For two days we have been under the tropical storm fury.A lot of rain and a little wind.
However,we have been lucky of not have had any hurricanes passing through here this year.And it is awsome.So,we croos our fingers!
Por los dos ultimos dias hemos estado bajo la furia de la tormenta tropical Ida.Una pila de lluvia y un poco de viento.Sinembargo,hemos tenido suerte de no haber tenido ningun huracan pasando por aqui.Es maravillosos.Pero todavia, cruzamos los dedos...uno nunca sabe.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Twins
The Bianchi twins are here.Barely in the 5 pounds range but healthy and.....ready to play soccer. Well,not quite yet.The good thing is that everybody is doing fine,the most important issue.
Now comes a long period (40 years) of adaptation to have two new members of the family.
Now comes a long period (40 years) of adaptation to have two new members of the family.
Oak Island Art Guild
Last Sunday we went to the art show organized by the Oak Island Art Guild and they gave me an Honorable Mention for one of my watercolors. It was good to see that I stood at the level of other very good artists.Good experience.
Friday, November 6, 2009
small engines
I started two weeks ago with a course on "Small engines repair" at the community college.
The instructor gave me an old lawn mower,not working. After helping me to take it apart,we cleaned the carburetor and,.........miracle!...now it works. I'll try to sell it on Craig's list.
Also,I posted a request for used small engines in the Yahoo page for our community and got 5 (five) engines!
I had to put a stop to the incoming offers.
Empece hace dos semanas en un curso del Community College de Wilmington para aprender a arreglar maquinas chicas,como cortadoras de pasto,sopladoras,etc.
El instructor me dio una maquina usada de cortar pasto y despues de desarmarla y limpiarlo..........Oh milagor,anduvo!!
Luego publique un pedido en Yahoo de mi barrio para pedir maquinas usadas que no funcionaban y me dieron 5.Tuve que decir basta.
Ya les cuento como sigue la historia.Pero la primera cortador ade pasto la pondre en Craig's list que es un sitio de la Web para vender y comprar cosas.
The instructor gave me an old lawn mower,not working. After helping me to take it apart,we cleaned the carburetor and,.........miracle!...now it works. I'll try to sell it on Craig's list.
Also,I posted a request for used small engines in the Yahoo page for our community and got 5 (five) engines!
I had to put a stop to the incoming offers.
Empece hace dos semanas en un curso del Community College de Wilmington para aprender a arreglar maquinas chicas,como cortadoras de pasto,sopladoras,etc.
El instructor me dio una maquina usada de cortar pasto y despues de desarmarla y limpiarlo..........Oh milagor,anduvo!!
Luego publique un pedido en Yahoo de mi barrio para pedir maquinas usadas que no funcionaban y me dieron 5.Tuve que decir basta.
Ya les cuento como sigue la historia.Pero la primera cortador ade pasto la pondre en Craig's list que es un sitio de la Web para vender y comprar cosas.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Career day
They invited me to go to Leland Middle School today for a career day.
It was a very interesting experience. I was asking the kids what were their plans for after high school and the responses were quite different.Some were very focused and knew what they wanted to do.Some others were vague and undecided.
One kid,with a long hair and very ragged told me:"I want to get a lot of money".The same kid,did not konw what he wanted to do,.....to get a lot of money.
Others had the delusion of being successful,multimillion dollars professional athletes,although the majority wanted to get to the success line without much thought on how to get there or how much work would it take.
I worry about the future of mankind.............!!!
Ed B
It was a very interesting experience. I was asking the kids what were their plans for after high school and the responses were quite different.Some were very focused and knew what they wanted to do.Some others were vague and undecided.
One kid,with a long hair and very ragged told me:"I want to get a lot of money".The same kid,did not konw what he wanted to do,.....to get a lot of money.
Others had the delusion of being successful,multimillion dollars professional athletes,although the majority wanted to get to the success line without much thought on how to get there or how much work would it take.
I worry about the future of mankind.............!!!
Ed B
Sunday, November 1, 2009
My family
Bill,Michelle,AJ and Ben- Patty and AJJohn and Ben - AJ and Ben
Daniela and Ed
Diego,Mateo,Ed and Chenelle
Patty,Mateo,Ed,Diego,Chenelle
Viviana,Corina,Emilio,Eddie
Corina and Ed
Patty and Emilio
Fabrizio,Ed,Leigh Ann
(From behind) John
Bill,Patty,Julie
Michelle
Patty and Ed
Art Show
This coming Saturday November 7 I will present three watercolor paintings
at the Art Show sponsored by the Oak Island Recreation Center.
This is a juried contest and show.It will be the second time that I have the opportunity of showing my paintings.
Here are the pictures.(reverse order)
Third picture is called : Union Cafe and shows that historic restaurant on the waterfront of downtown Wilmington,NC.Taken from a night time photograph.
The second picture is called : French Quarter,and it was painted from a photo I took in New Orleans several years ago.It was early morning on a Sunday.
The first picture is called: Dust; it is a semiabstract painting of the electron microscopy appearance of dust .
Photography Show
Next Saturday November 7 I will displaying two photographs at the main Wlimington,NC Library.This is a Photo show sponsored by the Cape Fear Camera Club.It will be opn to the public for two weeks.
Here are the images of the photographs.
El sabado 7 de Noviembre presentare dos fotografias en el Show patrocinado por el Cape Fear Camera Club de Wilmington and la Biblioteca Municipal de Wilmington,NC.
Estara estara abierto al publico por dos semanas.
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