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Sunday, February 27, 2011

ANOTHER DAY

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2011
The South entrance to the VA Hospital, La Jolla, California

Same entrance, closer

The Southern view from the entrance pictured above.
Note the gray skies, very uncharacteristic for SoCal. even in the dead of winter.


My current project. A Keepsake box. On Fridays I work on projects to build the fine motor skills. On the other days I work my hands using Resistance Putty and Thera-bands. (photos to appear later).

Felicia, A UCSD Student Volunteer, who helps in my therapy sessions, along with Elaine and Eddie.

After the VA transport van dropped me off at home, I took some pictures to share with you...
This is my front door. My house faces due west. So this is looking towards the east, with the rocky hills that make up my backdoor view.

Even in WINTER
Everywhere I look

I am constantly reminded

Of why I choose to live in SoCal.



This was the Southern view on Friday 25 February. On Saturday 26 February, those clouds turned into a frog strangling downpour. And in the East County snow fell at 2800 ft. In a few days you nice people on the east coast will be getting a taste of this storm system.

But by Sunday 27, February, the skies over SoCal looked like this again.

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Roba Dolce Redux
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If you're a regular reader, you may recall my original post concerning the FREE SAMPLES of Sorbetto and Gelatto I received from the kind people at Roba Dolce, just for putting their logo in my side bar. In that post I wrote about my impression with their product. I raved about the Raspberry Almond Fudge, The Lemon and the Blood Orange. But I was less than cordial about their Mango Sorbetto.

Let me state that the product review was based on my taste impressions from eating the 6.6 oz single serving containers. And since then we, discussed the date of manufacture on the mango. Apparently the single serving container of mango was from an older recipe. But the large container, which was also in the original post, was from a newer recipe. And in the spirit of fairness, I must say;

The new Mango is superb. It is tangy, tart exquisitely sweet and it has that distinct mango after taste that revisits the pallet for a few breaths after swallowing. In actuality, the only element missing from a true mango experience is the hair-like fibrils stuck in your teeth.

Also in the package was a large carton of Pistachio Sorbetto. 
The problem with most frozen concoctions containing nuts is that the nuts are usually mushy and tasteless and are in short supply. 
The Roba Dolce Pistachio Sorbetto does not have any of these problems.
I liked it.

HAVE A GREAT AND BLESSED WEEK.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

A DAY.

11//2/11
5:55 am. Looking out my backdoor. 
Facing due East. The mountains in the distance are known as the Cuyamacas. 
The Cuyamaca Mountains are a mountain range in San Diego County, California. The mountains run roughly northwest to southeast. The highest elevations are Cuyamaca Peak at 6,512 feet  and Stonewall Peak at 5,700 feet. The San Diego River and the Sweetwater River both rise in the Cuyamacas.

I spent a major portion of my day at the VA, doing Physical Therapy (PT). And Occupational Therapy (OT). Here are some photos from my OT sessions.

This is Elaine. My primary OT

This is Eddie. My secondary OT. 
The bird catcher is one of the projects I'm working on, to build my manual dexterity and reestablish my fine motor skills. The parts are all precut. But require sanding, aligning, gluing, clamping and finishing. The Bird Catcher is ready for painting.

This is my first project.  My little red birdhouse. Not much to look at. But a major milestone accomplishment for me. Considering that just over a year ago, I couldn't open my hands.



My current project. A Flower Basket.
Made by  aligning and gluing 76 identical pieces of softwood, into 2 sides (shown here).


And this is what it looks like assembled.
I'm going to leave this unpainted. And get some really manly biker type flowers to dress it up.
These photos were taken with my iPhone.

After I got home, I took my Nikon COOLPIC S570 outback. I will post those photos later.


ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. ON THE SAME DAY THAT THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT SUCCESSFULLY CAST OFF THE SHACKLES OF AN OPPRESSIVE GOVERNMENT.
LET FREEDOM RING...

Friday, February 4, 2011

CRIMINAL IMMIGRANTS Vs YOUR RIGHTS



I AM A CARD CARRYING MEMBER OF THE NRA AND THE CCRKBA.
I REALIZE THAT SOME PEOPLE DO NOT SUPPORT THE RIGHT TO GUN OWNERSHIP. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THEM, I'M NOT ADDRESSING YOU TODAY.

FOR THE REST OF YOU, I HAVE A SERIOUS MESSAGE TO CONVEY.I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO AT THIS LINK...
FOR DECADES THE PROGRESSIVE LIBERALS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REMOVE OUR GOD GIVEN, CONSTITUTIONALLY AFFIRMED  RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS. AND RECENTLY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION ALONG WITH THE INSTITUTIONALLY CORRUPT MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAVE TAKEN TO BLAMING AMERICAN GUN OWNERSHIP FOR THE PROLIFERATION OF VIOLENCE AT THE US/MEXICO BORDER.
(President Obama, Secretary of State HR Clinton, Senators Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer and Mexican Presidente Felipe Calderon say; "90% of all guns being used by Mexican Drug Cartels originate in the United States.")
THIS NRA VIDEO PROVIDES THE TRUTH BEHIND THE MISINFORMATION.
YOU'LL DEFINITELY BE INTERESTED IN HEARING THE TRUTH ABOUT WHERE THE GUNS BEING USED BY THE MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS ARE REALLY COMING FROM.

PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO
CLICK IT.

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