YO MAN!
SPORTING MY RUSTA GEAR
READY FOR THE DOLPHINS
ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME OR THE ICE CREAM CONE?
August 11, 2008
RANDOM VACATION PICTURES
ARRRRR!
YO MAN!
SPORTING MY RUSTA GEAR
READY FOR THE DOLPHINS
ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME OR THE ICE CREAM CONE?
YO MAN!
SPORTING MY RUSTA GEAR
READY FOR THE DOLPHINS
ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME OR THE ICE CREAM CONE?
Oh No!
There are now 11 watermelons in my yard. They are taking over. :(
I hope everyone is prepared to eat some watermelons.
I hope everyone is prepared to eat some watermelons.
August 10, 2008
August 09, 2008
For T. Chelita!
I thought you might like to see this, the original singer of "Unchained Melody" which is one of my favorite songs of all times. Singer: "Righteous Brothers".
David & Golf
These pictures were taken on the ship. David was in a putting contest but did not win (although he did great). The pot was over $250. Bummer.
The rest of the pictures are with his golf teacher from England. He fixed his swing. He fixed it is good that now I have a broken window in my master bedroom from when Dave decided to practice his swing in my backyard.
Dave in a putting contest on the ship 
The rest of the pictures are with his golf teacher from England. He fixed his swing. He fixed it is good that now I have a broken window in my master bedroom from when Dave decided to practice his swing in my backyard.
Dave in a putting contest on the ship 
August 06, 2008
Baby Watermelons
Some of you may or may not know but Dave and I been growing watermelons, by accident.
At some point, Monica and I were eating watermelon outside at the picnic table and we were spitting seeds on the brick "floor". I guess one of the seeds took and look what happened, I got baby watermelons growing through my bricks. I have two babies and about 30-40 flowers. Yikes!
At some point, Monica and I were eating watermelon outside at the picnic table and we were spitting seeds on the brick "floor". I guess one of the seeds took and look what happened, I got baby watermelons growing through my bricks. I have two babies and about 30-40 flowers. Yikes!
Another useful link
Well, I just wanted to spread the joy around.
All of you know what a great fan I am of Craiglist and Ebay but now there is another great link you can use to find all kinds of great stuff.
This was featured on the news. WWW.FREECYCLE.ORG. This link is broken down by counties, buty you can be a member of multiple counties. Basically this site does not sell anything, what you do is post items you no longer want and the "readers" will contact you based on whether or not they need it. Also, you maybe looking for something for free as well....ex: fish, scraps of plywood, paintbrushes and etc....
All of these items are used and someone is simply no longer needs them or are trying to clear out their own clutter. Remember, none of these things cost any money.
Great thing about this, is that it keeps "junk" out of landfills by allowing someone else "pro-long" that items life span.
This morning I was able to find cross stitching kits and supplies from a lady who does not want them, who lives around the corner from me.
Anyway, you should give it a try. You can find anything on there for free...from children's bicycles to clean/fill dirt to pets and car parts. :)
All of you know what a great fan I am of Craiglist and Ebay but now there is another great link you can use to find all kinds of great stuff.
This was featured on the news. WWW.FREECYCLE.ORG. This link is broken down by counties, buty you can be a member of multiple counties. Basically this site does not sell anything, what you do is post items you no longer want and the "readers" will contact you based on whether or not they need it. Also, you maybe looking for something for free as well....ex: fish, scraps of plywood, paintbrushes and etc....
All of these items are used and someone is simply no longer needs them or are trying to clear out their own clutter. Remember, none of these things cost any money.
Great thing about this, is that it keeps "junk" out of landfills by allowing someone else "pro-long" that items life span.
This morning I was able to find cross stitching kits and supplies from a lady who does not want them, who lives around the corner from me.
Anyway, you should give it a try. You can find anything on there for free...from children's bicycles to clean/fill dirt to pets and car parts. :)
August 05, 2008
Did you know?
I found this extremely interesting after discussing the Mayan history with a few colleagues. I learned something today and I wanted to share this with everyone.
Origin of the names of the days
The names of the days are in some cases derived from Teutonic deities or, such as in Romance languages, from Roman deities. The early Romans, around the first century, used Saturday as the first day of the week. As the worshipping of the Sun increased, the Sun's day (Sunday) advanced from position of the second day to the first day of the week (and saturday became the seventh day).
Sunday
The name comes from the Latin dies solis, meaning "sun's day": the name of a pagan Roman holiday. It is also called Dominica (Latin), the Day of God. The Romance languages, languages derived from the ancient Latin language (such as French, Spanish, and Italian), retain the root.
French: dimanche; Italian: domenica; Spanish: domingo
German: Sonntag; Dutch: zondag. [both: 'sun-day']
Monday
The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon monandaeg, "the moon's day". This second day was sacred to the goddess of the moon.
French: lundi; Italian: lunedi. Spanish: lunes. [from Luna, "Moon"]
German: Montag; Dutch: maandag. [both: 'moon-day']
Tuesday
This day was named after the Norse god Tyr. The Romans named this day after their war-god Mars: dies Martis.
French: mardi; Italian: martedi; Spanish: martes.
The Germans call Dienstag (meaning "Assembly Day"), in The Netherlands it is known as dinsdag, in Danmark as tirsdag and in Sweden tisdag.
Wednesday
The day named to honor Wodan (Odin).
The Romans called it dies Mercurii, after their god Mercury.
French: mercredi; Italian: mercoledi; Spanish: miércoles.
German: Mittwoch; Dutch: woensdag.
Thursday
The day named after the Norse god Thor. In the Norse languages this day is called Torsdag.
The Romans named this day dies Jovis ("Jove's Day"), after Jove or Jupiter, their most important god.
French: jeudi; Italian: giovedi; Spanish: jueves.
German: Donnerstag; Dutch: donderdag.
Friday
The day in honor of the Norse goddess Frigg.
In Old High German this day was called frigedag.
To the Romans this day was sacred to the goddess Venus, and was known as dies veneris.
French: vendredi; Italian: venerdi; Spanish: viernes.
German: Freitag ; Dutch: vrijdag.
Saturday
This day was called dies Saturni, "Saturn's Day", by the ancient Romans in honor of Saturn. In Anglo-Saxon: sater daeg.
French: samedi; Italian: sabato; Spanish: sábádo.
German: Samstag; Dutch: zaterdag.
Swedish: Lördag; and in Danish and Norse: Lørdag ("washing day").
Origin of the names of the days
The names of the days are in some cases derived from Teutonic deities or, such as in Romance languages, from Roman deities. The early Romans, around the first century, used Saturday as the first day of the week. As the worshipping of the Sun increased, the Sun's day (Sunday) advanced from position of the second day to the first day of the week (and saturday became the seventh day).
Sunday
The name comes from the Latin dies solis, meaning "sun's day": the name of a pagan Roman holiday. It is also called Dominica (Latin), the Day of God. The Romance languages, languages derived from the ancient Latin language (such as French, Spanish, and Italian), retain the root.
French: dimanche; Italian: domenica; Spanish: domingo
German: Sonntag; Dutch: zondag. [both: 'sun-day']
Monday
The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon monandaeg, "the moon's day". This second day was sacred to the goddess of the moon.
French: lundi; Italian: lunedi. Spanish: lunes. [from Luna, "Moon"]
German: Montag; Dutch: maandag. [both: 'moon-day']
Tuesday
This day was named after the Norse god Tyr. The Romans named this day after their war-god Mars: dies Martis.
French: mardi; Italian: martedi; Spanish: martes.
The Germans call Dienstag (meaning "Assembly Day"), in The Netherlands it is known as dinsdag, in Danmark as tirsdag and in Sweden tisdag.
Wednesday
The day named to honor Wodan (Odin).
The Romans called it dies Mercurii, after their god Mercury.
French: mercredi; Italian: mercoledi; Spanish: miércoles.
German: Mittwoch; Dutch: woensdag.
Thursday
The day named after the Norse god Thor. In the Norse languages this day is called Torsdag.
The Romans named this day dies Jovis ("Jove's Day"), after Jove or Jupiter, their most important god.
French: jeudi; Italian: giovedi; Spanish: jueves.
German: Donnerstag; Dutch: donderdag.
Friday
The day in honor of the Norse goddess Frigg.
In Old High German this day was called frigedag.
To the Romans this day was sacred to the goddess Venus, and was known as dies veneris.
French: vendredi; Italian: venerdi; Spanish: viernes.
German: Freitag ; Dutch: vrijdag.
Saturday
This day was called dies Saturni, "Saturn's Day", by the ancient Romans in honor of Saturn. In Anglo-Saxon: sater daeg.
French: samedi; Italian: sabato; Spanish: sábádo.
German: Samstag; Dutch: zaterdag.
Swedish: Lördag; and in Danish and Norse: Lørdag ("washing day").
August 03, 2008
Mayan Ruins of Tulum (Playa del Carmen)
While in Mexico, we visited Mayan Ruins of Tulum. It was absolutely wonderful and a humbling experience. You were standing next to "buildings" from the 14th Century.
There is much we can say about Tulum althought this blog would be a mile long if I did. Here is brief history of Tulum and if you want more, go to this link.
http://www.playa.info/playa-del-carmen-info-mayan-ruins-of-tulum.html
The History of Tulum
The city of Tulum was at its height during the 13th-15th century, and is thus one of the later Mayan outposts. It flourished during the 14th century and was still inhabited when the Spanish arrived in the early 16th century. Tulum was an important trading post for the Post classic Mayans. There is a beach where merchants could come ashore with their canoes. The highest building, El Castillo, was also a lighthouse to make navigation easier. When two torches aligned, it showed the way through the reef. During the Post classic period, the Maya started to use large seagoing canoes. The canoes were 40-50 feet long and hewn from mahogany or other tropical hardwoods. These canoes revolutionized trading in the Mundo Maya. Prior to the advent of this practice, they could only move what could be carried on a person's shoulders. The Maya didn't use wagons or beasts of burden, simply because their were no suitable big mammals in the area. Their trading voyages ranged from trips to the Gulf of Mexico, the coast of the Yucatán peninsula, and extending all the way to what is today Honduras. There is even evidence that they went as far as Costa Rica and Panama.
There is much we can say about Tulum althought this blog would be a mile long if I did. Here is brief history of Tulum and if you want more, go to this link.
http://www.playa.info/playa-del-carmen-info-mayan-ruins-of-tulum.html
The History of Tulum
The city of Tulum was at its height during the 13th-15th century, and is thus one of the later Mayan outposts. It flourished during the 14th century and was still inhabited when the Spanish arrived in the early 16th century. Tulum was an important trading post for the Post classic Mayans. There is a beach where merchants could come ashore with their canoes. The highest building, El Castillo, was also a lighthouse to make navigation easier. When two torches aligned, it showed the way through the reef. During the Post classic period, the Maya started to use large seagoing canoes. The canoes were 40-50 feet long and hewn from mahogany or other tropical hardwoods. These canoes revolutionized trading in the Mundo Maya. Prior to the advent of this practice, they could only move what could be carried on a person's shoulders. The Maya didn't use wagons or beasts of burden, simply because their were no suitable big mammals in the area. Their trading voyages ranged from trips to the Gulf of Mexico, the coast of the Yucatán peninsula, and extending all the way to what is today Honduras. There is even evidence that they went as far as Costa Rica and Panama.
August 02, 2008
Dunn's River Falls ( Ocho Rios, Jamaica )
Before we went to play with the dolphins, we visited a Resort, called Dunn's River Falls which are famous in Jamaica. Ocho Rio means "Eight Rivers" however, in Jamaica there are only 4 rivers and one of those runs through Dunn's River Falls. The falls are very steep and very tall and the only way to climb them from bottom to top is to creat a human chain link and support each other as we climb. David and I used all kinds of muscles we never used before as we climbed. Suprisingly, we were not sore the next day. It takes about 1 1/2 hours to get to the top.
The falls grow every year as they generate themselves from travertine rock (result of precipitation of calcium carbonate from the river).
Enjoy (these were taken with a disposable camera, for obvious reasons)
The falls grow every year as they generate themselves from travertine rock (result of precipitation of calcium carbonate from the river).
Enjoy (these were taken with a disposable camera, for obvious reasons)
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