monday musings

"Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun."
...George Scialabba

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~ Follow The Rainbow Road to a great sale.

The most wonderful boutique

(created by our extraordinary c.f.)

for boys & girls; including adorable infant wear.

There are also some pampering gifts for Moms.

Don’t miss these bargains!
http://www.therainbowroad.com/

featuring:
Albert
Baby Legs
Disney Couture
Harajuku Lovers
Hula Mula
Jack and Lily
Knuckleheads
Meg Dana & Co.
Mini Fine
Mullins Square
Party Hats
Shubx
The Bitterstrums & Urban Baba & Co.
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~ Due for DVD release 2-10-09.
Cute as a 10.0 earthquake,
a movie titled “Chocolate”
in time for Valentines Day…
Not for your faint of heart
though.
~ An action tale from Thailand. A little Yakuza, a little Muay Thai. This young autistic girl, Zen, is to martial arts, what Rainman was to math. Take a peek::
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axf_EXzF_qM&eurl=http://bigjimindustries.com/wordpress/
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~ We're so proud of our
DD, BB, KK ~ back hittin' the books,
all at different colleges.
We wish you 3 great success!

Gambare!
b.q.

monday musings

Disneyland is offering a new perk for 2009::
FREE Admission on Your Birthday
“Start your birthday off right with the most
magical birthday present of all:
free admission on your birthday
during 2009 to one of the
Theme Parks of the Disneyland® Resort!”
[direct from Disney]
Your “gift” if you have a valid
Annual Passport or a Multi-Day Ticket::
+ A birthday FASTPASS® exchange card
for a certain number attractions
at both Disneyland® Park and
Disney's California Adventure® Park; or
+ A birthday fun card in an amount equal
to the price of a 1-Day/I1-Park ticket for
certain purchases including select merchandise,
tour experiences or for Disney's PhotoPass®
on-site services at participating locations
at Disneyland® Resort; or
+ A 1-Day/1-Park ticket for you to use

any time until your next birthday.
Check out the details online::
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/disneyland/index?name=CelebrationsDLRFreeOnYourBirthdayPage&bhcp=1#CelebDLRFAQs17Text

~ Happy 1st Birthday to our

nephew JH’s little girl, RDH.
Wish we could be at her B-day party...
Aloha, Sweetheart!

~ OK – 5ive more of the
Fifty Habits of Highly Successful People
source:: Lifehack May 12, 2008
16. They are life-long learners.
17. They are glass half full people,

while still being practical and down-to-earth.
18. They consistently do what they need to do,

regardless of how they are feeling on a given day.
19. They take calculated risks.
20. They deal with problems quickly and effectively.

~ I wondered how the quartet’s instruments

stayed tuned in the freezing air at the

inauguration. They didn’t.

It was a play-synched performance.

Ha! Amazing.

~ With the need for fitness, there are

healthy trends; such as Personal Trainers

and WiiFit. Here is one for all you dancers::

Daft Punk interpretation.

(I’m beginning to think the jobless

in this suffering economy have way

toooo much time on their hands)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLYD_-A_X5E

!Chinese New Year !

Monday, January 26th 2009.

(also::1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961,

1973, 1985, 1997)

...the year of the Ox.

People born in the Year of the Ox are patient,

speak little, and inspire confidence in others.

They tend to be eccentric, and bigoted,

and they anger easily. They have fierce tempers.

Although they speak little, when they do

they are quite eloquent. Ox people are mentally

and physically alert. Generally easy-going,

they can be remarkably stubborn.

Oh, Really?

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

b.q.

monday musings

~ seems to be a lot of shakin

around the L.A. area.

Be prepared!
QUAKEPREDICTION.COM
Los Angeles risk of 5.4+

December 13 = 77%

December 12 = 86%

December 11 = 93%

December 10 = 92%

December 09 = 87%

December 08 = 66%

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::KNOW YOUR OHASHI ETIQUETTE::
(courtesy of JANM)
Saguri-bashi:

Don’t poke around your soup to

pick out contents

Mayoi-bashi:

Don’t touch food you aren’t going to eat

Sashi-bashi:

Don’t use your chopsticks to

stab your food

Neburi-bashi:

Don’t suck the tips of your chopsticks

Yose-bashi:

Don’t use your chopsticks to

grab plates or bowls

Hotoke-bashi:

Don’t stick your chopsticks

straight up in rice

(this is a symbol of death!)

Kaki-bashi:

Don’t shovel food in your mouth

with the bowl attached to your face

Nigiri-bashi:

Don’t hold your chopsticks in your

hand like a knife

Hashi-watashi:

Don’t pass food to another person

chopsticks to chopsticks

Namida-bashi:

Don’t pass around food that drips

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~ here are 5 of the

"50 Habits of Highly Successful People" :

(from: Lifehack 5-9-08)

1. They look for and find opportunities

where others see nothing.
2. They find lessons while others only

see problems.
3. They are solution focused.
4. They consciously and methodically

create their own success.
5. They may be fearful, but they are

not controlled or limited by fear.

~ Check back for more in the near future.

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HO!HO!HO!
Santa is watching!

we l o v e our fireplace...b.q.

monday musings

::quotes to ponder::

"The first wealth is health."

~ Emerson

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"The only exercise some people get is

jumping to conclusions,

running down their friends,

side-stepping responsibility,

and pushing their luck!"

~ Author Unknown

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"Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork."

~ English Proverb

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"Poverty wants some things,

Luxury many things,

Avarice all things."

~ Benjamin Franklin

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fractured ghosts upon the wall - do you see what I see?

The Blessings of Autumn - Thomas Kinkade Thanksgiving Peace

gsg

::smirkish glee or okashi::
Wild Women of Whippoorwill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt9lErsLafw

b.q.

Monday Musings

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that

within me there lay an invincible summer"

Albert Camus

~ Weather – the forecast is possible 90+ degrees by Friday. Whew! Where is our Autumn?

~ mmmmm… Try Trader Joe’s Organic Brown Rice Marshmallow Treats, or their Lumpy Bumpy Bar. Or, how about any of Trader Joe’s dark chocolate covered treats?
”All you need is love. But a little chocolate now & then doesn’t hurt” Charles Schultz.

~ WARNING!:: NO SCHOOL BAKE SALES !
School bake sales victims of nutrition rules
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/27/BALJ13NP31.DTL
A twisted compliance to this::
The state guidelines, passed by the Legislature in 2005 and gradually being implemented at districts around the state, require that snacks sold on campuses during the school day not contain more than 35 percent of calories from fat, 1 percent of calories from saturated fat and 35 percent sugar by weight. Snacks must also not exceed 175 calories at elementary schools or 250 calories at middle and high schools.
Wow. Are the candy fund raisers next? The state better beef up the school budget, before they remove the best way for the schools to make up some of the deficit.

A liver & onions fund raiser isn’t going to provide much liquidity.

~ Looking forward to Thanksgiving. Joyful Family gatherings are priceless. Glad everyone gets the day off to celebrate & enjoy the feast. We always count our Blessings. Love the aroma of a roasting turkey warming up the house all day long. What do I wear on Thanksgiving?
An apron!

b.q.

monday musings

~ hmmmm ~

http://www.pixcetera.com/pixcetera/worlds-ugliest-dogs/39613?icid=200100397x1211857320x1200727049

~ in the spirit of the season:

dancing skeleton man ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WpD7i4RxnY

~ name that hot town.~
(Yes, that’s the WHOLE town!)

~ you're never too young ~

~ The Most Beautiful Bulldog ~

Congrats Buddy!

b.q.

monday musings

~ Wake up sunshine::

~ West sky @ sunrise::

!! Earthquake prediction for Los Angeles :

Oct . 20-23 = 5.9!!

look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks_-96PHOf0&eurl=http://www.quakeprediction.com/Northridge%20Earthquake%20Prediction.html

~ Harleys outside a haunted house::

~ Dad’s doggie buddy, Silver::

~ 4 generations later, Jule’s puppy buddy, Pixie::
~the days are still sooo hot, but yes...Fall is upon us::
~ are U ready for Halloween?

b.q.

Monday Musings

~ Listening to ~

Kyu Sakamoto :: John Denver

Annie Lennox :: Thee Midnighters

Hiroshima :: John Corbett

The Doors :: James Taylor

Grand Funk Railroad :: Yoyo Ma…

soapstone hearts in my office...
3 year old Little Man + tired Mom

Spirits set free…2006

Dad + Judo Team Award ~ Martial Arts in our lifetime:: In the past, I enjoyed seeing young C.F. take Aikido with Dad. We were so proud of Dad, getting his black belt in Aikido, at age 70. He also had a black belt in Judo. He was a Sensei for both Judo & Aikido. With his insistence, I was in the first Girls’ Judo class at the SFV Japanese American Community Center, back in the ‘60’s. I’ve beamed watching all 4 of my Girls excel in Karate + Kickboxing. I’ve seen my youngest daughter break boards in a Karate exhibition. Back in the day, I helped my brother, Dr B, when he came home with a broken collar bone from Judo (twice!). Last year, he was awarded his black belt in Karate. My Grandfather was taken away by the F.B.I. on Dec.7, right after Pearl Harbor was attacked. They thought he, & my sweet 5 ft. Grandmother, were subversive, because he had a successful Kendo Dojo in Huntington Beach, & was a community leader. They were so wrong. He had the honorable strong blood of a Samurai running through his veins… not the filthy weak blood of a subversive.

b.q.

Monday Musings

A tragic and insane train wreck occurred close to our home last Friday. It is painfully numbing and shocking; how could this happen? Our heartfelt sorrow & strength to all families & friends of the victims. A tremendous thank you to the brave first responders, who did an exceptional job. Embrace the sunlight a little more each morning. A reminder that you never know what will unfold, once you open your eyes to start each new day.

…Obviously…
~don’t ever get any YES! moments by trying to

hurt someone else.
…Realize…
~vampires can’t enter your home, & suck your blood…

unless you let them in.
…Remember…
~life is what happens, while you are making p l a n s.
…Discover…
~to embrace life is to l i v e. darkly backwards = e v i l.

~ discarded lavender cuttings…I rescued a few.

I welcome Autumn!

b.q.