August 18, 2007
Soulmate OST
I love this website.... Read more
May 11, 2007
Funky Sock Exchange
A friend of mine sent a "Funky Sock Exchange" letter to me a few weeks ago. It was reminscent of the "Dish Towel Exchange" many of our mothers did during the 70's and 80's. Similar to a chain letter... Read more
December 16, 2006
Good Friends and Great Food! To Stay Healthy...Make Friends!!
This past Wednesday evening was spent celebrating the birthdays of two friends, Nao and Carla. I met both of them earlier this year at a beautiful and elaborate dinner party hosted by one of Naoki's fellow Toastmaster friends, Fumie.... Read more
December 12, 2006
Lucky's Bath
oh geez, I think I'm turning into one of those crazy bird people... This is Lucky taking a bath in Naoki's hands. He seems to prefer that over using the bird bath we purchased for him at a recent... Read more
November 19, 2006
A day at the California Birdmart Bird Show
I'm not sure how clearly you can see these photos (taken with a Treo phone), but the tiny dinosaur looking creatures in the first photo are parrotlet hatchlings and the second is of Green Cheek Conures. They're different than... Read more
November 3, 2006
The Starfish Story
Making a Difference One Person at a Time The Starfish Story: There once was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he... Read more
October 16, 2006
Lucky, Our New Green Cheek Conure!
This is Lucky, formerly Rupert, and he is a 3 month young Green Cheek Conure. This little guy has the best personality and is really energetic! I almost couldn't leave PetCo earlier today, but we had to return home... Read more
October 9, 2006
Aren't Dogs Wonderful?
Dogs provide us with unconditional love, help lower our blood pressure (unless they're misbehaving), alert us when there's someone at the door, and keep us company when we're lonely. In a recent article in Prevention Magazine, there are dogs... Read more
September 16, 2006
and for dessert...
a cup of hot orange garden tea and organic blackberry honey on wheat toast. yum.... Read more
August 23, 2006
Mysterious Rainbow Spot in the Sky
On the way home this evening, there was a beautiful spot of rainbow near the setting sun. It was around 7 p.m. I'm not sure if this image shows it very well. It was very pretty to see something... Read more
August 2, 2006
Woohoo, I passed the Notary Exam!
A few weeks ago, my friend and I took a notary class and exam. Once my assignment at HBO is completed, I will be focusing on my Health & Wellness business full-time; however, being a mobile notary may come in... Read more
July 30, 2006
I Looove Farmers Market & Shopping!
Beautiful white peaches from Kashiwase Farms (Organic, specializing in stone fruit, almonds, and Asian pears (yum!)) Today we headed to the Farmers Market at Santana Row. Thankfully the crowd was light, as I believe most people were swarming around... Read more
April 23, 2006
A Night at the San Jose Ballet
On a sidenote (the following was copied from tonight's program)... Billy Hoiday's recording of Leis Allen's "Strange Fruit" was a song about lynching in the Deep South. Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black body swinging in the Southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant South, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh, And the sudden smell of burning flesh! Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck, for the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, for the sun to rot, for a tree to drop, Here is a strange and bitter crop. The first night that Billie sang "Strange Fruit" at the Cafe Society in New York, she recalled that she was afraid to perform the piece, and regretted it momentarily. "There wasn't even a patter of applause when I finished. Then a lone person began to clap nervously. Then suddenly everyone was clapping." Billie was only 24 at the time. Billie reported that whenever she tried to perform "Strange Fruit" in the South, there was trouble. She was driven out of Mobile, Alabama, for trying to sing it. There are stories of jukeboxes carrying the song in the South being smashed. Radio stations were reluctant to play it. WNEW in New York tried several times to air Billie singing the piece, but cancelled. They finally put her on the air at 1 o'clock in the morning. The song, Strange Fruit, made it to number 16 on the charts in July 1939. It is 3 1/2 minutes long. Read more
April 22, 2006
Jewelry, not for the faint of heart...
There are few things in this world that I'm truly obsessed with. Food being one and fashion being another. In addition to that, I love things that sparkle; however, I do have to draw the line somewhere. For example, I... Read more
April 23, 2005
Getting this blog up and running...or walking at least
I'm new to blogging and am usually off reading other blogs, especially on livejournal. Stay tuned for some interesting news, information, ideas, etc.... Read more
