Neighbourhood Trees Get A Haircut!

As usual I was off to the vet this morning with The Pickster. Today, was unusually exciting. It was haircut day for the neighbourhood palm trees!

Strategy Meeting

Father's Day

I miss my Dad.

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

I went downtown tonight to enjoy a ball game at Petco Park.

Padres didn't play very well - but I had a blast anyways.

There is a great little park, appropriately named 'Park at the Park'. For just $5 you can enjoy a picnic, play with the kids and watch the game at the same time!

Mr. Seagull

When I arrived home tonight - Mr Seagull was waiting for me. He was none to happy with me and let me know it!!

A Trip To The Beach

Stopped by LaJolla Shores to do some cache maintenance. Saw this fun bumper sticker on a car in the parking lot.

Sunday

What Do You Want For Me

P!nk wrote this song but gave it to Adam Lambert (who got a hit from it). She felt he sang it better.

I am not so sure - I think it is P!nk through and through. What do you think?

Words Matter.

Words Matter. Think Before You Speak

Breakfast At The Beach

Enjoying a breakfast burrito at the beach. Let the l-o-n-g weekend begin!

Thought For The Day

What I have come to realize is that obsession with the large and successful clouds our ability to see the small and engaged as being significant.

- Rev. Dr. Gary Nelson

Look Who Is Turning One

Homemade French Toast (Vegan)

o.k. I admit the ingredients in this one are a little funky - but trust me it is delish.

Ingredients
bread
1 cup firm tofu
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tablespoons brown rice syrup
1/2 cup almond milk (or soy)
two pinches of sea salt
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tsp vanilla

Oil of your choice ( olive, sunflower etc) for frying

Directions

In blender, blend all ingredients together until smooth and creamy
If too thick add more milk
Dip bread in batter and fry in oil until brown on both sides


Recipe hi-jacked and modified from here (a.k.a. The Kind Life).

Thought For The Day

Go and Do Likewise

On the one hand, we are called to play the Good Samaritan on life's roadside, but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho Road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life's highway. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar.

-Martin Luther King Jr.

Geocaching 101

Whaaaaat? 'Milk in bags,eh?

Article from the Toronto Star.

A video by Sheryl Ng's instructional video on drinking milk from a bag has weirded out Americans and stirred up controversy. Who'd of thunk it?



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Praying With Lior

"Lior means 'my light'... He is a light, he's a light for us and many other people too. Kind of like a spotlight on what is important."
- Lynne Iser, Lior's Step Mom


More about the documentary here

In the Director's Own Words

Searching for spiritual inspiration outside the stale synagogue experience of my childhood, I attended a retreat for the Jewish New Year. As I sat in the service, anxious, distracted, counting the pages until I'd be free, I heard Lior's unabashed, off-key, ecstatic voice. When I turned to look at the source of this sound, I was struck to see a boy with Down syndrome. And I was surprised to find myself envious of this "disabled" child, who could pray as I wished I could.

Over the course of this retreat, I stalked Lior, looking for the secret to his prayer. When I heard he was having a Bar Mitzvah, I pictured the movie version. And then I realized that I could make it.

Soon after, I read "Praying with Lior," the article Lior's late mother had written 7 years earlier, about her 5 year-old son who had Down syndrome and could pray like nobody's business. Devora ended the article wondering what Lior's Bar Mitzvah would be like, wondering if she would live to see it. Reading that prophetic question, and knowing that she died, I felt compelled to tell the story where the article left off.

Be Part Of The Solution

"No matter how insignificant what you do may seem, it is important that you do it."

-Gandhi

We Are The World 25 For Haiti

Details In The Fabric

Songwriters: Mraz, Jason; Wilson, Dan


Calm down, deep breaths
and get yourself dressed instead
of runnin around and pullin on your threads and
breaking yourself up
if it's a broken part replace it
if it's a broken arm then brace it
if it's a broken heart then face it

and hold your own, know your name
go your own way
hold your own, know your name
and go your own way
and everything will be fine

hang on, help is on the way
stay strong,
Everything will be fine
everything in no time at all
hearts will hold...