A Different Perspective

 

 Sometimes you need to look at life from a different perspective.

 

Blessed

Love this song

Blessed by Jill Scott.

Woofstock

Attended Woofstock during the weekend. A laid back event with dogs, live music, food and wine.

 

The winner of the male dog competition.

 

Mohawk baby.

Hwy 1

Birdhouse Left Coast Tour

There is something about smooth skateboarding.

Pictures below are from Birdhouse Left Coast Tour in mid July.

 Kevin Staab

Steve Caballero

Tony Hawks

Lavender

A friendly soul brought bags filled with lavender. Thank you!

Valentine's Day

A bag with many hearts made by my young man in school..

...came home filled with Valentine's cards from classmates..

..and a big heart for the family.

How Many Slaves Work For You?

Please check in this site to find out how many slaves work for you. It calculates the humans forced to produce the stuff we use. Hopefully by answering the questions on the 11 pages, and finding out the number of slaves that work for you, you will be more careful in future decisions of what you purchase to reduce the number of slaves producing your stuff.

Inspiring Breakfast

In the morning I attended Shelter Network's Annual Benefit Breakfast. After a couple of rough days, it was very inspiring to start my day off by listening to voices of hope. We were 1100 people who met up for this very important breakfast. Leigh Anne Tuohy, who was the keynote speaker, shared many funny stories with us, as well as reminded us to look around in our every day lives to see how we can help less fortunate. I believe most attendees left the breakfast in good spirit, ready to start contributing either voluntary or monetary. Happy Contributing!

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Steve Jobs' Commencement Address at Stanford 2005. Thank you Steve for being and staying real.

Habitat for Humanity

A couple of co-workers and I were working at a Habitat for Humanity site for a day.

The site will offer 36 apartments for future home buyers.


Lunch


This will be second floor's ceiling and third floor's floor.


The view below me as I was hammering nails.

All You Need For A Great Day Is..

Lovely Blue Sky.


Comfortable Shoes.


Beautiful Nature.


Great Company.

Drawing With Love

This drawing was made for me with love from my young man at his daycare. It has everything he loves on it, rainbow, hearts and fireworks. I'm one lucky mam.

Murals

These Murals are found inside Coit Tower in San Francisco. They represent Bay Area history.

Life Is Good

One day as we were walking home from the park, I saw a small sticker on a car saying: Life is Good. How true, I was thinking, and how simple. Life is good. The company behind the name is working on making positive changes in our communities, by selling fun, every day products, and throwing yearly festivals among others.

Did You Watch Hope For Haiti Now?

If not, you can watch parts of some of the performances here. You can read more about Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief here. I hope you'll make a donation, if you haven't.

Hope For Haiti Now

Hope for Haiti Now will be on TV on Friday, January 22. These are the TV channels that will air the show. I hope you all take the time to watch it, or will be able to donate money for the cause.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The rain is pouring down outside. We're watching Good Morning America as we are having late breakfast in bed. The coffee flavor stands out this morning. I'm drinking President coffee. On GMA they are remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and we are talking about him and his Dream. We are also discussing what we can do to help the victims of Haiti, so the first website to visit is Save the Children. It looks like this day will be an interesting and busy Holiday.

Feeling For People In Haiti

Living in an area where a big earthquake can take place at anytime, makes me feel for the people in Haiti who experienced a 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday. I hope that they get all the help they need from people like you and me around the world. If you want to donate money for the relief operation in Haiti, please visit Wyclef Jean's organization Yele Haiti. If you want to track earthquakes around the globe, check USGS' website out.

World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day. An estimated 33 million people around the world are living with AIDS. In some countries it's growing more rapidly than others. In USA an estimated 2 million people are living with AIDS. The fastest growing age group of being at risk in the USA is 25-35 years old. This is White House way of showing its respect.