I put another candle on the birthday cake

My daughter and I went to the Los Angeles Zoo. We missed the Killer Monkeys, but we saw a well developed ass end of a silverback gorilla, a rhinoceros who favored us with his back side as well. Monitor lizards, the new LAIR, Living Amphibians, Invertebrates & Reptiles. I'm not fond of creepy crawlies but they were well protected behind glass.

Today I went with my mom to her Retinal doctor because she has wet macular degeneration in both eyes. The doctor assured her she's be seeing better within a 8 months by going to join a clinical trial. We're keeping our fingers crossed.

I am going to end this short missive tonight. I have a wedding and reception to go to tomorrow and I'm beat tonight.

Ciao peeps.




Every time I drive by Fox Studios I sniffle a little.

Living out of Coleman Campers & I gotta get away

The fridge saga continues. It's supposed to be here tomorrow between 1130 and 1330.
I will believe it when I see it.

This weekend we did some sightseeing in the area. We went down to the Seaman's Memorial in San Pedro and took Duffy T Dog along for a ride.

 Duffy was not going to even think about going in the fountain.

 Duffy and The Rabbit at the end of a 68' cannon barrel

 Duffy being distracted by boats in the harbor,and the Rabbit looking at the loading end of the barrel.If you look closely you can see the mast of the USS Iowa which now lives alongside the LA Harbor Main Channel in San Pedro. It will open to the public July 7th. 

The Merchant Marine Memorial. Behind it on the slabs are the names of the CA merchant marine seamen who lost their lives in service to their country.

Tuna Fisherman Memorial.

There is a church in San Pedro called Maria Stella Mare

Mary Star of the Sea where Christ is holding a tuna boat. 

 This is Redondo Beach. The view from El Torito Restaurant where my friend, my daughter and I celebrated my birthday early with tequila. It was a lovely day.

Peace and Out Kiddos.

So Nashville is gone like the wind

I was really hoping to go to Nashville for the convention (AGO) but it's slipping away like the sand does in the tide.
Our fridge died last weekend and we bought a new one to be delivered today. But, it was too wide. The slot for the fridge was not wide enough. Went back to the store and we picked out another one by the same manufacturer that was narrower and a bit smaller. It was higher priced!!!! I said can you knock it down to what we paid? Supposedly we're going to hear tomorrow when the delivery will be. in the meantime coolers are overtaking my kitchen.

Next week is my birthday. I'm hopefully going out to dinner. If not, I would not want to be around this house at all.

da bunny

A Hippy Woman's Life Book Page 51

A Hippy Woman's Life Book Page 51

By Amulbunny   

June 18, 2012

 

Outside my window. . . 62, June Gloom,breezy

I am thinking…  today I have proof that karma exists

I am thankful for…  my daughter who’s wise beyond her years.

From the learning rooms… the earth is so interesting

I can't believe . . .he’d leave me with -0- gas and then tell me to grow up

From the kitchen . . . Nothing. Fridge died.

I am wearing…  brown leggings, dansko clogs, blouse

I am creating . . . nothing right now

      

I am going…   to go to the grocery store and get something to cook on the grill

I am reading . . . “Volcano Watch”

I am hoping…  things start looking up

I am hearing…  Law and Order: CI

Around the house. . .  Coolers filled with stuff from the fridge

One of my favorite things… shoe shopping

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  See the ortho tomorrow for my finger

2.  Empty the laundry basket

3.  Write some letters

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Doug Phillips is a tool . . . . updated

We add this little reminder . . . .

What in the blue blazes is a manhood arsenal?

Who comes up with these things?

Good grief. 

Not only is he a tool, he's a mean spirited little man who tells his family members that don't agree with his type of patriarchal nonsense that they are fools and they will go to hell. Nice kind of relative, huh? Mean spirited & evil.

Yesterday was my 747th post

In honor of that (and the fact that I've kept this blog up) here is the queen of the skies and my favorite airline:

I flew on these planes during my restless teens and twenties. I loved this airplane. I loved riding in the front, going upstairs to the lounge, and just being on her. She took me to Paris, London, cross this country more times than I can count.

da bunny 

We will wait and see

I needed new glasses. I went to Lenscrafters with my Rx and they wanted over $400 for a pair of glasses even after my insurance. I said thank you no. A friend of mine in Memphis said if you have your Rx you can go to this website and get exactly what you need for a lot less.

So I did. I went to zennioptical.com and ordered a pair of nice glasses with progressive lenses and transitions for 126.95. They'll be here in about 2 1/2 weeks, hopefully before I leave for Nashville.

Nashville is tentative if all the i's can be dotted and t's can be crossed. It's for the AGO 2012 convention. I am really hoping that I can go. Trusting that it will happen. The concerts that are scheduled are wonderful, the city is bursting with things to see.

Peace. Out.

A Hippy Woman's Life Book Page 50

A Hippy Woman's Life Book Page 50

By Amulbunny   

June 2, 2012

Outside my window. . . 65, moonlit

I am thinking… I have to call the doctor again Monday.

I am thankful for…  good antibiotics.

From the learning rooms… I’m reading a book about pre-WW2 Germany. Fascinating!

I can't believe . . . I actually got my husband to do something other than watch TV.

From the kitchen . . . Brats and hot dogs tomorrow on the grill.

I am wearing…  sweats and a big ole t-shirt.

I am creating . . . a quiet place to sleep

      

I am going…   to get into bed soon.

I am reading . . . “In the Garden of Evil”

I am hoping…  tomorrow is nice

I am hearing…  Iron Chef America

Around the house. . .  Tomorrow dinner with MOM at my house

One of my favorite things… sweet apples

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Call the doctor

2.  Finish my book

3.  Work on the deck

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

da bunny

So we found out what my problem was. . . . .

This puppy was the culprit. 

Now I'm on a very strong antibiotic and I'm drinking lots of liquid. 

Hopefully the pain will be gone soon.

This could have been a lot worse than it was. 

Thankfully it wasn't.

Pay attention to your body. 

Don't ignore symptoms.

da bunny

Oh I forgot something, it's new at LAX

Air France is now bringing its A380 for flights 65/66 into LAX. The airport is being proactive and has electronic signs at the pertinent exits for the people who are meeting or delivering passengers. This is a good thing. Normally AF comes into Terminal 2, but the A380 is using the Tom Bradley International Terminal aka TBIT. TBIT is undergoing a huge construction project which will go on ad infinitum due to $$$ change orders and contractor issues. When it's finally done, the existing terminal will be torn down to make a kinder gentler terminal area.  So we welcome the new plane to LAX.

One more thing, the vaunted new luggage security area which is in place at TBIT is not doing what they wanted. 

A $140-million baggage screening facility that was part of a recent remodel of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport has been able to process only about half the luggage it was designed to handle, airport officials said Monday.

Deputy Airport Director Roger Johnson said the facility, which relies on a complicated system of conveyors to feed bags into and out of security scanners, was supposed to screen 3,240 pieces of luggage an hour but has been processing between 1,500 and 1,800 bags an hour.

Because of the problem, Johnson said that occasionally during peak travel times bags have had to be taken to the nearby American Airlines terminal so to be scanned before being returned to Bradley and loaded onto international flights.

“It has not been that often, but it is problematic,” Johnson said.

He attributed the capacity issues to inadequate operational procedures, not breakdowns of the machinery, which is housed in a 45,000-square-foot annex that was included in a $737-million remodel of the Bradley Terminal that was completed in 2010.

 This is the TSA's area of concern. Either they aren't staffing the luggage screening area properly or they aren't moving fast enough with the amount of bags coming in. Can't do the old we'll not do 10% of the bags to move things along anymore, which is what I heard happened in the old days.


Have a nice week.
da bunny

28 May 2012

For those who served. 

Thank you.

This is getting old

The last 2 weeks have been a merry go round of problems with me. Hopefully this will pass. When I feel better I'll be back to blogging about things happening. Space-X, Dragon, hometown company making good. Until then......

The Eclipse as seen from Manhattan Beach CA

Seen through the beach haze.

Been a while since we shuffled hasn't it?

1. Abraham's Daughter                      Arcade Fire
2. Atheists Don't Have No Songs       Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers
3. Court & Spark                               Joni Mitchell
4. Disposer supreme (Old 104th)        Trinity Choir Choir
5. Hotel Nacional                              Gloria Estefan
6. Mambo Swing                               Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
7. Best Love                                      Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers     
8. The Real Slim Kermie                    The Muppets
9. Eyes Open                                     Taylor Swift
10. Rolling in the Deep                        Adele

Chili con carne not chili macaroni.

When I was growing up chili was tomatos, some ground chili pepper, hamburger, some onions and macaroni. This was the norm. Probably the same norm that a good number of households in the primarily German/Polish area of the state we lived in.

As I got older, my tastes were refined. I found that chili, in this state is not the same as what I grew up with. It can be red or white, with meat, with beans, one with one and some with none. Kidney beans could be replaced with pinto beans, black beans, broad beans.

I've pretty much come to a conclusion that there is not one right way to make the soup. So today I've cut up 2 sweet onions, thrown in some crushed garlic to sweat in oil, 1.3 lbs of choice cut up beef sirloin, 1 can of crushed tomatos, 2 cans of fire roasted tomatos, 1 can of chili tomatos, 1 large can of red kidney beans, 1 regular can of black beans. To that I added a mixture of dark ground chili pepper, ground ancho chili, ground chipotle chili, ground red pepper flakes, some Spanish paprika, and 1 shot of Chipotle Tabasco. Now it's simmering on the back burner and in about 2 1/2 hours it will be food. This is is:

Peace. 

A Hippy Woman's Life Book Page 49

A Hippy Woman's Life Book Page 49

By Amulbunny   

May 14, 2012

Outside my window. . . 71, sunny and breezy

I am thinking… it could have been like this yesterday.

I am thankful for…  going out to lunch with my kiddo.

From the learning rooms… I found the local police/fire on the scanner on my iTouch. Simple things!

I can't believe . . . how tired I am right now.

From the kitchen . . . I made seafood lasagna yesterday

I am wearing…  new shorts, UK tee shirt and flip flops.

I am creating . . . the energy to clean

      

I am going…   to start another load of laundry (ditto)

I am reading . . . A bunch of stuff, depends what room I’m in

I am hoping…  the sunny days continue

I am hearing…  the news on KABC 7.

Around the house. . .  Tomorrow: weed whacking!

One of my favorite things… sweet perfume

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Doctor on Thursday

2.  Bible Study on Tuesday

3.  Get a little sun

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Whew

Today was one of those days. My mom picked me up and I drove her to the orthopedist who is a really nice doctor. He agreed that she should go back to therapy and she will. Then we braved the aisles of Costco, she pushed the cart, while I ran the aisles. Trader Joes was next and I strongly suggested to her that she should get Cookie Butter. OMG, that stuff is like crack. 

Tomorrow morning we'll be at it again. This time to the Alpine Market to pick up some wonderful tasty German pickles for our dinner on Sunday. Sunday we're having seafood lasagna for our Mother's Day dinner. Mom loves it, I can make it, and my husband thinks it's wonderful. I would prefer a nice steak, baked potatos and some carrots and parsnips parboiled and cooked in a nice orange juice glaze. I'll get myself some nice boneless thin pork chops, sauerkraut and mashed potatos and make it for myself one night next week. 

After I got home, I called my friend because he wanted to get a Starbucks and chat for a while. It was pleasant to see him and we talked for about an hour about things we've seen while apart. We used to be quite the pair, going places and doing things that ranged from conventions to concerts to just hanging out around the pool. He has a birthday this week and turns 67 and is going to Catalina for a couple of days to relax. 

Lucky him. 

Have a good start to your weekend.

da bunny

5-7-12 Monday Muse

If you have tell it that dinner's ready and I need it back right now!

Dream another dream of me....& a comment re that person who says I'm mean

Last night I had another one of those dreams with someone who I really used to like a lot. If it ever came true I'd be Alice in Wonderland and then some. I wasn't even thinking of this person. And there were others who were complicit in the dream as well. Like running through barriers separating sides of a runway from a street... and it ending up somewhere totally different. Now if I'd been drinking, you know I might understand it.

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And she flounced and came back. And she did the same damn thing almost exactly 1 year ago. Wild.

She's reinventing herself into a parable of fascinating womanhood. And taking over an innocent FB group too. Sorry C, you're a fake. Pure and simple. Get over yourself. Try to be honest, realize there are valid versions of the Bible. You'd have a hard time in France and Spain telling them the KJV is the only version of the Bible. Later honey pie.

5-5-2012 (adds up to 15 which adds up to 6)

Ole'