Lots of people (not a paid advertisement) using the Nutri Bullet to make green smoothies with flax seeds, chia seeds, kale,and all of the ingredients you mentioned Geroge. I don't have one (yet)
Z.B. Did you ever go sit with LC. on top of Mt. Baldy? (or in the zendo on a rainy day)
Have you seen his biographical film "I'm Your Man" and an album of L.C. covers with REM "I'm Your Fan"
One thiing about turmeric that hasn't been mentioned. Piperine (a component of pepper) is apparently required to potentiate turmeric for some of it's beneficial effects. Some sellers add it in, I've been inclining to just sprinkling some black pepper into my mix. The taste is getting to be "interesting".
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In another life I have acquired a rather extensive list of ways to prepare kale. I'll shape it up and put on here. We have one of those bullets.
On the others I come up empty on all counts. I will check them out.
More. Cher says she doesn't want to get all nostalgic on the hair front, her head is elsewhere these days.
About 10 years ago we got this cute little 7 pound puppy from animal control. And she grew up to be a little mischievious and became playful Sophia, and this is her on a bad hair day. Her usual self is very tidy and fru fru.
Well, Jim....I would definitely say that Elliot is experiencing a tremendous sense of "well being"! He looks like the contented little putty-tat, if he doesn't mind my saying so! Thank you for the photo, Jim!
Bruce - I haven't been online for a while. In answer to your query:
I was an engineer for the telephone company for over 20 years. The job entailed designing whatever it took to connect homes and businesses to the switching offices. I got to decide where to put poles, manholes, conduits, cables and even small buildings that housed computer equipment which allowed a few wires to carry hundreds of conversations. New construction was booming during my early years and it was quite a challenge to keep up, especially when Yuppies wanted 10 or 12 lines in their houses but the "suits" assumed 2 or 3 per house would be enough.
"Underground Districts" were another part of my job and, esthetically, I enjoyed this part a lot. Municipalities would choose several city blocks where they'd like to underground the existing utility lines and we'd get to work... all the while keeping everyone in service without disrupting vehicular traffic. Another joyful part of my day was working with "Mom and Pop" who'd saved all their lives in order to build their dream home in the back country. Some of them didn't realize that phones, televisions and air conditioning don't work by magic. It was always fun to work up a plan (with the other utility companies) to get service to them asap. I also spent some time in a Planning Group, securing future budgets based on known growth, general trends, city council decisions, etc, etc. For me, though, ten year planning was't near as much fun as the day-to-day immediacy.
There were only a few time I didn't love the job: unfriendly dogs snarling after me, coming eyeball to eyeball with a snake when opeing a utility box and getting my hand stuck in the latch when I slammed it shut, being locked in a grove by pot growers who thought I was spying on them and, worst of all, getting dragged off into the bushes by a fella who wasn't looking out for my best interests. I'll always be grateful for the USP driver who realized something was amiss and the SDG&E tech who pinned the kid down until the Sheriff arrived.
Hope that answers your question. Thanks for jogging some interesting memories.
I didn't realize that engineering was such a dangerous occupation.
I could have used your help a few years back when we were building a golf course reservation system up at Tilden Park Golf Course in Berkeley. We needed a lot of lines and there wasn't any capacity left in the existing lines. They had to bring more lines in over the hill. Just wending the way through the bureacracy to find out who to bribe was a daunting task.
I had a lot of "wiring" responsibilites over the years and came to long for the wireless solution, which apparently is now just about upon us.
My first "cell" phone looked something like this. I wish I would have hung on to it.
Steve Scott (now a coach at Cal State San Marcos) was at UCI while I was there, though I never ran into him.
His fastest mile time of 3:47:69 puts him just outside of the top ten milers of all time. He 's run something like 136 or 137 sub 4-minute miles. He never pulled off a sub 4 minute mile competing in masters races.
To see what aging does to mile times I poked around a little bit. The last column is the percentage of a four minute mile the time represents. Notice that it is strictly increasing until the 100 year old Mr. Singh jumped into the race.
It looks like we have about a year or so worth of training to get in shape to take away Joop Rüter's world record. I think John Link should get back on the track, because the rest of us probably don't have much chance.
YESTERDAY'S TOMORROW- HISTORY OF A FUTURE CITY: CHULA VISTA
The Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce produced a publication in 1961 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the City's founding. One article described what Chula Vista would be like in 15 years --1976 which was the bicentennial of the United States.
The focus was mainly on the Bayfront. Because of environmental, political and funding issues almost none of their predictions came true. After many years of planning and proposals being rejected, there is finally agreement on a plan. The present plan is for hotels, residential areas, a convention center and recreation areas. The YouTube video below describes the current plan.
From 1961
Here is a video of the current Chula Vista Bayfront plan:
The following are my comments on why almost none of the Chamber of Commerce's 1961 predictions for the Chula Vista of tomorrow happened.
Large Commercial Port in the Bayfront. The prediction of a large port and a second Bayfront entrance never occurred and never will happen:
The main reason is environmental issues. Endangered species of birds and plants and the sensitive salt water marshes have made most of the Southern San Diego Bay unavailable for development. The original purpose of the "D" Street Fill, at the north end of the Bayfront, was for cargo ship berths. This is located next to National City's 24th street cargo terminal which has a deep water channel to accommodate large ships. Nesting areas of birds like the least tern and clapper rail made the "D" street fill environmentally sensitive and it will likely never be developed.
Incidentally, the least tern was found to be nesting around air conditioning units and under runway lights at airports which was frustrating to planners. "Leave no tern un-stoned," was a comment facetiously said when referring to the bird.
There has been little interest by the Unified Port District for expansion of commercial cargo shipping anywhere on San Diego Bay. There have been and are currently attempts by powerful interests to eliminate the cargo facilities at 10th Ave San Diego and 24st National City then build hotels, tourist facilities and even a Charger stadium at those locations. "No one wants to see a bunch of rust buckets going in and out of the harbor," former Port Commissioner, Louis Wolfsheimer, once said referring to commercial shipping.
The conversion from break-bulk to containerized cargo was just beginning in 1961. However, future ports would have to accommodate large container ships. This would require a lot of land for storing containers, a deep channel--50' deep or more--and expanded highways and railroads. Environmental and cost issues have made this impossible for the South Bay.
President Franklin Roosevelt promised a second bay entrance in 1935. This never happened and will never happen. It would require either a tunnel or bridge on the Silver Strand, both of which are very expensive. A bridge would have to be over 300' high. A less expensive draw bridge would be possible but has its "drawbacks". Traffic to and from North Island would often be disrupted.
Industries on the Bayfront and in Chula Vista. There have been some small industrial parks near the Bayfront and in Eastlake, but nothing like forecast in 1961.
Shipbuilding and Boat Building: There is no ship building and only one boat building facility on the Bayfront. The Marine Group builds and repairs government and commercial boats including large yachts. Many of the Bayfront plans had removed this facility, but fortunately it is saved, for now: http://marinegroupbw.com/
Maintaining and Expanding Chula Vista's Agriculture. There was some agriculture until recently when the last strawberry fields were closed.
Marinas, Hotels, Restaurants and a Convention Center. A marina was built over 30 years ago. There is one restaurant and a "nudie bar" on the Bayfront today. However, the new Bayfront plan, approved in 2013, has hotels, residential units, a convention center and recreational areas. I still believe that Chula Vista will have difficulty attracting tourists and conventions. There are no tourist attractions in Chula Vista. See my last post #1131 for a YouTube video of the new Bayfront plan.
Construction of six (6) Enormous Power Generating Stations. There have been a lot of complaints from residents to the east of the recent power station about any expansions because of smoke and noise. Also costs of new power stations are very high. So the power station on the South Bay was demolished. See YouTube below.
MORE ON YESTERDAY'S TOMORROW--1956 BUICK CONCEPT CAR
General Motors displayed the Buick Centurion Conceptcar at their 1956 Motorama. It was really a "cool" car of the future. However, the car was never put into production.
See pictures of this car and a couple of YouTube videos below.
An "ahead if its times" feature was a television screen mounted on the dashboard for rear viewing. The television camera lens can be seen in the back of the car in the third picture. The car did not have a rearview mirror or side mirrors.
Another feature was the steering column located in the center of the dash with cantilever suspended steering. The gearshift was controlled from the steering wheel.
The Centurion was a two-door four-passenger coupe constructed of fiberglass with a red upper body, a brushed metallic finish on the lower portion and an all glass top. It was powered by a 325 horsepower V8 engine.
Here are videos on YouTube of the 1956 Buick Concept Car:
Speaking of San Diego Bay, I've never been able to locate any photos of the submarine nets that were installed at the entrance to the harbor in 1941.
Within days, as the Japanese swept through Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippines, the Navy blocked the entrance to San Diego Harbor with submarine nets. Winches, attached to barges on both sides, raised and lowered large metallic barrels and thick, cross-stitched cables
Re the Tuna Industry, a topic which has appeared here before, (support local commerce, eat Tunies)
San Diego's first submarines were the Grampus and Pike, which arrived in SD in 1910. Not like your ordinary Grampuses (measuring 11 x 63 feet) , they could hold their breath longer than Houdini.
It is rumoured that this photo (from Jim's personal collection) is what started Mr. Longerbone down the long and sometimes gut-wrenching road to a Naval career.
This is just a question about reunions. Having not attended any reunion other than the 50th, I'd like to know how many there have been and has anyone attended all of them? And did they occur every 10 years or were they less frequent. And is it possible to see some photos of the other reunions? I recall somehow receiving information about photos of one past reunion, it may have been the 40th. And it was interesting to see classmates and try to figure out who they were. Lastly did other teachers attend previous reunions other than Mr. Rice and Mr. Padelford?
For those who do not live here in Southern California, we are having 80 degree temperatures, in February.
Thank you Madeline. Anyone else out there in reunion land attend any of the other events? I would enjoy hearing any interesting stories from the other reunion events.
@Karen-There is a website that contains many photos from the 30th, 40th and 45th--1964CVCPHT on flicker.com
Before the era of "cloud" storage, memory books were printed by the reunion photographer. I have one for the 20th, 40th and 45th. I'm not sure if there are photos from the 60th birthday party. Happy searching through the photos.
On January 20, I had heart surgery to replace my Mitral valve. After a stint in Cardiac ICU, & 2 weeks in rehab, I am now home trying to become my former self again. The hardest thing was losing the ability to walk. I am slowly regaining it, and can go about 200 feet before pooping out. I have been having trouble with my legs for several years, as well as shortness of breath. It all came to a head in October. It's as if God said OK John, you're done with your business in Chula Vista, you've been to your class reunion, now take care of yourself. 4 doctors later, the cardiologist found a shadow on a sonogram of my heart. An angiogram & a camera down my throat confirmed a badly infected Mitral valve. 7 days later I was on the table having it replaced. I would appreciate your thoughts & prayers, & am looking forward to being recovered to attend the 70th birthday celebration.
That is a scary story indeed. We're all more fragile than we think. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. My mom had mitral valve prolapse, but your condition sounds much more serious.
Did the doctors have any ideas about how it became infected?
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anniversary of the City's founding. One article described what Chula Vista would be like in 15 years --1976 which was the bicentennial of the United States.
The original purpose of the "D" Street Fill, at the north end of the Bayfront, was for cargo ship berths. This is located next to National City's 24th street cargo terminal which has a deep water channel to accommodate large ships. Nesting areas of birds like the least tern and clapper rail made the "D" street fill environmentally sensitive and it will likely never be developed.
Incidentally, the least tern was found to be nesting around air conditioning units and under runway lights at airports which was frustrating to planners. "Leave no tern un-stoned," was a comment facetiously said when referring to the bird. 
ports would have to accommodate large container ships. This would require a lot of land for storing containers, a deep channel--50' deep or more--and expanded highways and railroads. Environmental and cost issues have made this impossible for the South Bay.
