Friends are important

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There are so many reasons it is important to have good friends.

Many elderly people have huge problems, which are being away from society and loneliness. If you have family members live with you, then you may get your meaning from your roles. People need a purpose for a living, so if you have it you can live well.
It’s important to have people you can rely on. If you don’t have a purpose, then even if you have a nice house to live in, have plenty of money, Some small thing can happen and with no one to talk to about it, you don’t know how to solve it and then eventually you give up on what you have and abandon yourself to despair. You cannot give up on yourself. Now I can say I have good friends and good neighbors. I realized that the warm feeling of human connection is so important in maintaining my overall emotional and physical health.

Note: I’m looking for travel companions (travel by cruise ships, trains, cars).
The time is now!

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7/01/19: Richard  Birthday
7/02/19: 562nd AIR FORCE BAND  7:00 PM San Ramon
7/04/19: 4th of July  Mt. Diablo High School Music 9:30 pm fireworks display
7/05/19: Fred Birthday
7/05/19: Lunch at Brazilian Coffee House, Richmond, CA
7/05/19: A leisurely drive on Berkeley Hills
7/06/19: Ethnic Dance Festival  Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
7/08/19: Bought New refrigerator
7/08/19: Lunch at Lazy Dog Restaurant in Concord, CA
7/10/19: Refrigerator Delivered and Installed
7/10/19: Mixed Grain Korean Restaurant. Walnut Creek, CA
7/11/19: Visit Los Gatos. Lunch at ‘The Fish Market’ San Jose – Blossom Valley
7/11/19: Jake Shimabukuro – Mountain Winery – Saratoga, CA
7/12/19: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
7/12/19: Seascape Resort,  Rio del Mar, Aptos, CA
7/12/19: Will Rogers Follies Musical, Saratoga Civic Theatre
7/14/19: Lunch at IHOP
7/17/19: Movies ‘Yesterday’ & ‘Aladdin’ Senior Day $4:50
7/18/19: Oakhurst Country Club in Clayton
7/18/19: Lunch – Kansai Japanese Restaurant
7/20/19: Shadowbrook Restaurant, Capitola, CA
7/21/19: Miyo’s 80th Birthday celebration at San Jose Japantown
7/22/19: Montalvo Art Center Italian Garden in Saratoga
7/22/19: Lunch at Shabuya, Dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory in Concord
7/23/19: Tour of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
7/23/19: Salesforce Park (roof Garden)
7/25/19: My grandson Sebastian
7/26/19: Jack London Square, Port of Oakland
7/26/19: Kincaid’s Fish, Chop & Steak House
7/31/19: 3D movie ‘The Lion King’
7/31/19: Dinner at Marcia and Mike’s house. Benicia, CA

Photo Gallery – July 2019 events of everyday life

 

7/01/19: A true friend knows how old you are… Happy 80th Birthday!

I finally custom framed and matted my old water-color painting.

7/02/19: Air National Guard Band of the West Coast – Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center, San Ramon, CA

7/02/19: 562nd AIR FORCE BAND – What a patriotic way to start July

7/02/19: A musical ambassador. The band is composed of citizen-airmen

7/04/19: July 4th

7/04/19: July 4th celebration – Mt. Diablo High School Concord, CA – – The 562nd Air Force Band

7/04/19: July 4th celebration – Concord, CA – The 562nd Air Force Band

7/04/19: July 4th celebration – Mt. Diablo High School Concord, CA

7/04/19: July 4th celebration – Mt. Diablo High School Concord, CA

7/04/19: July 4th celebration – Mt. Diablo High School Concord, CA

7/04/19: July 4th celebration – Off the Grid

7/04/19: July 4th celebration – People start gathering at Mt. Diablo High School

7/04/19: July 4th celebration – Tribute to Tom Petty – The Big Jangle Band

7/04/19: July 4th celebration – Tom Petty cover band – The Big Jangle Band

9:00 PM It’s getting dark.

7/04/19: July 4th celebration – Tribute to Tom Petty – The Big Jangle Band

7/04/19: Celebrate Independence Day

7/04/19: 9:30 PM, Fireworks

7/04/19: Fireworks

7/04/19: Fireworks

7/04/19: Fireworks

7/05/19: Happy B-Day. He helped me with all my computer problems. He was NASA Ames Research Center engineer.

7/05/19: Serves Comfort food – Beans and rice are Brazilian staples

7/05/19: view of SF, Bay bridge from Grizzly Peak Blvd, Berkeley Hill – Fog / clouds make Poor visibility – Continue to drive to Skyline Blvd to Oakland Zoo

7/05/19: Grizzly Peak Blvd.

7/056/19: My neighbor’s cats (?) use my yard as their toilet.

7/06/19: Ethnic Dance Festival – Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley. I was late. Had to wait in the lobby.

7/06/19: Ethnic Dance Festival – Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley. The extraordinary dancers and musicians. They are the heart and soul of the Bay Area.

7/06/19: Their breathtaking artistry is deeply inspiring

7/06/19: incredibly uplifting

7/06/19: sharing the joy and beauty of their cultures

7/06/19: Egypt’s Golden Era of belly dance (top) to stories of America (bottom)

7/06/19: I didn’t see Taiko performance because I was late.

7/06/19: Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers. A Highland-style dance with bagpipes

7/06/19: Artistic Directors. Thanks to all your hard work. Fantastic show it was!!! It was mesmerizing performances.

7/06/19: Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley

7/06/19: Sproul Plaza… continue celebrating the joy of ethnic dance festival

7/06/19: Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers

7/06/19: Gâta Bantu Dance Company

7/06/19: KOHAKU + SHIHO TENDOU. a ritual dance performed during Bon Festival to honor ancestors. Invoking a quiet touching of the soul.

7/06/19: Cal Bear and Campanile Clock/Bell tower (Sather Tower)

7/06/19: Dinner at T-Toust Korean restaurant – Japchae noodles was delicious.

7/08/19: My Refrigerator finally gave out. I purchased 25 cu. ft. Side-by-Side Refrigerator. Total $883. This is a good deal.

7/08/19: Shopping is tiring. Had dinner at Lazy Dog Restaurant. Wok-fried calamari appetizer. I had Thai Noodles, He had Seared Ahi Tuna Salad

7/10/19: Refrigerator Delivered and Installed. Everything went nicely and quickly.

7/10/19: Mixed Grain Korean Restaurant. Walnut Creek, CA – Tasty Bibimbap, and soup. Got have banchan (side dishes)

7/11/19: ‘Fish Market’ Restaurant in San Jose, CA

7/11/19: ‘Fish Market’ Restaurant in San Jose, CA

7/11/19: ‘Fish Market’ Restaurant in San Jose, CA

7/11/19: ‘Fish Market’ Restaurant in San Jose, CA

7/11/19: ‘Fish Market’ Restaurant in San Jose, CA

7/11/2019: Jake Shimabukuro (an American ukulele virtuoso and composer) Concert at the Paul Masson Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA

7/11/2019: Jake Shimabukuro (an American ukulele virtuoso and composer) Concert at the Paul Masson Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA

7/11/2019: Jake Shimabukuro Concert

7/11/2019: I’m getting ready for Jake Shimabukuro (an American ukulele virtuoso and composer) Concert

7/11/19: View of Silicon Valley from parking lots

1878, Paul Masson, a Frenchman, arrived in SF. Masson died in 1940. He was 82 years old.

The vineyards were reestablished at the Mountain Winery in 2004

It ceased making wines in 1952. Instead, it serves as an events venue

7/11/19: Jake Shimabukuro is an American ukulele virtuoso and composer

7/11/19: known for his fast and complex finger work.

7/11/19: His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco

7/11/19: View of Silicon Valley from parking lots

7/12/19: watering plants – morning chores

7/12/19: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

7/12/19: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Enjoyed walk a 0.8 mile, flat, easy, loop trail

7/12/19: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

7/12/19: Slice of a Coast Redwood tree felled in 1934 showing rings labeled with major historical events from 1215 to 1620 AD.

7/12/19: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

7/12/19: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

7/12/19: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

7/12/19: Lunch at Sanderlings Restaurant at Seascape Resort

7/12/19: Lunch at Sanderlings Restaurant at Seascape Resort

7/12/19: Lunch at Sanderlings Restaurant at Seascape Resort. – brioche bun is best for hamburger

7/12/19: Lunch at Sanderlings Restaurant at Seascape Resort

7/12/19: Seascape Beach Resort. Beautiful private beach.

7/12/19: Seascape Beach Resort. Beautiful private beach.

7/12/19: Seascape Beach Resort. Beautiful private beach.

7/12/19: ‘The Will Rogers Follies’ Performances at the Saratoga Civic Theater. West Valley Light Opera Company

7/12/19: ‘The Will Rogers Follies’ Performances at the Saratoga Civic Theater.

7/14/19: IHOP restaurant Pittsburg, CA

7/17/19: Movie ‘Yesterday’ at Maya Cinema Senior Day $4:50 – Ed Sheeran stars as himself in the movie, taking singer Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) on tour after the latter wakes up to find he is the only person in the world to remember the Beatles’ music.

7/17/19: Movie/Musical ‘ ‘Aladdin’ – I enjoyed it, live-action with CGI “Aladdin, visually stunning, fun dancing

7/18/19: Lunch – Udon-noodle and Spicy Tuna Roll

7/18/19: Oakhurst Country Club in Clayton, CA – Unable to drive up to Mt. Diablo from North Gate side, (must go from South Gate from Blackhawk)

Apollo 11 – 2019, 50th Anniversary. Fred was NASA Ames engineer; he is my handyman now.

7/20/19: Shadowbrook Restaurant, Capitola. View from a parking lot Wharf Rd

7/20/19: Shadowbrook Restaurant, Capitola. Descending the steep hillside in the red cable car

7/20/19: Shadowbrook Restaurant, Capitola. – it is like traveling back in time.

7/20/19: Shadowbrook Restaurant, Capitola. by the river. Romantic setting.

7/20/19: Shadowbrook Restaurant, Capitola. “Osso Bucco” Braised Ultra-premium pork, sautéed spinach with Shiitake mushrooms & house-cured bacon, crispy polenta cake,

7/20/19: Shadowbrook Restaurant, Capitola. “Osso Bucco”

7/20/19: Shadowbrook Restaurant, Capitola. One of the unique restaurants in the West

7/20/19: Shadowbrook Restaurant, Capitola – after the dinner, walking up the zigzagging stairs, waterfalls and giant ferns

7/21/19: Miyo’s 80th Birthday celebration at San Jose’s Japantown – – Miyo is a big fan of Warriors. She has her own team number 19.

7/21/19: Miyo’s 80th Birthday celebration at San Jose KUBOTA restaurant. Everything was so delicious.

7/21/19: Miyo’s 80th Birthday – Miyo is a big fan of Warriors. She has her own team number 19.

7/22/19: The Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga.

7/22/19: Montalvo. a park, hiking trails and the historic Villa Montalvo

7/22/19: The Montalvo

7/22/19: The Montalvo

7/22/19: Eat like a big PIG – – – – Shabu-shabu is a Japanese nabemono hotpot dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables boiled in water and served with dipping sauces.

7/23/19: Free docent-led tours are on Tuesdays only, twice a month, at 1 pm. This building was to wow and impress visitors

7/23/19: 9th Circuit is a court of appeal that has appellate jurisdiction over the district courts

7/23/19: Courtroom One – the opulent Beaux-arts

in 2018 President Trump claimed that the Ninth Circuit “is overturned more than any Circuit in the Country, 79%.”

7/23/19: 9th Circuit is a court of appeal that has appellate jurisdiction over the district courts

7/23/19: Salesforce Park, SF’s newly reopened (July 1st) 5.4-acre park on top of the Transit Center

7/23/19: Salesforce Park Gondola connects the park with Salesforce Plaza is open to the public.

7/25/19: Grandson named Sebastian – 6 month-old – my love – Physically active? To build strong bones and muscles. improve balance and develop skills.

7/25/19: Grandson named Sebastian – 6 month-old – – He’ll be a paleontologist

7/25/19: Grandson named Sebastian – 6 month-old – – Precious little boy, so sweet

7/26/19: Went to Jack London Square for FREE 90-minute harbor tour (Blue & Gold vessel) without Reservations. Hoping to get “Standby” – NO LUCK. I got on U.S.S. Potomac on July 2015. The “Floating White House” served as Franklin D Roosevelt’s Presidential Yacht until his death in 1945.

7/26/19: Giant cranes – Port of Oakland – Did the Oakland Cranes give birth to the AT-AT Walker?

7/26/19: Cheemah Project is an international peace project. It’s going to place them in eight cities around the world

7/26/19: Jack London Square

7/26/19: We couldn’t get harbor tour, so walked to Kincaid’s for a nice dinner

7/26/19: Kincaid’s Fish, Chop & Steak House, featuring American fare in an upmarket setting

7/26/19: Kincaid’s Fish, Chop & Steak House, – waterfront views

7/26/19: Fried Calamari Artichoke hearts, mustard-garlic aioli, Bloody Mary cocktail sauce. Too much Panko bread.

7/26/19: Point Reyes Farmstead Blue Cheese Romaine, chopped eggs, slivered almonds

7/26/19: Kincaid’s Tasting Sampler* Oven Roasted Crab & Artichoke Dip, Seared Teriyaki Tenderloins, Shrimp & Grits – 35

7/26/19: Kincaid’s – Open kitchen at work

7/26/19: Kincaid’s – it start to getting dark

7/27/19: Bought a TV from COSTCO. . . Even though I don’t watch TV and I don’t have a TV subscription

7/31/19: Disney’s The Lion King – It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney’s traditionally animated 1994 film The Lion King.

7/31/19: Dinner at Marcia & Mike’s. Beautiful 100 year old house in Benicia.

7/31/19: Dinner at Marcia & Mike’s. They are wonderful hosts. Great time we had.

Home Improvement – Desktop PC system into Wi-Fi enabled system. Only 3 outlets now. I’m very delighted.

Home Improvement – Installed Solar Light Outdoor Motion Sensor – I love it.

Home Improvement – Ultrasonic Animal Repeller – Did not meet my expectations

Home Improvement – Installed a mystery box – this is life-saving. Very pleased

In the middle of July, I noticed a cracked kitchen window. We had hot days. Do you believe the window cracks if an internal/external delta of 40 degrees or more???

7/31/19: My Sliding Glass Patio Doors gave me a headache because it stacked/jammed many years. Finally replaced rollers and installed track cover.

Replaced A/C Furnace Air Filter after 23 years. I didn’t know Air filter was inside the unit. Thanks to NASA handyman.

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