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If I Had A Nickel

2009-07-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

Tommy Castro Band - If I Had A Nickle (live at the Filmore)

Teeth

2009-07-14T16:56:00.000-07:00

I went to the dentist today. Got whole mouth xrays and an examination. When I was retired from the pd, I lost access to dental insurance. Needless to say, not having dental care these past 5 years has had a negative impact on my teeth.

Dr. Ahn said my upper teeth are the worst with only one good tooth up top. He recommends upper dentures and said that I have several teeth that need to be pulled immediately. He said that he would be able to do several of the extractions but that some would have to be done by an oral surgeon. His preliminary estimate to get my mouth healthy again is around $5,000.00 and said that he will mail me the treatment recommendation report and the estimated costs next week.

He said it is around $150.00 for each extraction and another $1,200 or so for the upper plate. He said my lower teeth are in better shape but that there will be at least one root canal in my immediate future.

He also cautioned that once he starts working on my mouth that my dental nerves, which have been fairly non-reactive so far, are going to fire off. A lot. Said that I have several abcesses and will need to be on antibiotics for treatments. Since I have a fake knee, I have to have pre-dental antibiotics but he said this will be beyond that.

Since I am going to be in the Bay Area the weekend of the 25th, I will schedule the "must be done now" stuff for when I return. Not good to go to an event where there is gonna be lotsa food and talking with a mouth that can not do either.

Oy.

Bounty

2009-07-13T17:23:00.000-07:00

Tis a fine day for enjoying nature's bounty. Was up on the Cape earlier trying to spot oyster catcher nests. The nest on the north toe has disappeared - no one has any idea what happened to the eggs and/or chicks. The nest on the south toe has two eggs in it. Hopefully, this nest will be successful. The falcon babies are flying now.

Weather dood said we would have sun today. Not seeing any here dood. But - who needs sun when sights like this abound?

Time Machine

2009-07-11T15:22:00.000-07:00

I look out the window for what I swear must be only a minute or two - and when I gaze at the clock on the desk - I learn that I have traveled in time into the future by a good 10 minutes or more.

Everything But Rain

2009-07-08T14:59:00.000-07:00

Storm clouds keep threatening to rain but don't deliver. Could use a good rain - the wind is fast drying out any moisture brought by sprinkles. Tis a comfy 63 outside (other than that cold brisk wind) - the winter-like clouds are deceptive.

Was a busy holiday weekend. Had a friend come down from Seattle Friday and stay until Sunday early afternoon. We had fun - went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory, ate good food and laughed all weekend long. Stephanie was here Sunday late afternoon until Monday afternoon. Twas a good feeling to fall sleep that night knowing she was in her room doing the same.

Spent yesterday doing all the kitchen cleanup that I put off and did a wee bit of grocery shopping. Today is my 'be a slug' day - a day best spent lounging around inside, listening to the wind, watching the birds at the bird feeder and those flying overhead.

Beatles - Shea Stadium

2009-07-06T00:43:00.000-07:00

The Beatles - Shea Stadium (with intro). From the utube page:

The US tour really opened on August 15th with a concert scheduled in New York at the Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets baseball team. This was the first time in the history of music that a stadium was used for a rock concert ! Seen by 55,600 fans, it created a new world record for a pop concert in terms of attendance and gross revenue. The Beatles' share of the $304,000 box-office takings was also a record - $160,000.

I remember seeing them at Candlestick - my first concert.

My Kind of Day

2009-07-03T17:49:00.000-07:00

Regular low tide. Overcast today with high clouds. No wind, no sun, and no hot! My friend Meredith is coming down from Seattle to escape the heat - looks like she picked a great weekend to do so.

Sarah Palin in resigning as Alaska's govenor. Wonder what scandal is about to hit her fan?

Hope everyone has a safe Fourth.

Hold On, I'm Coming

2009-07-01T00:05:00.000-07:00

Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming - live in Offenbach, Germany, 1967.

Low Tides

2009-06-29T20:39:00.000-07:00

We had some very low tides this week. These are pictures of yesterday afternoon's low tide - taken shortly before Jennifer and crew showed up here to celebrate her birthday.
I could have walked across the bay to the spit and my feet would have only gotten wet crossing the feeder creekbeds.

Four Fifty Three

2009-06-28T15:44:00.001-07:00

At 4:53 pm 32 years ago, my first child was born. Every moment since then has been filled with the joy of Jennifer.

Happy birthday Jennifer Cameron White Roach.

Fail

2009-06-28T00:02:00.000-07:00

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Eye Candy

2009-06-26T14:58:00.000-07:00

Eye candy courtesy of Mother Nature.

Michael Jackson

2009-06-25T20:15:00.000-07:00

Dirty Diana

No Longer

2009-06-25T00:05:00.000-07:00

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17

2009-06-24T00:14:00.000-07:00

Janis Ian - 17 (thanks jofish)

Two pictures I took at 9pm tonight. The sky was still bright blue and the foreground is much lighter than the camera captured. It got too dark to see the spit a wee bit before 10pm. Later this morning, 8am-ish per the tide guide (see blogroll to the left) we are supposed to have a super low tide. I don't know if I will stay awake all night in order to see it or not. That's the only way I will see the bay empty out as empty as it can get - otherwise I will be sound asleep.

Time

2009-06-22T22:43:00.000-07:00

Drove over the hill today to see Jen, Mike, my granddaughters, and the newest addition to their family, Dodger.

Jen had made a forking fantastic chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting that had chopped peanuts sprinkled on top. Yummy yummy for my tummy!

The girls are just as cute as they were when I saw them last year - just taller. Dodger is a puggle, a cross between a pug and a beagle and is cuter than cute. Dublin is having pain in her shoulder and/or back region that causes her to whimper with pain. Shortly after I arrived, Mike took Dublin to the vet for an additional set of xrays to try to figure out what is causing her pain.

Talked to Stephanie on the phone and she was enroute to the doctor with a suspected case of food poisoning. Got a text from her later that it was food poisoning.

M-word days

M-Word Day

2009-06-22T00:13:00.001-07:00

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Bohemian Rhapsody

2009-06-21T02:33:00.000-07:00

Rick Miller performs Bohemian Rhapsody using 25 'voices'.

Turn The Page

2009-06-19T01:56:00.000-07:00

Bob Seger - Turn The Page.

Weather dood says chance of showers this weekend. Good thing I planted my 3 geraniums and all the herbs in their planter boxes today. If my back wasn't acting up, I also would have planted the two reds in their pots on the back deck flanking the back door. My goal is to plant them tomorrow (if it is not raining).

The view from one of the windows at the computer desk:

Loan Me A Dime

2009-06-16T16:19:00.000-07:00

Part One

Part Two

The Allman Bros Band with Boz Scaggs - Loan Me A Dime, live at The Beacon Theater on March 13th 2009.

Yo, Busted, top that!

Scratch My Back

2009-06-15T01:41:00.000-07:00

Stevie Ray Vaughan featuring Lou Ann Barton - Scratch My Back

"The Legendary Lost First Stevie Ray Vaughan Album" recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at Jack Clemont's Belmont Studio, early 1978

Stevie Ray Vaughn: Guitar
Jack Newhouse: Bass
Chris Layton: Drums
Lou Ann Barton: Vocals

Ah baby, scratch my back ...

Hazy

2009-06-14T15:34:00.001-07:00

Hazy day today - it is 78 outside with lotsa clouds - sorta muggy feeling. A good rain would put everything to right again and would probably ease this little sinus headachy thing I have going.

Was going to go to Fred Meyer today and get anti-skeeter candles but... that will have to wait until tomorrow. Dabbing apple cider vinegar onto the skeeter bites - I think I must be the flavor of the month.

Just got off the phone with Stephanie - she was on her way home from the Pride Parade in Portland. Said she got real pissed at the protestors who were subverting scripture into hate speech. Stephanie knows her Bible and started quoted scripture back at them that destroyed their hateful premise. Dang, I'm proud of her :)

Beautifully Broken

2009-06-12T00:04:00.000-07:00

Gov't Mule - Beautifully Broken (live)

thanks busted

Sneezing

2009-06-11T17:32:00.000-07:00

No wonder I have been sneezing - geez, look at the pollen washed ashore by the high tide. Egad (and achoo).

Cloudy all day until 3ish when the sun finally started to emerge. Warmed up quickly from the 50's to the 60's with the addition of sunshine. Weather dood says it will be overcast all week with sun breaks each afternoon. Today was more than sun breaks - actual sunshine for the past couple of hours.

Of course as soon as I say that, I'm sure the sky will cloud over again (laughing).

Until then, Token and I will be on the deck enjoying the sun.

Silver

2009-06-10T19:11:00.001-07:00

Twas another silvery day here at the peaceful retreat on the bay. The skies were overcast all day but temps were into the 60's. A good day for doing laundry and other little chores. A day to procrastinate about going to the store for yet one more day.

The old roses on the property area blooming and smell spicy sweet.

Patterns on the water.