The photo that inspired me to find out what happened to the natural fiber...
While reading about the 2014 International Coastal Clean-up Day I came across this beach clean-up photo by Kip Evans. The image — and knowing something about ghost nets in our oceans — had me curious...
View ArticleRemaining light and the dreamy theme for this week’s WordPress photo challenge
Sometimes, the time of day instantly makes a dreamy atmosphere… Here is my photo submission for this week’s photo challenge theme, Dreamy, taken with my phone camera near the Moss Landing Marine Lab...
View ArticleThe pumpkin flavor craze — do all these products really contain pumpkin?
What is up with the proliferation of pumpkin flavor everything? We expect to see pumpkins — the sort used for Jack-O-Lanterns — outside of grocery stores this time of year. Lately though, the pumpkin...
View ArticleRefraction…water and the iris
This week’s WordPress photo challenge from Kevin Conboy was interesting and definitely a challenge… For this photo challenge, show us what “refraction” means to you. It could be an image taken in a...
View ArticleCelebrating Filipino-American History Month in Monterey County: The Asian...
The first record of Filipinos in the continental US was during the month of October in 1587. In November, 2009, the United States House of Representatives and Senate passed laws officially recognizing...
View ArticleThe difference between the Veterans Day and Memorial Day holiday… and...
Today is a federal holiday in the U.S. to observe Veterans Day. Though many federal holidays are observed on Mondays (no matter the actual day it falls in), Veterans Day is always observed on the 11th...
View ArticleWal-Mart targets Asian-American shoppers with culture-specific Black Friday...
Since English is an official language in the Philippines, U.S. based companies that use Tagalog (the national language of the Philippines) orTagalish to target Filipino American consumers always piqué...
View ArticleWP Photo Challenge: Angular – a driftwood shelter
This week’s WordPress Photo Challenge “Angular” is from Xiao Yu: What does angular mean to you? It might mean the corner on which you live or the intersection of sea and sky at a 180 degree angle....
View ArticleSanta’s new ride
Maybe Rudolf and the rest of the flying reindeer needed a break, or it was a quick trip and Santa wanted to try out his other environment friendly ride… Whatever the reason, this put a smile on my...
View ArticleWordPress Photo Challenge – resting dragonfly shadow
I enjoy WordPress photo challenges and continue to pick up great tips — in addition to seeing stunning photographs by fellow bloggers — through these challenges. The theme for the second challenge in...
View ArticleWordPress Photo Challenge: Serenity – Surfer at Sunset
Sunsets for me evoke serenity…and lately, the sunsets here on the Central Coast of California have been spectacular. At the recently opened Fort Ord Dunes State Park, my sunset image became more...
View ArticleWhy Pope Francis went to the Philippines
Pope Francis’ 4-day visit to the Philippines last week prompted questions from my (not Filipino) friends like…”so why did the pope visit your home country? Why not other, more populous nations in the...
View ArticlePRI Article: Catholic leaders battle against birth control in the Philippines
Related to my post yesterday about Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines, and on the pope’s comment that “Catholics should not be like rabbits”, here is a report from PRI: Catholic leaders battle...
View ArticleWordPress Photo Challenge: Express Yourself…with hats and sunglasses!
One of the fun ways children express themselves is through costumes and dress up times, or sometimes, donning and playing with whatever is around at the time. This week, the theme from Krista is...
View ArticleWhere Democrats and Republicans stand on birth control and moral issues
The topic of birth control is controversial in the Philippines, so I was surprised to see this Gallup poll (found as I was working on my post about Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines) that here in...
View ArticleWPC: Depth — King Tides and flooded paths at Elkhorn Slough
Last Wednesday, we had super high tides in our area. These high tides are also called “king tides”, and can damage property as well as cause erosion in coastal areas. I went to Elkhorn Slough the day...
View ArticleFor Superbowl XLIX – Bill Nye the Science Guy’s take on “DeflateGate”
I don’t normally post sports-related items on my blog — except when my favorite team the San Francisco 49ers finally made it back to the divisional playoffs in 2012. But I can be a sports fan and...
View ArticleBeyond being “the father of the birth control pill”– the legacy of Carl Djerassi
Last week, the “father of the birth control pill”, Carl Djerassi, died at his home in San Francisco. He was 91 years old. Djerassi was a highly accomplished, multi-faceted person. He was a chemist —...
View ArticleMy last address book
When was the last time you looked at your address book? And I don’t mean your contact list and addresses on your smart phone or your computer —- but a physical address book. I have not used or even...
View ArticleUNLESS…Earth-Friendly Friday: Plastic trash problems in California
This post is in support of the brand new weekly WordPress event inspired by prophetic words written in 1971 by Dr. Seuss in his book – The Lorax … ” UNLESS . . . someone like you cares a whole awful...
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