yokohamamama: Double-Digits

Friday, September 17, 2010

Double-Digits

My baby is ten years old. A decade. Double digits. His first 0-birthday (but not one that will see him receiving birthday cards that start out "Lordy, Lordy...).

Mommy's Little Helper....

big brother...

sleepy puppy..

My Karate Kid...

My Little Slugger...

Mama's Entomologist...

My Botanist...

You have so many faces, so many interests now--who will you be tomorrow? Next year? On your next

0-birthday? I can't wait to see! love, mommy

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ann foxleeSeptember 19, 2010 at 10:43 AM
awww... sniffle.... Aunt Bef can't wait to see either!
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yokohamamamaSeptember 19, 2010 at 2:36 PM
Isn't he cuuuuute:)) I had a bunch of pics uploaded, and then decided it woul be too long...
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Predictably Irrational (Dan Airely)
The Trees In My Forest (Bernd Heinrich)
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen, re-read)
Bilingual--Life and Reality (Francois Grosjean)
The Element (Ken Robinson)
Why Evolution Is True (Re-read, Jerry Coyne)
The Moral Landscape (Sam Harris)
Why Does E=mc2? (Brian Cox , etal)
The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Mating Mind (Geoffrey Miller)
The Red Queen (Matt Ridley)
The Nuture Assumption (Judith Rich Harris)
Kluge: The Evolution of The Brain (Gary F. Marcus)

Why I Write Field Notes

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?

No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began?

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
—W H Davies.

(thanks, Daz)

J-E Glossary

I realize that I sprinkle my writing with a fair number of Japanese expressions. It has just occurred to me that I might very well provide a glossary for those of my readers who don't speak Japanese (osokute, sumimasen!= please excuse it's being late!)

Gambare/Gambatte! = Do your best/ don't give up
mata asobou, ne= let's play again
Gomen nasai! = Sorry (accompanied by a 45deg bow)
Sumimasen = excuse me, I'm sorry, thank you (context!)
Kawaii = Cute!
...,desho? = don't you think? (n'est ce pas?)
Cho (kawaii) = super/really/totally (cute)
Oishii = delicious
Genki= healthy, lively, vital, good mood,
Mottainai! = don't waste! (grandmas say this a lot)
Shoganai = it can't be helped
Hai, dozo! = here you are (bowing and offering)
onegaishimasu = please (do me a favor)
itadakimasu! = bon appetite! (said before meals *and* when receiving a gift, esp. an unexpected gift) lit. "I humbly partake/receive"
gochisosama deshita! = lit. "it was a feast!" said after meals
iiii naaa = must be nice/ luck-yyyyy (voice drawn out)
O Yasumi Nasai = Good Night!
Yochien = Kindergarten
Genkan= front entryway
A ra ra ra = uh-oh, oh dear, oops
mikan= mandarin orange
O-Jiisan= grandpa
O-Baasan= grandma
Daimyo= territorial lord of Edo-era feudal Japan
Itazura-ko = mischievous child
sugoi = wow, awesome, amazing
chotto matte te = wait a little

I'll add more phrases as I think of them/use them!

yokohamamama

Friday, September 17, 2010

Double-Digits

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