物陰に戦う気配宇宙人
ものかげ に たたかう けはい うちゅうじん
Unknown environment
invisible to detection, observation
a hunter prowls.
宇宙人がいるかしれません。
宇宙人は戦うかもしれません。
私は犠牲者になりたくないです。
私は警戒します！
There might be an alien.
The Alien may fight.
I don’t want to become a victim.
I will be cautious.
ロドニー
One of the interesting things about baseball is how it makes you superstitious. Or there are many superstitions. One of the ones that I like that fans often do is the rally cap. You do it when your team is losing and you want them to score more runs. So what you do is turn your hat inside out and wear it. And there you have it. A rally cap. Supposedly, it is supposed to help your team win. I wonder if they do this in Japan?
揺れる椰子遥か彼方の大嵐
ゆれる やし はるか かなた の おおあらし
Swaying palm fronds–
countless leagues removed
a monstrous storm.
NACOS tips for writing English haiku–
Make sure you consider the juxtaposition in your haiku before writing it. The idea of taking two things and putting them in the same context for the reader to ponder is integral to this form of poetry. In traditional Japanese haiku, there is always a “cutting word” that shows where the break lies between the two juxtaposed halves. In the above poem, note the “–“. This punctuation is commonly used by authors of haiku in foreign languages in place of the cutting word.
Frustrated by Michiko: Illustrated by Michiko
１０月半ば、４人の兄に福岡の母の元に帰省すると知らせますと、名古屋市在住の兄（毛利佳年雄）から、磁気石パイプが新たに製品となったので福岡へ持参しましょうと言ってきました。磁気石パイプは２年前から使用していますが、最初は兄から送ってもらった磁気石（三重県菅島産）を工具店で購入したPCBパイプに詰め両端は綿玉で塞いでいました。新装なった磁気石パイプは使い易いサイズになり、両端は留め具がきちんと嵌めてあるので携帯にも便利になりました。
この兄は社会の高齢化に伴う高齢者のQOLの向上を目標として磁気石の研究を続けていますが、１０月に福岡で会った際、北海道の様似町（様似町）の磁性かんらん岩の話をしてくれました。兄はその１週間ほど前に様似町から招待され、「磁性かんらん岩の応用」と題した講演をおこなったのですが、その時案内されて訪れた襟裳岬からメールされて来た写真ではいかにも寒い所！という印象だけで、様似町と兄の研究テーマである磁気石の関連ははっきりしませんでした。ところが、様似町発行のパンフレットを読んでわかったのですが、それによると、「様似町エリアは地理的に非常にユニークな所で２００８年には「アポイ岳ジオパーク」として日本ジオパークとして認定されています。様似町が誇るアポイ岳を含む日高山脈は大昔（約１，３００万年前）地殻のユーラシアプレートと北米プレートが衝突してめくれ上がった出来たもので、周辺には地球深部のマントルの情報をそのまま持っている新鮮なかんらん岩が広がっています」とあります。日本ではこれまで磁気石は中央構造線の南側で発見されていますが、中央構造線から遥か北方の様似町に磁性かんらん岩が存在する理由が説明出来ます。「付近には珊瑚礁から出来た石灰岩も見かけられ、石灰岩が南の海から海洋プレートに乗って運ばれて来た事をしめしています』という記述もあり、地理学上よく知られた地域のようです。兄の行った磁気測定によると、アポイ岳から流れ落ちる２つの河が注ぐ海岸（冬島）で採れる冬島昆布は、明らかに磁性かんらん岩の持つ生物成長促進効果の影響を受けていることが判明しました。
ぐうぐうとお腹の鳴き声高くなり
ぐうぐう と おなか の なきごえ たかく なり
Shallow noise intrudes
hungry harsh emptiness of space
clamor becomes roar.
Ben （べん）
Our weight loss business normally slows down during the winter, but this year we have been very busy. We have new customers everyday. We are so busy I cannot even keep track of all our customers. The fun thing about working from home is I dont need to go into the office. The bad thing is that I never leave my office. Everything I cook at home gets posted online and our customers can ask how I cooked it and how they can implement it into their mealplans. Giving advise to help someone reach their goals is very motivating and fulfilling.
On Saturday, October 27th, Hawaii had another Tsunami scare that fortunately turned out to be nothing more than an exercise in evacuation procedures. Around 7:00 in the evening my wife and I were watching NGN 2 and there was an announcement that there had been an earthquake on the mainland and that Hawaii could possibly be affected by a Tsunami. My wife and I were very surprised that none of the English channels caught it. Almost an hour later, it was finally on the news but the announcer said that Hawaii would not be affected. A few minutes later the sirens went off and we checked the news again and apparently it was decided that Hawaii would be hit by the first wave at 10:30 p.m. I immediately got a phone call from my Supervisor asking me to come in to work as we had to get our 4 boats and 3 submarines at least 4 miles out from Waikiki in case we did get hit by a tsunami. The traffic was amazing! Luckily I rode my bike and I was able to make great time because none of the cars were moving!
Once I got to Pier 40 I immediately was put on one of the submarines and we immediately left the dock. There was myself on the Submarine and 2 crew on the tug boat pulling the submarine. The view was fantastic! Lots of boats trying to get out of the harbor and many police and harbor police cars going back and forth which provided an amazing light show! I was so upset that I didn’t bring a camera! We got out in very good time and I sat on the submarine watching all of the lights. Fortunately, there was no tsunami and we had to wait for the all clear to return to the harbor which came around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday. It turned out to be a very long night and I was very happy that I didn’t have to work the next day as I felt like I had Jet lag!
Yesterday I discovered that in Hawaii they love to celebrate Halloween! I went to Waikiki and there were so many people squeezed together that you couldn’t move. In fact, traffic came to a stop! Why so many people? Because they all got dressed up in costumes and went out to have their pictures taken. The costumes were all very elaborate and life like. I think some people must have prepared for a long time. It was fun to see so much creativity and imagination on display!
最近のわたしの好きな言葉です。
“わたしに起こる全てのことはいいこと！”
まほうの ことば
さいきんの わたしのすきな ことばです。
わたしに おこる すべてのことは いいことです。
Motivational Words
One phrase I have come to like recently is, “Everything that happens to me is good.”
今日は少し曇りで寒いです。道がこんでなかったです。温泉に行くのは今考えています。いろんな単語を習っています。例えば、露天風呂、宿、客室、一望など。泊まる所がいっぱいあるから迷っています。
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