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Blueberry Juice: A Healthy Asthma Control Alternative
I used to endure bad asthma attacks and emergency hospitalizations at Kaiser. At that time, Kaiser prescribed ProAir and Albuterol, which fight against each other, and the victim is me, gasping for air from uncontrolled asthma. It worsened as I experienced the stress...
A veteran of World War II
This Veteran's day, I pay my respects to my father in law, a veteran of WWII, who walked the Bataan Death March, a distance that took them as if walking from Los Angeles to San Diego, for 4 days and 4 nights. He paid respects to the soldiers dying, counting them as...
My Native American Exposure
We camped at Olympic National Park and followed the Native American tribes who were beach camping, waiting for the teens and adult men traveling on their artisan-made canoes. The Visitor's Center assumed that I was Native American and advised me they were 40 miles...
Beautiful Evening of Camaraderie
The first photo is of the Asian American educators who ate dinner with me tonight. Fave Dave, a water quality scientist, told us stories about LA's water supply, plumbing, and even school names and how they came about in Los Angeles. Interesting storytellers around...
Fr. John Cordero: Truth, Light And God’s Resonating Words Beyond The Coronavirus Pandemic
Correct leadership is not a divine right, but a duty of service. We are known as Christians by our service. We have to remember our roles as servant leaders… to remember that the waters of truth are soft and gentle. It does not agitate, it does not incite, it does not...
Andy Tecson’s 75th Birthday
The community of folks bound by art, music, and good friendship, who came together to celebrate the 75th birthday of Andy Tecson (Part II of II) Hubby, 78yo and I, 69yo have attended hundreds to perhaps thousands of community events from church concerts, to community...
Time well Spent Together
My favorite place, @glaciernps with my hubby, an adventurer and my co-pilgrim in this spiritual journey on earth. I love how he competently drives and plans on the best scenic drives. I get inspired to develop new recipes while on the road. We travelled 3, 677 miles...
Friendship Matters
I am so grateful to my friend Sylvia Oh who made such an effort to renew friendship with me. She drove 4 hours plus one way, and another 4 hours, back to her home. I truly enjoyed reconnecting, renewing and refreshing our connections, after 29 years. I am so grateful...
Great Basin National Park
On the way to Great Basin, we had scattered showers. That favored us since the van got a natural wash plus the national park was temperate, though chilly at 10,000 feet. Crackling wind sounds, chilly, swaying green, yellow and red aspen tree leaves, cloud-crowned...