something I am grateful for today

While I try to remember to do deep breathing more often [I'm telling myself it has multiple and magical health benefits]: I am thankful for clean air. I know there are many places where the air is frequently visible and/or bad-smelling and/or irritating, and that almost never happens here.

Now possibly I'm just used to our air, and someone from a “more natural” environment might come here and find it visible and/or bad-smelling and/or irritating... be that as it may, I think we have clean air and I like it!

a scholarly read on Tezuka

I have just started reading God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post-World War II Manga by Natsu Onoda Power. Surprisingly academic: it reads a lot like a textbook. [Believe it or not, some of us actually appreciate that!] More serious and in-depth than I was expecting, honestly. I'm not saying such an approach is unprecedented in writing about comics, but it is rare.

You know whether reading something like that would appeal to you or not, I suppose. As for me, so far I'm learning lots of new things and finding it pretty interesting. If it stays this good throughout, consider it recommended.