Diane Girdles the Globe(PART 1 OF 3)

　
　
　
　
Diane Girdles the Globe(PART 1 OF 3)

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Subj:I'll wear a helmet

next time I ride in London.

From: diane@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 8:29 pm
Pacific Daylight Saving Time

Hello, Kato!

I read the following story.


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■"Biker Babe"

(Thur. April 12, 2012)

If I knew I was going to go riding in London, I definitely would have brought a helmet... oh, well, at least I brought my underwear!
I really enjoyed Himiko's monologue.

【Himiko's Monologue】



I'm a biker babe, too.
You don't believe me, do you?

Well... I don't drive a bike.
But, I like to go for a ride on a bike.

How?... you may ask.

Well...I'm always a piggyback rider like this:


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But, the other day when I went for a ride on the bike my cousin was driving, the cop in the picture stopped us.
At first I didn't know why he stopped us.
You may wonder if I was wearing no panties.
Of course, I did wear a string bikini bottom.
But the problem wasn't my panties, but a helmet.

So whenever you ride a bike piggyback, you'd better wear a helmet, too.
Otherwise, you'd get a ticket and pay fine.

I hope Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.

Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...

This was too funny.
Thanks for sending it.



It was good to see you on Tuesday.
We had an amazing yoga class.
A girlfriend from my building joined me.



She is a lovely gal who used to be a grade school teacher and yoga teacher on the side.
She thought it was wonderful, too.
We both just about floated home we were so relaxed.
... too bad we can't hold on to that feeling, eh kiddo?
One day you'll have to join us.

Anyway, you are such a story teller, kiddo.



Love, Diane ~

Kato, what do you mean by "Diane girdles the globe"?



Do you have any idea?

Well..., I went over to London, and now I'm back here in Vancouver, but I don't think I've ever circled the world.

You haven't covered the whole world, but you've almost covered the globe through my readers.

...trotted over this earth through your readers?　... 　What's that supposed to mean, Kato?

Diane, take a look at the following chart.


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This is a list showing the number of page views visitors made on my following blog site:

■http://denman705.wordpress.com/



So, you're saying that those Net surfers came from the above 48 countries, aren't you?

Yes, I am.

You told me the other day that you've got several other blogs.

Yes, I have. 　To be exact, I've got eighteen blogs and one web site as follows.


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So, you call those sites as "Denman Syndicate," don't you?



Yes, I do. 　You see, Diane...you haven't met those visitors from the 48 countries, but they virtually met you and imagined you as the following pictures:


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So, in a sense, you visited the above 48 countires and met each one of the readers... I mean, virtually. That's the reason I said you almost covered the whole earth---that is, you girdled the globe.



I see. 　I wish I could meet each one of those visitors...must be a lot of fun!

Yes, I'd say so. 　They seem to have really enjoyed your story.

Which story?

Here it is.

(To be followed)

Diane Girdles the Globe(PART 2 OF 3)

　
Diane Girdles the Globe(PART 2 OF 3)

Subj:Summer is here

with us!

Enjoy the sunshine!



From: diane03760@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Tue, Jul 26, 2011 4:35 pm.
Pacific Daylight Saving Time

Thanks my truly skinny Socrates, Kato.



■"Madame Riviera and Burger"

(July 26, 2011)

I've read the above article.
Your article is excellent as usual.
I did remember that you lived in Yellowknife some years ago.





Many years ago, I too lived for six months or so in the north, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.



Actually, I worked for a mining company in a small town called Faro (Anvil Mines at the time) as secretary to the President.
I was given my own apartment (most of the staff had to live in bunk houses) and a huge salary compared with what I would receive in Vancouver.
So I was thrilled about that.

I didn't want to feel totally isolated, though, so I asked whether I could eat with the others in the cookhouse and they obliged.

Thank God.
It was fun and much easier than doing my own cooking and making do with the limited selection in the local store.
The cook took a special liking to me and every day he would give me extra rations of cookies and cakes.

Pretty soon I realized that if I took advantage of these favours I would end up being a roly-poly.



so I would take them and then give them away.
Lotsa fun.

I do remember a really cute Japanese gal who worked up there telling me she had already gained 25 lbs in one year, and it showed.



It was all the lesson I needed, thankfully.

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SOURCE: "Biker Babe"
(Thur. April 12, 2012)

But, Kato, I wonder how they could possibly find the article that includes my story.



It's quite easy. 　By now, so many Net surfers know your name. They simply search on GOOGLE, entering your name like this:


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Wow!...amazing!...249,000,000 hits and my name appears in the third as well as fourth article.



So I told you. 　You're really getting popular among Net surfers.

I doubt... but how come your articles show up in the first page?

Well... as I told you, I've got many sites.


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You see... The number of visitors is increasing month by month since I'm working as hard as possible to write interesting stories. 　Besides, Diane, you're helping me a great deal, writing me many pieces of interesting mail and giving me tons of inspiration. 　This is such a lovely collaboration, I'd say.



I'm glad to hear that, but since your readers are mostly Japanese, I don't think they appreciate my stories.

Oh yes, they do. 　They're really looking forward to reading your stories.

What makes you think so, Kato?

Look at the following chart.


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From 8 to 9 o'clock in the morning, 40 visitors read "Biker Babe."



How do you know?

Look at the following snap shot of the article at http://ameblo.jp/barclay/.


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■"Biker Babe" at ameblo.jp

Although I posted it in Vancouver at 4:27 p.m. on April 12, this article was published at 8:27 a.m. on April 13 in Tokyo because Japan is 16 hours ahead of us.



So what?



Diane, look at the peak time of the above chart.

Suddenly 40 people read the above article from 8 to 9.

Yes, yes, yes, ... they did because they were waiting for something exciting. 　They knew that an article about Diane was about to come at any moment. 　As soon as their RSS reader received the notice of the arrival of "Biker Babe", they clicked its title and started reading eargerly.

I don't believe that.

Why not?

There is no way for them to know that an article about me is coming along.

Well...the Japanese are quite ingenious, you know. 　 They're very keen to use a gadget like a RSS reader so that they could read whatever they want.

But they will never know what's in store.

Those 40 people were quite eager to read an article about you.

But not many Japanese speak English in the first place.

No, not many. 　That's absolutely true, but they can read books in English or any written materials in English. Believe me, the Japanese have been learning English since grade 7. 　They don't want to speak English, but they can read the language.

Kato, are you saying that they are particularly intersted in "Biker Babe"?

Yes, I am.

Why is that?

...'Cause your story is interesting and Himiko's monologue is quite funny. 　So, word of mouth spread like a wild fire in the dried-up forest.

Show me some proof.

If you say so, please take a look at the following list.


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This is the list of page views ranking on April 15, two days after the posting of "Biker Babe." 　Except for RSS feed (rss20.xml), "Biker Babe" is still the top of the ranking.



I see...

You see, Diane, you're quite popular among the Net surfers in Japan. 　So, go to Tokyo, instead of London.

Why?

...'Cause you could easily expect a red-carper reception, and they would treat you as if the late Princess Di came into life. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ...



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(To be followed)

Diane Girdles the Globe(PART 3 OF 3)

　
Diane Girdles the Globe(PART 3 OF 3)

【Himiko's Monologue】



Look at the search result for Diane's name!
249,000,000 hits!
I can hardly believe this.

Well..., suddenly I get curious so I enter my own name into the GOOGLE engine.
What a surprise!
I cannot find my name.
There are so many entries about Princess Himiko of the ancient Japanese royal family.

I've got an adea, and enter my name with Diane and Kato like this.


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Yes! Oh yes!
All pages listed in the above are talking about me.
I'm now thoroughly satisfied.

Well... I hope Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.

Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...

If you've got some time,

Please read one of the following artciles:




■"Hello Diane!"

■"I wish you were there!"

■"Jane Eyre"



■"Jane Eyre Again"

■"Jane Eyre in Vancouver"

■"Jane Eyre Special"

■"Love & Death of Cleopatra"

■"Nice Story"



■"Scrumdiddlyumptious"

■"Spiritual Work or What?"

■"What a coincidence!"



■"Wind and Water"

■"Yoga and Happiness"

■"You're in a good shape"



■"Hellelujah!"

■"Ecclesiophobia"

■"Uncorruptible"

■"Net Travel & Jane"



■"Net Love"

■"Complicated Love"

■"Electra Complex"

■"Net Début"

■"Inner World"



■"Madame Riviera and Burger"

■"Roly-poly in the North"

■"Amazing Grace"

■"Diane in Paris"

■"Diane in Montmartre"



■"Diane Well Read"

■"Wantirna South"

■"Maiden's Prayer"

■"Bandwidth"

■"Squaw House and Melbourne Hotel"



■"Diane Chatterley"

■"From Canada to Japan"

■"From Gyoda to Vancouver"

■"Film Festival"

■"Madame Taliesin"

■"Happy Days"

■"Vancouver Again"

■"Swansea"



■"Midnight in Vancouver"

■"Madame Lindbergh"

■"Dead Poets Society"

■"Letters to Diane"

■"Taliesin Studio"



■"Wright and Japan"

■"Taliesin Banzai"

■"Memrory Lane to Sendai"

■"Aunt Sleepie"

■"Titanic @ Sendai"

■"Birdcage"


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■"Roly-poly in the wild"

■"Silence is dull"

■"Zen and Chi Gong"

■"Piano Lesson"

■"Dangerous Relation"

■"Electra Complex"


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■"Covent Garden"

■"Fatal Relation"

■"Notre Dame"

■"Anne Frank"

■"Biker Babe"






Hi, I'm June Adams.

Since Himiko-san did enter her own name into the Google engine, I also did a search entering my own full name.


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I'm quite surprised to know that there are so many women with the same name as I have.
There is even a deceased woman listed in the above result.
She died at the age of 83.
I wonder if I would be able to live to that age.
In any case I was sort of relieved to see two pages, in which Kato-san talked about me.



ところで、愛とロマンに満ちた

レンゲさんのお話をまとめて

『レンゲ物語』を作りました。

もし、レンゲさんの記事をまとめて読みたいならば、

次のリンクをクリックしてくださいね。

■『愛とロマンのレンゲ物語』



■『軽井沢タリアセン夫人 - 小百合物語』

とにかく、今日も一日楽しく愉快に

ネットサーフィンしましょうね。

じゃあね。



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精通している

　
精通している



こんにちは。ジューンです。
お元気ですか？
天気が崩れることもあります。
風邪などひかないようにお過ごしくださいね。

ところで、「精通している」って英語でなんと言うと思いますか？
くだけた英語では、savvy　を使うことが多いですよ。

これは形容詞です。

「精通している」という意味ですが、「経験豊富な」とか、「心得た」という意味でも使います。
では、例文をお目にかけます。

Being a man about town, you have to be savvy,

and know how the game is played.

有閑紳士でいるには、何にでも精通している必要がある。

man about town　は社交界に出入りする「道楽者」、「遊び人」という意味です。

the game は特定のゲームをさすのではなく、この場合は「社交界の駆け引き」という意味です。

だから、“know how the game is played” とは、
「社交界の駆け引きを心得ている」という意味です。

この他に「物事の裏表まで良く知りつくしている」という意味で　inside out　を使うこともできます。
これは副詞句です。

次のように使いますよ。

John knows the town inside out.

ジョンはこの町を知り尽くしている。

inside out には　“ひっくり返して”　とい意味もあります。

Mary used to wear her socks inside out

when she was a small girl.

子供の頃メアリーはソックスを裏返しに穿くのが癖だった。

どうですか？
簡単な単語にも、意外と面白い使い道が有るでしょう？

俗語の意味を調べるのって面白いですよね。
あなたも英語をおさらいしてみませんか？

ええっ？　時間もないしお金もないの？
だったらね、時間がなくてもお金がなくても勉強できる方法を教えますよ。

どうすればいいのかって。。。？
次のリンクをクリックしてくださいね。

■　『あなたの国際化をサポートしてくれる無料英語学習サービス』

ネットをやっているあなたなら、いつでもどこでも無料で国際語を勉強する事が出来ます。
明日から始めることが出来ますよ。
いろいろなコースがあります。
例えば、科学用語だとか。。。
ビジネス用語だとか。。。
わたしは俗語を選択しています。
あなたも好きなコースを選ぶ事ができますよ。

ええっ？
あなたは語学留学してみようと思っているの？
でも、お金があまりないの？

だったらね、１週間でも、２週間でも。。。語学留学できる学校を探しませんか？
どうですか？
あなたも世界に羽ばたいてみてね。
例えば、オーストラリア、ニュージーランド、カナダ、イギリス。。。
あなたの殻（から）を破って日本の外に飛び出すのです。
そして、友達の輪を広げましょう。
英語を学びながら世界中に友達ができるのですよ！



現地の文化に溶け込めるホームステイ滞在、
クラスメートとの生活を楽しむ学生寮滞在があり、
１人部屋又は２人以上の相部屋からあなたの希望の生活スタイルをチョイスできます。
もちろんあなたが自分でアパートを探して暮らす事もできますよ。

そして何より、留学は楽しくなくては意味がありませんよね！
充実した課外活動や週末を過ごす為の豊富なアクティビティにも参加してみましょう。
大勢で騒ぎたい人から、１人の時間を好む人まで、それぞれのニーズに合わせてアクティビティを選んでください。



どうですか？
少しは興味が湧いてきたでしょう？
もっと詳しく知りたいでしょう？
次のリンクをクリックしてね。

■　『あなたにも海外留学できますよ！』

詳しい資料を無料でゲットする事が出来ます。
取り寄せてぜひ読んでみてくださいね。

長い人生ですよ。
一生日本にとどまっているなんて、鎖国していた江戸時代に生きているようなものですよね？
狭くなりつつあるけれど、まだまだ広い世界に目を向けてくださいね。

とにかく、上のリンクをクリックして、無料資料を取り寄せて読んでみるといいわよ。
もし、たくさんの質問があったら、カウンセラーと会って話を聞く事もできます。
もちろん無料です。



ええっ？英語もいいけれど、それよりも、人生にプラスになるような真面目に付き合いたい異性の相手が欲しいの？
何で。。。急に英語から男女交際の話になるの？
ちょっと飛躍していると思わない。。。？

でも、あなたがその気ならば良いところを紹介しますわよ。
次のリンクをクリックしてみてね。

■　『あなたが素敵な相手を見つけることができる真面目な結婚サイト　ガイド』



どうせ、付き合うのなら、家庭を持つべき相手。。。
そのような人を探すべきよね。
遊びだけの付き合いもいいけれど。。。
人生にプラスになるような付き合いならば、やっぱり素敵な結婚相手を見つけることですよ。
では、あなたの幸運を祈っていますね。



Good luck!

バ～♪～イ

あなたが絶対、

見たいと思っていた

面白くて実にためになるリンク


■　『ちょっと変わった　新しい古代日本史』



■　『ブログに記事を書いてお小遣いをもらおう！』

■　『興味深い写真や絵がたくさん載っている世界の神話』

■　『現在に通じる古代オリエント史の散歩道』

■　『見て楽しい、読んで面白い　私版・対訳ことわざ辞典』



■　『きれいになったと感じさせる

下着・ランジェリーを見つけませんか？』

■　『笑って楽しめる　私版・対訳　慣用句・熟語辞典』



■　『辞書にのってない英語スラング』

■　『オンライン自動翻訳利用法』



■　『漢字馬鹿の再来　（２００９年２月１３日）』

■　『漢字馬鹿の悦楽　（２００９年２月１５日）』

■　『漢字馬鹿の自己矛盾　（２００９年２月１７日）』

■　『あなた、おかえり　（２００９年２月１９日）』

■　『脳内漢字馬鹿　（２００９年２月２１日）』

■　『他人の不幸は蜜の味　（２００９年２月２３日）』

　『あなたもワクワクする新世代のブログ』



■　『バンクーバーの寒中水泳』

■　『漢字馬鹿の恋　（２００９年２月２５日）』

■　『馬鹿のモデル　（２００９年２月２７日）』

■　『軽井沢タリアセン夫人小百合物語』




おほほほほ。。。

卑弥子でござ～♪～ますわよ。

くどいようですけれど、

また現れましたわ。

やっぱり、ジューンさん

ぱっかりに任せていると

退屈するのよねぇ～。

それで。。。つい、つい、

出て来てしまうので

ござ～♪～ますわよ。

ええっ、何で英語の記事に

顔を出すのかって？

あたくしも、英語を勉強して

ついにバンクーバーへ行って来ました。

本当はもっと長く居たかったのですけれど、

デンマンさんに説得されて

日本に戻ってきたのでござ～♪～ますわ。

それで、またこのダサい十二単を着ることになったのです。

あたくしは、もう着るのがイヤなのですけれど、

デンマンさんが、頼むから我慢して着て欲しいと

土下座して頼むので

仕方なく着ることにしたのでござ～♪～ますわ。



おほほほほ。。。

ええっ？なんか面白いサイトはないのかって。。。？

ありますわよ。

次のリンクをクリックして覗いてくださいね。

■『あなたが笑って幸せになれる

【笑う者には福が来る】　サイト』



本当に面白いのよ。

騙されたと思って覗いてみてよ。

メチャ笑えるわよ。

うふふふふ。。。

では、今日も一日楽しく愉快に

ネットサーフィンしましょう。

じゃあね、バ～♪～イ。