human while the students got organized to say goodbye and go home. I love beagles. Then, a student came over and asked me, "Were you talking to the dog?"

I thought it was cute.

I'm just feeling talkative in general today. This is an edit, since I had another scene I wanted to remember. I had dinner at an acquaintance's house. I taught her son some English before he went to LA last year. He's back now, and it was neat to see him. They also hosted my parents for 2 days when they visited. She acts very motherly toward me. So, it was time for me to go home. I came on my bike, and am used to tooling around at any time of day or night. She insisted that I wasn't going to go home alone, and had her son accompany me on his bicycle. lol There is no logic, there is only mothering.

More Japanese News

So the US ran a nuclear test, and reset the clock that tracks how long it's been since the last test. It was at something like 639 days. Japanese people protested at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Did this make news anywhere else?