Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
ロスで活躍中のシンガーソングライター、神田張地さんの応援、またよろしくお願いします!
「拍手ボタン」 を押してもらうだけで結構です。 歌の方も是非お楽しみください。
http://ongaku.fm/recommend/haruchi/ <== こちらに行って、「拍手ボタン」をクリックしてください!!
これが神田さんのホームページです。ジャズ/ボサノバ系の歌で、ロスの海辺の雰囲気をよくかもし出していると思います。
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Teddy and the teacher: a very touching story to share on Thanksgiving
As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.
Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he did not play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could be unpleasant It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big 'F' at the top of his papers.
At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.
Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners… he is a joy to be around..'
His second grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle.'
His third grade teacher wrote, 'His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest, and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken.'
Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class.'
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, 'Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to.'
After the children left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her 'teacher's pets..'
A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.
Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in life.
Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his whole life.
Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer… The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.
The story does not end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs. Thompson did.. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.
They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, 'Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference.'
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, 'Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you.'
(For you that don't know, Teddy Stoddard is the Doctor at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines that has the Stoddard Cancer Wing.)
Thanks Mary
Ippei's FunStuff / Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:48:27 GMT
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Monday, November 23, 2009
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
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Monday, September 28, 2009
世界でもっとも秀逸なコマーシャル
これ、ちょっと古くて2003年のコマーシャルですが、すごく感動したので掲載。
これ、コンピュータグラフィックス、全然使って無くて全部本物だって。
ちょっと信じにくいけど、本田の幹部がこのコマーシャルを見てびっくりしたって言う逸話があるそうです。
時間は2分間、7ヶ月、606回のテークでやっと完成したという事です。
当時はコマーシャル界の賞を総なめにしたそうで、未だに賞の数ではこの作品を超えるものが出ていないそうです。
そんな作品、残念ながら、イギリス、オーストラリア、スエーデンでしか放映されなかったそうです。
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
ネットビジネスで成功する秘密
Monday, September 21, 2009
世界最大のバーガー
自分で作れるバックグラウンド音楽
バックグラウンド音楽を自分で作るサイトです。
いろんな効果音を自分で混ぜてそのときの気分に合わせた環境を作れます。
僕は、Bonfire(焚き火)の音が気に入りました。 ちょっと放火魔の気があるのかも
Friday, September 18, 2009
Listen to the Music of the Moon With Moonbell
ロスアンゼレスの山火事 その後の映像
カルフォルニアの山火事の後、山中をドライブしたビデオ。
2分半近隣をドライブしている映像ですが、見渡す限りの焼け野原。
会話をしていますが、焦げた匂いであたりが充満している、と言っています。
全部で16万エーカー(約650万平方メートル)焼けたそうです。
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
California Inferno Timelapse
9/11の全く新しい映像
これは、World Trade Centerから200メートルほど離れたビルの36階から移した映像です。
5年ほど前までずっと公開せずにしまっておい太茂野だそうですが、最近また流れ始めています。
未だに衝撃に走る事件ですが、この映像、かなり生々しいのでご注意を。
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
目の錯覚コンテスト優勝者
実は全く同じ2つの写真です。 人間の目と頭はこの2つの写真を一つのものとして扱ってしまうので、どうしても右のタワーの方が余計に傾いているように思えてしまうのです。
平行に並んでいる2つの高い建物は人間の目から見ると高い地点で近づいているように(遠近法の関係)見えますが、2つ並んだ絵だとそうならないので、高い地点で2つの建物は離れていっているように思えてしまうのです。
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
食物のような建物
これは世にも有名な浅草のビル。
これはドーナツ。 ロス界隈には結構この手の看板は一杯ありますね。