In Mint Condition

Not a great day weather wise, but I managed to do some cherry blossom viewing at the Osaka Mint before attending an insightful and productive union meeting. Rain stopped my planned afternoon run so I got a few more reports typed instead. 

As a result of watching the Star Wars Episode IX trailer (several times), I am planning to watch The Force Awakens tonight, followed by The Last Jedi  later in the week, with a particular view to finding clues to the intriguing theory that General Hux is Sheev Palpatine.