Category Archives: Adventures

Something out of the ordinary that we perhaps have not done before or atleast recently!

We Are Coming Home

Posted on Thursday, October 6, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Prostate tissue typically releases small amounts of PSA into your blood.  When the prostate grows, PSA levels increase, and when the entire prostate is removed, PSA levels fall close to zero.  Most procedures to treat an enlarged prostate remove … Continue reading →

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Recovery Day #3

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour.  By age 70, humans lose an average of 105 pounds of skin. We slept until 9:00 AM this morning!  Today’s challenge is to shower and walk to get all systems … Continue reading →

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Today Is The Day!

Posted on Monday, October 3, 2022 by Paul

Fact: For one day in 1940, a section of a hospital in Ottawa, Canada, became international territory so that a Dutch Princess could be born a full Dutch citizen (a requirement to be a Dutch Princess).  Every year the Netherlands … Continue reading →

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Go!

Posted on Saturday, October 1, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Many people complain about the taste of airplane food.  However, they fail to consider the fact that they are traveling at 500 miles per hour in a pressurized cabin at around 30,000 feet.  The dry air at that altitude, … Continue reading →

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Friday Has Arrived! Happy Birthday Dianne!

Posted on Friday, September 23, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  In the U.K. and Australia, Friday is sometimes referred to by the acronym “POETS Day,” which stands for “Piss Off Early Tomorrow’s Saturday.” We were lazy this morning and did not get verticle until 7:30 AM.  Thank goodness Colleen … Continue reading →

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Tea For Ten?

Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2022 by Paul

Fact: It takes around 2,000 tiny leaves to make just one pound of finished tea.  There are more than 1,500 types of teas in the world.  Tea plants grow wild in Asia, but over 25 countries cultivate tea as a … Continue reading →

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To The Huntington Jeeves!

Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Henry Edwards Huntington (February 27, 1850 – May 23, 1927) was an American railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books. Huntington settled in Los Angeles, where he owned the Pacific Electric Railway and substantial real estate interests. … Continue reading →

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A Sailing We Will Go!

Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Duffy boats were invented by Marshall “Duffy” Duffield.  He was a teenager living in Newport Beach, and he took a golf cart battery and a beat-up day boat and created this quiet cruiser in 1970.  These can be seen … Continue reading →

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We Had A Full Day!

Posted on Monday, August 8, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. We were up at the crack of dawn as we had an appointment at Los Al Medical Center for a pulmonary function test.  We arrived on time and were greeted by a … Continue reading →

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To The Fair!

Posted on Friday, August 5, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The OC Fair has welcomed more than a million guests every summer since 2005 when it first hit its million-person mark.  It was only 21 days then; it’s 23 days now!  See all the pictures from the fair right … Continue reading →

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