Recent content by packleader

Can you guess what is my favorite dog breed? I used to have 4 pups; but at 90 y/o, I am now down to 2. My 1.5 y/o puppy Rex is more than a handful. His energy wears me out, and training him to walk abreast with me is challenging. 1st picture: Heidi 5 y/o and Rex 1 1/2 y/o. They are my 24/7...

Busy, busy, busy ... this morning, my daughters drove my wife to the LAX airport where she joins church friends for a pilgrimage to holy sites in Greece and Turkey. 2019 was the last time when I joined her flying to Europe. 12hours non-stop, intercontinental flights have become a health risk at...

Between last October and February, I measured 7 1/2" of rain at our house, but we can have rain until May. Right now we are in the transition between the lush green winter season and the yellow/brown summer drought. On my hike this morning, I found that smaller plants are already drying out...

And I could post so many more pictures of flowers, but I'll keep them for another time. My 7 y/o grandson studies the difference between a good snake and a rattlesnake .... a hummingbird

Today it's overcast and cold (around 60F degrees) but next week, it will be again in the 80's. All the flowers on my morning walk cheered me up and made me feel happy. Nature is boundless beautiful. Sixty-five was my age of discovery ==> I discovered I was "over the hill." These days, my...

@PeppermintPatty "shocked face?" I thought it meant, "WOW, I am amazed or surprised." I learnt something new. Today I hired guys to clean up our yard. My older daughter caught a harmless snake which she wants to show my grandson. Silk Oak...

My grandson's 7th birthday. All pictures are copied from my daughter's iPhone. First, overnight camping at the San Diego Zoo's "Safari Park" among wild animals. Roar & Snore Safari "All sleepovers include camp activities, an after-hours look at the wild lives of wildlife, guided walks, s'mores...

There have been posts on this Forum about less than fabulous services by M.D's. Well, the Kaiser Administration <kp.org> keeps their M.D's on their toes by asking members like I to evaluate the services provided (see below.) No wonder that I have been a continuous member of Kaiser for over 50...

Spring has arrived, and I am enjoying all the beautiful flowers on my morning walk.

I would like to see a Forum that pulls together material on longevity, even articles on, "nicotinamide mononucleotide supplementation." It's very pricy but has limited research and seems to have minimal effects. Much better known are studies on the "Blue Zones" of Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya, Costa...

@hollydolly Are you talking about the ex who left you for a much younger gal, who financially ripped you off, and who caused you so much misery? I am glad that you obviously forgave him. But 69 is awfully young age. I am at 90 no longer in a perfect shape, but I am hanging on. My ambition is to...

Left: The 2 batteries for the remote-controlled automatic gate are lasting about 5 years. The last time, it costs me over $300. I took plenty of pictures, and so this time, I did it by myself at a cost of $40 for the 2 new batteries. They are located in the back of the panel. Right: I fixed a...

Is anyone cold? Come and visit me. <https://ktla.com/los-angeles-weather> Sunrise was today at 7:01 AM. Depending on the outside temperature, I go walking/hiking starting before sunrise at expected 100+ degree daytime temperature, or much later on a cold winter day. Today birds greeted the...

After changing the batteries in our remote-controlled automatic gate, I cut up some fallen branches. Then to the local office of the California DMV to drop off my annual registration renewal fee for my 2012 subcompact Toyota Corolla ($173) and the biannual smog certificate (about $65.) Then...

Pictures of my hike this morning continued, but I often walk around our small town instead. And every evening another, shorter walk. On the other side of the Santa Ana Mountains lies the Pacific Ocean...................Wild growing cacti. Our so-called "Inland Empire" East of Los Angeles is...