tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14841420142294072892024-03-06T00:09:15.383-05:00I didn't know THAT!SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.comBlogger882125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-48107263030588440342014-04-11T13:28:00.004-04:002014-04-11T13:28:59.057-04:00Another Great Biking DayDid a quick 10 miles out to Ashburn to meet with my dear friend Kayo. The hardest part of this ride is getting to and from the W&OD. I start on the trail behind my house, then go on a local road, trying to avoid SUV's in the Kiss & Ride at the local elementary school. I cross a major arterial (with the light) and then get on a path that parallels that arterial. Technically, it's a sidewalk and I shouldn't be riding on it -- especially since I'm riding against traffic. BUT, there's no sidewalk on the other side, and no safe way to stay on the road as it's 45mph!<br />
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So, I ride that to the W&OD Trail and head west. From there's it's easy-peasy until I get to Ashburn and turn off the trail. Again I'm on local roads, but they're not very busy. And (I confess) I cut through a couple of car dealership parking lots on the way.<br />
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So, round trip 20.2 miles. Today I saw dozens of cardinals and mockingbirds. At one point I saw what looked like a little worship service with 3 or 4 squirrels and the same number of birds gathered around. Someone must have spilled some seeds!<br />
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When I got back to my neighborhood trail behind the house, just before I would have turned off, I saw a deer out of the corner of my eye, calmly munching on my neighbor's newly emerging spring foliage. I just smiled.<br />
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Hope your day is awesome and your weekend is even more so!SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-31264885018758971042014-04-09T17:14:00.002-04:002014-04-09T17:17:27.404-04:00What a Day, What a RideHooray! I got to ride with my buddy Betty again today. We met at Falls Church, rode through Rosslyn, through Georgetown, along the river, and down to see the cherry blossoms.<br />
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Today was the 60th anniversary of Marian Anderson singing at the Lincoln Memorial so there was a big hoorah going on there.<br />
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I also saw the FDR memorial -- hadn't seen that before. It's very nice, but I'm done with memorials on the mall. You can hear people talking as if they're at Disneyworld, "We've done the Lincoln, Jefferson and FDR. We still have to get across the river for Arlington and then back to do, etc..." There are so many that there's no opportunity to pause and reflect -- more checklist than memorial.<br />
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On our way back we went past National Airport and through Shirlington. Good thing because we happened upon a young nurse who had a flat. We helped her get it changed and rode with her a little while so we were sure she was okay to get home. We had pretty bad headwinds when we were at our most tired, but we survived. TWENTY-FIVE miles!<br />
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Lincoln -- Betty is helping some tourists by taking their photo</div>
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-75716752211048046062014-04-08T14:52:00.001-04:002014-04-08T14:52:07.013-04:00Always An X, Never A YDo you know that expression? Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. What else does it apply to?<br />
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Today I made up for it by doing all my errands by bike. It was only 15 miles round trip but felt like twice that because of the blasted headwind! At one point on the Fairfax County Parkway Trail, I felt like I was standing still.</div>
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Since we're traveling to Texas for spring break next week, these will come in handy on the airplane!</div>
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On Thursday mornings I volunteer teaching ESOL at the church. I have the most advanced group, which is good, because they ask hard questions! When everyone is there I have 1 young lady from France (an au pair), 1 lady from Ukraine, 2 women from China, 1 woman from Korea and three people from India -- a young married couple and her uncle who also attends. Today one of our teachers was out for a family emergency, so I <br />
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had one gentleman from Viet Nam and another lady from China. However, one of my original ladies from China is there visiting family, my second lady from China was home sick, and my Korean lady didn't show.<br />
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song or chant together. When we return to our group my students go over a newspaper article that I've given them the week before. We hunt for difficult words or concepts and idioms. I try to vary the subject matter. We've done science, fashion, soccer -- but we don't do politics!<br />
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Our article we went over today had been brought by one of the students last week. It was about DNA and how forensic anthropologists are confirming that "race" is not a scientific classification. It said that there are more variations with a particular "race" than between races! It provoked a very good conversation. My lady from Ukraine is very outspoken and will ask questions that make Americans cringe. She asked the Indians about the caste system. Fortunately, we didn't have enough time to go really deep on that one!<br />
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After class I thought about doing some shopping while I was out, but I'm really tired, and I didn't have my lock with me, so I just came home. I think it's time to do some resting...<br />
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-46098292984527672982014-04-02T15:27:00.000-04:002014-04-02T15:27:09.413-04:00Day 2 of 30 Days of BikingMy friend Amy and I needed to go to a meeting in Arlington today and the weather was supposed to be perfect. I rode over to the middle school to meet her and we left from there.<br />
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It's about 16 miles from Reston to Phoenix Bikes, and it was doable but still challenging, especially after the 28 miles yesterday. We saw a black squirrel on the way there and back. They're so startling because they're so dark! We also saw lots of cardinals, newly molted. Their feathers are SO bright!<br />
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Then it was time for the slog home and it was a slog. I was REALLY tired, but Amy was nice and patient.<br />
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Except for the fact I really need a shower, I'd sit here for the rest of the week. Oh, and I need to ride every day.<br />
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I'm so glad it's spring.SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-76751333108794205482014-04-01T18:14:00.001-04:002014-04-01T18:14:41.355-04:00Spring! Not an April Fool's trick!I think...although today someone told me we're supposed to get snow again next week. I didn't quite say "BITE YOUR TONGUE" but I was tempted.<br />
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Today was the first real GLORIOUS day of biking weather so far. I rode yesterday to a meeting in the afternoon but the winds were really high. Today was perfect. I met some Babes on Bikes for a quick 18 or so miles. We saw two hawks -- one each way. The first one was carrying his(her?) breakfast in the talons. Yummmmmm!<br />
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Well, it was supposed to be 18. But I rode to the meeting place, and after our ride realized I'd left my sunglasses back at the coffee shop, so I rode back there (I told them to go on home as they both had driven to the meeting place), and then rode home. So my mileage today was ... let's see ... 3.5 to meeting place, 16 miles riding with Babes, 2 miles back to find glasses, 5 miles home...about 28 miles.<br />
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Yes, my parts are telling me that two days in a row after inactivity is insulting. And tomorrow my friend Amy and I are going to ride to Arlington for a meeting. That'll be about 15 each way.<br />
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And why are we doing this? Because April is bike every day month! There's a challenge to bike every day in April and if enough people pledge, the organizers will donate bikes to kids.<br />
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It's at <a href="http://30daysofbiking.org/">30daysofbiking.org</a> and it's going to be great. Except for those two days I'll be flying to Texas and back. Gotta think about how to work a ride in those days.<br />
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SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-79499881386294868752014-02-21T11:05:00.003-05:002014-02-21T11:09:30.815-05:00Rocking and NOT Rolling in NYCWent to NYC last weekend for the Youth Bike Summit 2014. It was awesome. These young people have such energy and drive to make the world around them a better place, not just for themselves and their neighborhoods, but for the future of the planet!<br />
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I went with the Phoenix Bikes crew. They're a non-profit earn-a-bike program that I've been working with to get ideas of how to start one in our neck of the woods. The kids are awesome and the quasi-adults who traveled with us were amazing. I say quasi because ... well, keep reading.<br />
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Friday evening the kids were making signs for the procession on Saturday. Lots of paint, lots of 'get to know you'.<br />
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Here we are -- a selfie at the East River. It was BRUTAL cold!</div>
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-28441120839089909892014-02-11T23:30:00.003-05:002014-02-11T23:30:38.069-05:00Checking InBeen very busy!<br />
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Last week I went to the Smithsonian American Art Museum. They have a conservation lab there where you can make an appointment for them to look at a painting or drawing you own and they make suggestions on what you might want to do to preserve it. I took a painting that we inherited from my in-laws. It had lived in a house with smokers for many years, so I wasn't sure whether the yellowing would be cleanable. Good news! It is! Bad news -- they don't do it there. Sigh. They did give me a list of restorers/cleaners though.<br />
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Since we were down there anyway, we spent the day and saw some of the exhibits in the museum. I nodded at one of the guards and spoke briefly sort of acknowledging his presence instead of ignoring him. Well, that started him talking and he was really interesting. He came from Sierra Leone and has lived a life time in his 50 some years. He believes they need the British to come back and run Africa because, "it's been no good since they left." I'd imagine that isn't a popular idea back in Sierra Leone. Perhaps that's why he's working in America.<br />
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At any rate, America, America, God shed His grace on thee...I don't know why He would when we've kicked Him out of everything. But at any rate, we're still plugging along and this exhibit at the museum shows it!<br />
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-20356315706377720882014-02-03T08:39:00.002-05:002014-02-03T08:39:34.904-05:00Rainy Days & MondaysThey don't always get me down, and today in fact, I'm just as happy with a rainy, soggy morning that I don't have to go out.<br />
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I rode my bike yesterday for the first time since Christmas. It was in the 50's. I had nursery duty at church and the kids don't care if you're sweaty, so I rode over there. Afterwards, I had a meeting on that side of the highway, so I stayed that direction and rode around some.<br />
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This morning I got ready to get out of bed and OW -- my right hip is NOT happy. I used my old bike, and it's heavy, and it is not a step-through so I think I just insulted muscles not used recently.<br />
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So, I'm taking care of business by computer. And lots of business to take care of! We have a Mini Maker Faire coming up in March and I'm on the planning board. I'm technically the volunteer coordinator, but we all sort of bleed all over the organizing duties to help. The Faire is going to be so much fun. You can read more about it here: <a href="http://www.makerfairenova.com/">www.makerfairenova.com</a><br />
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If you have a maker faire anywhere near you -- within 100 miles -- GO. They are so much fun! They're an opportunity to let your inner child do that creative thing with other people. They are not competitive, but collaborative.<br />
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The Makers who have applied range from exhibits on robotics, arduino, fiber arts, jewelry making, drones, laser cutting, 3D printing, sustainable food folks, etc! And of course, we'll have some bike action with bike blenders making smoothies and bike bling, an exhibit at which faire goers will help us put rhinestones on an old bike to make it flashy -- it will eventually be donated to Phoenix Bikes for auction.<br />
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-82037701071059509522014-01-25T07:39:00.001-05:002014-01-25T16:12:11.148-05:00Better Results Than the Last Recipe!I made a different layered salad for dinner last night. Everyone liked it and had seconds. <strike>There is a tiny bit left over for lunch today but it will be snagged by one of the guys, I'm sure! </strike> It turns out I took it for lunch to a meeting I was attending, didn't have time to eat it there, so brought it home and enjoyed it. It was even better the second day!<br />
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Make this in a glass bowl to really "wow" your audience!<br />
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Driving up there this morning I was captivated by all I could see! I felt a renewed confidence in my driving (if not in the driving of those around me). What a joy and relief.<br />
<br />Now if the weather will just ease up and give me some decent bike riding temps. I did cross our rails to trails trail today and saw that it was snow covered both ways. Our local bike/hike paths are clear, but down in the stream valley so quite cold.<br />
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Is it spring yet? Let me know...<br />
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Using up some scraps today, I made these!</div>
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-24532587820430641152014-01-21T15:56:00.001-05:002014-01-21T15:56:10.794-05:00An Interesting Lunch RecipeI found some recipes that sounded interesting last week in the Parade magazine in the Sunday paper. I almost never read it anymore, so this was a happy coincidence. They are salad recipes, designed to "stack" the different components. I made the first one today and it was ... well ... okay. I need to go back and work with it. It has potential, but I'm not sure what I need to change. Perhaps you can help? Here are the ingredients:<br />
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sliced scallions (to be fancy, slice them in long very thin strips)</div>
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Cut the butternut squash into 1/2 inch piece. Toss with 1-2 Tbs of olive oil and salt and pepper. Spread on a lined cookie sheet and roast at 425 degrees for about 40 minutes. While those are roasting, half the Brussels Sprouts and toss them with the same amount of olive oil and alt and pepper. Arrange them cut side down on a lined cookie sheet. Roast them for 20 minutes, until browned.</div>
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Noodles with the veggies on top. After this, I added the dressing since I wouldn't be stacking it for lunch tomorrow. I hoped that mixing it all together would bring the guys along to enjoy it. Of course, it is all veggie, no meat, so I didn't really expect them to be enraptured. But I didn't expect to be disappointed myself. Gotta keep working on it. Maybe heating it up a little?</div>
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At night, the caldera glows with the heat of the very essence of earth's beginnings. This is a lousy photo, but the best we could get given the distance and dark and our equipment.<br />
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There is also a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_tube">lava tube</a> (in a very stable area) that one can walk to and through. It's like a cave and the ancient Hawaiians used it as such. This was my least favorite volcano "must-see" because it is so easily accessible, it was very crowded with boorish people. Ah well ...<br />
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One of my very favorite things about Hawaii was that we were so far from Washington, DC that the "Nanny State" was quite remote. What I mean is that when I'm in Washington, and I visit a museum or natural feature, there's a carefully constructed path I am to follow and the descriptions and words on the exhibit are designed to make me FEEL a certain way. Very manipulative, and if the least bit dangerous, there's a barrier that says I cannot proceed.</div>
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Contrast with Hawaii. Out on the lava fields, there is an area of petroglyphs. Carved by native Hawaiians between 400-700 years ago (they've dated the lava flow), this whole area was sacred to them. They carved shallow depressions into the volcanic rock, and placed their child's umbilical cord (they called it "piki") in the depression. This was designed to tie the child to the land of Hawaii. Beautiful, yes?</div>
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Well, there's a hike to get there. It's only 3/4 mile each way, but it's over rough terrain and a mostly unimproved trail. The warnings go like this: "Minimal cell phone service, take water, wear a hat, walk carefully, you're on your own -- we're not coming to get you." Then you are left to see that from cairn to cairn, the path is arduous, but doable. I'm afraid that in DC, the exhibit would have been closed due to a) fear for the exhibit and b) fear of lawsuits. At any rate, we did the hike, and were rewarded with amazing carvings. In addition to the piki, the Hawaiians celebrated with drawings/carvings of their world.</div>
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-4522090575324029162014-01-20T09:51:00.000-05:002014-01-20T12:57:31.213-05:00Volcanic BeautyFor our last three days in Hawaii, we flew over to the "Big Island" -- Hawaii. Formed by Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, the island is also home to Kilauea, an active volcano. The landscape is scarred and carved, but weirdly attractive.<br />
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Look closely, we get our own lane! Woo-hoo!</div>
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We flew into Kona and then drove over to the volcano park. Along the way</div>
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we visited the "Southern most point" in the United States. It was a remote area, without</div>
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and emerging in the ocean. This water coming in was NOT gentle. The violence</div>
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VERY.STUPID.IDEA. But young men are young men.</div>
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Did I mention there were no facilities or services anywhere around? As in EMERGENCY response? And very poor cell coverage? Nor were there any warnings posted. My daughter said the guys sounded like they were from Australia. Sigh. If their mothers knew ...</div>
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You can just see his legs disappearing into the tunnel area.</div>
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Here is what the southernmost point of the US looks like:</div>
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Those structures are tethers from which scuba divers</div>
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The sea arch. Beautiful, deadly.</div>
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-85488383131230992792014-01-19T14:07:00.000-05:002014-01-19T14:07:09.577-05:00Feeling CreativeI'm still restricted from cycling for another week or so while my eye heals from cataract surgery, so I've been trying to stay busy.<br />
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Just finished making this bag. It's the size to carry a notebook sized laptop or iPad -- it's made from 3T jeans. I picked up 3 pair at Goodwill for .98c each. Everything else I had on hand. Getting ready to post it on Etsy!<br />
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-57788237105891612492014-01-16T14:25:00.000-05:002014-01-16T14:25:05.849-05:00North Shore ViewsThe North Shore of Oahu is simply stunning. While we were there, high surf warnings were all over the place. That didn't seem to stop anyone though.<br />
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Christmas Day afternoon found us enjoying these views and some hole-in-the wall Thai food. We thought it was just another food truck. Some guy in an expensive car (along with his family) was telling the person at the window that they read about it on Yelp and came out to find it. Seeing as we were the only non-Asians under the awning eating that amazing food, I think we stumbled into a good thing that day!<br />
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Here are photos of the surf.<br />
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-3088038801535761842014-01-14T11:33:00.002-05:002014-01-14T11:33:35.801-05:00Christmas BeautyOn Christmas Day we decided to drive over to the North Shore of Oahu, hoping that Waimea Falls would be open. (It wasn't, but that's another day's story).<br />
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To get to the North Shore, we drove across the "Pali" or cliffs. These form the spine of Oahu, and are quite dramatic. In Honolulu the weather was bright and sunny. Fewer than 10 miles away, the weather was rain forest drizzly. At the Pali, it was also very windy! But there's a great pull-out area where you can see the north side of the island from above. Very dramatic and beautiful. I don't know how on earth the ancient Hawaiians traversed these cliffs!<br />
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-32753772062802564492014-01-13T12:20:00.002-05:002014-01-13T12:23:11.206-05:00Denim iPhone 4/5 Case - Easy to MakeI've been playing around with my new sewing machine. Two children have presented me with material -- old blue jeans. There's something about the soft texture of well-worn jeans that makes them a delight to consider. Add the texture of seams, rivets, pockets, zipper ... ooh, too much fun.<br />
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So, here's item number one. Thanks to my son's friend CZ for loaning his iPhone 5 for measurement purposes.<br />
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This case is to protect your phone when you toss it into a purse or backpack. If the iPhone you're sewing for is a 4, just shorten the length by about a half inch.</div>
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Everyone learns in history that on the morning of December 17, 1941, the Japanese attacked American bases at Pearl Harbor. It is easy with 20-20 hindsight to look back at how the ships were tightly docked at battleship row and how the planes at the various airfields were lined up wing to wing -- everything providing excellent targets. The commander who ordered all of this was concerned about sabotage as they'd had far more intel about locals being a risk for this than that the Japanese would be so bold as to attack. Some say Roosevelt even knew the attack was coming but did not react so that the US would be drawn in to a war that we needed to fight.<br />
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By the way, he was rude and arrogant and driven -- those are NOT the reasons he is one of my heroes. I admire him because he was willing to stake his professional reputation and career on telling the truth, no matter the consequences.<br />
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There is a new (2006) museum in the Pearl Harbor memorial area, the Pacific Aviation Museum, located on Ford's Island in two of the old hangars that still bear the bullet holes of the attacking planes. These photos are from that museum.<br />
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The old control tower.<br />
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We finished the day with a solemn trip to the Arizona Memorial. Because it was late in the day on Christmas Eve, there weren't very many people around. That provided the right atmosphere. When my husband and I made this visit in 1993, a carnival like atmosphere, replete with Asian tourists with cameras and "selfie" shots made it very unpleasant.<br />
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-15223253358768907412014-01-08T05:27:00.000-05:002014-01-08T05:27:13.839-05:00From Bliss to BrrrWhen we were in Hawaii, just when it seemed that the sun was a bit too bright, or a bit too hot, a lovely trade wind would sweep through and we would exhale with sweet delight. The only day that got a bit uncomfortable was when we were on the volcano ... but it was a volcano so that's not a surprise. This morning, as I sit cozied up with my heated throw, it is 12 degrees Farenheit out there! I'm very grateful we have our heat bill (natural gas) on a year round steady payment! And I worry about my husband who goes in to work long before the sun rises. His drive is fine -- it's the mile walk across the Pentagon parking lot, next to the river, without any protection that worries me.<br />
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Day 2 in Hawaii saw us transfer our location from Hickam AFB to Waikiki. The Hale Koa hotel is a military only hotel, run by contractors. It's a luxury hotel and is a very welcome treat for those who often don't get much vacation time, and rarely have big bucks to make it happen. Their rates are on a sliding fee scale so lower ranks can afford to stay too. These types of places are paid for by what's called MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) funds. Those are generated by revenue from the on-base exchanges. So the next time you hear someone talking about taking away one of the military privileges like exchanges, think of the downstream effect. (And really, these days there isn't such a great savings difference on exchange purchases except if they're big dollar like appliances or furniture. Then the savings is on the fact that there's no tax. Those of you who sop at Costco are probably getting better deals on a lot of things).<br />
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Rainbow and gorgeous blue sky</div>
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That evening my mom arrived to join us and the party REALLY got going!</div>
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<br />SouthLakesMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484142014229407289.post-30255551348281121282013-12-26T12:39:00.001-05:002013-12-26T12:39:17.050-05:00Aloha - HickamChristmas in Hawaii. All four of us, plus mom. It's been awesome. Here are some of the reasons why.<br />
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The ship channel at Hickam AFB, looking up channel</div>
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towards Ford Island</div>
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Christmas card worthy photo!</div>
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Looking down-channel towards the harbor mouth</div>
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Guess who else is on-island? This is closer than you'd</div>
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Local wildlife -- sort of like their version of a robin.</div>
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Ubiquitous, but to us, extraordinary!</div>
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and Hickam AFB it shall remain to me.</div>
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