Random Questions; Random Days



On this day in 1977, the first border to border national highway,

Interstate 75, was dedicated! How do you prefer to travel? Why?



I prefer air travel because it's fast! Before my back injury, I could enjoy and

withstand a long car journey. I'd be able to appreciate the landscape and

beauty of our country. However, physical comfort is of the essence now and I

need to get where I'm going as quickly as possible!





Baker's Dozen



This pretty much sums up my weekend - the final shopping weekend before Christmas!



- "I hope it doesn't rain", said by me on Friday. Contemplating 1-1/2 hour drive to the in-laws. Traffic is horrible on the 71 and 91 freeways and rain only makes it unbearable.

- "Let's see how many dozens we end up with", said by my mom as we're preparing tamales from 25 pounds of masa.

- Practiced using new 4 megapixel digital camcorder purchased from HSN for $150.00. It's not very good; low light conditions are atrocious and properly lit environments still need a lot of work! It's very compact and light weight but I care more about quality, than price and weight.

- Still waiting on packages from QVC and HSN: nothing at post office on Saturday! Christmas Eve is three days away.

- Saturday, drove 3 hours round trip to Murrieta, Ca to visit in-laws. Miraculously, traffic was not bad.

- "Where have you been?", my niece inquired of me late Saturday night.

- Wrap, wrap, wrap them Christmas presents!

- Too tired to cook, ate leftovers.

- Rushed to tortilleria to buy tamales for breakfast at work on Monday. Had planned on picking them up at 6:30 a.m. Monday morning, but they don't open until 8:00 a.m. - too late!

- Ran to the 99 cent store to buy a tray for tamales and paper plates. Forgot that the tamales need to be placed on something!

- Lights and decorations everywhere! My town's ready for the holidays.

- Updated my meme and photo blogs - sleep!