(Monday, July 17, 2023)

What will happen to the Angels today? It's 2:20 in the morning and the last game with the Astros
will start at 8:10 a.m. Yesterday in You Tube many commentators talked about Shohei Ohtani's 33rd
home run. Some say that Ohtani might be able to hit more than 60 home runs during this season.
I'm worried about his pitching. I think if he can make as many as 10 winning games, it's more than
enough this year. He needs a lot of time to make his finger tip back to the usual good condition.



I'm worried about his unhappy look he showed when he came back to the dugout. I was also
worried that Ohtani might not put on the soldier's helmet this time too. But I was relieved to see
him wearing the helmet. It should be true that something's happening around him. He might have
already been told about the trading or he's just wondering if his team can go on to the post
season. I guess the new team he'll be playing for next year must have already been decided and
told to Shohei Ohtani. I'm sure he doesn't want to leave the Angels. He doesn't want to say
goodbye to his teammates. I don't think he's going to as far as New York. He doesn't like cold
places. If he wants to choose a strong team, then the destination will be the Dodgers. If he wants
to be blessed with a lot of good fans, the answer will be the Seattle Mariners. I'm sure he'll look
perfect in either of their uniforms. However Ichiro might be a difficult person to get along well with.

　Well, whether he'll stay in Anaheim or not, he can play baseball anywhere. The Angels will have
to worry about who the next manager will be. I don't think Phil Nevin will keep stay in the same
position next season too. I'm not saying the he's the only one who's responsible for the situation
his team is in now. General Manager Minasian might also be fired. And Moreno will sell the team
to Disney Group. He doesn't want the situation in which he keep on owning the team and he
can't stop Ohtani from leaving the team. He'll be called the worst owner in the MLB history.

Early today's morning we had the Hamaori Festival which has been famous as a traditional
historic ceremony in Chigasaki City. Very early in the morning the portable shrine carriers drink
sake to purify "o-mikoshi" and themselves. Maybe in these days the portable shrine will be
carried near the Nishihama Beaches and from there to the beaches it will be carried by the carriers
in white festival clothes. I'm sorry, but I couldn't find English articles about the festival.

　I didn't know that the festival is usually held on the third Monday of July every year. And the third
Monday will be a natiional holiday called "Marine Day." By the way August 11 is a national holiday
called "Mountain Day." Even if you don't enjoy swimming or mountan climbing, you can take a rest.
It's a good idea to have more holidays because Japanese people work too hard. However part-time
workers will never be happy to have more holidays because they can't earn money.

Some people doubt that the reason why the magager Nevin of the Angels is not fired is he's
a yes-man and always listens to the general manager Minasian and the owner Moreno. The former
manager Maddon sometimes rebelled against them. He was fired not because his team had lost
12 games in a row, but because he was not obedient. He believed in himself and thought of the
players on his team. Shohei Ohtani trusted him so much. He's a man like manager Kuriyama.

　Many people now insist that all the three top people should be changed. I agree to theri opinion.
They only think of protecting themselves, not of the young players who are eager to win the game.
Now they're said to be planning to trade Ohtani and get 4 to 5 promising players from a strong team.
But I don't think it's a excellent idea because basically they don't know how to grow young players.
Shohei Ohtani will do a great job wherever he goes. The Angels will never increase winning games
without Ohtani. They're sure to regret what they have done to Shohei Ohtani.

　I'm not sure if the Angels are a good team or not. But I'm sure the top three guys are incompetent.
Maybe most of the fans think so too. Do you think after Ohtani leaves the team both Trout and Rendon
are coming back to the team? They've been absorbing hot energy from the Japanese monster player.
Is that right? Ohtani is a well socialized person, so I believe he'll find a lot of good companies after
this. I'm very sorry for the young players on the Angels who are trying hard to make their team better.

I've been watching the movie entitled "Antarctica," literally "South Pole Story." I understand it's
the first Japanese movie released in 1983 starring Takakura Ken and Watase Tsunehiko. I don't know
much about the film but it was a sad story of the 15 Sakhalin Husky sled dogs. When the scientists
gave up their research they left the South Pole leaving the dogs there. After a year the expedition
restarted and they went to the Antarctica to find the two dogs, Taro and Jiro, miraculously alive.
Of course it was based on a true story, but it could happen at any time between men and dogs.



Dogs are very faithful animals. They trust those who have been treating them in a proper way.
They can't tell their ideas with words, but they can show us how they feel, what they think, with
their facial expressions. They can smile when they're happy. They can wag their tails when they're
happy too. They can look down when they're sad. They can close their eyes when they're sick.
If they trust us, we can't betray them easily. Some people abandone them after living with them
for a long time. When I see those poor dogs in the animal rescue videos, I feel like sobbing for
them. Especially when I look at their innocent eyes, I'm really sorry for them.

(Tuesday, July 18, 2023)

The Angels had three games in a row with the Astros, and the last two games were very close.
I didn't know that the Houston Astros (managed by Dusty Baker) became the last year's World
Series winner after beating the Philadelphia Phillies (managed by Rob Thomson). They're so good,
but the Angels won one game out of the three. Yesterday they had a close game. What do you
think about the results? Would you say that the Angels are not so bad? Or was it just a miracle?

　I always think that the most important people in baseball games are the pitchers and the manager.
Everybody knows that Dusty Baker is much better than Phil Nevin. He was just a substitute manager
after Maddon was fired. When I see Nevin sitting in the dugout, I feel a little bit sorry for him because
he's just a puppet of Minasian and Moreno. Stupid guys can't control their puppet well. And very
surprisingly in yesterday's game the stupid general manager told Nevin what to do with the pitchers,
who is to relieve and who is to close, toward the end of the game. Does he know baseball? What's
the job the manager has to do? He said that Nevin couldn't decide what to do. Is he really crazy?

　Neto is a very excellent shortstop who is also a good batter. But in yesterday's game he couldn't
get to first base at the bottom of the 9th inning. The next batter Shohei Ohtani surprised many fans
at the stadium by hitting his 34th home run. Neto was shocked to see his homer. If he was on base
the Angels could tie the score by 9-9. But don't be discouraged, Neto. You've just come back to
your place from the Injured List. You'll have a lot of things to do for your team from now on.

Another hot day has just started. I set the temperature of the air-conditioner to 24 degrees Celsius.
It's very cool and comfortable inside the living room, but I'm very much worried about the electricity
bill for this month. I don't think it'll be over \20,000. I know they can't preserve remaining electricity
in a container or something. So turning on the air-conditioner during the night is not a bad idea. You
should not waste remaining electricity. Why don't we make the best use of it?

I've already got a shot and taken medications for my diabetes, but I haven't eaten breakfast yet. It's
been more than an hour after that. It's not that I'm not hungry. What am I going to eat for breakfast?
Something easy to cook. OK, I'm eating ramen with minced onions. These days green onions are so
expensive, so I bought a net of onions last night. I cut one of them into pieces and put it in a plastic
box. If you put some pieces of onion instead of green onion, your ramen will taste good.
　Well, suddenly I've changed my mind and cooked ham and eggs for breakfast. In the cooker is boiled
rice with vegetable which I have to eat as soon as possible. I'll eat ramen for lunch.

In an extremely hot weather like this, an increasing number of people will suffer from heat strokes.
If you hear ambulances, some of them might be for those who got sick under a hot weather. I'm also
worried about dogs who are no good with hot weathers. My dog Ryoma passed awas 4 years ago. He
had a heat stroke and couldn't recover from the illness. Early in the morning I hurried to the vet
clinic with him. Thanks to the intravenous drip the doctor gave him, his fever went down, but it was
too lage. Late in the afternoon I got a call from the vet telling me Ryoma had stopped breathing. It
was such a sad moment the my parents-in-law and I had experienced.

　We should think much of heat strokes. They could be very dangerous. You could die if you get sick.
I can't forget that my dog Ryoma had lost his life just because it was too hot. Now I'd like to go and
see him again at the foot of so-called "Rainbow Bridge" and go over the bridge together. He'll be
now playing with his friends and waiting for me to come to him. Many people say that they'd like to
live for as long as possible. However I'd say that I want to go and see Ryoma ASAP. I've enjoyed a
very happy life and I'm now ready to say goodbye to this world. Please God bless me.



Now it was at the bottom of the 7th inning and the New York Yankees were leading by 3-1.
The situation was two out, a man on first and Shohei Ohtani was at bat. Then surprisingly
enough, Ohtani hit his 35th two-run homer, tying the score 3-3. They got into the 10th inning
when they had to decide the winner by tie break. Finally at the bottom of the 10th inning, the
pinch hitter Michael Stefanic made a walk-off hit and the Angels won the game.

　There is one thing I have to ask manager Nevin. Why did you let Jimmy Harget take the mound?
Don't you know many fans were happy when you let him go down to the minor league? Because
every time he pitches, he is sure to give the enemy team a few runs. Why did you let him come
up into the major league? In today's game he did the same thing again. He gave 2 runs to the
New York Yankees. I don't think he was the right pitcher to relieve the team. We want you to
find someone else who can pitch much better than him.

(Wednesday, July 19, 2023)

Yesterday the highest temperature in Tokyo was 37.5 degrees Celcius. There are now many
places in the world that have been experiencing extremely hot weathers. The surprising hot
weathers will continue here in Japan too. How about the end of the rainy season in Kanto?
Usually it ends around July 19. So will it be declared today in Kanto-Koshinetsu Area today?
If the hot weather goes on like this, a lot of people and dogs will get heat stroke. Sick people
could be carried to hospitals by ambulances, but what will happen to sick dogs. 4 years ago
my Shiba dog Ryoma got heat stroke and we took him to a vet clinic, but it was too late. He
was there and was on a drip for some time, but he stopped breathing late in the afternoon.
I went to the vet clinic to take Ryoma's body back home and I stayed a night with him in
my room. I bought a lot of ice cubes and put them around his body. I still can't forget him
who just seemed to be sleeping still. The next day we took his body to the temple that
took care of dead animals and they kept his body until the cremation day. After the cremation
when we saw him burned to ashes, I burst into tears which never seemed to stop.

　I don't want many other people to go through the same experiences. So when the weather
is too hot, you can't be too careful with your dogs. Dogs are quite different from us human
beings. They don't have sweat glands all around his body, so it's difficult for them to lower the
body temperature. All what they can do is keep on panting. I'm very sorry for them.

There was a very good family with two Shiba dogs. They're sisters. However one of the two
sisters, older one named Komame, passed away early this morning. It's been 100 days since
it was announced that Komame had a lymphoma and that she couldn't live long. But she was
such a brave fighter and she lived much longer than the doctor expected she would.

　I'm very much worried about the family members including her little sister Chikuwa. Now she
understood that her lovable sister was not with her. She must have been very lonely, so I'd like
to cheer her up from the bottom of my heart. I'd like to say to the family members that although
there's not much for us to do, we will all be by your side. After feeling sorry for your dearest
daughter Komame, please put the pieces together and start walking forward again.

　Later in 20 years or so, we'll be able to see each other at the foot of the so-called "Rainbow
Bridge." There's a large grassland there for dead animals to play around. Those dogs who
suffered from serious sickness have completely recovered from the illness and can run around
happily with their friends. When the owners are dead, they can go to the bridge to see their
lovable partners. Then they cross the bridge to go to the heaven side by side. Look at the
poem on the left of my index page. You'll be impressed by the poem "Rainbow Bridge."

I had something to do at a Shinkin Bank, so I went to the bank and paid back the transportation
fee that was paid to me for May too. I was not at school in May. I needed a copy of the receipt,
so I walked to the nearby convenience store. I felt as if I was taking a sauna. It must be a tropical
day. You might get sick easily if you keep walking under the weather like this.

　Around 4 o'clock this afternoon I have to go to the post office to mail the receipt to the school
I've been working for. I think it's a waste of paper to issue necessary documents for those who
have already retired. They use our tax on those worthless documents. It really is a waste of money.

In today's game the Angels won against the Yankees again by the score of 5-1. The starting
pitcher Patrick Sandoval became a winning pitcher after a long time. He's a short-tempered guy,
but today he looked very calm and happy. In this game Ohtani didn't hit a home run, but he made
a three-base RBI hit in the 7th inning. He's done a great job again. Because his three-base hit made
his teammate eager to win. He's got a power to change the mood of his team. What a guy!



　Today Mickey Moniak hit his 11th two-run homer in the first inning. After that he made two
more hits. And with Ohtani on third base, he hit a RBI hit, which finally made his team win the
game by 5-1. The Yankees don't want Ohtani to his more home runs before Aaron Judge has
been injured and just watching games. What will happen tomorrow? 36th home run?



The dog used to live with a homeless man who stayed in the abandoned building, but he is
no longer there. Amazing rescue of an injured dog with a broken leg, but with a loving heart.
The warm-hearted homeless person was in a hospital. But without his help, she was just lying
on the outside ground and was dying without any food and water. It might be that she couldn't
walk. The homeless man put a wooden cast on her leg, so she was able to walk again. She must
have been through a lot, but she was lucky to meet a kind rescue person.
　The vet told that her leg had already healed and that she could walk without a cast. He put
some anti-flea ointment, which will make her feel comfortable. She's now looking for a new loving
family to adopt her. Hope she'll have a happy time staying with kind people in the future.

(Thursday, July 20, 2023)



This is a video which belongs to "Shiba Inu Hana & Maru." I've been watching the site for a
long time. In the videos we can enjoy many scenes of the lovable Shiba dog sisters. They were
really born under the same mother dog. That's why they often synchronizes with each other. In
the video they have been to Yufuin, Ohita Pref., Kyushu District, as the 1st anniversary of
the little sister Maru-chan's joining the family.
　They both look so cute. Especially Maru-chan looked very much like on of the woman teachers
in the teachers' room of my former junior high school. She always had a puzzled look, and so
does Maru-chan. The big sister Hana-chan was born on November 1, 2019 and the little sister
Maru-chan on May 23, 2022. Maru-chan likes her sister so much that she wants to follow her
everywhere she goes. "Let me go with you," she always shouts at the sister's back.



I love the Shiba sisters and their owners mom and dad. I wish them good luck and happiness.

　My dog Ryoma has been dead for as long as 4 years. He was also a Shiba dog. One day he had
heat stroke and when we took him to the vet clinic, it was too late. The doctor gave him an
intravenous drip and his temperature went down, but late in the afternoon I got a phone call from
the doctor telling that Ryoma had stopped breathing. I was so shocked that I didn't know what to
do. I hurried to the clinic by car and took his body back home. When I saw him just lying quiet in
my bed room, I couldn't help busting into tears. 4 years have passed since then, but the scene is
still burned into my mind. That's why I can't decide whether I should keep another dog or not.

　You know why I enjoy watching Hana-chan and Maru-chan in the videos, don't you? I often watch
some other videos that deal with dogs. Maybe I could feel as if I was with dogs. I still don't know
if I'm going to keep other dogs in the future. But if I was, I'd like to keep more than two dogs. You
know why? Because dogs feel lonely when he/she is alone and he/she needs a company to have
a happy life. When I lived with Ryoma, I didn't think that way. I'm sorry, Ryoma. Forgive me, please.

Not to change the subject, the Angels won all the three games with the Yankees. I don't think
the Yankees are not going to do something fair when they play games. They walked Ohtani four
times out of 5 at-bats. Ohtani was also to be blamed to just watch the favorable balls and missed
the chances. Every ball the pitcher pitches can't be too hard to hit. So the slugger has to wait for
an easy ball to come. Once the commentator told during the game that Ohtani sometimes misses
the best balls easily to try to hit a difficult ball and get struck out. I'm not sure, but maybe it might
be very difficult to make up his mind in a flash to swing his bat. Ohtani is too careful sometimes.

Today I was not going out for a walk late in the afternoon, but once I was out of the apartment
I changed my mind and started to going for a walk. I walked the longest distance today. Recently I
don't feel the long walk is tiring. Actually it's not hard for me to walk to the river. It's in the middle
of the walking course. Today I met some dogs walking along the side walk, but the owners didn't
look willing to talk to passers-by. It wasn't the owners that I wanted to talk to, but I just wanted to
pet the dogs they were walking. Wasn't it that I also didn't look friendly? It could be possible.

I've just seen a very sad video, but I'm not going to introduce it here. I don't trust the video
shooter. It could be a fake video, because the poor dog who they said was going to be sold to the
slaughterhouse was not crying. He/She didn't look sad. He/She looked like a movie star or so.
　They asked us to donate some money for the rescue mission. There was an English explanation
under the video in which there were so many English mistakes. How can you trust a group like
that? The "rescuer" in the video was trying to pay money to the dog trader instead of taking him
to the police. What was he doing? Where was this happening? At last the "rescuer" paid US$70 to
the "dog trader." Why did he pay money? Where was the money come from?

　In today's world there are many types of bad guys here and there. Some guys are trying to get
money from older people by pretending to be their young relatives. There have been a lot of victims
of that crime, but more and more older people are still deceived by those criminals. One day a guy
wearing a uniform visits your house with a fire extinguisher saying, "I'm from the fire station. Do
you have a fire extinguisher like this in your house? If you don't, you can buy one here." When I
was a college student, such guy came to my apartment house and I was so stupid that I bought
one for about \10,000. This is the world where anything bad could happen to you. I'm so sorry.　

(Friday, July 21, 2023)

The summer vacation for elementary schools and junior high schools has started today. I can
imagine the smiles and laughters of children outside of school. I hope there will be no accidents
on the roads or at the beaches. Something unexpected might happen during this happy season.
When I was young, the 8th graders used to go camping during the summer, two nights and three
days. We had a fun time staying in the mountainous area, gathering around the big campfire. But
today the enjoyable events are gone and children have to do their homework on the computers.

　Basically the summer vacation is time for children to enjoy personal lives out of school. So the
school teachers should not give them too much homework. However when I myself was a school
boy, I got too much homework from the school teachers. Toward the end of the long vacation,
most of the school kids had a hard time finishing the rest of their homework. Their parents also
had a hard time helping their children finish the homework.
　
　Don't you think the summer vacation is a good time for families including school kids to go on
a trip together and experience something important that they can't go through in everyday life?
For example, during the three years in junior high schools, it's only the three days in Nara and
Kyoto, or in Hiroshima, Nagasaki that they can enjoy staying with friends. But even during those
memorable days, they have to study a lot of things out of the trips. School teachers today push
the kids too much to do a lot of intelligent jobs using computers. What are the school trips for?
They have to study even when they're out of school? Talking to friends or making good friends
couldn't be regarded as the most important element in school trips. Schools today are boring
places for children, aren't they? That's why the teachers can't solve the bullying problems or
the complicated problems many children have while they can't show up in their classrooms.
The most important job for teachers to do is to show the kids how to build good relationship
among themselves. If they learn it, they'll be able to grow up to be good members of society.

　It's of course very important to study at school, but it's more important for them to play with
their friends. It's also important for them to enjoy talking to their friends. When I was a junior
high school kid, I always thought that studying at school was more important than anything else.
That's why I didn't play with my friends or I didn't play with my friends. Finally I became a
school teacher, but it was very difficult for me to teach my children what the most important
thing was. Maybe it was my kids who taught me what the most imortant thing in life was.

(Saturday, July 22, 2023)

This morning the Angels had a game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The starting pitcher was
Shohei Ohtani. He gave up 4 home runs in today's game, but his teammates made great jobs
and the team won the game by 8-5, making Ohtani a winning pitcher. It was his 8th winning
game. More surprisingly, the Pirates walked him three times and gave him one uncaught third
strike. Both the Yankees and the Pirates don't want Ohtani to hit a home run, so in tomorrow's
game, he'll be walked many times again. It shows that Shohei Ohtani is such a great slugger.
There are some people who say that it's a kind of racial discrimination against the Japanese.
But I don't think so, because Ohtani is popular as an international person in the U.S. too.

　Now I see the Angels as one strong team. Everybody except for Rendon is struggling hard
to win games, not only for Shohei Ohtani, but also for the team and their fans. I hope Ohtani
will stay in the Angels until he becomes a free agent. And hopefully I'd like him to join the
Angels again to play with his favorite players. Because if he tries to keep playing as a two-way
player, he won't be able to stay in the MLB for many years. Then it's a good idea to play in the
same one team. He can dream of becoming the World Champion with his teammates on the
Angels. What do you think? If he becomes the World Champion as a member of the Los Angeles
Dodgers or the New York Yankees, are they favorable results for Ohtani? If you're on a strong
team from the start, it's not so difficult to be a winner. I believe Ohtani is a challenging type of
a guy. Then the best answer is to stay in Anaheim and make frineds with Mickey Mouse.

(Sunday, July 23, 2023)

The rainy season in the Kanto-Koshinetsu District was over yesterday, three days later than
a usual year. It means that the terribly hot summer will start today. It's very starange that when
I look at the sky, there's almost no clouds there, which is quite different than yesterday. Yes,
we're surely in the beginning of summer. I'd like to go to the beaches, but it's not a good idea
to try to drive there, because we don't have much space to park our cars. Riding a bike there
will be the best idea, although as I said before I've forgotten how to ride it. It was when I was
at Taisho Junior High School in Yokohama that I noticed I was no longer a right person to ride
a bike. I bought a new bike at the nearby Don Quixote, but I couldn't handle the bike in the
correct manner. When I left the school, I gave it to a young teacher there. It had a flat tire, thought.



When the rescuer found her she was trying to hide, which means that she was not a yard
dog, but a stray dog. After eating some food and drinking some water, it seemed that she had
decided to come with the rescuer. Maybe she started to trust the rescuer. On their way back
home, they stopped the car and took a rest for a while. During the rest, they enjoyed
skateboarding, which surprised me a lot. It seemed that the little girl felt refreshed riding on
the board. When they came back, they went to see the vet. The little girl fell in love with the
vet because he was so gentle. The only problem she had was the fleas and lice all over her
body. But the vet told the rescuer that it was not difficult to get rid of those tiny insects.
After she took a bath and ate dinner at home, all she had to do was to wish she would be
adopted by a good family and have a happy time with the new owners.

About a little less than an hour ago, I came back from the dental clinic. One of the assistant
nurses took enough time and cleaned up my teeth. She told me that there was a kind of a deep
ditch at the foot of one of upper teeth. So next time I visit the clinic they're going to put plastic
coating over the ditch so that it might not change into a carious tooth. The treatment pay was
a little more than \2,000. It's much cheaper than a usual hospital.



When he saw a person coming up to him, he felt relieved that he might be rescued. The little
boy wasn't afraid of the rescuer. He might have been so lonely that he wanted somebody who
would be friendly to him. At first he had much stress, so he didn't want to drink any water or
didn't want to eat food at first. The rescuer was worried that he could be sick and he hurried to
the vet clinic soon. After the vet made every examination on his health and noticed that the dog
was in good health. After he went home, he took a bath and now he wanted to drink water and
eat a proper dinner. Now he's expecting a new adopting family. Good luck on his future life.



【From the family: Released on July 23, 2023】
(Following passages were translated into English from the original Japanese version by Isshi.)
Hello. Thank you for watching our video. The bigger one is Finn, a male Siberian Husky born on
January 16, 2021. This April, 2023, we welcomed a younger Husky who was born to the same
parents as Finn. Born on February 4, 2023, he was named Val with black and white fur. Now our
family is so slapstick, but we'll be videotaping everything we'll go through. Please subscribe to
our channel and keep on watching.

　Was it my first time to put Finn's video in this English diary? It was very impressive, wasn't it?
All the three Siberian Huskies are related by birth, which means they have blood relationship.
Val and Buddy look alike. Finn has a different fur color. Do they remember they were born to
the same mother and drank milk from her? I'm very happy to see them having a happy time
playing together. Sometimes Val is a little too small to follow his big brothers, big Siberian
Huskies are very quick to move from one place to another. They run so fast.
　Because Siberian Huskies have some relations with wild wolves, they look scary, but actually
they're so gentle-minded and very friendly to one another. They look like adult dogs, but they're
just kids who like playing around. When there is a mud puddle nearby, you have to be very careful
so that you might not let them play in the puddle. You'll have to spend a lot of time at home to
let them take a shower or a bath. They're covered with mud, which will be sure to surprise you.

(Monday, July 24, 2023)

This morning sometime between 6 and 7 o'clock, I went out to the garbage site. Today's the
day for collecting burnable garbage. I was surprised at the heat I felt early in the morning. It was
scorching hot or baking hot. An article on my smart phone says that it's going to be the hottest
summer this year. What? It's OK for animals and human beings who can stay in air-conditioned
rooms, but for those who only have fans, it's just like the hell. I hope everybody will be careful
not to get heatstroke. You can't ask for the ambulance just when you call the fire station.

This afternoon I think I'm going to the convenience store to draw out money to pay for the
monthly rent for the apartment house and the insurance of the elderly care. It's nearly \100,000.
I'm not rich enough who has got enough money for the expenditure. A famous saying goes as
follows; Everything comes to him who waits. I want to believe so. Rainy days will never continue.
I still have some money left in my bank account. All the income for me is my pension. But it's
better than no income. Don't complain about your life. There are many people who have a much
harder time living the day. When you're in trouble, think of your dead dog who passed away at
the vet clinic without my watching him by his side. Did he complain about that to you?

It's 12:31 now and I've just finished eating my lunch. Of course I've already been to the
convenience store. After withdrawing the money, on my way back home, I stopped at the
supermarket I usually go shopping at. After that I went to the drugstore to my bottled green tea.
It was really burning hot. I think walking too long under the hot sunshine will easily make you sick.
Let's be careful when we go out, even for shopping.
　By the way, a cashier woman at the supermarket called "Sotetsu Rosen" talked to me about
the T-shirt I was wearing. One of my favorite T-shirts with dogs on the chest. She also keeps a
dog and it seemed that she was interested in the T-shirt. I left the register once and after putting
all the goods in the plastic bag, I wrote down the name of the T-shirt shop and gave it to the
cashier woman. She was very happy to have the piece of paper. I hope she'll be able to make
a pretty T-shirt with the face of her dog on its chest.



This video was shot by a different person than a usual one from the Paw Squadron. Are they
really going to rescue the poor dog by just washing his body with dirty water, and also building a
mud house for him? Why is the rescuer a boy? Do they have a rescue group made by adults?
Just videotaping a poor dog is not a helping job. I understand they want a lot of people to watch
poor dogs in their videos. But where does proper food and clean water come from? Who is
financially supporting them? Are they just doing something similar to other "real" rescue videos?
I'm happy and I have to thank the boy to save the dog from the dirty drain. However I feel
something important is missing. I'm not blaming them for doing this, but I can't appreciate them.

(Tuesday, July 25, 2023)



He was found hiding in the jacket. How did he find the warm jacket to hide himself? The
rescuer said that he must be a pure breed. That's why he was not afraid of people. He soon
trusted the rescuer and came out of the jacket. Maybe he understood that the person had come
to rescue him, so he decided to come along. But I guess the man should have given him some
food and water before taking him to the vet. He was shivering because he was thristy and hungry.
Of course he was cold. However it seemed that he knew he'd be happy with the rescuer.
　After the vet time, he was relieved and jumped onto the car seat. He was very active now.
When they're back home, the rescuer's cat welcomed them but a little grumpy. The cat didn't
look very happy, but the dog Arra looked extremely happy to have a friend to play with. After
taking a warm bath, he had a proper dinner. He's so friendly that he'll be able to find a new loving
family. You don't care if he's a pure breed or not. He's so gentle but also playful.

Paw Squadron say that they're going to make a private shelter for abandoned dogs for their
happy lives. Are they a rescue association in the U.S.? I sometimes hear them speak a different
language than English. But telops we see in the videos are all in English. Their English has almost
no mistakes, which means they're trustworthy. If they weren't educated people, something must
be wrong with their English, I believe. I hope their dreams will come true in the near future.

(Wednesday, July 26, 2023)

What a stupid game the Angels are having against the Detroit Tigers. They were leading by the
score of 6-2. However at the bottom of the 9th inning, starting with Rengifo's error, the Angels
lost 4 runs and were tied with. If Moniak had caught the fly to center the game would have been
over. What were they doing? Rengifo's error and Moniak's stupid play and also poor running made
the team get into a desperate situation. Especially Rengifo has to stop those bonehead plays, or
he couldn't stay in the starting members. Ohtani was walked twice and was struck out twice. He
couldn't do any good jobs today, so we all hope that he'll do something surprising tomorrow.



【Released on July 26, 2023】What does it mean that she couldn't even see yet? She must be
more than two weeks old, so she should be able to see. Does it mean that she is sick and blind?
I checked the video again and noticed that the vet said she was less than 2 months old and that
she was in perfect health. "Perfect helath?" I still don't see her situation. I hope nothing's wrong
with her eyesight. Please God give her strength to get over her difficulties.
　After taking a refreshing bath, she had a proper dinner and some cat milk. The cat was surprised
see the she was drinking cat milk. "Is that my milk she's drinking?" It's a very funny scene. I was
relieved to see the dog Arra come to the little girl and look worried about her.

I'm watching a women's soccer game on TV. The Women's World Cup 2023 is now held in
Australia and New Zealand. Today the Japan's national team called "Nadeshiko" is playing against
Costa Rica and they lead by 2-0. The time is now 78:44. The world ranking of Nadeshiko is 11th
at present. Nadeshiko won the championship in the 6th competition in 2011. It was such a
sensational moment that lots of soccer fans in the world were surprised at.
　12 years have passed since then and now Nadeshiko has many younger members. It is said that
players grow better by experiencing practical games. Once the coach of Nadeshiko was blamed
for being too slow in growing young members and he resigned his job. He was the coach when
Nadeshiko became number 1 in the world. After he left the team, Nadeshiko couldn't do a good
job. And now Nadeshiko has started a new history under the new coach, Mr. Ikeda Futoshi. All
the members of Nadeshiko today are shown in the webpage as follows. Finally Nadeshiko won
the game and after the game between Spain and Zambia we'll know if Nadeshiko could go on to
the final tournament games.





【Released on February 27, 2022】
We received an emergency call about an abandoned scared dog that was left near the river in an
area 100 km (65 miles) away from us.

　He was lucky not to fall in the river and get drowned. First he was afraid of the rescuer, soon he
started to trust the man. He was soon going home by car, but he vomited a few times on the car
seat. The rescuer was worried about him, so he soon made an appointment and hurried to the vet.
Maybe he just felt sick at the first ride on the car. After being checked up by the vet, he was found
healthy. After coming home, he took a warm bath. His fur was so dirty that the rescuer had to wash
him as many as five times. Then surprisingly his fur color changed from glay and balck to white.
　After taking a bath, he had a proper dinner and met a new friend of about the same size. They
enjoyed playing together for a while and then started sleeping together. Now they're both looking
for a new family to live with. I hope they'll be able to find one soon. Good luck.

(Thursday, July 27, 2023)



He was lucky be be found by good people and kept in their place until the rescuer arrived. He
looked healthy, but the rescuer took him to the vet clinic just in case. He was OK and the
rescuer took him back home and gave him something to eat. He looked very hungry. After that
he took a warm shower and became a clean cute boy. Now he's staying with the rescuer and he's
looking for a loving family to adopt him. When you see the sign on the vet clinic, you'll understand
they're not from an English-speaking country. I guess they're from Eastern Europe.

Today's a burnable garbage day and this morning I went out with a garbage bag in my hand. It
was burning hot outside. I felt as if I had been a grilled fish. This morning the Angels were supposed
to play the second game with the Tigers, but the game was postponed and tomorrow they're going
to have 2 games in one day. It's a double header. Shohei Ohtai will be a starting pitcher of the first
game. He'll play as a designated hitter in the second game. He doesn't have to take a rest in
between? Manager Nevin is worried about Ohtani's records and lets him take part in both of the
games. Is Nevin planning to let Neto play in tomorrow's games? They're not in good relations.

Today there was surprising news on You Tube. The Angels decided not to trade Shohei Ohtani.
Instead of that they got two pitchers from the Chicago White Sox, Lucas Giolito (29) as a starting
pitcher and Reynaldo Lopez (29) as a relief pitcher. And two prospects, catcher Edgar Quero (20)
and a pitcher Kyler Bush (23) were traded to the Chicago White Sox.

　The executives of the Angels believe that if they couldn't play in the post season, Ohtani will leave
the team to play for a stronger one. Do you also think so? I don't think it's true. Whether the Angels
go on to the post season or not, it's not an important question for Ohtani. If his teammates are eager
to win the games, he'll be happy to stay in the Angels and decide to do his best during the next
season again with his teammates. Now we fans of the Angels feel their energy for each game. Maybe
Ohtani has long wanted this situation in Anaheim. Trust me. He'll stay in Anaheim next year too.

(Friday, July 28, 2023)

At about 2:30 this morning, I got out of bed to watch the MLB game between the Angels and the
Tigers on TV. Shohei Ohtani was the starting pitcher and I wanted to watch him and cheer for him.
Surprisingly in today's game he pitched until the very end of the game and gave them no runs. It was
his first memorable job since he came to the U.S. He couldn't make any hits in the game, but let's
not worry about it. Maybe he concentrated on his pitching. He got as many as eight strikeouts.

　In 40 minutes the second game of the doubleheader is supposed to start. Manager Nevin announced
yesterday that Ohtani would play as the designated hitter in the second game also. Everybody knows
that Ohtani is really exhausted from the first game, so if he takes part in the game, we'd like to cheer
for the monster batter from the bottom of our hearts. Can I go to sleep now to keep myself in good
health? I'm very sorry for the players on the Angels. I know they must be starving. After the game.



Did you see the two home runs that Shohei Ohtani made in the second game? I was sleeping
during the game and woke up from time to time to check the game on the smart phone. And I
was so surprised to know that Ohtani hit two home runs. After he completed the first game?
What a surprising monster! But after hitting the second homer, something was wrong with the
left side of his stomach. It seemed that he got cramp on the left side of his belly. After that he
was out of the game, but manager Nevin told the press that it was not so serious and that he
would be able to play in tomorrow's game with Toronto Blue Jays. They're going to have three
games in a row. If the Angels want to get the wild card, they'll have to win more than two games
against the Blue Jays. At present the Blue Jays rank 3rd, the Angels 6th, in the wild card race.

This evening I didn't go out for a walk. Maybe it was because of lack of sleep this morning.
The players of the Angels have already moved to Toronto, Canada. Toronto is a Canadian city
facing Lake Ontario. Of course I have never been there. Have you? Is it a beautiful place?



　They don't have to be too tired, because they're not going to have a doubleheader. Just one
game for one day. On the Blue Jays they have Kikuchi Yusei (pitcher) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
(first baseman), who became the champion of the Home Run Derby the other day. He became
the home run king for 2021 by hitting 48 home runs. That year Ohtani hit 46 homers. Maybe he
wants to hit a home run before Shohei Ohtani during the three days. This year he hit only 17
homers so far. As is known by everybody, Ohtani hit 38 homeruns so far. However no one can
deny that Guerrero Jr. is a slugger. This year his batting average is not so high, which is .272.
Ohtani's batting average is .298 as of today. The first game is very important. Let's hustle.



They were abondoned at a construction site and couldn't get enough food and clean water. I
guess there was somebody who noticed them and was kind enough to give them something to eat.
But it seems that they're starving and that they don't any power even to stand up. Her three kids
tried to wake their mommy up, but she was too weak. One of the three puppies couldn't move
because it was too weak without food and water. Just then a rescuer arrived to save them. She
took them to the vet to get all medical checkups and they were found to be in good health.
　Now all the three puppies have been adopted, but no one wanted the mother dog. She's a gentle
dog, so she's going to stay with the rescuer until there's someone who'd like to adopt her. I hope
she'll be able to find a new family and have a happy life with them. God bless her, please.

These days there are more and more fake mails that arrived in the mail box. Does the same
thing happen to you too? Those emails are from popular companies, department stores. banks,
and so on. If you click on the specified URL, a new page opens where they ask you to confirm
your personal information like your bank account, phone number, passwords, and so forth.
　At first I wondered if there were any problems, but I was afraid it might be a fake mail. So I
checked it up on the Internet and found that they were really fake. There was also an advice
how to deal with those emeils. "Don't do anything, never click on the URL, just ignore them."
　It's such a dangerous world we live in. Who and what you should trust, you'll never be sure.
Even if there's a phone number for questions, you should not call the number, because the one
on the other side of the phone could be a bad person who is trying to deceive you.

　I know I'm doing a dangerous job. I've made public some of my personal information. My phone
number, my address, my former jobs, and so on. Of course I haven't made public the bank account,
the password, or other secret information. I've got be very careful.

(Saturday, July 29, 2023)

This morning in Toronto, the Angels lost a very important game with the Blue Jays. While I was
watching the game on TV, I got irritated a few times. Although Shohei Ohtani hit his 39th homer
in the first inning, his team couldn't get good chances after his home run. Something must have
been a little wrong with the mustle at his back, Ohtani tried to do his best. What about others?
Who is the guy that was most exhausted on the team? Shohei Ohtani was. Don't forget about it.



Asked about Ohtani's condition, manager Nevin answered that he would never be on the
Injured List. He said that Ohtani was just suffering from leg cramps. Tomorrow's game will start
at 4:07 in the morning. It means that Ohtani doesn't have much time left for his legs to recover.
Everybody know the Angels needs the monster slugger very much. I was surprised to read the
news that most of the baseball fans who gathered at the Rogers Centre were excited at his 39th
homer, both the Angels' fans and the Blue Jays' fans. The Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose
retractable roof stadium at the base of the CN Tower in Downtown Toronto, Canada.
　I hope that early tomorrow morning the name of Shohei Ohtani will be in the starting lineup.
He doesn't have to give full swing which might damage his legs. The fact that he's there with
his teammates is important. His existence will surely encourage his teammates in the dugout.



I sometimes think that I'm writing too much for this English diary page. Even if I work so hard
for building up my homepage, only one or two people would enjoy watching the website. What am
I doing anything like that for? Maybe I'm doing this for myself. If I keep on writing in this daiary in
English, I think I could brush up my English every day. When I don't know how to express my ideas,
I'll have to look up proper words in the web dictionary. I can learn many new phrases every day.
Perhaps only one time of learning the new phrases is not enough. If so, I can try one more time.
If it doesn't work, why not try again? Someday those new phrases will be mine to use freely.

(Sunday, July 30, 2023)

This morning at 4:07 the game between the Angels and the Blue Jays started. Both team want
to go on to the post season. Yesterday the Angels lost, so today they had to win the game. But
the results were that the Blue Jays won again by the score of 6-1. They hit three homers. Ohtani
was struck by a pitch, intentionally walked twice, hit a double, struck out once. They were afraid
of Ohtani and they didn't want to fight him head to head. Of course it was wise of them to do so.

　Anyway the pitchers were much better on the Blue Jays and batters were also much better on
the Blue Jays. And one more important thing. The Angels didn't have a fighting spirit. I think that
was the biggest factor that made the Angels lose one of the most important games. The pitched
ball hit Ohtani's leg, but he was OK. I don't care about the Angels' loss of the game, but I'm pretty
much worried about Ohtani's physical condition. You can behave like Rendon sometimes.



The little girl was alone and needed help in a faraway place. When the rescuer arrived at the
site, she was very scared and tried to hide from a human being. She was finally caught by the
rescuer. She was so thirsty and drank much water, but she didn't have a good appetite and
so even when she saw some delicious looking food just in front of her, she didn't try to eat any.
　The rescuer was worried about that, he hurried to the vet clinic. The usual kind vet checked
her and found she was sick with "Giardia." However luckily she could be healed if enough rest
was assured. When they got home, she found a new friend of the same size in the room. She
was so happy and interestingly regained her appetite. They ate dinner together and the next
day they took a walk and had a happy playtime together. Now the rescuer hopes they will find
new loving families who would be happy to adopt them. Sooner is better.

It's been nearly a week since I started to use the big cool air fan. It's been so comfortable to
go to sleep with the fan. Now the air-conditioner in the living room is set at the temperature of
25 degrees Celcius. If I can set it at 26 degrees Celcius, the electricity bill will be reduced. In my
case if the bill is under \10,000, it's OK. When I was a school teacher, I was at schoo during the
day. I didn't have to use the air-conditioner in the living room. The teachers' room was fully air-
conditioned and it was very comfortable to work in. But now I'm at home every day. I turn on
the air-conditioner during the day. That's why the monthly electricity bill is higher than before.



At the top of the 5th inning of today's game, Taylor Ward was hit by a pitch directly in the
face and carried to the hospital by ambulance. It was such a horrifying moment nobody wants
to watch. Before that Shohei Ohtani was also hit by a pitch in the right tiptoe which made all the
fans terribly worried because in yesterday's game he left the field with a muscle cramp in the calf
or calves. Of course the pitcher Alek Manoah didn't do it intentionally. After the game he was
interviewed by the press how he felt when he walked Shohei Ohtani intentionally. He answered,
"I didn't walk him, but the corch did. Ohtani is the greatest batter, so I wanted to fight him."

(Monday, July 31, 2023)

Early this morning, exactly at 1:07, the third game between the Angels and the Blue Jays
started. It was such a close game and they got into the 10th extra inning. At the top of the 10th
inning, Hunter Renfroe (31) hit his 17th 2-run homer to finish the game. At last the Angels won
by the score of 3-2 and avoided being swept by the Blue Jays. It was a very important winning
which will give them enough energy to fight the coming game with the Atlanta Braves on
August 1. Atlanta is far away from Toronto, about 2 hours and a half on the plane. I'm afraid they
will be very much tired just moving by plane. Now Taylor Ward in on the Injured List and the team
is called "the cursed team." I hope every player on the Angels will be careful not to get injured.



I've just been to the garbage collection site to throw away burnable garbage. It was incredibly
hot outside, just like walking on the beaches. It's burning hot today. It's still 8:33 in the morning.
I've now checked the weather forecast on the smart phone. The highest temperature will be 34
degrees Celcius and the lowest temperature will be as high as 27 degrees Celcius. You can't be
too careful when we walk outside. You have to drink a lot of water so that you might not get heat
stroke. I think it's a good idea to stay in a cool place for a while. Convenience stores, supermarkets,
drugstores, libraries, the City Hall are some of the comfortable place to cool yourself down.

On July 30 the Angels announced they had traded two sluggers from the Colorado Rockies.
They were the outfielder Randal Grichuk (31) and the first baseman Christopher John Cron Jr.
(33). I undersand that the front want to trade splendid players from other teams and expect them
to be of great help of the team. But they have to be very careful that too many traded players
could decrease the willingness of the players inside to fight for the team. It might sound that they
really need their help, but that the original players don't have to stay on the team. If the front
think that way, would you like to stay on the team and struggle hard for the team? I wouldn't.

I sometimes wonder why my ex-wife told me that she wanted to get divorced suddenly. I still
remember how she looked at that time. She didn't tell me the exact reason why. Was I having an
affair with someone else? No, I wasn't. Did I also want to get divorced? No, I didn't. She once said
that she always felt lonely because I stayed away from home often. Did she want to stay with me
for a long while? I still don't know whay she had to say goodbye to me. Did she have someone
other than me that she loved? I don't know. Even if she tells me the truth, it's too late. We can't
go back to the past. As she told me, "it's no use crying over spilt milk." Well, that's all.

(Tuesday, August 1, 2023)

This morning the Angels played the first game out of the three games in a row with the Atlanta
Braves. The Braves rank by far the first in the east division of the National League, but today the
pitchers of the Angels did great jobs and they won the game by the score of 4-1. At the last 5th
at-bat, Shohei Ohtani hit a huge center fly, but it was successfully caught by the center fielder.
Today he ended up with one hit by pitch, one intentional walk, two hits, and a big fly out to center.
As a whole, most of the batters on the Angels are very easy to get struck out. They need to watch
the pitched ball more carefully and concentrate.

Yesterday at 11:00 a.m. I had an appointment at the dentist's. The last time I went to the clinic
the nurse said that there was a deep ditch at the foot of an upper back tooth and that they were
planning to fill the ditch with resin. Yesterday the doctor checked the ditch up carefully and found
that part of it had gone bad and needed to be removed. So he changed his mind to stop filling the
ditch wih resin and started to remove decayed part of the tooth. Now I have the next appointment
next Monday. At that time the doctor will put a silver crown on the tooth. That's all he's got to do
with my tooth, I hope. I also hope that the young dentist will stay there until I'm too old to go there.



The little boy was only about 3 weeks old. Maybe he was abandoned there on the street or
his parents went away leaving him there alone. It was 5 gentle children who found him and made
an emergency call to the rescuers. The rescuers were a couple, I guess from the video.
　Soon after they got him from the kind kids, they came home to give him a warm bath. They
washed him a few times because he was so dirty. They must have been very happy to see the
boy having a good appetit. The next day they took him to the vet clinic and it was found that he
lacked vitamin D. So the vet gave him medication for that.
　Now he's in the safe place, and he's looking for a warm-hearted family to adopt him. I hope less
and less poor puppies will be found abandoned in the future.

Although the weather forecast told that it would rain hard this afternoon. However it didn't
rain much, but it was like a thunder storm. These days it's been scorching hot which could have
produced thunder clouds. That's why we had a lot of thunder and lightning this afternoon. In some
areas the electricity for nearly 1,000 houses stopped. In my city too there was also the same
problem. Does the similar weather happen tomorrow too? I hope not because I won't be able to
go out for shopping. I'm looking forward to watching the MLB game tomorrow morning instead.

(Wednesday, August 2, 2023)



A little boy was rescued by good people, but they decided that they couldn't take care of him.
Maybe they called the rescue team and a rescuer came to take him. First they came home and
the boy took a warm shower. After that he had a proper lunch. Then they went to the vet clinic.
Nothing seemed to be wrong with his health and he came back home with his small friend. They're
now very friendly to each other. Hope they'll find good families to adopt them soon.

It's not surprising that the Angels lost the second game with the Braves. Because the Braves
have a lot of sluggers and the pitchers have to pitch very carefully. Actually at the bottom of the
5th inning, Michael Harris II hit his 10th home run, and at the bottom of the 7th inning, Orlando
Arcia hit his 11th 2-run home run and Harris II hit his 11th home run again. Arcia is the 8th batter
and Harris II is the last batter on the team. The relievers of the Angels should have been more
careful with those two batters. Do you remember that Harris II was the center fielder who took a
home run away from Shohei Ohtani in yesterday's game? They gave back two home runs to
Harris II instead? What a stupid idea! Anyway now we know that the Braves are really strong.

(Thursday, August 3, 2023)

This morning I went out to the garbage collection site. It was burning hot today too. Recently
there were many cases in which little children die in cars with high temperature. The cause of
those accidents is that the nurses or teachers who were in the same car didn't make sure there
was no kids left in the car. Sometimes kids start sleeping in the car and they don't realize that
it was time for them to wake up and get out of the car. Left in the car, when they tried to get
out, it was too late. They can't help themselves and they just have to say goodbye to friends.

　Such terrible accidents should never happen. Some parents are easy to leave their kids in the
hot car, and start playing pachinko in the cool air-conditioned parlor. When they finish playing
pachinko and came out for the hot car, they notice that their kid is no longer alive. Playing pachinko
is more important than playing with kids? If you have little children, you can't leave them in the
hot apartment or in the car with high temperature. Kids are so fragile. You have to take good care
of them. You can play pachinko after your kids grow up to be adults.

　I'm never be too careful not to use too much electricity in the summer. Summer is just two or
three months. Even if you use too much air-conditioner, the electricity bill won't increase to
surprise you. Which is more important, saving energy or keeping yourself in good health? The
answer is a piece of cake. Even an elementary school kid knows the correct answer.



He was found wondering near the big lake. It was such a shivering cold place, so he loved the
cosiness of the blanket the rescuer gave him. He seemed starving so the rescuer gave him some
food and he devoured it quickly. After leaving the cold place they drove home and visited the vet
clinic. He had some lice, so the vet gave the rescuer lice-removing medicine. Other than that he
was in good health. At home he drank some water because he looked thirsty. Then the rescuer
sprayed lice-removing medicine over his body and shampooed him a few times. Now he was all
cleaned up. He looked at himself in the mirror and now he's ready to welcome a loving family to
adopt him. Hope he'll be able to have a happy life with them. Good luck, cute baby.

At the supermarket I often go shopping at, I met a cashier woman who loved my T-shirt with
a picture of a dog on the chest. It seemed that she was interested in the T-shirt, I gave her a
piece of paper on which the name of the company that made my T-shirts.

　　Internet Shopping : P-Lab.



　The quality of the T-shirts are so good and the printing technique is quite fine. Late this
afternoon I went to the Sotetsu Rosen and met the woman again. I was wearing one of the T-shirts
with late Ryoma's face on the shirt front. "This is my dog. He's already dead, though," I said to her.
Then she said, "I'm going to make one at the company," with a smile. She's such a pretty woman.
Don't misunderstand that I'm in love with her. I'm not a young guy who soon falls in love with pretty
women. But she's not only beautiful, but also charming.



Tomorrow morning Shohei Ohtani will be the starting pitcher for the game between the Angels
and the Seattle Mariners. Is he going to make his 10th winning game, or hit his 40th home run?
Everybody's interested in it. The game will start at 10:38 (Japan time) at the Angel Stadium of
Anaheim. Both teams are struggling hard to get the wild card, so all the three games from tomorrow
will be critical for both of them. For Ohtani personally tomorrow's game is more than important.
After the game is over, I'm going to take may parents-in-law to Sushiro after more than a month.
At present Sushiro is having a campaign for "chutoro" (medium-fatty tuna) which is our favorite.
My mother-in-law especially loves "ikura" (salmon roe). I love "engawa" (flounder) so much. And
my father-in-law loves everything if they're called "sushi."

(Friday, August 4, 2023)

At one o'clock this afternoon, I'm going to go to Sushiro with my parents-in-law who live in a
housing complex in my area. When they were younger, they were deceived by their friend. He
had borrowed a lot of money and my father-in-law was a co-signer of his debt. My father-in-law
was the owner of a building firm, but now his family had to run away from the debt. They moved
and moved and now they live in my city. How I wish I could live with my ex-wife together with her
parents. Of course they're not rich at present. They have to live with a small sum of pension they
get in two months. That's why I have to take them to Sushiro from time to time.

　They're really faithful people. But they were deceived by the man they tried to help. What an
unfair world we live in! I really want to make them happy, but I'm not rich enough to do so. It's not
very difficult to take them to Sushiro once in a month or two months. I know they look forward to
receiving an email of invitation. I don't get a big sum of money as pension, but I don't lose money
by gambling. I really wish I would win the first prize with Loto 7. Every dream of mine will come
true, except for one in which my ex-wife will be coming back to me. Funny, right?



At first the emergency call was about some newborn puppies, but when the rescuer arrived
at the site, he just found a little boy. The other two siblings were already dead, I'm very sorry. He
was frail and didn't want to drink water. He could eat some food. Now let's go home.
　Of course the next place they went to was the vet clinic. There were some fleas in the fur, but
other than that he was in good health. At home he took a bath and then maybe had a proper dinner
and went to bed covered with a blanket. Now he's looking for a new family to take care of him.
　It's a very difficult world for lost stray dogs or abandoned dogs to go on living alone. No clean
water or no good food. How can they live happy and healthy lives? Dogs' lives and human lives are
different? Is it OK for them to die easily? These days we seldom see stray dogs in the city, but
when I was a little boy there was a box full of cute puppies by the side of a road. Time changes
but in some poor countries, there are still tens of thousands of stray dogs without food and water.
There are many poor children under the same circumstances. They are starving to death. Even if
they're sick, there are no doctors to take care of them. This is the world we live in.



When the rescuer found her lying by the side of the road, she was barely alive. It seemed
that she couldn't move a little. The other adult dogs came to watch the rescue scene. They
looked very much worried about the little girl. The rescuer hurriedly made an appointment at
the emergency hospital and soon drove there. The doctor gave her an adrenaline shot and
blood infusion which made her alive again. The rescuer was very glad to see her so fine.
　When they got home, she drank some water and a proper dinner. And of course after that
she had a bath and was cleaned up. She looked like a brand-new dog. I was also very happy
that she became so active and is ready to be adopted by a new loving family. The rescuer was
really a lifesaver. If he didn't go there at once, she would have gone to the heaven.

(Saturday, August 5, 2023)

This morning I picked up a new video and start wathing it. It was a long one nearly 20 minutes
long. While I was watching it, I noticed I had seen it before. When half of the video was done, I
stopped watching it. The little girl in the video was so cute but she was suffering from Giardia.
Giardia infections are caused by poor sanitation. Actually she was staying in a dirty place before
she was rescued. But the sickness could be cured with enough rest and medications. That was
why she didn't have a good appetite. We really have to thank all the vets for taking care of dogs.

In yesterday's game, the Angels lost the game which they were sure to win until the 9th inning.
The reliable Dominican closer Carlos Estévez allowed the Mariners to hit a grand slam and lost
everything. When he walked the first two batters, I was afraid something terrible might happen.
Estévez's nickname is "Wild Thing," but basically he's a human being. He's not perfect at all. Once
Shohei Ohtani allowed three homers in just one game. He's also a human being, not perfecct at all.
Manager Nevin said in the interview after the game, "The team have been putting too much
burden on Estévez. The team owes him what they are at present. I'm not going to blame him."
Once I heard someone say, "Estévez is not basically a type of a closer. You can't trust him too
much, although he's a good pitcher." The problem is that he walks too many batters and puts
himself in a critical situation himself just like yesterday's game. They need a real closer.



I hated this video, but I thought I had to let you watch it too. Maybe the shooter of this video
is Chinese. The telop shown on the screen is in English, but in one of the scenes I saw the name
Tainanmen Gate which is the most famous gate in Beijing, China. You notice that the little dog
has been in the dirty cardboard box until the end. And they continued calling the dog "it" until
the end of the video. Why "it"? They didn't have chance to check if the dog was he or she?
　They tried to give the dog some sausages. Didn't they have anything else to eat which puppies
loved to eat? China is a country where people are not treated with a warm heart. How can they
treat little puppies gently? Do they really want to rescue poor dogs? Or do they just want to get
money by making a tragedy video of poor little dogs? I'm sorry, but I can't trust those people.



There is a very beautiful river called "the Kakita River" in Shizuoka Prefecture which I once
visited with my colleagues at school. I was so surprised at the crystal clear water I saw coming
up from the famous well. Actually there's no color with the water, but it looked emerald green.



　This is water from natural springs at the foot of Mt. Fuji. And it is regarded as one of the three
cleanest rivers in Japan. The rain and the snow that poured over Mt. Fuji was absorbed into the
cold lava and after about 10 thousand years, it came up like this.
　These days a lot of Chinese people are interested in buying the Japanese land that produces
pure water. I'm not sure why, but maybe they want to be rich by owning the precious land.
Because pure water is needed for Japanese people to live. I think they should take good care
of their own water-producing land. But as a matter of fact, they're making their own place dirty.
　I said it looked like emerald green, but it could also look cobalt blue. Anyway it's so beautiful.
When I first saw the water, I couldn't believe my eyes. I felt like swimming in the crystal clear
water, but it was forbidden of course. Everybody know keeping nature clean is so important.

(Sunday, August 6, 2023) Anniversary of the atomic-bombing of Hiroshima



The stray dogs who were waiting for the rescuer were the mother dog and her daughter. I'm
very sorry to know that the mother dog was completely blind. She must have gone through hard
days. But I'm happy to see her alive. Her daughter was fine and had a good appetite. There was
nothing wrong with the mother's health except her eyes, which couldn't be healed. They're both
adult dogs, so the rescue organization received them in theri large shelter. It was just like the
rescue organization in Hokkaido. Dogs are free to walk around, which will make them happy.

　It was a warm-hearted scene when the mother and the daughter curled themselves up side by
side. Maybe the daughter was worried about her mother and has been protecting her for a long
time. Will they be able to find good people to take care of them? If possible I'd like someone to
adopt them together. They can't be separated. Is it true that the mother's eyes couldn't be
healed? I want her to see the world once again, of course, her daughter's face.




The atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima was called "Little Boy," and the other
A-bomb dropped on Nagasaki was called "Fat Man." The B-29 bomber that went to Hiroshima
was named "Enola Gay," and the other B-29 "Bockscar." I got angry to know that, because
it was during the war and the two high-tech bombs were about to kill more than 200,000
civilians including babies and school children. They gave nicknames to the bombers and the
A-bombs. It's not a video game they were playing.

　It is said that in Hiroshima about 140,000 people were killed until the end of the year 1945.
The explosive power was bigger in Nagasaki, but because the bomb didn't hit the target, less
people were killed than Hiroshima. The A-bomb used for Hiroshima was of the uranium type,
and the bomb dropped on Nagasaki was of the plutonium type. Almost all of the A-bombs
possessed by most counties are of the plutonium type. If they visit the peace memorial parks
in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they'll know what happens after the explosion. Why don't they blame
their governments by saying, "Abolish all the A-bombs we have! No more Hiroshima! No more
Nagasaki!" Is it OK for their kids to be killed in a flash during the coming nuclear wars?

　When they're asked what they think of the A-bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, most
of the older Americans would answer, "The A-bombs were needed to end the war ASAP. They
saved the lives of a lot of young American soldiers." But is it true? Japan was not strong
enough to go on the war with the United States. Were the A-bombs really needed? I guess the
real reason that they used the brand-new bombs was that they just wanted to test the bombs.
They insist that they wanted to save young Americans, but I don't think so. However the fact
that they produced and used the horrible bombs has been written in the world history. They
can make many excuses, but it's impossible to rewrite the history.



I'm sorry to point this out, but the there are not a few mistakes with the telops in English. It
must be true that they belong to Paw Squadron, but not in the United States. They're from
Eastern Europ, I suppose. However I suggest they use correct English if they want to be trusted.
If they are to receive donation, they have to be an organization that could be relied on.
　Anyway it was good that the little girl was lucky enough to find a loving family to adopt her.
She's so charming that she'll be loved by those good people. By the way at the beginning of the
video the rescuer gave her some food on a simple plastic plate which was no good as a plate
for food. If you call yourself a rescuer, you should always prepare some good bowls for food and
water. As I said before, it's very important for you to be trusted by a lot of usual people.

Don't be surprised to know that the Angels lost the game against the Mariners again. They
lost three games in a row. Shohei Ohtani is too tired to do anything for the team. He's a kind of
a fuse to let the team explode. So when Ohtani couldn't make a hit or a homerun, his teammates
couldn't do anything explosive for the team. They have a lot of good chances but they can't get
them. Even if they can go on to the post season, I don't think they can win any games with other
stronger teams. As a matter of fact, they couldn't hold a candle to the Atlanta Braves. It doesn't
mean anything just to go on to the post season. They want to be the World Champion.
　They're having another game with the Mariners. If they lose again, they should stop playing
baseball in the MLB. They should take a long vacation and refresh themselves. They shouldn't
give away their fans any longer. Or are they going to keep playing games for Shohei Ohtani to
become a home run king? Sorry, I'm saying something I shouldn't say. I've got to calm down.



As the video went on, the little boy became more and more active. First he didn't look hungry,
but actually he was starving. When they visited the park on their way back home, he made some
new friends to play with. He got also popular among the people there. Then they went to visit
the best vet in town. He was in good health. So he came home and met Arra there. They soon
became good friends with each other. After taking a hot refreshing bath, it was a dinner time for
both of them, although the cat couldn't join them because they were too active. They had a wild
time eating up all the food. The boy is so beautiful that he'll be adopted by a good family soon.



The first nuclear test was carried out at 56 kilometers southeast of Socorro, New Mexico.
The first A-bomb was of plutonium type, the same type of an A-bomb that was dropped on
Nagasaki. At that time, America knew that the Soviet Union was also developing a nuclear
weapon. So they wanted to complete the test quickly and use the bomb over Japan to become
the number 1 superpower after the second world war was over.

　They didn't need to drop the A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, because Japan didn't have
any power to promote the war. The Japanese government wanted to surrender itself to the
United States on just one condition. They wanted the Emperor to survive the war. However
America demanded an unconditional surrender from Japan. I'm not sure if it was true or not.
Anyway they just didn't want to finish the war, but they insisted that they should drop the new
bombs on Japanese cities to make them surrender ASAP.

　Some people wonder if the United States dropped A-bombs when the last enemy was
Germany, the same Anglo-Saxon country. Didn't they experiment on A-bombs because the
target was Japan, an Asian country? There should have been racial discrimination. I agree.
America used to be a country where black people couldn't sit in the same part of the bus
as the white people. Maybe the top people believed that people with yellow skin could be killed
by the newly-developed bomb. I don't know exactly. I don't know. I have no idea.

(Monday, August 7, 2023)

At 11:45 I had an appointment at the dentist, but I was a little late for the appointed time. I
said sorry to the dentist and the nursed, but they just smiled at me and said, "Never mind."
They were so gentle. They were happy to start treating my molar. Last time I went to the clinic
they took a dental impression. Then today the dentist put a silver crown on the tooth. It fitted
the root of the tooth very well. Now everything's OK and I'll have to go again for a whole checkup
in November or December this year. I think it's a good idea to go see the dentist from time to time.

This morning I got an envelope from the Mutual Aid Association, Kanagawa Branch Office. It
said that my insurance fee for August couldn't be automatially withdrawn from my bank account.
I already finished applying for that more than two and a half months ago. What's wrong with it?
I soon called the office and they checked up what was going on. Their conclusion was that they
didn't receive my application form yet. Maybe the bank in Fujisawa made a big mistake not to
send my application form to the proper place. So what I have to do is to go to the bank again
and turn in the application form again. It's too late for the August's payment to be automatially
withdrawn from the bank account, so I have to use the ATM and pay the money into the bank
account of the Mutual Aid Association in Yokohama. How stupid they are!



He must have spending a lonely nights all by himself. When he saw the rescuer at the
construction site, he was happy and started wagging his tail. He was such a playful and friendly boy.
Out of the construction site, he had his first proper meal and started for home. The next day he
went to the vet clinic and was found that nothing was wrong with his health except for some fleas.
Two girls happened to be there and were very much interested in him.
　When they came home, he met his new friends who had been staying there since the week before.
The dog who was there first was adopted by a vet. Maybe the boy who showed up in this video
might have been adopted because he was such a beautiful boy. Good luck to both of them.

I know that my English is not so good. That's why I keep on writing in my English diary. When I
write, I sometimes need to look up the new words in my web-dictionary. If you use a web-dictionary,
you don't have to turn over the pages, which is very convenient. But you shouldn't write English
with the help of web-dictionary too much. Your English won't sound natural then.
　I sometimes lose confidence in keeping on writing English. But a very famous saying goes, "Practice
makes perfect." I like the saying and I'm sure it's true. Don't give it up easily, and someday you'll
be both a good writer and a good speaker of English. If the one who is reading these sentences is
a native speaker, I'd be happy if you let me know some possible mistakes that I've made.