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唄を口ぐさんでいると歌詞のなかに「せきれいの翼…」という言葉がでてきました。せきれいとは孔雀や鳳凰にも似たなんとも美しい響きの言葉です。しかし、実はどんな鳥か知らずに歌っていたことに思い当たりました。

手近かにある和英辞典でせきれいを引いてみるとwagtailとあり、尾を上下に振るところからその名がついたもので、更にBirds of North Americaという鳥の本によると、ワグテイルは種類に依っては夏期にアラスカの西端に飛来するが、主としてアジア大陸の沿岸に棲むとあります。

挿絵をみると長さ17、8センチ、腹部が黄色以外はどちらかと言えば地味な鳥で、孔雀のような華麗さとは縁がなさそうです。広辞苑をひいてみると漢字では鳥に昔（せき）と令（れい）と組み合わせた字で、どうやら和製漢字のようです。スズメ目の小鳥で、いしたたきとも呼ばれ、おしどりと同様に夫婦の仲の良さを象徴する鳥とあります。

この唄は題も知らず、歌詞もうろ覚えです。何かの機会に全曲に巡り会えばいいのですが。

Since moving to Chicago, my life has gone through many changes. One of the changes that I have really enjoyed is owning a new car. This was my first NEW car purchase and it was quite an experience. I never knew that buying a new car could be so difficult, exciting, nerve wracking, and confusing. It was one of my first big decisions in my life and I definitely learned a lot. After visiting many dealerships, I finally decided on a Volkswagen Jetta. After driving the car for a couple months now, I definitely feel like I made the right decision. The car looks great and I feel good riding in it. More to come…

While waiting for my food to be cooked at a Korean restaurant by Walmart, I spoke with the owner. She is Korean and lived in Korea for 30 years. She came to Hawaii ten years ago and has been running the restaurant for two years but only the last year full time. She works everyday about twelve hours a day. She said it is such hard work but not just because the restaurant business is tough. It is because she has to call the police all the time in Hawaii! She never had to do that in Korea but she said she is used to it now. She said that homeless people often cause problems by bothering her or the customers. Sometimes, they sleep all day by the restaurant. They also put trash in the post office mailbox so even the mailman complains. Also, she was recently hit by a car and the car turned out to be stolen! Last but not least there have been teenagers that steal soda from her store all the time. She caught one and got hit on the head! I never knew Hawaii was so rough!

It’s a topic I am heavily opinionated about. I can understand the other points of view that are against it. But I wont be swayed. I know some arguments are, it will ruin Oahu’s scenery. Or, why should the sides of the island that have no need for it be taxed?Or it wont reduce traffic. Well, it’s too late for scenery. If you Want to see pretty visit the other islands. If we wanted to stop ccongestion we should have stopped building so many new homes. And for the other sides being taxed? It is an extremely selfish point of view. If the other side needed work done. I would not mind being taxed at all. We are all in this together. And honestly I don’t care if it reduces traffic or not. If I can get from home to town and back and not have to sit in deadlocked traffic. I’m all for it. Everyone else can sit in there cars for all I care.