Glad you guys had fun! We're doing pretty great at home. Max got invited to a birthday party on Saturday the 10th. He's really looking forward to it, because it breaks up the humdrum routine of school and ballet classes.
I started watching a new show on Netflix. It's called Griselda, starring Sofia Vergara. The opening line is as follows: "The only man I ever feared was a woman named Griselda Blanco." ---Pablo Escobar
The most common languages spoken in the US.
English – 245 million (78.5%)
Spanish – 41.3 million (13.2%)
Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien and all other varieties) – 3.40 million (1.1%)
Tagalog (including Filipino) – 1.72 million (0.5%)
Vietnamese – 1.52 million (0.5%)
Arabic – 1.39 million
French – 1.18 million
Korean – 1.07 million
Russian – 1.04 million
Portuguese – 937 thousand
The term Fool is really a misnomer. The court Fool, although meant to act ridiculous, was the king's most trusted advisor and confidante. Only he had the authority to poke fun at the king and call him out for bad behavior, without fear of losing his head to the executioner. Since jester and Fool are synonymous for the same job, you're complimenting us both.
Professor Kotaro just calmly eats his oysters, while Hana scarfs them down and impatiently begs for more. It's interesting to see how they each have their distinct personality.