http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/ en Copyright 2008 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:37:56 +0900 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.35 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 結婚して２年・・・とちょっと、そういえば自宅でファーストフードを食べたことはないなーと・・・。 うちのスタッフと話をしていたときにふっと出た会話ですが、 みんなは意外と１週間に２度３度は夕飯がファーストフードだったりするらしいです・・・。 それだから太るんだ・・・と思いつつ・・・・。]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/08/post_150.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/08/post_150.html Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:37:56 +0900 ]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/08/post_149.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/08/post_149.html Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:08:36 +0900 新しいソファーを買ったので古いソファーを売ることに・・・。 いえにたっくさん使わないもの・・・があったので アントネラと張り切ってガレージセールをすることに。 金曜日の朝と土曜日の朝。 金曜日朝の７時にガレージを開けたらなんと、 そとで待っている人たちが・・・・。 これにはびっくり。 使わない椅子や机、 それに自分たちには・・・ガラクタ？に近いものも並べて・・・・。 椅子も机も・・・靴も・・・かなりの売れ行きのようでビックリ。 始めの３０分で１５０ドルくらいは売れたかなあーと。 アントネラは張り切って午後もする気合ですが、 なにせ１００度近くになる猛暑。 きっと午後は一時閉店するはず・・・。]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/post_148.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/post_148.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:26:09 +0900 （たまには日本語もいいかなと思い、 今日は久しぶりに日本語で。） もっていたラップトップが調子が悪く、 (そんなに古くもないのに・・・・）で、 新しいデスクトップを購入！ HP（ヒューレットパッカード）でスリムラインという新しいシリーズ。 スクリーンも大きくて気に入っています。 ２０インチのスクリーンに・・・ちっちゃなBOXがかなり良い感じです。 それから！ついでに・・・というより アントネラともう考えて３ヶ月に・・・・ ソファーも購入！ とっても気に入ったのがあったので！ （EQ3.COMで雰囲気が分かるのでもしよければ覗いてみてください。） 買ったソファーは新作なのでまだWEBには載ってませんが・・・。 ソファーは今週の木曜日には配達されるはず。 それからーーー、日曜日の午後、 リビングでアントネラの友達とかとコーヒーを飲んでくつろいでいたら・・・ 急に部屋の電気が・・・。 ブレーカーかな？と思ってみにいったけど、とくに変化なし。 他の部屋はOKやのにリビングだけの電気が届いていないみたいで・・・、 これはまだ故障中。 電気屋さんに来てなおしてもらわないといけないんだけど なかなかどこへ電話したらいいのやら・・・。 とりあえずアントネラとイエローページを・・・。 まあ、生活するには不便ないんだけど・・・。 こまった。 ]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/post_147.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/post_147.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:58:18 +0900 I have been sitting in front of the PC ...just too long. Writing policies for several university activities are not as stressful as it sounds, but it takes a lot of research and understanding from various cases in numerous universities. I hope I can get them done in a few days, and yes, I am ready for the weekend!]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/writing_policies.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/writing_policies.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:28:57 +0900 July 11, 2008 I am so full after eating a lot of stuff at Furr's, all-you-can-eat buffet. Antonela, Hana, Darin and I enjoyed a lot of foods there...and yes it is clear that I am getting sleepy now...not good. I am drinking Dr. Pepper...as if this will help me some. Before moving to the US, finishing a can of coke was almost as difficult as eating up a large steak. Now, after living here for 5 years, both of eating and drinking tasks are as easy as drinking a glass of water. This should be carefully watched, as this eating habits can kill people...really. When we were at the restaurant for lunch, there were HUGE people...they should weight almost 200KG or 400LB...whatever it is, they are not large...but HUGE.]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/eatingtoo_much.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/eatingtoo_much.html Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:11:29 +0900 July 9, 2008 Hana woke up at 3am. She was sound asleep by then and did not go back to sleep. Antonela was trying to put her back to sleep, but ended unsuccessful after hours of effort. We got a new phone! Antonela got a Razor and I got Orange G3...by Sumsung. Both of them are sharp looking and we like them. We had been using the oldest phone you can get, and they made me feel like as if we could catch up with the 21st century...finally. Transferring the phone numbers can be very annoying, but can be done in a few days. July 10, 2008 Again Hana woke up again at 3 or 4am...I do not remember exactly when....and do not remember when we fell asleep again...but we woke up at 7:30am, and I jumped into the shower. ]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/sleepless_nights.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/sleepless_nights.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:24:41 +0900 We had a quiet, but nice weekend. Marina has gone to Miami and will be there for next three weeks. Antonela and I found a sofa we want in Fayetteville, and Hana is walking and walking all day in the house. It seems she knows her room, and likes it. She goes there and play with toys, grab her favorite toys and bring them to us in the living room. Antonela is feeling sick from the pregnancy, though. Hana is having the 2nd and the 3rd teeth at the same time in the upper side. I called my mom on Sunday and told her that Antonela is pregnant. She seems to be very happy, so does my father. I mowed the front yard, and pulled a lot of weed on Sunday. We are going to have new phones and will receive something from my mom. last week was very stressful, but this weeks is going to be a good one. ]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/4th_of_july_and_big_news.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/4th_of_july_and_big_news.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:15:35 +0900 July 3, 2008 I have not been able to write things for this for a long time. Indeed I have a lot of things I want to upload and you will see my blog...almost everyday...from today! One day before the 4th of July, it has been very quiet in my office. I have sent out I20 to Bunkyo and the proof of Insurance for Micheal at UA. I have sent a lot of e-mails to our partners in foreign countries. It looks like as if I have been very productive, but nothing made me feel so for no reasons. Hana and we went to see a doctor yesterday. Antonela called right after I came back from lunch. Hana was crying crazy and she sounded like she was in a great pain. Of course she was just fine I came home and even showed a big smile. Well, just in case...we went to see a doctor and we found out that she got ear infections...which I do not know what...really. It sounded like itchy to me, and the Doctor Hannah was telling both of us that this is not a big deal at all. She prescribed the anti-biotic, and got it at Sam's club. It has been very hot. It is so hot that our Yoshino Cherry tree could almost die out from the heat. The tree looks very bad, but I have been giving an intensive care for the last 7 days, and I am pretty sure that he will be fine with a lot of flowers next spring.]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/yes_hana_is_bigger_now.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/07/yes_hana_is_bigger_now.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:06:52 +0900 Yeah---Sunday! Sunday morning! I am having a morning large cup of milk tea, reading papers, and watching CBS morning news. This moment is so peaceful, and I can enjoy every minute of it. Weather outside...does not seem so good as it was yesterday. We might have shower in the afternoon.... I guess I should finish mowing my front and backyard before the rain. I just need to go to Wal-Mart and buy fertilizes and weed killers. http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/04/yeahsunday.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/04/yeahsunday.html Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:45:40 +0900 Monday, March 17, 2008 We had more than 40 people at one time for Hinamaturi last Saturday. It was too many, but it went very well over all. I stayed in the kitchen and served for everybody. We went to DC last week. I was in the conference, and Hana and Antonela enjoyed the Zoo and Aquarium. We all went to Natural History Museum, and we all had a lot of fun there. DC seems to ve very nice city, only funny thing I found was there were too many sandwich subs, and people do not sit and enjoy their lunch. Everyhting has to be "to go." Hana is getting bigger. She started enjoying books, pointing at things in the hooks, and speaking about them. Antonela just called and told me that she finally started crawling forward...Yes, she could only go backward for a long time. This is a great news.]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/03/dc.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/03/dc.html Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:58:57 +0900 この何週間かとっても忙しくブログがおろそかになってしまいました。 忙しいのがちょっと大変ですが、それでも日本のサラリーマンの忙しさに比べれば・・・・たいしたことはありません。 8字頃に家を出て、8時10分にオフィスについて、5時頃には家に帰れます。 週末や昨日なんかは8時まで仕事をしていましたが、 仕事と言うよりもパーテイーに参加するようなイベントが多く、ストレスなどはありません。 今週の月曜日には家のローンを借り替えました。 とっても金利が安くなっているので、代え時だということで・・・。 いままでは30年ローンで6.5％だったものが （このレートも他の人に比べるとまあまあ良いものです。） 来月からは15年ローンで4.5％になります。 月々の支払いは同じくらいでだいたい1000ドル。15年すれば自分の家になります。 周りを見ても4.5％の金利を借りれた人はなかなかいないのでアントネラは大喜びです。 車のローンも今年中には終わる予定です。 一花もすくすく育っています。 もしよければYOUTUBEで様子を見てやってください。 http://www.youtube.com/user/txsuzuki http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/02/refinancing_the_morgage.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/02/refinancing_the_morgage.html Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:47:44 +0900 February 3, 2008 Super Bowl night...Yeah....! NY Giants won 17-14 against New England Patriots. This was Patriots's first loss in this season. Even perfect team cannot be perfect. That is the fact, and that is the way it should go. We watched just first half at Barry's and it was a lot of fun. This weekend was good. No major events, but we had a great slow weekend. Next weekend can be very busy, so I am so glad about this weekend. We have volleyball games on Saturday in Springdale, and TET festival on Sunday. Busy weekend for sure. We had very cold days last week, and snowed in town. Hana seemed that she was pretty confused about the snow falling from the sky. Antonela and I were happy that she could see that snow, though. Weekend days turned very warm, and it was very very nice.]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/02/superbowl.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/02/superbowl.html Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:56:12 +0900 もう１月が終わり。とっても早かったー。出張が多かったせいもあるだろうけど、なんだか時間がビューんと飛んでいってしまった気がする・・・。１月にはオクラホマCITY,スプリングデイル、ダラスに・・・と近場を飛び回って、２月もおんなじ様な予定。忙しすぎて身の回りのことがおろそかにならないように気をつけなければ・・・。 １月の大きな出来事と言えば・・・、アーカンソー州の国際教育分野の州の代表に選ばれた。３月にはDCである全米の国際教育連絡協議会？に州の代表として出席する。地元選出の上院下院の議員との会食や会議。面白そうだけど、大変そう。まあ、いつもながらに楽しみ予定ではいるんだけど。 仕事の面はとっても充実。びっくりするぐらいに忙しいけど、毎日毎日がとってもイッパイ。もっと時間があれば助かるんだけど・・・。]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/02/post_146.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/02/post_146.html Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:29:37 +0900 It has to something do with water in Arkansas, but we might have another president from the State. Hilary Clinton and Mike Huckerbee are doing great in the both Democrats and Republican. My wife and I have met both of them as well as President Clinton. President Clinton has something very special around him all the time. I met him only a few times, but he remembered my name....well, I must admit "SUZUKI" is easy to remember...but still recognizing face and name is not that easy thing to do. The picture is....of course my wife and president Clinton. He is not that difficult to meet here in Arkansas at all.]]> http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/01/president_clinton.html http://blog.eigotown.com/Takeo_Suzuki/2008/01/president_clinton.html Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:41:58 +0900