K-PAX

Well, I rented K-PAX. For some reason I decided to watch it today, July 26th.
Funny, the main character named Prot, played by Kevin Spacey, left on July 27th at 5:51AM. That's tomorrow.
Hmmm. Coincidence?
Maybe.

Ted Mann Cancer Center Presentation.

My friend Henry Fair came down from Canada to visit. He was in the audience while I gave a presentation on Qi Gong and Qi theory and it's use in illness prevention and recovery.
I followed Dr. Kenneth Conklin and that made me a bit nervous. However, the feed back on the presentation was very positive. My teacher Master Tang Wei Zhong gave a wonderful demo of Hua Tuo 5 animal qi gong and Michael Sieverts led a small group of cancer survivors in a demo of Lian Gong 18 form and Guo Lin Qi Gong. Guo Lin Qi Gong was developed by a cancer patient in China. She was able to live 20 years longer than expected and created a strong movement that allows cancer patients to be an active part of their fight against this horrible disease. Thanks to all who participated tonight. I will add some links on the Guo Lin style later.
Notice my name was not on the UCLA web advert for the event. Smart of them...

Acupuncture and Qi Gong as Complements to Cancer Care (Calendar of Events)

UCLA integrative oncologist Kenneth Conklin, MD, PhD,
will explain the usefulness of acupuncture as an adjunct
to conventional cancer treatments. Martial arts Master
Wei Zhoung Tang will discuss and demonstrate QiGong,
the ancient Chinese art for restoring health, fitness and
prolonging life.

Jul 11, 2006 07:00 pm to Jul 11, 2006 09:00 pm
Auditorium at Stein Plaza, UCLA

update

Well, just planted some new things in the garden this week. More carrots, raddishes, habanero peppers and cucumbers. The sweet potatoes look to be doing really well. We will see what happens.
Jenna (niece) was in a little play and improve thing last night. Cool. She did well for a 7 year old.
cool beens.

Mother's Day lunch at Lori's

Gabby turned into a rabbit when I pulled a carrot from my garden. Nothing like fresh from the ground veggies....

Well, we had a great Mother's day party at my sister's house.

I took the last of my Leffe beer (brought back from France)

for Marc and I just in case the wine I brought back was not too great.
Well, I was pleasently surprised that the wine was way better than I thought it would be... Everyone who tried it, loved it. I encluded a photo of the label (peeled off the bottle).

If you are not into the hard to drink wines, but want to enjoy the nectar of the glorious grape, give this a try. It's between a red and rose in color, almost like porto but not quite. the taste is very fruity and easy to drink.
Not a lot of tanin.

The cheese I brought back was powerful. Funny story about the cheese. I brought it back in my luggage, wrapped in a ziplock back and another layer of plastic around that. When I got home my clothes all reaked of that cheese smell so bad I had to wash them twice to get it out.. But well worth the trouble. Should have brought more cheese back.
Some dared not try it. For those who did.... Wow. It went great with the wine. I got some fresh bread and mixed olives from Whole Foods to go with the wine and cheese.



Others brought Spinach and Strawberry salad, Mixed greens, Tuna salad, brochetta and a couple other things. It was great. Loved that wine. I have to other bottles I brought back. Not sure when I will try them.. Be assured I will keep you informed.
Desert was my homemade cookies, sweetened with maple and full of chopped nuts and dried fruit.

Dan.