When was the last time you did an earthquake drill?
Is there room for you to drop, cover, and hold on under your desk?
Encourage your employer and family to particpate in California's annual earthquake drill!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Summer is over? I disagree!
Some are saying that summer has ended. Wasn't it just yesterday that I was welcoming summer adventures? I don't believe summer can end until the baseball season ends. That makes sense right?
We've had some great adventures:
*A and I got out our backpacking gear, and spent a blissful two nights in the wilderness. It was just us, some roaming cows with cow bells, a very bright moon, a lot of dust, and the fresh dry air of the high sierras.
*We've made many trips to museums this summer:
We've had some great adventures:
*A and I got out our backpacking gear, and spent a blissful two nights in the wilderness. It was just us, some roaming cows with cow bells, a very bright moon, a lot of dust, and the fresh dry air of the high sierras.
*We've made many trips to museums this summer:
- California Academy of Sciences (you can watch the pengquins online!) The re-model is quite impressive and they do have an amazing living roof.
- De Young, Legion of Honor Both of these museums are hosting exhibits focusing on Paris and the impressionist era.
- Oakland Museum of California There is an incredibly fun exhibit about Pixar, an amazing History of CA exhibit which focuses only on our beautiful state, how it came to be, and the memories of the more recent decades such as the 60s.
*We have enjoyed getting together with our friends and their little ones. People grow so fast!
*I recently had a great time with the ladies in Ashland, Oregon at the Shakespeare Festival. Note: We didn't actually see any Shakespeare Productions. We saw a speed version (2 hrs 45 min) play of "Pride and Prejudice" and an absolutely phenomenal musical called "She Loves Me". (She Loves Me is one of the stories which inspired "You've Got Mail".)
*Of course, we've been to more baseball games. Just yesterday, we saw the Red Sox play the A's. I love that the restaurant behind home plate is open to everyone, and we're allowed to sit at a table for the entire game. What a great view! The Red Sox squeaked out a win to stop the A's from sweeping them despite Beckett's not-so-good day of pitching. He walked the bases loaded and then walked Coco Crisp home! I would've been happy if the A's swept the Red Sox even though I was sporting a Youkilis shirt.
I'm sure I've missed recounting some of our adventures. Feel free to post anything you have to add or some of your own favorite summer adventures!
Crunching and Reading
This afternoon, during document review, I grabbed a bowl of pita chips, hummus, and guacamole. It seemed like a perfect afternoon snack. EXCEPT the crunching was too loud for me to concentrate on what I was reading. I'm looking for quieter snack alternatives.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Summer Fun
Dear July 2010,
How did you arrive so quickly? I am enjoying the adventures you bring and hope that you never end.
July 3 - Beach Day in Point Reyes National Seashore
The stairs down to the light house were a bit tedious, but worth the walk. Did you know the light house was first lit on my birthday 107 year before I was born? It's such an amazing and dynamic coast to explore. After wandering the windy light house point, we spent the afternoon on Drake's Beach. We found a spot a bit sheltered from the wind, ate our delicious picnic, took a nap, and then dove into the sand. A dug a hole almost to China, but ran into some water. He built a sand wall, I built sand turtles. I named them Tommy and Teddy Turtle. When we left, we encouraged some kids to use our hole play with the turtles.
July 4 - Mom and the USA's Birthday
A great family day of lunch, birthday cake, monopoly, and fire works. The birthday cake (made by my Sis) was super creative. It had cupcakes on top of the cake! The garden themed cake was decorated with vegetables and flowers. It was almost too pretty to eat. Almost. Of course, we all ate and enjoyed it.
July 7 - Yankees vs Oakland A's
I have become quite a baseball fan this season. I will always love the Red Sox, although they are harder to follow from the west coast. Thus, I've been attending Giants and A's games this season. The Giants have been of great interest to me this summer but you can't go wrong with $2 Wednesday's at the Oakland A's stadium. My sister and I cheered for opposing teams during this Yankees vs A's game. She has a thing for the Yankees...and they are quite good. Coco Crisp and Ryan Sweeney (my favorite A's players) just weren't having the best luck that night. I just love being at a ball park and watching the kettle corn guy dance.
July 9 - Tuolomne Meadows Lodge
We arrived at the tent cabins in Tuolomne Meadows, Yosemite, reconnected with some of A's high school pals and made some new friends with happy hour (snacks!) in the high sierras.
July 10 - Hike to Clouds Rest
Fueled with oatmeal and bananas, A and I hiked 7 miles from Tenaya Lake to Clouds Rest.
Starting elevation: 8,000 feet.
Elevation of Clouds Rest: 9,600 feet.
Number of mosquitos: relentless
Yosemite is hands down, my favorite place in the world. To experience this hike, and the view from Clouds Rest for the first time was incredible. I have hiked to the top of Half Dome four times and thought that was a treat. The view from Clouds Rest looks down on Half Dome and provides a 360 degree view of the Sierras including Yosemite Valley. It showed me there is soooo much more to the Sierras than my beloved Yosemite Valley. I'm eager to explore it all.
July 11 - Introduction to Rock Climbing
Our Yosemite pals, have recently picked up the hobby of rock climbing. We went to the base of Daft Dome (in Tuolomne Meadows) and watched as they morphed into spider people scrambling up the face of the rock. It was a great introduction to the basics of rock climbing (what gear you need, how to move on a rock, how tiny a "juicy" grab really is, etc). Our wobbly legs were not up for an attempt that day, but appreciate knowing a little more about it.
Thanks again, July, for all of the fun. I look forward to the adventures yet to come.
Sincerely,
C-Bart
How did you arrive so quickly? I am enjoying the adventures you bring and hope that you never end.
July 3 - Beach Day in Point Reyes National Seashore
The stairs down to the light house were a bit tedious, but worth the walk. Did you know the light house was first lit on my birthday 107 year before I was born? It's such an amazing and dynamic coast to explore. After wandering the windy light house point, we spent the afternoon on Drake's Beach. We found a spot a bit sheltered from the wind, ate our delicious picnic, took a nap, and then dove into the sand. A dug a hole almost to China, but ran into some water. He built a sand wall, I built sand turtles. I named them Tommy and Teddy Turtle. When we left, we encouraged some kids to use our hole play with the turtles.
July 4 - Mom and the USA's Birthday
A great family day of lunch, birthday cake, monopoly, and fire works. The birthday cake (made by my Sis) was super creative. It had cupcakes on top of the cake! The garden themed cake was decorated with vegetables and flowers. It was almost too pretty to eat. Almost. Of course, we all ate and enjoyed it.
July 7 - Yankees vs Oakland A's
I have become quite a baseball fan this season. I will always love the Red Sox, although they are harder to follow from the west coast. Thus, I've been attending Giants and A's games this season. The Giants have been of great interest to me this summer but you can't go wrong with $2 Wednesday's at the Oakland A's stadium. My sister and I cheered for opposing teams during this Yankees vs A's game. She has a thing for the Yankees...and they are quite good. Coco Crisp and Ryan Sweeney (my favorite A's players) just weren't having the best luck that night. I just love being at a ball park and watching the kettle corn guy dance.
July 9 - Tuolomne Meadows Lodge
We arrived at the tent cabins in Tuolomne Meadows, Yosemite, reconnected with some of A's high school pals and made some new friends with happy hour (snacks!) in the high sierras.
July 10 - Hike to Clouds Rest
Fueled with oatmeal and bananas, A and I hiked 7 miles from Tenaya Lake to Clouds Rest.
Starting elevation: 8,000 feet.
Elevation of Clouds Rest: 9,600 feet.
Number of mosquitos: relentless
Yosemite is hands down, my favorite place in the world. To experience this hike, and the view from Clouds Rest for the first time was incredible. I have hiked to the top of Half Dome four times and thought that was a treat. The view from Clouds Rest looks down on Half Dome and provides a 360 degree view of the Sierras including Yosemite Valley. It showed me there is soooo much more to the Sierras than my beloved Yosemite Valley. I'm eager to explore it all.
July 11 - Introduction to Rock Climbing
Our Yosemite pals, have recently picked up the hobby of rock climbing. We went to the base of Daft Dome (in Tuolomne Meadows) and watched as they morphed into spider people scrambling up the face of the rock. It was a great introduction to the basics of rock climbing (what gear you need, how to move on a rock, how tiny a "juicy" grab really is, etc). Our wobbly legs were not up for an attempt that day, but appreciate knowing a little more about it.
Thanks again, July, for all of the fun. I look forward to the adventures yet to come.
Sincerely,
C-Bart
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Food is Ready
This is what the microwave tells me after it has waved it's micro magic for the amount of time I specified. "FOOD IS READY". What if it's not ready? What if the needs some more wave action to be warm enough for my liking? What if I burned it? How can the microwave make such a proclamation?
Friday, July 2, 2010
Conflicting Fortunes?
Snacktime today included two fortune cookies.
The first fortune reads "If you want it...take it" (with the chinese translation for "eye" and lucky numbers 2,5,8,11,15,and 50 on the back side)
The second fortune reads "Do not desire what you do not need" (with the chinese translation for "lettuce" and lucky numbers 20, 23, 37, 41, 45, and 48 on the back side)
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