Here and There Blog

The first few fields are in and the tourists are here. I recommend waiting two more weeks to visit them as they look the best when all the fields are in full color. Get there at 9:00 am to avoid crowds and the hot sun beating down on you.

The La Habra earthquakes did not extend too much to northern San Diego. A couple of them made themselves known in Carlsbad and that was enough to get my attention. I've got plenty of water in the house but food is limited so I bought enough chips and popcorn snacks to get me through a day of disaster if needed. I leave for Canada on Monday so a day is all that is really needed to cover Sunday. It was a gorgeous morning so I headed over to the beach for a good workout and now I'm back home and messing about with house stuff. It's been a relaxing Saturday so far!

How on earth did it get to be Friday already? Not that I'm glad, I'm super happy about it! But I was so busy Monday-Thursday at work that the week has passed me by. Plans this weekend - exercise, eat, clean the house, and pack for Canada. Edmonton, Canada. Where it is still snowing and 18 degrees! A warm spell is forecast while I'm there with a high of 38. If I'm lucky. Well work is in and sightseeing is out. Although, the Mall of Edmonton was the original largest mall in the world. Good place to stay warm. That's all. I need to go back to work and finish up this work day!

Saturday morning - 5:00 am wake-up and out the door to power walk the hills at 5:45. Back in at 6:30, clean up and out the door at 8:00 am to meet up with friends. Drive to LA and go to the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising for the annual movie costume display. This year's batch includes Star Trek Into Darkness, Catching Fire, GI Joe, Thor 2, Oblivion, Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters, and a few other Sci-Fi movies which made the visit more fun than usual. Follow that up with a quick stop at the garment district so friends could buy fabric for Comic-Con costumes, lunch, and then it was down to San Diego for a BBQ with friends.  All too short of a time later I was back on the road headed to the Orange County airport to pick up work visitors arriving on a 10:30 pm flight. 11:30 pm in an Irvine hotel since I had to meet with the visitors in the morning. Today - back down to San Diego for fun with friends, afternoon (now in Carlsbad) for more exercise and at 5:00...

The San Francisco airport does a great job with rotating exhibits. It's one of the few airports where people want to pause and look at what is on display. This month it is a tribute to Japanese manga and animation. I don't know who or what the big cat is but it was taller than most people. Below, an early Speed Racer.  

Part of Osteoporosis is learning how to exercise your body with movements that build muscle without damaging the spine. The extreme bends or even toe-touching are now off-limits but resistance weights and side stretches are in. To figure out how to do this, I went and met with a physical therapist who can work directly with my needs. It turns out that all my bad habits are showing up and they have nothing to do with low bone mass. That backpack that I sling over my shoulder with a laptop, power cables, work notes, camera that weighs too much? My shoulder naturally moves back in that position now even with no backpack. Working at a desk with two computers side by side and no swivel chair? My spine bends to the right since I'm always moving over to the other computer as I type on the main one. So I signed up for Pilates Therapy and got the sneak preview of the stretches, isometrics, breathing, and what ever other moves are in store for me to stand up straight and put weight on...

Here to enjoy a good meal with friends! Hot, sunny day in the city with a St. Patricks parade and Flogging Molly music everywhere.