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Polyglot Genesis

The Cub language-switched for the first time today. He speaks English to everyone but me who speaks to him in Afrikaans only. Not because I believe Afrikaans will be particularly useful to him here where we are outside of South Africa, but because I believe the ability to speak a second language will wire hisContinue reading “Polyglot Genesis”

Hello 2023

Child on the beach at low tide at dusk. Blue and purple hues in the sky and reflectng off the sand, faint smudge of orange on the horizon.

This year marks my 18th year of posting to this blog specifically and blogging in general. I had a website on which I shared personal events and photos as far back as 2000, although technically that wasn’t a weblog as it’s known today. Today’s a good day to reminice.