A word about my blog .....

I'm using this blog to keep notes on my life and experiences, plus to keep track of my own recovery from a stroke (December 2006).

For those of you who were not aware, my brother, John, died on February 10, 2010. His remains were cremated and interred at Green Hills Memorial Park.

COMMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED, WELCOMED AND APPRECIATED.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

1124 el torito

Mike and I went to El Torito in Lakewood Center for lunch. Mike got a combo and I had some seafood (read shrimp and scallop) enchiladas. I was able to use one of the coupons from my Entertainment Book for $10 off (A12). My first use of the EntBook!

2011Book: $10 to date.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

1123 thanksgiving?

This morning, there was a segment on the KTLA news about a food giveaway at the Hollenbeck Youth Center in downtown Los Angeles for needy families in time for Thanksgiving. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was there helping out. The KTLA reporter asked him several questions, which he answered quite well. Then she asked, “How do you say ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ in Austrian?”

He replied, “We don’t have Thanksgiving in Austria”.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

1121 entertainment book

I got an Entertainment Book today. It’s not my first, but it’s the first one since I started this blog. So I’m going to be posting my experiences in using the Book.

Maybe this year, I’ll save enough to cover the cost of the Book.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

1120 parmesan

I did my walking exercise inside Lakewood Center, as the pavement was still wet from the nighttime rain. After the walk, we (my friend and I) went to Sbarro’s. He had a portion of lasagna, with a lot of Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

By looking at the photo, is ‘sprinkled’ the right word?

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

1117 ornaments

I went to Costco today and saw a case of Christmas ornaments. But a friend told me that the ornaments were for a yard display, not a tree. Good, because you’d need a really big tree to put them on (see picture).

Sunday, November 7, 2010

1107 jenga

Sam had Koinonia over today. We played a number of games, including Jenga. Jenga is a tower made of pieces of wood, stacked in alternating layers. Players take turns pulling a piece out and placing it at the top. The object of the game is to avoid being the one who pulls a piece and causes the whole tower to fall.

When it did tumble, everybody laughed. That is, everybody except for the two-year-old, who was on the verge of crying. He didn’t cry, but we decided to play something different.

One of the guys had an idea for “Jumbo Jenga”, with railroad ties and steel helmets. No idea if they ever tried it.