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Science And The Arts In One Day!
This was an adventurous day! Mary and I attacked the refrigerator. We wanted to see how many “science projects” we could remove without getting bitten or otherwise attacked. Collen was brilliant; she went to visit her brother. We opened the … Continue reading
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A Wonderful Winter California Day At Last!
Colleen and I woke up early (6 AM and departed at 6:45 AM) as she was going to go with me to my blood test. She is so nice, on the way there she helped me study so I could … Continue reading
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Story Time; Don’t Talk Back!
Memories: Don’t Talk Back: I was blessed by loving parents who I adored, but alas, as I became a teenager, I started “rebelling” only so lightly. One morning, mom, dad, and I were working in the backyard, and mom asked … Continue reading
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More Rain On The Way!!!
Last night Mary and I watched three movies back-to-back. Luckily, I was the one facing the TV. We woke up to no rain; it was a shock. We walked the gardens and inspected the roses which were cut back! Did … Continue reading
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Altadena, Here We Come!
We have a wonderful south-to-north breeze most of the time, and we like to open the door to the bathroom to enhance the airflow. However, at night we closed the door to secure the house. Today, we fixed that problem! … Continue reading
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Girls Night Out And Up Goes Christmas
We were up at about 7:00 AM, tired from our adventure to see Bob play the drums. Irene was with us, and we invited her to Girl’s Night Out at the Elks. Sydney brought her dad, and we had a … Continue reading
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Off And Running
Fact: Wind Turbine Towers Are As Tall As the Statue of Liberty. A notable feature of wind energy generation is the scale of wind turbines – an average turbine blade is about 200 ft long, while turbine towers reach up … Continue reading
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Girls Night Out, Yeah!
Fact: November’s name has remained unchanged since the ancient Roman calendar, which was used until 45 BC. This first Roman calendar was only made up of ten months, with November being the ninth month. November actually translates rather appropriately into … Continue reading
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Today Was Busy!
Fact: Goldfish lose their color if kept in dim light. Similar to humans, they need sunlight to keep their pigment. The rain was coming down like a cow peeing on a flat rock! We turned on the heat and had a … Continue reading
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Thursday Was Busy All Day
Fact: Your skeleton is made of over 200 bones. Inside your body are 206 bones, and each bone plays a significant role in making your body’s mechanics function properly. If a bone is broken, all the bones around it can’t … Continue reading
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