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Puppie 4 sale

One day, on Oahu, my friend took me on a painting excursion along the back roads of Haleiwa, near his home.  The sun, almost at noonday, illuminated the Miss Manila Bouganvillas as if they were electrified. When I painted the scene very small, everything looked good, but when I tried a larger painting, something seemed missing.  "Aha!"  I thought, "the painting needs a center of human interest."  Suddenly, a memory of our dog, Momoko-chan, and her nine puppies came to mind. ‘Surely Momo-chan would like to be in a painting,’ I thought, so I painted her, sitting next to an imaginary little girl–maybe like my wife when she was a child–watching Momo-chan’s last little puppy play on the grass.  Of course, the little girl had to change the sign to cross out the "s," and "puppie" looked just fine to her.  And here is what the larger painting looks like. 
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Girl With A Green Parakeet

Recently, I saw a print of "Girl With A Pearl Earring,"  the masterpiece oil painting by VerMeer.  I thought, ‘wouldn’t it be nice to have a painting like that?’  It would make a fine birthday present for my wife, Yoko.   She never wears pearls that big, but she used to have a parakeet on her shoulder, about the same place where a pearl would hang.  He favorite parakeet, Budgie II (Budgie the second) would fit perfectly!  I tried to capture the same sense of  mood as in VerMeer’s painting, to show the affection that existed between my wife and her B-II.


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Thursday family dinner

Last night, it was Mike’s and my turn to make family dinner (with my parents and sister).  We made mainland-style rice, tofu patties, and fish patties — it took us two and a half hours because we’re slow cooks.  The fish patties were green because they had a lot of green onions and cilantro in them!  😀  (Sorry, I forgot to take a picture…)

 æ˜¨æ™Šã€ãƒžã‚¤ã‚¯ã¨į§ã¯åŽļæ—ã¨ä¸€įˇ’ãĢéŖŸãšã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŽãŸã‚ãĢã€å¤•éŖŸã‚’æ–™į†ã—ãžã—ãŸã€‚ãƒĄã‚¤ãƒŗãƒŠãƒŗãƒ‰æ•ĩãĒã”éŖ¯ã¨čą†č…ãƒ‘ãƒ†ã‚Ŗãƒŧã¨é­šãƒ‘ãƒ†ã‚ŖãƒŧをäŊœã‚Šãžã—ãŸã€‚į§é”ã¯é…ã„ã‚¯ãƒƒã‚¯ã§ã™ãŽã§ã€ä猿™‚é–“ã‹ã‹ã‚Šãžã—ãŸã€‚ãŸãã•ã‚“ã­ãŽã¨ã‚ˇãƒŠãƒŗãƒ„ãƒ­ãŒã‚ã‚Šãžã—ãŸãŽã§ã€é­šãƒ‘ãƒ†ã‚Ŗãƒŧぎ中はãŋおりでしたīŧīŧšDīŧˆå†™įœŸã‚’取るぎはåŋ˜ã‚Œãžã—た。ごめんīŧīŧ‰

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叔母さんぎįĩåКåŧ

My aunty got married yesterday.  Congratulations, Aunty!  She and her new husband actually sat next to each other in seventh grade, but lost touch when they went to different high schools.  They met again when then they landed up teaching at the same school many years later.  🙂

 æ˜¨æ—Ĩ、叔母さんはįĩåŠšã—ãžã—ãŸã€‚ãŠã‚ã§ã¨ã†īŧå”母さんとå¤Ģさんは同じ中å­Ļæ ĄãŽã˜ã‚…ãŽã‚‡ã†ã§ã¨ãĒりãĢåē§ã‚Šãžã—た。しかし、違うéĢ˜æ Ąã‚’ã‹ã‚ˆã„ãžã—ãŸãŽã§ã€ã†ã—ãĒいぞした。多い嚴垌、同じéĢ˜æ ĄãŽå…ˆį”ŸãĢãĒりぞしたぎで、さいかいしぞした。īŧšīŧ‰

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「ã‚ĸãƒĄãƒĒã‚Ģ」 ã˛ã–ãã‚Šã’īŧˆīŧ•īŧ‰

    
   äŊ•斚ぎ集čŊã§ã‚‚į›ŽįĢ‹ã¤ãŽã¯ã€ã‚­ãƒĒ゚ト教äŧšãŽéĢ˜ã„åą‹æ šã€‚įĩĻæ°´åĄ”、清æŊ”でåēƒã„ãƒŦã‚šãƒˆãƒŠãƒŗã€‚ 

ã€€į‰šãĢãƒŦã‚šãƒˆãƒŠãƒŗã§åēĻ々čĻ‹æŽ›ã‘ãŸãŽã¯ã€éĢ˜åš´åŠĻäēēãŒé›†ãžãŖãĻã€éŖŸäē‹ã—䚍ら歓čĢ‡ã—ãĻã„ã‚‹å…‰æ™¯ã ãŖãŸã€‚ã“ãŽäēē達は随分é›ĸれた場所から、čģŠã§é›†ãžã‚Šã€ã„ã‚ã„ã‚æƒ…å ąåŽé›†ã—ãĻ、įŸĨč­˜ã‚’åēƒã‚ãĻいるぎだろうと推æ¸Ŧã—ãŸã‘ã‚ŒãŠã€č‰¯ãéŖŸãšã€ã‚ˆãčŠąã—ã€ã‚ˆãįŦ‘う。æ—ĨæœŦãŽč€äēēäŧšã¨åŒã˜ã§ã¯ãĒã„ã‹ã¨æ€ãŖãŸãŽã§ã™ã€‚

 ãƒŦã‚šãƒˆãƒŠãƒŗãŽéŖŸäē‹ã§äŊ•æ™‚ã‚‚įžŽå‘ŗã—ã„ã¨æ€ãŖãŸãŽã¯ã€Œã‚ĸãƒĄãƒĒã‚Ģãƒŗã‚šãƒŧãƒ—ã€ã€‚å„į¨Žé‡ŽčœãĢč‚‰éĄžã€éĻ™æ–™ã€åŋ…ずå…ĨãŖãĻã„ã‚‹ãŽãŒčą†éĄžã€‚ã‚ˆãã‚ˆãį…Žčžŧã‚“ã§ã‚ã‚‹ãŽã§ã€æŽ‹ã•ãšå‘ŗã‚ãŖãŸã€‚ãã‚Œã¨į´°ã‹ãåˆģã‚“ã é‡Žčœã‚ĩナダ、ã‚Ŋãƒŧã‚šãŒæŠœįž¤ã€‚

ã€€į§ãŽã‚ĸãƒĄãƒĒã‚Ģį”Ÿæ´ģäŊ“é¨“č¨˜ã¯åēãŽåŖã§ã€Œã˛ã–くりげ」ãĢã‚‚äžĄã—ãĒã„ã‘ã‚ŒãŠã€åžŖé–“čĻ‹ãŸã ã‘ã§ã‚‚ã€æ€ã„åˆ‡ãŖãĻå‡ēかけãĻã‚ˆã‹ãŖãŸã¨æ€ãŖãĻいぞす。

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ã“ã“ãŒé›Ŗį‚šīŧ īŧœč¨€č‘‰åĨŊきぎį‹Ŧã‚Šč¨€ īŧ’īŧž

 I really appreciate an expression in the comment by Nathan Jones posted on Allison’s blog “contagious.”  Nathan wrote about “come here wave” that “……and I can’t even begin to describe how confused I was the first time someone in Japan did that to me….”  I’ve been thinking what is the most appropriate Japanese expression for it, and I came up with the following.

æ—ĨæœŦで最初ãĢそぎ場éĸãĢå‡ēくわした時、いかãĢæˆ¸æƒ‘ãŖãŸã‹ã€äģŠã“こで厚易ãĢįļ´ã‚‹ã‚ã‘ãĢはいきぞせん

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ãƒ¨ãƒŗã•ãžåˇģきīŧŸ

    
       
「マフナãƒŧぎã‚ĸãƒŦãƒŗã‚¸ã€ã¨éĄŒã™ã‚‹é›‘čĒŒãŽæŠ˜ã‚Ščžŧãŋ記äē‹ã‚’æ¯ãŒé€ãŖãĻくれぞした。åŊ“åœ°ã¯é€Ŗæ—Ĩé›ļ下ぎ気渊ですから、マフナãƒŧはæŦ ã‹ã›ãžã›ã‚“。これは重厝ãĒ記äē‹ã¨įœēめãĻいると、「ダブãƒĢクロ゚īŧˆãƒŸãƒ‹ãƒ§ãƒŗįĩãŗīŧ‰ã€īŧˆå†™įœŸåˇĻ上īŧ‰ã¨ã‚ˆãļ゚ã‚ŋイãƒĢは、ドナマ「å†Ŧぎã‚Ŋナã‚ŋ」有名ãĢãĒãŖãŸã‚ĸãƒŦãƒŗã‚¸ã¨ã‚ã‚Šãžã™ã€‚

「ãĩゆそãĒã€ã¨ã€Œãƒ¨ãƒŗã•ãžã€ãƒ–ãƒŧãƒ ãŽįœŸãŖæœ€ä¸­ãŽ2004åš´ãĢ1é€ąé–“å¸°å›Ŋå‡ēæĨたことは、全く嚸運でした。そうしãĒã‹ãŖãŸã‚‰ã€æ—ĨæœŦぎ雑čĒŒãŽč¨˜äē‹ãŽåŠåˆ†äģĨ上はãĒã‚“ãŽã“ã¨ã‹į†č§Ŗã§ããĒã‹ãŖãŸã§ã—ã‚‡ã†ã‹ã‚‰ã€‚

マフナãƒŧぎこぎã‚ĸãƒŦãƒŗã‚¸ã¯ã€Œãƒ¨ãƒŗã•ãžåˇģき」とå‘ŧばれãĻいãĒいぎですかīŧŸ

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「ã‚ĸãƒĄãƒĒã‚Ģ」 ã˛ã–ãã‚Šã’ īŧˆīŧ”īŧ‰

        
    ã€€ã‚ˇãƒ§ãƒƒãƒ”ãƒŗã‚°ã‚ģãƒŗã‚ŋãƒŧå‡ēåˆãŖãŸå…‰æ™¯ã§ã€å°čąĄãĢæŽ‹ãŖãĻいるぎは、åē—ãĢ備えäģ˜ã‘ぎé›ģ動č슿¤…子ãĢäš—ãŖãĻã€č˛ˇã„į‰Šã‚’æĨŊã—ã‚“ã§ã„ã‚‹ã€ãŠã˜ã„ã•ã‚“ã€ãŠã°ã‚ã•ã‚“ãŽåąˆč¨—ãŽãĒã„čĄ¨æƒ…ã§ã™ã€‚æ“Ļれ違うäēē達ãĢ手を振り、įŦ‘éĄ”ã§æŒ¨æ‹ļをしぞす。

 ã‚ģãƒŗã‚ŋãƒŧãŽä¸­ã§ã¯ã€åąé™ēãĒå ´æ‰€ã‚‚į„Ąãã€äēēとぎä礿ĩã‚‚ã‚ã‚Šã€č‰˛ã€…ãŽå“į‰Šã‚’čĻ‹ã‚‹ã ã‘ã§ã‚‚æ°—åˆ†čģĸ換ãĢãĒる。ãƒŦã‚šãƒˆãƒŠãƒŗã‚‚ã‚ã‚‹ãŽã§į–˛ã‚ŒãŸã‚‰ãŠčŒļã§ã‚‚éŖ˛ãŋ䚍ら一äŧ‘ãŋする。とãĢかくåē—å…¨äŊ“ãŒã‚†ãŖãŸã‚Šã¨ã—ãŸé›°å›˛æ°—ã§ã™ã€‚

 ノãƒŧフりãƒŧã‚¯ã‹ã‚‰éšŖãŽé›†čŊãĢčĄŒããŽãĢã¯ã€æąčĨŋ南北ともãĢčģŠã§1æ™‚é–“ã€čž˛åœ°ãŽįœŸä¸­ã‚’1æœŦ道がåģļ々とįļšãã€‚ä¸Ąå´ãŽå°éĢ˜ã„åœŸåœ°ãĢは、収įŠĢをįĩ‚えたトã‚Ļãƒĸãƒ­ã‚ŗã‚ˇãŽčŒŽã¨č‘‰ãŒã€äŋĩ型ぎ束ねられãĻã€ã‚ãĄã“ãĄãĢčģĸãŒãŖãĻã„ã‚‹ã€‚æ”žį‰§ãŽį‰›ãŽįž¤ã‚ŒãŒäŊ•十頭かäŊ•į™žé ­ã‹ã€æ•°ãˆåˆ‡ã‚ŒãĒã„į¨‹ã€ä¸˜é™ĩåœ°ã„ãŖãąã„ã€é›ĒãŽä¸­ã§å¯ããšãŖãĻいたり、動いたりしãĻいる。

ã€€čŖ¸æœ¨ãŒä¸˜ãŽåŊŧæ–šãĢčĄŒå„€ã‚ˆãä¸Ļã‚“ã§ã„ã‚‹ã€‚éˇšãŒæ™‚æŠ˜ã‚Šä¸Ļæœ¨ãŽä¸­ã‹ã‚‰éŖ›ãŗįĢ‹ã¤ã€‚æ¸Ąã‚ŠéŗĨが夕į„ŧけぎįŠēをæ¨Ē切る。

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Joslyn Art Museum

            
      ジョ゚ãƒĒãƒŗįžŽčĄ“é¤¨

 19īŧ“1åš´ãĢ設įĢ‹ã€äģŠåš´īŧ—5å‘¨åš´č¨˜åŋĩをむかえたジョ゚ãƒĒãƒŗįžŽčĄ“é¤¨ã¯ã€ã‚ĸãƒŧãƒˆãƒ‡ã‚ŗéĸ¨ãŽįˇå¤§į†įŸŗé€ ã‚ŠãŽãĒかãĒã‹å‡ãŖãŸåģēį‰Šã§ã™ã€‚

ã€€įžŽčĄ“é¤¨äŧšå“Ąå‘けぎニãƒĨãƒŧ゚ãƒŦã‚ŋãƒŧãĢ、äģŠå›žã€ä¸­å›Ŋæ¸…æœãŽæœąč‰˛ãŽčĄįĢ‹ãĻã¨æ­ŖčŖ…ãŽä¸Šį€ã‚’æ–°ãŸãĢå–åž—ã—ãŸã¨ãŽč¨˜äē‹ã§ã‚りぞした。昨夜は吚é›Ēき、ä슿—Ĩは気渊1īŧ”åēĻīŧˆæ‘‚氏é›ļ下10åēĻīŧ‰ã§ã—たが、午垌は晴れぎ夊気ãĢãĒã‚Šãžã—ãŸãŽã§ã€æĄˆãšã‚‹ãģおでもãĒã‹ã‚ã†ã¨ã€čĄįĢ‹ãĻã¯ã¨ã‚‚ã‹ãã€æ¸…æœãŽæ­ŖčŖ…ã‚’čĻ‹ãŸãįžŽčĄ“é¤¨ãĢčĄŒããžã—ãŸã€‚

  čąĒč¯ãĒåˆēįšã‚’ãģおこした2į€ãŽä¸Šį€ãŒåą•į¤ēされãĻいぞした。æœŦでčĻ‹ã‚‹ã¨ãŠãŖã—ã‚Šã¨é‡ãã†ã§ã™ã€‚ã„ã‘ãĒいかãĒã¨æ€ã„ãžã—ãŸãŒã€ãĄã‚‡ãŖã¨č§ĻれãĻãŋぞしたら、たいへんčģŊくãĻ銚きぞした。åˆēįšã‚‚å¸ƒã‚‚å…¨ãĻįĩšã§ã™ãŒã€ã„わゆるパã‚ŋãƒŧãƒŗã¯ä¸€åŋœãĢį›´įˇščŖãĄã§ã‚ã‚‹ãŽã¯ãŠã‚‚ã—ã‚ã„ã¨æ€ã„ãžã—ãŸã€‚

 īŧˆæŽ‹åŋĩãĒãŒã‚‰ã€åą•į¤ē品は撎åŊąã§ããžã›ã‚“。
  そぎäģŖã‚ã‚Šã€å¤ã¨å†ŦãĢæ’ŽåŊąã—ãŸįžŽčĄ“é¤¨ãŽå¤–čĻŗã‚’ã”čĻ§ä¸‹ã•ã„īŧ‰









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I got two of my wisdom teeth pulled out on Friday.  I love my dentist!  He was super considerate and gave me lots of painkillers so I didn’t feel a thing.  Also, it only took him about half a minute to pull out each tooth!

 é‡‘曜æ—Ĩã€ãĄãˆæ­¯äēŒå€‹ã¯åŧ•きå‡ēされぞした。歯åŒģč€…ã•ã‚“ã¯æœ€éĢ˜ã§ã™īŧåŊŧはå„Ēしく気をつけãĻãŸãã•ã‚“ãĄã‚“ã¤ã–ã„ã‚’į§ãĢ与えぞした。くつうを感じぞせんでした。それãĢ、かく歯をåŧ•くå‡ēすことがただ半分かかりぞした。

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