Daily Routine

Push-ups：１４ times
Walking: ０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：０ minutes

I'm so busy that I cannot afford to have enough time to be here today.

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１４＋１４ times
Walking: ０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：０ minutes

It has been three years and sixteen days in a row since I quit smoking.
I kept two sets of fourteen-time push-ups for the fourth consecutive day and also
kept more than one set of ten times for seventh successive day.
It's actually quite sunny today and while riding a bike on my way to the work place,
I felt a little warmer than yesterday, enjoying sunshine.
But temperatues are around nine degrees, so in order not to catch a cold, I should not
be carelessness.

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１４＋１４ times
Walking: ３０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：０ minutes

Three years and fifteen days in a row have passed since I stopped smoking.
I kept two sets of fourteen-time push-ups for the third successive day and kept
over one set of ten-time push-ups for the sixth straight day.
I've noticed that warming my wrists with leg-warmers is pretty effective to prevent
chill in my fingertips....This is a bit of a surprise for me.

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１４＋１４ times
Walking: ０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：０ minutes

I could keep no-smoking for three years and fourteen days in a row.
I also could keep two sets of fourteen-time push-ups for the second straight day and
over one set of ten-time push-ups for the fifth consecutive day.
Actually it's cold and windy today.
Anyway today is the midwinter day or Touji in Japanese when the length of a day is
the shortest in the year.
This also means that from tomorrow the day length surely and steadily becomes longer
and longer by about one minute per day.
And, the season for cherry blossom viewing also draws near little by little.
This is the best thing for me in midwinter.

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１４＋１４ times
Walking: ０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：７ minutes

It has been three years and thirteen days in a row since I kicked smoking.
I could increase the number of push-ups by one set of 14 times to two sets of them and
I kept over one set of 10 times for the fourth straight day.
It had been raining from last night to this morning.
And now it's cloudy and sometimes sunny.
I drank a little Shouchu for the first time in a very long time to have a sound sleep.
Actually I cannot easily get to sleep after I take some coffee in the evening.
So, I tried some sake last night....I'm afraid a drinking habit will come back,
but I think it worked....I had a not-so-bad sleep.

Reading（２２３２）

＜２０１４年１月３１日までの目標＞
Reading：CNN・BBC・TIME・VOAなどのニューススクリプトを通算２２５０本以上。

VOA：

bow　：《海事》船首、艦首◆【対】stern
incendiary　：放火犯、感情を刺激する、扇情的な、扇動的な
entitle to　：～に対する権利を与える
pivot　：〔旋回軸のように〕中心となる物［人］
ramp up　：〔一定の比率で〕増やす、増加［上昇・成長］させる
on guard　：見張って、用心して、当番で

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１４ times
Walking: a total of ４０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：０ minutes

Three years and twelve days in a row have passed since I gave up smoking.
Again I increased the number of push-ups by just one time to one set of fourteen times.
I hope to do two sets of them in the very near future.
After a cold rain, it's cold and very windy in Nagoya today.
An empty trush box was just in front of my work place, which must have been blown off
from somewhere.
Anyway I've noticed that Oshibori and hand-warmer are really effective against wintry cold.
I think it has some effects like footbath.....maybe.＾＾；；；

Reading（２２３１）

＜２０１４年１月３１日までの目標＞
Reading：CNN・BBC・TIME・VOAなどのニューススクリプトを通算２２５０本以上。

VOA：

scandal-plagued　：スキャンダルに悩まされて［苦しめられて］いる、不祥事まみれの
interest-free　：利息なしの、無利息の、無利子の
amount to　：結局～（ということ［意味］）になる、要するに～ということになる、～を意味する
portray oneself as a victim　：自分を被害者に見立てる
naive　：〔経験不足であまりに〕うぶな、ばか正直な、考えが甘い
electioneering　：選挙運動◆不可算

Reading（２２３０）

＜２０１４年１月３１日までの目標＞
Reading：CNN・BBC・TIME・VOAなどのニューススクリプトを通算２２５０本以上。

VOA：

organ harvesting　：移植用臓器の摘出
prisoner of conscience　：政治犯
Falun Gong　：《the ～》法輪功◆李洪志(Li Hongzhi)を教祖とする中国の気功集団
interrogate　：（人）に問いただす、根掘り葉掘り尋ねる、詮索する、質問する、尋問する
registry　：登録（すること）
death-row prisoner　：死刑囚

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１３ times
Walking: ０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：０ minutes

I could keep no-smoking for three years and eleven days in a row.
I tried increasing the number of push-ups by three times to one set of 13 times, and
I hope to increase it little by little.
When I left home for my work place, it was still raining.
Now it's cloudy and a little dark just as it looks like it's going to start raining again.
The temperatures will be around ten degreees, so I feel less cold than yesterday.
Anyway I have to make a habit of gargling and washing my hands to ward off colds.