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Peter Csanadi
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Nov 24 2012
The Fog
Beautiful, early morning fog, one day into my short house/cat-sitting stint for the neighbors. This is the milky view towards the canyon behind their house. Took a couple of hours to burn off and become a gorgeous, sunny day.
Nov 23 2012
Hangin’ With The Tapias
Had a much-needed afternoon of distractions with the four Tapias in Chula Vista. It began with a great lunch from Los Panchos followed by a Starbucks run for my usual tall, decaf, Caramel Macchiato with extra caramel. We stopped to briefly harass the Vander Schuurs before taking a leisurely drive along by the South Bay …
Nov 22 2012
Thanksgiving 2012
Had our annual most-of-the-family Thanksgiving get together at our house. This time the food was generously provided by my older brother and his family members, instead of my mom having to make most of the dishes, and it was a lunch instead of a dinner. It was all really good. Next year, for the benefit …
Nov 21 2012
Oily Change
Using a donated coupon from my sister, I took our car to get a free, long overdue oil change at, for us, a new and nearby auto mechanic. Meant to ask what the building used to be because it sure doesn’t look like a typical auto repair shop, especially with the tiki on the roof …
Nov 19 2012
Peeping Lizard
Came across this sleek alligator lizard staring at me through my bathroom window. At first I was a little uncomfortable, like when a pet sees you naked. It whistling at me and waving a dollar bill didn’t help either.
Nov 19 2012
New Roar To My Mac
I finally upgraded my iMac from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Once I knew I could run my main apps in the new operating system I decided to take the $20 plunge. The downloading and installation went off without a hitch, as I expected. Spent a good chunk of the afternoon familiarizing myself with the …
Nov 17 2012
A Tapia Kind Of Day
After my morning RV adventure in Poway, I drove down to Chula Vista to spend some quality time with Rodrigo, Sylvia, Stitch and Lilo. Our hanging out involved a Starbucks run to try their annual holiday-time drinks, enjoying some fantastic stew that Sylvia crock-potted for lunch, a shopping trip to Sam’s Club, and ordering amazing …
Nov 17 2012
RV Drop Off
Helped my neighbor, Liz, drop off a rental RV that she and her roommate Tammy used to bring Tammy’s mother out from Arkansas. Liz drove the RV and I followed in their van. We dropped it off at a rental place in Poway on a beautiful morning which began with a brief and refreshing downpour. …
Nov 17 2012
Rainbow Of The Double Kind
Saw the most incredibly bright and full double rainbow that I had ever seen in my life this morning. Because of the angle of the sun directly behind me and the small rain shower directly in front of me, it created perfect circumstances for a stunningly vibrant sighting. It started out as a long, three-quarter …
Nov 16 2012
Photoshopping A New World
I virtually attended a free, live online presentation by Stephen Burns, an Adobe Community Professional and head of the San Diego Photoshop Users Group, entitled “From Imagination to Digital Canvas“. Unfortunately, I was only able to stay for half of the one and a half hour tutorial but still, I learned some new tricks I …
Nov 15 2012
Koala Hangout
I was part of a San Diego Zoo Google+ Hangout this evening where the Zoo’s ambassador, Rick Schwartz, presented research findings and answered questions about his recent trip to study koala conservation on Bee’s Island, Australia. There were four of us in the hangout: Rick, Matt Steele, the moderator and Zoo’s Social Media Planner, and …
Nov 15 2012
Mami’s Quarterly Doctor Visit
Took my mom for her regularly scheduled three-month checkup with Dr. Romero. Her blood pressure was good, there were no changes to the few medications she takes, and she got her flu shot. Overall it was a very positive visit. Dr. Romero is really good with her. He is patient, really takes his time and …
Nov 14 2012
Prep For Tomorrow’s Zoo Hangout
Had a setup rehearsal with Matt, the San Diego Zoo’s social media guru, for tomorrow evening’s live Google+ Hangout with Zoo Ambassador Rick Schwartz. This will be his second such online get-together since his return from studying koala conservation in Australia. There will be many watching, but only three of us interacting with Rick and …
Nov 14 2012
Photo Drive, Part Two
Went over to Fry’s today to finally replace the second external hard drive that I use for my photo storage that had failed recently. I doubt I will ever buy another Iomega drive. They were my two most recent external drives and they both went bad much too soon. For a short while I thought …
Nov 11 2012
Barcoding Biodiversity in Costa Rica
I attended a free one-hour lecture at the San Diego Natural History Museum last night. With the title “Biodiversity Development: The Path to Conservation of a Complex Wild Land” I wasn’t sure what kind of presentation to expect. All I knew was that I wasn’t allowed to take any pictures. Even though the graphic artist …
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