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Category Archives: Daily Sketch
Getting ready for my Trip to Japan
Tomorrow, on Christmas day I will be leaving for Japan. I am really looking forward to doing onsens and snowboarding! This will be my first time snowboarding – I wonder if its the same as surfing? I am also going … Continue reading
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seasons greetings
hello everyone!!! I hope that you are all doing well. I am writing to wish you all a Merry christmas and a happy new year. I hope that your 2008 is a great year for you. Well catch ya latter … Continue reading
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Christmas shopping
Christmas is usually a happy time of the year in America, but I for one do not enjoy doing shopping at this time. The malls are busy with people who are in rush. Sometimes these people are also rude too … Continue reading
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tan
My desk at work is right next to a window, and I sit so that my right side is facing it. I keep the shade up because it’s cheerier, but every day between 10:30 and 12:30 the sun shines really … Continue reading
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Resting
Spent most of day resting at home, I’m feeling a lot better than the other day, but I don’t want to risk getting a relapse since I’m going to Japan next week. Plus I know the weather is going to be … Continue reading
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hot water thingy
I finished my Christmas shopping really early, but I’ve been making up for it by buying lots of stuff for myself. The latest thing I want to buy is a water pot heater thingy with temperature controls. A couple of … Continue reading
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Starting to get Sick
Because the weather has been a little cold and because I haven’t been getting sleep (because of exams), I think I am starting to develop a cold. It’s still in it’s beginning stage – I am developing a sore throat. Hopefully … Continue reading
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排水管と火山
排水管故障は常に週末に はいすいかん こしょうはつねに しゅうまつに 陽子 土曜日(12月15日)の午後は詰まった流しの排水管の修理に終わり(もちろん、専門家にたのみました)、その後は延期していた数々の仕事をかたずけるのに追われて、今日やっと、「排水管と火山は似ていなくもない」と考える余裕が出てきました。 その日の4時ごろ、ゴロゴロッという音に、流しの方にいってみると、水が逆流しています。困ったなと思っていると、水はみるみる流しを満たし始め、ぐずぐずしていると床に流れ落ちる!窓の網戸をこっぱずして容器でどんどん汲み上げて外にすてるを繰り返して、修理の専門家の到着を待ちました。 幸いに、流しは窓に面し、住んでいるのがアパートの一階で、地下は車庫になっていて、窓は地面からかなり上のほうあり、また、気温17度(摂氏零下8度)でどの家の窓も閉まっていて、気付かれる心配なし(と、願っています)。 水を汲み上げながら、こんなに大量の水が何処から来るのか不思議だったのですが、火山の爆発と同じではないかと、先程、Googleしてみました。そして、地下のマグマが火山の噴火口をすごい勢いで上がってくる(図の右端)メカニズムで説明できるのではとこじつけてみました。実際、magma plumbing system との言葉もみつけました。
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母娘週末モシモシ会話
娘 「電話するの遅れて、失礼しました!」 母 「あら いいのよ。いそがしいのじゃないの?」 娘 「ううん。台所の流しのパイプが詰まってしまって、今、工事の人を待ってるところ」 母 「それは大変。電話、無理に今日でなくてもいいのよ」 娘 「大丈夫よ。それよりも、99才の誕生日 おめでとうございます!」 母 「はい、ありがと、正真正銘の99才ね」 娘 「100才への第一日目ね!」 母 「長く生きてるだけでなく、元気でいることが一番ありがたいことね」 娘 「子供にとっても、そのとおりよ! 今日、兄さん方にメール送って、 お母さんは子供が元気でいるのがたいへんうれしいと言ってるから、 みんな健康に気をつけましょうといいました」 母 「みんな、あちこち故障が出てるけど、今の所まあまあ大丈夫のようでありがたいことです」
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ゴボウ2種
スーパーで日本でおなじみの色のゴボウを見つけた2,3日後、東洋食品店で白っぽい色のゴボウを見かけ、それならと、2つの色違いのゴボウの味を比べてみました。お店の人の話では、白っぽいゴボウは台湾産(あるいは台湾原産で米国で育成)とのことです。ゴボウ料理といえば、なんといってもきんぴらごぼう。味付けをなるべく同じにして、色違いのきんぴらができあがりました。味比べの結果は、黒いきんぴらはゴボウの味が強く、白いきんぴらはやわらかく食べやすいと、優劣つけ難いといったところです。
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