tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234731882012-03-05T00:21:00.831-08:00Duckburg GazetteThe life and times of meMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-10568692257861904892012-03-05T00:21:00.003-08:002012-03-05T00:21:00.865-08:00Carts! I don't understand no matter where you are, shopping center, grocery store, any place that has shopping carts for you to use ... people are in their own little zone and forget that other people are around and block the aisles with their carts! It is simple folks, if you are shopping and you stop to look at something or even read the labels, that is fine but move your cart to the side andMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-65035432008073461572012-02-27T00:15:00.002-08:002012-02-27T00:15:00.071-08:00Leap Year EditionWhat makes this a Leap "Year"?? Because of ONE day in February that has an extra day in the month. So instead of 28, it has 29 and then that makes the entire year a Leap Year which occurs every 4 years. Why isn't it just still a regular year and not called a Leap Month? Why do we even have that extra day every 4 years? Is it suppose to keep the calendar in line with McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-46705887866262603882012-02-20T00:55:00.000-08:002012-02-20T00:55:00.870-08:00PRESIDENT'S DAY EDITIONSo what makes this "President's Day?" Well basically we use to celebrate the birthday of two of our most distinguished President's who helped form the country we live in today ... George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. I remember having two different weekends in February that were extra short school wise and extra long weekend wise. Then, I am not sure when, at some McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-88066512030297937342012-02-13T00:27:00.000-08:002012-02-13T00:27:00.600-08:00Well on Groundhogs day (February 2nd), Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow which means 6 more weeks of winter. The weather has been pretty chilly still but technically speaking, we are still in Winter for at least another month. When did a groundhog become the weather reporter? I know a lot of weather reports and reporters that are wrong a lot but at least the studied it ... or know how to read McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-54860951656945330562012-02-06T00:52:00.000-08:002012-02-06T00:52:00.346-08:00Have you ever wondered when there is a large group of people walking in one direction, like a hallway ... and then the couple in front of you stop to chat? What are they thinking when you have dozens of people behind you that you decide to stop for a conversation while the dozens of people in front of you kept going?! I seriously wonder about this people and how oblivious they are of everyone McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-62079459099954355452012-01-30T00:12:00.000-08:002012-01-30T00:12:00.154-08:00It is kind of neat driving down the 60 freeway here in Los Angeles and as you go from West to East, at night you can see a line of airplanes heading into LAX. I am sure pilot's utilize the freeways a s guide into the airport and as one passes over you, in the distance another comes into view as it makes its final approach. I wonder if there are other things like that in other major airports McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-36842506635891309972012-01-23T00:16:00.000-08:002012-01-23T00:16:00.750-08:00The Year of the Dragon!The Chinese New Year started this past week ... Tuesday ... I think? And it is the Year of the Dragon. Sounds pretty prestige's for some reason compared to a duck or rabbit ... is there a sheep? I don't know but it is pretty cool and from my understanding the whole country of China is in celebration and it lasts for weeks. Why is our New Year's only one evening and a McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-44193618104971501942012-01-16T10:32:00.000-08:002012-01-16T13:54:39.331-08:00MARTIN LUTHER KING EDITIONI remember when this day did not exist and it was just another day, another time. Even today, some states do not recognize it as a holiday and I just have to wonder ... why? Here is a man who fought for equal rights for everyone, and used only peaceful means to do it. He spoke with eloquence, poise and determination. Not to raise your fists but to raise your voice soMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-40814387223272016682012-01-09T00:15:00.000-08:002012-01-09T00:15:00.680-08:00Kind of an odd week. Being back home in SoCali and it feels like a cool summer!! The temps during the day have been close to the 80's and night drops down to around the 50's. This is so strange and we are technically a couple weeks in to Winter now ... Winter where?!Weekly Update:This past week felt extremely short to me which I did not mind at all. I had to get a double root canal on TuesdayMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-41225043272880137202012-01-02T00:07:00.000-08:002012-01-02T00:07:00.939-08:00NEW YEAR'S EDITIONSo ends another year and thus begins the one that is suppose to end the world ... simply because an ancient calendar from South America did not go any further. Do you think that maybe it didn't go any further was because they simply thought they had it covered long enough and will add more later if they got around to it but never did because they were conquered by the SpaniardsMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-18230533266555861902011-12-26T00:46:00.000-08:002011-12-26T00:46:00.853-08:00BOXING DAY EDITION (and Holiday)December 26th is Boxing Day, a national holiday in Canada that was created to box up the Christmas decoration inside and outside of your homes. Basically it is the government telling you, Christmas is over. But hey, it gives them another reason to have another day off. We should have one of these in the US but make it on the 27th because give us at least one McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-73063626265100447932011-12-19T00:04:00.000-08:002011-12-19T00:04:00.824-08:00So was driving a lot this past week but this time it was distance instead of time. Although because of the long distances, it took just as much time on the road. One day, I drove over 300 miles and I was exhausted! But I was pretty amazed at what I saw a LOT of this week ... people talking on their cell phones while holding the cell phone. I saw they were connected with an ear piece yet the McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-60513673680919826922011-12-12T03:31:00.000-08:002011-12-12T03:31:00.561-08:00INSANE! This week sucked. I don't think I have spent so much time in traffic in a one week time frame than I just did this past week. So let's see ... in a 5-day period there is 120 hours. Ok, Monday took me 2 hrs to get to work, then an hour going home, not so bad. Tuesday: 2 hrs going to work, 2 1/2 hrs to get to a dinner and then 1 hr going home. Wednesday: 2.5 hrs to work, 2 hrs to a McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-31109712599592222322011-12-05T00:23:00.000-08:002011-12-05T00:23:00.302-08:00Hot and cold ... So the start of the week we saw some really warm temperatures, almost in the mid 80's and we are in December. But comes the weekend and mas drops to the 60's. This coming week it is suppose to hold around there which to me, that makes sense since it is winter and we are in Southern California. We don't get snow, just rains but it is suppose to be cold ... so, we'll see what McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-68784981002948859442011-11-28T00:28:00.000-08:002011-11-28T00:28:00.396-08:00What is this?! I took this picture over the weekend because it shocked me while I was walking by it ... is that a tree with brown leaves in the middle of the Fall season in Southern California?? Inconceivable (and I know what it means)! This is a rare sight indeed since our foliage never changes colors ... its just green all year round or brown to the extent that it is something ready to catchMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-62901803703157840242011-11-21T00:26:00.000-08:002011-11-21T00:26:00.475-08:00IN-Between EditionWhy is this the in-between edition? Well mostly because I was still traveling the start of this week and of course this coming Thursday is Thanksgiving. So in-between things that should have their own edition ... as well as Black Friday! To much and the holiday's are basically kicking in full gear. But, can't wait for the Thanksgiving meals because of all the trimmings ... IMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-23458801712211693642011-11-14T10:23:00.000-08:002011-11-16T00:19:11.092-08:00KANSAS CITY EDITIONThat's right, it's the Kansas City Edition and why? Because I'm in KC!! Had to come out for yet another quick overnight stay but this time, I will be here longer than 18 hours!! Can you believe that?? I think it will actually be for 1 day and 9 hours ... wow, such luxuries. It's kind of interesting with today's technology of phones, video and computers that they still spend a McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-62432417419462684002011-11-07T00:11:00.000-08:002011-11-07T00:11:00.299-08:00Day Light Saving EditionThis past weekend we got an extra hour of ... sleep. They say it's a time of pushing our clocks an hour back but I see it as a time to get an extra hour of shut-eye. I always enjoy this time rather than where we had to lose our hour! But aside from that, the weekend ended with a MAJOR storm. I was driving home Sunday and every 10 to 15 seconds was lightning and some ofMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-88732445548027646202011-10-31T00:42:00.000-07:002011-10-31T00:42:00.052-07:00HALLOWEEN EDITIONToday is Halloween! I think this is a first that I have posted on the day of Halloween. Not sure what that means or if its significant but ... cool. I think my fondest Halloween memory is when I dressed up as a Spartan soldier. Of course I had jeans on but my armor was made out of cardboard painted gold. I had string to hold the pieces in place so while going out to get McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-43564112364324929892011-10-24T00:30:00.000-07:002011-10-24T00:30:00.862-07:00I think there needs to be a device that when a fire truck, ambulance or police vehicle is coming down the street, it either cuts off or temporarily mutes your radio. I know it has happened to me where I have the radio on, windows up and I can't hear their siren. This seems potentially dangerous to me plus the fact they keep making cars that feature reduced outside noise as you enjoying being inMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-84841557781189191922011-10-17T00:30:00.000-07:002011-10-17T00:30:00.794-07:00CRAZY!!! That is the best way to describe this week in weather in Southern California! So it started off very cool and cold at nights, just the way I like it. Early to mid-week, big heat wave with temps in the 100's!?!? I don't know how we go from 60 to 100 unless you are in a car. So that happened for 2 to 3 days and Friday the temp drops well below 80 which was nice but a big fog bank McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-39691469253027095902011-10-10T00:32:00.000-07:002011-10-10T00:32:00.593-07:00Warm days and cold nights. Kind of odd as the day feels a little crisp but a tad on the summer side while the evenings feel and smell like winter. What does winter smell like? Well for here, it smells clean and crisp, like you could feel the evening dew on a tree leaf start to freeze into place. Now if only the days can be like that, we have the start of winter but that is technically still aMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-40435287311301637142011-10-03T01:24:00.000-07:002011-10-03T01:24:00.621-07:00I wonder about people sometimes ... so driving to work one day I was at a red light and I looked to the car next to me and it was some lady holding your cell phone in front of her talking. Is it worth the risk? Of course when the light turned green, she continued to chat on the phone as she accelerated. Clearly the lady could afford some kind of hands-free device of any kind since it was a McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-6155117495282098552011-09-26T00:15:00.000-07:002011-09-26T00:15:00.704-07:00Autumn Equinox EditionFriday was the first day of Fall thus of course ending the Summer Solstice. Of course living in Southern California the weather is rather consistent then most places so we call this Summer-Lite instead. Other places in the country you would actually see a changing of leaves turning from green to brown/red ... but here they remain green, well, the few trees we have that is McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-89927854053194414352011-09-19T00:25:00.000-07:002011-09-24T23:14:45.067-07:00Another week another strange weather pattern. The week started off nice and cool but then mid late week we had some mass overcast and spots of drizzle!? Then the week ended up warm and sunny. I don't understand what is going on here, it feels like we are in the Mid-West or something. I can't tell if it is Winter, Summer or Fall here sometimes. Granted, here they are all pretty much the same McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-54989477006895893102011-09-12T00:40:00.000-07:002011-09-12T00:40:00.224-07:00REMEMBERING 9/11 EDITIONSunday was the 10 year anniversary of the attack upon US soil by terrorists that struck both towers in NY and a section of the Pentagon in DC along with a foiled attempt by another plane by the passengers that ended up crashing in a field in Philadelphia. It is amazing to know it happened 10 years ago yet it feels like it was just a little while ago. I do remember what IMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-78275125409237961592011-09-05T01:47:00.000-07:002011-09-05T01:47:00.122-07:00Labor Day Edition
August flew by for me and it is already the first Monday of September or more commonly known as Labor Day. I do enjoy and hate this day for the following reasons ... enjoy because its an extra day of doing nothing which I do look forward too! I hate because that means come Tuesday and the weeks to follow is MASS traffic because of all back-to-school cars on the road again. McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-41108510534003983792011-08-29T00:13:00.000-07:002011-08-29T00:13:00.093-07:00HOT! I guess I spoke to soon about enjoying the summer as the weather heated up really fast this past week. The temps managed to say below 100 but some days it got pretty dang close. The nights got as high in the 80's and had to have the AC on quite a few times. Not sure where it came from, just make it go away. I guess we couldn't have that perfect summer but I can't really complain since McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-56452190723647682252011-08-22T01:38:00.000-07:002011-08-22T01:38:00.600-07:00OK, this weather here has been AMAZING!!! Not much more I can say about that because it has consistently been in the mid 70's and breezes keep it nice. The evenings have been chilly but not cold and you only feel out if you are in the direct sunlight! I don't know what we did to get this weather but I hope it carries through Labor Day Weekend! I guess overall we have been very fortunate that McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-24217745661344574982011-08-15T00:47:00.000-07:002011-08-15T00:47:00.304-07:00I never knew that Northern California could get so hot. I was in the bay area but in the East just north of Oakland and Berkley in a town called Antioch. The wind would be blowing pretty strong and it was about 8PM with the sun still out ... and it was freaking 88 degrees outside! I always thought the bay area was generally cooler than SoCali but I guess not! And also I noticed, the sun was McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-5052913407759421102011-08-08T00:12:00.000-07:002011-08-08T00:12:00.938-07:00What a long week this has been and this coming week will be even longer as I will be taking a short road trip to Northern California. Not really looking forward to it like I usually do but I have to go. I like road trips in general over any other form of traveling. I am not sure why but I think part of it is being in control of your own travels. If I want to stop, I can stop. If I want to McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-90795671665784867842011-08-01T00:45:00.000-07:002011-08-01T00:45:00.205-07:00Strange weather we have had these past few days and no clue what to make of it. Mostly during the day it has been warm and sunny, in the mid to high 70's which is great. Night got a bit chilly in the low 60's (that his chilly for us). But Sunday ... it rained and was cold in the morning and then it got to the high 80's later in the afternoon! What in the world is going on around here? This McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-76161568502417023902011-07-25T00:30:00.000-07:002011-07-25T00:30:02.969-07:00I am really exhausted this week ... lack of sleep and a LOT of walking ... but that is explained a little more in the next section. Other than that, traffic has been completely unbearable this week with average commutes almost 2 hours into LA and 1 hour home. That is plus 45 mins to an hour going in and 15+ mins coming home. I don't know what is causing all this and all the schools along the McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-42283274678780699552011-07-18T01:12:00.000-07:002011-07-18T01:12:00.284-07:00Well, the whole "carmageddon" scare came and went. Friday when they were going to shut down the freeway that evening, there was reported no traffic anywhere. Now why can't that be the case each and every Friday?? The destruction of an overpass that went over the 405 freeway between the 10 and the 101 is the cause of the closure. They apparently finished the work ahead of schedule and opened McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-62814459634566533142011-07-11T00:13:00.000-07:002011-07-11T00:13:00.385-07:00Sure got hot in here! This past week the temps sure got high ... summer is here! Temps got into the low 90's which isn't record breaking but with little breezes, it was warm. The nights weren't as bad but some stayed pretty warm. Looks like the heat might have broken and just lasted a week but not going to hold my breath on that. It is almost he middle of July ... wow, that was fast, time McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-46530125793123480232011-07-04T00:54:00.000-07:002011-07-04T00:54:00.742-07:004th of July EditionHOT! The summer is here! I guess last week I spoke to soon as the heat gradually came and then bam, close to 100 degrees on the weekend. Not sure what the extended forecast is but I am staying in doors as much as I can to avoid it. I guess this is great weather for us and the 4th of July weekend. I wish I had a big BBQ set up in the backyard to cook up some hamburgers and McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-15124939348055819372011-06-27T00:35:00.000-07:002011-06-27T00:35:00.079-07:00Starting to warm up a bit ... but the evenings still remain cold but I like that. Last year, the summer here was unusually cool with maybe 5 days of record breaking heat. So far, we haven't had a really hot day but very cool days especially in the shade which is just perfect. I do hope the rest of the summer stays like this but I am sure it will get hot. At least it wasn't crazy humid like itMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-44114598485957781112011-06-20T00:33:00.000-07:002011-06-20T00:33:00.363-07:00Father's Day EditionYesterday was Father's Day, hope all the Dad's out there and soon to be Dad's had a terrific day. Probably a lot of ties given out, maybe some BBQ's ... interesting enough there are really no big sports events going on like a championship around Father's Day. One would think they would plan on that to give the Dad's a day to watch what they want and not be fighting for it. McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-36956050720602734182011-06-13T00:26:00.000-07:002011-06-13T00:26:00.108-07:00iWhat?! I think this is funny, I noticed the other day how someone was writing how cool their new ITunes app worked with their IPad ... um ok. Clearly they are not a real Mac user or pay attention to how things are spelled. Although technically they are spelled correctly ... and they are names of specific products but it is incorrect. Even if the word started at the beginning of the sentence,McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-58174450079077499572011-06-06T00:11:00.000-07:002011-06-06T00:11:00.123-07:00Cool weather! The summer officially starts later this month but for Southern California it is typically end of April or start of May. This past week though the weather amazing with cool breezy sunny days and chill (not cold) nights. Just a windbreaker jacket is all you need and that suits me just fine. Now if it can just stay like this the rest of the summer, perfect!Weekly Update:Pretty McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-4637803171528970742011-05-30T00:20:00.000-07:002011-05-30T00:20:00.534-07:00MEMORIAL DAY EDITIONAnother holiday weekend in which we should spend a little time to remember, reflect and thank those you served our country home and abroad. Those who took a part of their life to help defend and represent the country we live in through the years ... many years ago, to present day. We do take for granted the sacrifice so few have made for so many. They get one simple day outMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-38154783589747213322011-05-23T00:15:00.000-07:002011-05-23T00:15:00.201-07:00The other night I was driving home and I looked up at the sky and saw the moon pretty bright and close to full. It was very cloudy as well and it eventually covered the moon and it almost looked like it was making a ying-yang symbol in the sky but just the outline of one. It is cool what light and clouds can do for each other ... yes, I know, random (Not pictured)Weekly Update:Semi-mellow week McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-73176479175298935652011-05-16T00:37:00.000-07:002011-05-16T00:37:00.749-07:00I'm not really sure what season this is anymore. I think it is suppose to be Spring going into Summer but lately it feels like Fall going into Winter! This past week the days have been sunny till the weekend when it rained. But during the week days it was bright but cold if you were in the shade with a lot of breezes. At night it dropped down into the 60's a lot which isn't that bad but for McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-61486509229024236252011-05-09T00:34:00.000-07:002011-05-09T00:34:00.271-07:00MOTHER'S DAY EDITIONEven though yesterday was Mother's Day, this is still the edition for it. Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day. Went to dinner with my mom and of course every where was packed but that is completely expected. If one did not expect some place that serves a nice meal to be busy that day/night ... I don't know what to say to them. Those are probably the same people who go McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-89943280178220343502011-05-02T00:29:00.000-07:002011-05-02T02:27:18.191-07:00I was just thinking the other day and I am not sure if I wrote this before or not but ... how to tell a good pizza. There are several factors that make a good pizza, naturally there is flavors, dough, and things like that but I think an important factor in an overall good pizza ... the next day. How good is the pizza not re-heated but simply put of the fridge cold? I was eating a really good McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-90079779006123913122011-04-25T00:18:00.000-07:002011-04-25T00:18:00.235-07:00EASTER EDITIONHow did the egg hunt go yesterday? I remember doing that as a kid, searching for eggs in the yard and then it got too dirty so we would do it in the house. Then, when I was working at Fox, we would hunt for eggs at work! Now that was crazy fun because we were "adults" and tried to muscle each other out of the eggs where as kids you didn't really do that. When doing it as kids weMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-8718892797209659602011-04-18T00:12:00.000-07:002011-04-20T23:17:41.160-07:00What a busy week, this should go in the Weekly Update section but figured I would put it up top just because. I spent the weekend at the OC Fairgrounds helping at the booth for German Shepherd Safe Haven for the annual Pet Expo. The whole event was like the mini-county fair but with a lot more animals and less food stands or booths. But I had the customary funnel cake and that was about it ...McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-80075662644570639522011-04-11T00:43:00.000-07:002011-04-11T00:43:00.504-07:00Is there a special pass that I don't know about that allows you to drive on the shoulder and ignore all safety like not using your turn signal when changing lanes several times? I want one of those, where do I get one?! Seriously, lately it seems like people don't care who is around them. I know they say drive defensively but in California it is offense offense offense. But at least have someMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-17541009049827328282011-04-04T00:38:00.000-07:002011-04-04T00:38:00.170-07:00Semi - Las Vegas UpdateI was at a gas station in Nevada on Friday and was thinking to myself as I put my credit card into the pump that ... remember when we had to go to a central terminal and use our credit or debit card, select the pump number and then return to the pump to get the gas? Then I thought, remember when we had to go inside the gas station and give our card to the attendant so theyMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-29734811509913598632011-03-28T00:35:00.000-07:002011-03-28T00:35:00.216-07:00We have been having some pretty unusual weather lately. Still pretty cold but with a lot of random showers here and there. Not sure if the weather forecasters have a clue anymore because I would say they have been about 50% accurate since the beginning of the year. Need to update those weather tracking devices or something. I understand the degree of accuracy can be off but usually its from McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-27712926005631987152011-03-22T01:14:00.000-07:002011-03-22T01:14:00.201-07:00I have to say, usually the weather service is about 25% of the time right and since about Thursday of the week I kept getting flash flood warnings starting Sunday. Well, I have to say ... it POURED rain on Sunday and there was all kinds of flooding. I was in Los Angeles in the afternoon and saw a tree knocked over in the middle of the road and other parts of the street littered with tree McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-27567709474928539662011-03-14T00:34:00.000-07:002011-03-14T00:34:00.338-07:00DST EditionThis past weekend was Daylight Saving Time where we "spring forward" for Spring. As always, I hate this one because you lose that precious hour of sleep. I know it is on the weekend but an hour is an hour and we don't get that back till Fall! So, this now means it won't get dark till about 8PM as we quickly approach the Summer months. I think what I do hate more than losing that McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-80938377810341759042011-03-07T00:34:00.000-08:002011-03-07T00:34:00.189-08:00Sure is some strange weather as of late ... just this past week we had rain, heat wave and some really cold nights. The high was about mid 80's and the low was around 40. Sunny, cloudy and some rain on Sunday. I have no idea what to make of it but this is not typical SoCali weather. We are generally way more consistent than this. I think this coming week is suppose to be mostly sunny and in McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-56272957741384611492011-02-28T00:09:00.000-08:002011-02-28T00:09:00.091-08:00Wow talk about some crazy weather!! So it has been very cold as of late here but on Friday night and parts of Saturday we had MASS rains. It was like a shower head busted and water was pouring out. On Saturday it got so called in parts of LA ... downtown LA had hail but Burbank got a bunch of snow!!! I am not sure if it has ever snowed in Burbank before but I can tell you it hasn't in at McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-92224866405842531232011-02-21T00:38:00.000-08:002011-02-21T00:38:00.672-08:00PRESIDENT'S DAY EDITIONI know I say this every year but it is kind of sad that we lump the birthday's of two great Americans together. When I was in Junior High and High School, they were two separate observed holidays and now ... just one. Well, I don't know what happened but I wonder what will be next ... Thanksgiving and Christmas? We can just call it the Turkey/Ham Holiday I guess since McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-90110147274687908262011-02-14T00:17:00.000-08:002011-02-14T00:17:00.743-08:00Ok so what is the deal here ... the other night I watched this car (late night) drive through all the parking spots, ignoring the lanes and just basically drive like they owned the lot or lines do not apply to them and then ... they all of a sudden stop at a stop sign? Why do you even bother at this point? Honestly, if you are going through everything, why not just go around the stop sign McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-84518063631355530862011-02-07T00:16:00.000-08:002011-02-07T00:16:00.949-08:00Why do people slow down when they are getting on the freeway?? You take the freeway to hopefully have a quick route to your location. Granted I understand if there is traffic but an on-ramp to a freeway usually tends to be pretty long, at least 100 yards plus some and day or night, you can see if there is traffic that you will slow down when approaching. But when there is not, speed up and McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-41685214859301281502011-01-31T01:32:00.000-08:002011-01-31T01:32:00.284-08:00So this week's weather was pretty good, sunny with a lot of cool temps and then Sunday it got very cloudy. Reports said it would be cloudy but that was about it. Then just before noon Sunday, flash flood!! The rain poured down like crazy and lasted for a couple of hours and then it dried up and was sunny again. We need more of that though despite what people think of the rain we got recently.McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-5864078868045945782011-01-24T00:17:00.000-08:002011-01-24T00:27:29.535-08:00WINDY!!! The week itself was pretty warm but then came Saturday night and it sounded like a tornado was brewing up outside ... of course I have never heard an actual tornado but I would imagine it sounding like Saturday night. In the morning there were leaves and big branches every where but no trees seemed to have fallen down like the last time we had a big wind come through. It did keep me McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-91340142069405859052011-01-17T00:39:00.000-08:002011-01-17T00:39:00.503-08:00MLK Day EditionToday is Martin Luther King Day in remembrance of a man who we should example our lives from. Martin Luther King, Jr. strived for some very simple things ... unity and equality. I would like to think since his famous speech at the Reflecting Pool at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC that as a nation we have lived up to his words but sadly, we are still so far McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-65685649927068852572011-01-10T00:28:00.000-08:002011-01-10T00:28:00.586-08:00Have you ever noticed how red Lego bricks (any size) never seem to snap as tight as all the other color bricks. What is with red that makes it weaker? Even some of the older red bricks sort of look translucent and feel less solid. Not sure if its the chemical coloring that goes into to make the red ones or what but get a whole bunch of Lego's of varying size and colors and see for yourself. McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-13398026166540709662011-01-03T00:17:00.000-08:002011-01-03T00:17:00.185-08:00New Year EditionWelcome to 2011 ... does it feel any different than 2010? So far, not really but that seems to be the case every year. Of course when you look back over the past 5 years you notice lots of changes but that is life, its gradual. So aside from that, what's in store for 2011? No clue but probably a lot of the same stuff that came with 2010. Another year, start of a new decade McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-56913232268404005392010-12-27T00:17:00.000-08:002010-12-27T00:17:00.256-08:00Post Christmas EditionSaturday was Christmas Day and it was very cold and wet for me. I don't think I have ever had a white Christmas or at least one that I could remember. But where I live it doesn't snow and where I am visiting (San Francisco) it doesn't snow either ... to close to sea level? I don't know but then I hear the East Coast is getting hammered with snow and blizzards. I guess McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-76387683719841396082010-12-20T00:38:00.000-08:002010-12-20T00:38:00.537-08:00RAIN!!!! Wow, this past week has been a monsoon of rain but you know what, we need it!! Forecast calls for more rain through this coming Wednesday and then clears up. I say bring us more rain and maybe we can make it through the next 3 months without any water shortages or issues. People in Southern California do not realize that the more rain the better. Yet they complain because of trafficMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-88900352724319373192010-12-13T00:28:00.000-08:002010-12-13T00:28:01.192-08:00It's almost winter but what is nice about this season is the stars. The winter constellation for Northern America has some of my favorites including Orion (The Hunter) and the Big Dipper. My favorite is Orion because I guess it was the first constellation I ever discovered and sort of mapped out when I took Astronomy which was a class I really did enjoy. So check out the winter sky when it McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-16456460972874533382010-12-06T01:19:00.000-08:002010-12-06T01:19:00.353-08:00Way cold and the weekend ends in rain. We had a few days there the clouds were dark and it seemed like it was about to pour on us but nothing. The nights remained freezing (well, freezing for SoCali at least) and when Sunday night rolled around, thunder and lightning came for a visit. I like rain, wish we had more of it because it just makes everything nice and clean ... washing away all the McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-947233171631348652010-11-29T00:30:00.000-08:002010-11-29T00:30:00.851-08:00POST THANKSGIVING DAY EDITIONI love the traditional Thanksgiving dinner because it has a lot of my favorites ... mashed potatoes (usually like them creamy, cheesy, buttery or chunky), stuffing (no raisins!), some kind of strawberry jello with cream, yams, cream sweet corn (not a corn-on-the-cob person, too much work), TURKEY with some crispy skin, Honey baked Ham, Hawaiian sweet rolls or the McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-85100239253392818602010-11-22T00:16:00.000-08:002010-11-22T00:16:00.798-08:00Pre-Thanksgiving EditionWith Thanksgiving comes the start of the holiday sales rush where, let's face it, almost every single retailer out there relies on this short 4 week span to make enough money to last them till the same time next year. But it seems like the day after Thanksgiving (traditionally called 'Black Friday') is starting earlier than normal. The deals are first "leaked" out so McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-10741643605091274072010-11-15T00:40:00.000-08:002010-11-15T00:40:00.204-08:00Hurricane!!! Ok, not really but during the early part of the week it was CRAZY windy outside that it looked like an aftermath from a hurricane ... from what I have seen on TV. Tree branches every where, the pool was filled with them along with a ton of leaves that it is starting to look like a mini swamp but without the greenish-brown water. I'm glad the winds hit before the gardener's came McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-27375775775876318642010-11-08T00:10:00.000-08:002010-11-08T00:12:46.044-08:00DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME EDITIONDid you remember to set your clocks an hour back on Saturday night or Sunday morning? I always say this, I like this particular DST because this is where we get an hour extra to do whatever we want. I usually use it to get an extra hour of sleep or an extra hour to do nothing! This does signify that winter is almost here as it starts to get darker much sooner and McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-82754551803339619782010-11-01T00:08:00.000-07:002010-11-13T20:47:13.240-08:00Post Halloween EditionYesterday was Halloween, did you dress up? I don't think I have put on a costume in many many years and the last time I did, it was actual pieces of armor. You could hear me coming a mile away. How about some crazy pumpkin carvings? See any cool ones? I have done that a few times since the fun childhood days because its a creative process. I remember as kids my McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-49882170386370661532010-10-25T00:45:00.000-07:002010-10-25T00:45:00.140-07:00This October is kind of a weird month because this time around (being 2010) it has 5 weekends from Friday through Sunday. Apparently this happens every 11 years and it is both odd and interesting at the same time. Despite it being that long, it still flies by when you are past the halfway mark and you look back and wonder, "Where did the month go?" Also, usually in October we see Daylight McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-10232848100864125842010-10-18T00:50:00.000-07:002010-10-18T00:50:00.029-07:00Well, its raining and cold. Talk about changing weather on a dime and what makes it worse is that when it rains, just even a little drop, people in Southern California suddenly do not know how to drive. It is pretty simple, drive like you normally would but with headlights on and windshield wipers on. Did you know that if it is raining, no matter what time of the day it is, you have to have McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-66741644422868512132010-10-11T00:18:00.000-07:002010-10-11T00:18:00.289-07:00This section sure has become the weather opener for the blog ... it wouldn't be but just this past week it went from warm-rain-thunderstorms-mist-warm-hot! I don't mind the middle stuff but no clue how it went from 60 to 100 in 1 day. At least at night it went back to being in the high 60's on the days it was hot. Lately there is no consistency in our weather over the past month and it just McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-54060096035614645222010-10-04T00:32:00.000-07:002010-10-04T00:32:00.278-07:00Finally the weather broke!! Sunday ended the week long heat wave which also brought rain and thunderstorms while it remained in the high 90's due to humidity. This is not our typical weather and days were it was just straight heat hit the 100's over several days. I believe downtown Los Angeles broke a record on Tuesday by hitting 117 degrees. This is crazy weather we have been getting and allMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-34343134515050139452010-09-27T00:47:00.000-07:002010-09-27T00:47:00.244-07:00I was going to talk about traffic or how this past week we saw the Fall Equinox but instead ... let's talk about heat! Things started heating up here on Friday and on Saturday it reached 102 degrees in the places I was at. Sunday was the exact same thing and the temps were low 100 and high 102! What in the heck is going on?!?Weekly Update:Went to a premiere on Thursday but the evening was kindMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-38337712092371831142010-09-20T00:19:00.000-07:002010-09-20T00:19:00.727-07:00Hot and cold, can you make up your mind? It has been very hot during the day this past week but the nights turn to a chill. What has been nice is the evening sky and how clear it has been lately. I spotted Saturn and Mars while outside at night ... two familiar lights against the black canvas of night. Gazing at the lights of the night can be a nice thing ... they are always there.Weekly McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-19853675907733018372010-09-13T00:47:00.000-07:002010-09-13T00:47:00.159-07:00Remembering 9/11Saturday marked the 9 year anniversary of the tragic events that occurred to what is known as 9/11 when four known planes were hijacked of which 3 crashed into buildings and one in a field causing no other damage due to heroic efforts of the passengers on board. I do remember that day well as I was asleep in bed hitting the mute button as the reports slowly rolled in not McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-33350240056221810262010-09-06T00:26:00.000-07:002010-09-06T00:26:00.477-07:00LABOR DAY EDITIONNo BBQ's for me, just trying to rest but ended up busy with some semi-fun stuff. Semi being some of it was fun and other stuff was not really fun but wasn't terrible either. I mostly tried to stay warm since we got hit with another heat wave recently but the evenings have remained clear and cool which is always nice. I guess that makes for a nice holiday weekend for folks to McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-11938841832097804312010-08-30T00:07:00.000-07:002010-08-30T00:07:00.628-07:00Hot or cold ... someone is messing with me. Early in the week it was scorching like crazy. The days in some areas hit over 100 degrees and I happened to be in some of those spots at the time! What is funny is I am in my office and I brought ski gloves to keep them warm because the AC is constantly blowing and it was freezing. I had a room temperate bottle of water from the kitchen in there McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-70296462842657914332010-08-23T00:50:00.000-07:002010-08-23T00:50:00.313-07:00This summer started off really nice but now it feels like its ending on a ... summer note!!! We had mostly cool days and chilly nights this year and it was nice. Now, the days are hot and the nights warm which is our typical summer day/night. Well, I guess it couldn't last but does this mean the fall will be really warm and the winter just a tad cooler? Our months are just as off as the McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-45195151214557652112010-08-16T00:06:00.000-07:002010-08-16T00:06:00.162-07:00So I already have an issue with big cars parking in compacts spots because obviously they are not made for them ... but when they double park, that just makes it all that much more worse!! And what really sucks is when you have a full parking lot, two good spots are gone because of one car. What I saw recently was a brand new Mercedes SUV and I guess since their car is new, they get the McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-76842579790129660702010-08-09T00:32:00.000-07:002010-08-09T00:32:00.555-07:00What a tiring week it has been ... a little bit warmer than it has been but I could have used it a bit cooler. You know its kind of hard sometimes to live next to a golf course in the mornings. You want to sleep with the window open but then at least once a week they mow the grass before the crack of dawn. I know why they have to do it that early because you get crazy golfers at first light McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-13180193968221024772010-08-02T00:29:00.000-07:002010-08-02T00:29:00.458-07:00Hot and cold, hot and cold. It warmed up a bit this past week during the day but the nights remained very cool. I visited some friends camping at the beach which seemed like a very cool place. You can either tent or RV camp it but it was so cold down there during the day with the ocean breezes, I may want to try it but with an RV. Also had a small earthquake late Sunday afternoon. Not sure McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-13746672316168835842010-07-26T00:43:00.000-07:002010-07-26T00:43:00.352-07:00Kind of a long week for some reason ... nothing too crazy or off beat but just seemed long to me for some reason. Can't think of why or maybe it was all the short trips I had to take? That could probably be the reason since I had to drive around more than normal so that could be why it just feels so off to me. Well, hopefully this coming week will be completely the opposite ... was also McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-11672626114675916032010-07-19T00:58:00.000-07:002010-07-19T00:58:00.048-07:00So I tend to talk about the weather in this area a lot and I try not to because it can be kind of boring but then its the first thing that usually pops into my mind. This week is pretty crazy because of the weather. Not only was it hot this past week both day and night, it rained! We never get rain in July and when its hot ... what is this, Florida?? I guess it did get a little humid one day McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-19313890423377596802010-07-12T00:40:00.000-07:002010-07-12T00:40:00.933-07:00What happened? It got warm! Ok, not really but it did heat up just a little bit. What is interesting is our weather in SoCali has been really great. Mostly clear skies, cooler than normal with nice breezes. I hear on the East coast this past week they were hammered with heat waves that were unusually warm setting new records not to mention the humidity. Then the Midwest gets hit with McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-28675490513901206422010-07-05T00:32:00.000-07:002010-07-05T00:32:00.338-07:004th of July EditionA nice long weekend to help celebrate the independence of the United States from British rule. Basically this day is commemorating the Declaration of Independence back in 1776. I believe the actual approval of the document was the 2nd of July however it was later revised and approved 2 days later and hence why we celebrate it on the 4th. Also keep in mind this is NOT the dayMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-57278259670766437252010-06-28T00:26:00.000-07:002010-06-28T00:30:03.139-07:00It's heating up!! The summer must finally be here because I had to turn on the AC a couple of times during the week at home. The nights still remain cool which is nice and the full moon came out which means either the month is ending or the start of a new month is here ... or a bit of both! New moons are kind of cool because its like God changed the light bulb in the nightlight or something. McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-60185437343161130042010-06-21T00:45:00.000-07:002010-06-21T00:45:00.297-07:00Oklahoma City?! Yeah, I was there and it was HOT!!! I thought we got some heat waves here in SoCali but they have us beat!! The days I was there it was easily in the 90's each day and the evenings ... high 80's with a ton of humidity! One or two days of that is one thing but several ... I think my brain is partially melted. Well, I am back home so hopefully the brain will re solidify and McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-17373018849337908772010-06-14T00:23:00.000-07:002010-06-14T00:23:00.158-07:00Summer time!! It did heat up this week or got a little humid most of the week. Which is odd because we don't usually get any kind of humidity. Still warm is warm and the nights were as cool as they have been. The summer has started kind of late for SoCali, usually the heat wave starts back in May and June gets hot, July hotter and August about the same as July. I wonder if this means McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-79056611310574030112010-06-07T00:27:00.000-07:002010-06-07T15:05:27.249-07:00Yesterday was June 6th ... the 66th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy Beach during World War II which, in my opinion, was the turn of the tide of the war in Europe against the Germans. I like to recognize this day each year by just popping in a great movie called "The Longest Day" with an incredible cast ranging from: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-36897866959425824412010-05-31T00:43:00.000-07:002010-06-01T09:31:41.024-07:00MEMORIAL DAY EDITIONThis weekend is a short one because despite having an extra day off form work, its only 1-day extra we take a moment to recognize those veterans past who risked their lives for how we are able to live today. They should be remembered all year round but that is probably too much to do so maybe give them a month at least ... Make something like July Veterans Month for both McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-15051922907355811932010-05-24T00:25:00.000-07:002010-05-24T00:25:00.553-07:00FREEZING!!! I have no idea but its May in Southern Cali and it is almost winter weather. We got some rain during the week but the temps have been in the 60's and continue to be. Throw in some light winds and it gets even colder. Not that I am complaining but I wasn't expecting this kind of chill at this time in our year. Summer always starts in March for us when Winter ends (we don't have a McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-84769569403229197872010-05-17T01:29:00.000-07:002010-05-17T01:29:00.475-07:00So I was at a mall the other day which an a pretty interesting parking system. I have seen a lot of places where as soon as you pull into the structure, there are digital displays that tell you how many open spots there are within that given level. This parking lot at the Century City mall goes one further step and not only tells you how many parking spots are available but as you look down theMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-21970411132671829292010-05-10T00:33:00.000-07:002010-05-10T00:33:00.634-07:00If you are in a lane on the highway and every car is passing you by and the ones behind you are changing lanes on the right and left of you to get by ... move to the right! It is that simple, you are going too slow! If you drive slow, that is fine but don't be in the the far left lane or in the middle ... go to the right. I think it is interesting when you are on the interstate highways in theMcDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-3578829017286022082010-05-03T00:30:00.000-07:002010-05-03T00:30:00.186-07:00WIND ... wow was it crazy this past week with the weather. Had some rain, very cold nights and a lot of wind!!! One thing I hate about California high rises ... they are designed to give and sway in the event of an earthquake so they do not collapse are are safe. But when you are high up and its windy, you can hear the building creek like crazy AND feel it swaying a bit!! Its kind of McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-15856237805127567142010-04-26T00:16:00.000-07:002010-04-26T00:16:00.262-07:00RAIN, no wait, no rain ... wait, rain again! Well we had some torrential downpours this past week on a night or two and then it would almost turn off like a flip of a switch and be clear. Really odd weather as of late. So what is up for this week? It looks like it will vary again with some showers and it has been cold enough to really feel like winter here. Kind of weird what is going on McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-18105458860853542722010-04-19T00:55:00.000-07:002010-04-19T01:01:17.172-07:00Parking! Ok the garage I park in for work has about 20% assigned slots, 60% compact spaces and 20% regular spaces. So when I am looking for a spot, one thing that completely stands out is all the sub-compact and mini's have taken all the non-reserved regular spots!!! WHAT THE HECK PEOPLE?! You can fit two of your cars in that spot and then it forces the mid-sized to SUV's into the compact McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23473188.post-66828761445831409192010-04-12T00:09:00.000-07:002010-04-12T00:09:00.284-07:00More shaking going on! Last week we saw more earthquakes hitting the Mexico/San Diego with the highest being 5.5. The earthquake map is filled with boxes which each represent a tremble in various magnitudes. Earlier in the week Indonesia was hit with a big quake and then the tsunami's hit. The west coast of the US was also hit with some showers and a very cold spell which not sure if it was McDuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093370011277918422noreply@blogger.com0