We had a 5.4 earthquake right before lunch today. It was such a weird feeling. I was sitting at the computer near the front of the house and the movement seemed to come from the back forward, like a wave. It was like having a large wave crest over you. I then looked and saw the paddle fan swaying for a short time. Then everything stopped!
It was over very quickly. It still caused a whoa moment! I did feel a small after shock but it was very mild. This was the first one I had actually felt while here in California. I had, a couple of other times, thought I felt something but I wasn't sure. I was sure this time.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Marlin Fishing
We have been trying to go marlin fishing for quite some time now. A person Dad knows, has offered to take us on his boat, along with his wife, to Cabo St. Lucas, Mexico. This will be a long weekend trip starting on Friday.
The boat is to be very nice, and have accommodations for all of us. We are all set except for one detail. We can never find the date that will work for everyone. Right now, the trip is set for the beginning of August or maybe it will be the second week of August or maybe it will be the end of August. Could it be in September or October?
I just wait to see what will happen. It is exciting to think about doing this. I have always wanted to catch a marlin. It will take strength and I may not have it all but I can say I did it.
The boat is to be very nice, and have accommodations for all of us. We are all set except for one detail. We can never find the date that will work for everyone. Right now, the trip is set for the beginning of August or maybe it will be the second week of August or maybe it will be the end of August. Could it be in September or October?
I just wait to see what will happen. It is exciting to think about doing this. I have always wanted to catch a marlin. It will take strength and I may not have it all but I can say I did it.
Six weeks and counting....
I had a doctor's appointment last week. I was still having some discomfort and swelling so the doctor prescribed that I get an MRI of the ankle. I did get in fairly quickly and the results were within a day of the exam.
The doctor called with no definite news. This means that there is some inflammation there but the MRI did not pick up the tear. He told me that there still might be one but just hidden from view. He did say that an old tear showed up but it was nothing to be concerned about as most people have this type of tear every time the person would roll their ankle. The bottom line is that I continue with my physical therapy for the next 4 weeks, start using a regular shoe but no sandals or going bare foot, and then see him at the end of the 4 weeks and decide what to do next if things have not healed. I may elect to have surgery to clean out the tendon area if this will make things better.
I wore my tennis shoes yesterday all day and my foot ached by the evening. I have the boot on today to give it a break. Of course, it has to be hot too today. That boot can keep things warm.
I will just continue with my home exercises and using an ice pack. Six weeks have gone by since this all started. Here is to another 4!
The doctor called with no definite news. This means that there is some inflammation there but the MRI did not pick up the tear. He told me that there still might be one but just hidden from view. He did say that an old tear showed up but it was nothing to be concerned about as most people have this type of tear every time the person would roll their ankle. The bottom line is that I continue with my physical therapy for the next 4 weeks, start using a regular shoe but no sandals or going bare foot, and then see him at the end of the 4 weeks and decide what to do next if things have not healed. I may elect to have surgery to clean out the tendon area if this will make things better.
I wore my tennis shoes yesterday all day and my foot ached by the evening. I have the boot on today to give it a break. Of course, it has to be hot too today. That boot can keep things warm.
I will just continue with my home exercises and using an ice pack. Six weeks have gone by since this all started. Here is to another 4!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Golfing at Pebble Beach California
Dad returned from his golf outing to Pebble Beach. He did golf the actual Pebble Beach and also Spanish Bay. The second course was very, very challenging. The course at Pebble Beach wasn't too bad. The views were beautiful.
Spanish Bay was difficult. He lost so many golf balls. The wind was bad and the course was unforgiving. This course offered the use of a caddy or taking a golf cart. Because Dad had walked Pebble Beach the day before, he and his partner chose the golf cart. He could listen to the caddy when he made suggestions to the other team. He had a scottish accent which was neat to listen too.
Spanish Bay was difficult. He lost so many golf balls. The wind was bad and the course was unforgiving. This course offered the use of a caddy or taking a golf cart. Because Dad had walked Pebble Beach the day before, he and his partner chose the golf cart. He could listen to the caddy when he made suggestions to the other team. He had a scottish accent which was neat to listen too.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Wii Game System
We just received the Wii Game System and the Wii Fit. I had gone on Ebay to look for them as it had been difficult to find them locally. I tried several times with bidding for a game system but would always lose at the last minute. I kept trying and even went so far as to bid on several systems at the same time. I was a little nervous about getting stuck with more than one but that didn't happen. I was successful!
The owner of the system was based in Nebraska and once he was paid, he sent the system to me by Fed Ex. It was placed on a rush delivery so I was able to get it today (Saturday). The Wii Fit was bought straight out from a person here in California. This system arrived within a couple of days by UPS.
We haven't set the game up yet as Dad thought he would like to get someone to hook it up for us. We have the Play Station 2 and would like to be able to have them both on the same TV.
I know I am excited about working with it. The Wii Fit is a system that the Physical Rehabilitation place that I go to would like to use with the patients. I am looking forward to being able to use this system. It offers so much.
The owner of the system was based in Nebraska and once he was paid, he sent the system to me by Fed Ex. It was placed on a rush delivery so I was able to get it today (Saturday). The Wii Fit was bought straight out from a person here in California. This system arrived within a couple of days by UPS.
We haven't set the game up yet as Dad thought he would like to get someone to hook it up for us. We have the Play Station 2 and would like to be able to have them both on the same TV.
I know I am excited about working with it. The Wii Fit is a system that the Physical Rehabilitation place that I go to would like to use with the patients. I am looking forward to being able to use this system. It offers so much.
Friday, June 6, 2008
The Cost of Living in California
You really don't want to live here in California right now. Things are getting out of control. Gas prices have jumped for regular gas to $4.39. If you have diesel, you are paying $5.00 a gallon.
You can't sell your house. People are having their homes foreclosed on every day. We are lucky because we were able to refinance. We now have a 30 year mortgage. We did have an 7-year arm mortgage but it wasn't coming due for another year and then our payment would have doubled. This is the biggest problem for people around here. They bought high, expected to be able to handle their payments, and then their 1-year arm mortgage came due. They were left with very little option. They could not sell, could not handle the payments, and had to leave their houses behind. Very sad!
The food prices are high. Most people can relate to this problem.
People are being laid off because the companies can't afford their bills.
I could go on and on about all the problems. These are problems everyone deals with from time to time, every day. When is this madness going to end!!
You keep hearing that things will turn around very soon. When is that time happening?
Hold onto your family. Try to have a good outlook. Smile and laugh. What else can you do? You might as well enjoy yourself.
You can't sell your house. People are having their homes foreclosed on every day. We are lucky because we were able to refinance. We now have a 30 year mortgage. We did have an 7-year arm mortgage but it wasn't coming due for another year and then our payment would have doubled. This is the biggest problem for people around here. They bought high, expected to be able to handle their payments, and then their 1-year arm mortgage came due. They were left with very little option. They could not sell, could not handle the payments, and had to leave their houses behind. Very sad!
The food prices are high. Most people can relate to this problem.
People are being laid off because the companies can't afford their bills.
I could go on and on about all the problems. These are problems everyone deals with from time to time, every day. When is this madness going to end!!
You keep hearing that things will turn around very soon. When is that time happening?
Hold onto your family. Try to have a good outlook. Smile and laugh. What else can you do? You might as well enjoy yourself.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Trip to Monterey
The trip went well for us but we were glad to be back home. We had taken both cameras but no pictures were taken. We had great intention to do that but it never worked out. We would see something that looked to be nice and didn't have the camera ready or with us. Poor planning.
Monterey is usually cool and foggy but not while we were there! It was warm as is all of California. With wearing this knee high boot, it did make one very warm all the time. I never made it to the Aquarium as it did require quite a bit of walking and stairs. I did pretty well with navigating the stairs when I had too but I had to pass on this outing. It was a bummer but there will be other times I hope. We did see seals and/or heard them, sea otters, and sea gulls. There was a small black swimming bird that did diving for fish. You saw many people taking advantage of kayak's, sail boats, or power boats. The water was always calm with little waves coming up to the shore from the boats that passed. On the last day, we saw a diving school out in the water with so many divers. The one new thing we have been seeing around here is a person standing on a surf board and use a long paddle for paddling. That is a definite work out!
Dad played Poppy Hills golf course which is one of the courses of Pebble Beach Golf Club. He did not have a great game of golf on Friday but he did win a new putter. He already had won a new driver, just recently a new golf bag, new golf balls, and now a new putter. At this rate, he may wind up with all new clubs. He will be going back to Monterey to play Spanish Bay which is another course at Pebble Beach. Dad will be playing June 4 & 5.
We are having some very hot temperatures this weekend. Yesterday it got to be 95 degrees. Today it might be a couple of degrees cooler but not much. The air conditioning is on and I am wearing a cooling vest. That boot that I wear, as I said, makes me very warm. I have to wear a tennis shoe on the other foot to help with the walking. Not a fun time when all you want to do is to get cool!
Dad and I have a conflict when it comes to the air conditioning as he likes things warm and I would be very happy to keep everything as cool as possible. The compromise is the electric bill. If it is too high, than I need to wear that vest more often and use portable fans.
Gasoline is over $4.00 a gallon here now. Once in a while you might find a station at $3.90 but the majority is over that $4 dollar mark. I have also heard of a couple of places in the state that are over $5.00 a gallon. Not a happy time here...
Monterey is usually cool and foggy but not while we were there! It was warm as is all of California. With wearing this knee high boot, it did make one very warm all the time. I never made it to the Aquarium as it did require quite a bit of walking and stairs. I did pretty well with navigating the stairs when I had too but I had to pass on this outing. It was a bummer but there will be other times I hope. We did see seals and/or heard them, sea otters, and sea gulls. There was a small black swimming bird that did diving for fish. You saw many people taking advantage of kayak's, sail boats, or power boats. The water was always calm with little waves coming up to the shore from the boats that passed. On the last day, we saw a diving school out in the water with so many divers. The one new thing we have been seeing around here is a person standing on a surf board and use a long paddle for paddling. That is a definite work out!
Dad played Poppy Hills golf course which is one of the courses of Pebble Beach Golf Club. He did not have a great game of golf on Friday but he did win a new putter. He already had won a new driver, just recently a new golf bag, new golf balls, and now a new putter. At this rate, he may wind up with all new clubs. He will be going back to Monterey to play Spanish Bay which is another course at Pebble Beach. Dad will be playing June 4 & 5.
We are having some very hot temperatures this weekend. Yesterday it got to be 95 degrees. Today it might be a couple of degrees cooler but not much. The air conditioning is on and I am wearing a cooling vest. That boot that I wear, as I said, makes me very warm. I have to wear a tennis shoe on the other foot to help with the walking. Not a fun time when all you want to do is to get cool!
Dad and I have a conflict when it comes to the air conditioning as he likes things warm and I would be very happy to keep everything as cool as possible. The compromise is the electric bill. If it is too high, than I need to wear that vest more often and use portable fans.
Gasoline is over $4.00 a gallon here now. Once in a while you might find a station at $3.90 but the majority is over that $4 dollar mark. I have also heard of a couple of places in the state that are over $5.00 a gallon. Not a happy time here...
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