1. the best field trips in SoCal
a. Disneyland
b. Discovery Science Center
c. LA County fair
d. Youth Expo OC Fairgrounds
e. OC Children's Book festival
f. Legoland
g. STAR Eco Station
h. EquestFest
i. Depot for Creative Reuse
j. LA Times Festival of Books
k. Brewbaker's Huntington Beach - make pretzels
l. Logan's candy making
2. aerospace/space
a. JPL
b. Columbia Space Center
c. Exploring Your Universe - UCLA
d. Space Day @ El Camino College
e. Wings Rotors & Wheels
f. Griffith Observatory
g. California Science Center - Endeavor
h. Tour at Northrop-Grumman
i. Astronomy Night at Seal Beach Pier
j. Airshow at Miramar
3. world cultures
a. Olvera Street
b. Chinese garden at Huntington Library
c. Japanese garden at CSULB & Seal Beach Kite Festival & Makai/Daiso
d. Aloha festival
e. Little India
f. Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights
g. Old World Village HB (German)
h. Little Saigon - Vietnam
i. Safari Park - Africa
j. Queen Mary - England
k. Brazilian food
l. Mosque - Garden Grove
4. california history
a. Rancho Los Alamitos
b. Pow Wow at CSULB
c. Mission San Juan Capistrano
d. Decorating rose parade float
e. Ramona Pagaent
f. La Brea Tarpits
g. Watts Towers
h. tour downtown LA
i. fossil digging in San Pedro
j. Riley's Farm - agriculture
k. Apple camp at Apple store - computers
l. Universal Studios
m. Irvine Outdoor Education
5. Coast
a. Aquarium of the Pacific
b. Whale watching
c. San Pedro Day: USS Iowa, Tidepools, Friendship Bell
e. ExplorOcean
f. Marine Mammal Center - Newport Beach
g. See the holiday lights in Naples
h. Port of LB tour
i. Ride the aquabus
j. Grunion run
6. the great outdoors
a. Beach day @ Bolsa Chica
b. El Dorado Nature Center
c. PS Tramway to the snow
d. Wildflowers
e. Griffith Park
f. Vasquez Rocks
g. Seaside Lagoon
h. Adventure Park in HB
i. Splash in La Mirada
j. Ice skating at Seaside Lagoon
k. Trip to Catalina
l. Family festival at Getty Center
7. world history
a. Getty Villa
b. Natural History Museum
c. Renaissance Faire
d. Civil War Re-enactment in Huntington Beach
e. Join NexGen at LACMA
f. Nixon Library
g. Reagan Library
h. Brass rubbings at St Luke's
i. Medieval Times
j. Shakespeare by the Sea
k. International Printing Museum
8. science
a. CA Science Center
b. Discovery Science Cube
c. Aquarium of the Pacific (also dissection)
d. Columbia Space Center
e. Griffith Observatory
f. fossil digging in San Pedro
g. Pala mine digging
h. Apple Camp
i. Knotts = Physics of roller coasters
j. gardening
k.cooking
Monday, November 10, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
History of Los Angeles
Agriculture, oil, movies, aerospace
4. 600-800 Native Americans
5. 800-1000
6. 1000-1200
7. 1200-1400
8. 1400-1600 1542 Juan Cabrillo arrives in San Pedro
9. 1600-1800
10. 1800-2020
1776 Father Serra builds missions
1780s Indian revolt - Toypurina
1784 Los Angeles is founded - Olvera Street
1. 1800-1820
2. 1820-1840 Mexico gained independence from Spain
3. 1840-1860
4. 1860-1880
5. 1880-1900
6. 1900-1920
7. 1920-1940
1931: Landscape Ranho Los Cerritos http://tclf.org/news/features/ralph-cornell-southern-california-dean-landscape-architecture
8. 1940-1960
9. 1960-1980
10. 1980-2020
When the settlers arrived, the river joined Ballona Creek to discharge in Santa Monica Bay. A fierce storm in 1835 diverted its course to Long Beach, where it stays today.
1846 Battle of Dominguez Hill - Mexican American war
1850 California becomes a state
1871 F&M Bank, first bank in CA
1871 Phineas Banning created the harbor in Wilmington - Banning Museum
1883 Ramona - see the play
1885 Completed Santa Fe railroad between Chicago & LA
1892 Oil discovered at Dodger stadium - tour Signal Hill?
1. 1900-1910
2. 1910-1920
1923 Upton Sinclair was arrested at Liberty Hill in San Pedro for reading the United States Bill of Rights on the private property of a strike supporter (the arresting officer told him "we'll have none of 'that Constitution stuff'")
3. 1920-1930 Movies
1932 1932 Summer Olympics. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,
4. 1930-1940 Immigration
During World War II, hostility toward Mexican-Americans took a different form, as local newspapers portrayed Chicano youths, who sometimes called themselves "pachucos", as barely civilized gangsters. Anglo servicemen attacked young Chicanos dressed in the pachuco uniform of the day: long coats with wide shoulders and pleated, high-waisted, pegged pants, or zoot suits. In 1943, twenty-two young Chicanos were convicted of a murder of another youth at a party held at a swimming hole southeast of Los Angeles known as the "sleepy lagoon" on a warm night in August 1942; they were eventually freed after an appeal that demonstrated both their innocence and the racism of the judge conducting the trial. Today, the event is known as the Zoot Suit Riots.[97]
5. 1940-1950 Aircraft industry
6. 1950-1960 Rock n Roll Ricky Valens Watch "La Bamba"
1964
While conservatives such as Cardinal McIntyre of Los Angeles argued that blacks are "better off in Los Angeles than anywhere else", blacks knew that they were kept out of participating in the city's prosperity. On May 26, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told a crowd of 35,000 at Wrigley Field, "We want to be free whether we're in Birmingham or in Los Angeles."
In November, 1964, California voters passed Proposition 14 by a wide margin.
1965 Watts riots
7. 1960-1970 Space race - rise of aerospace industry Watch "The Right Stuff"
8. 1970-1980 Traffic, freeways
9. 1980-1990
10. 1990-2020
4. 600-800 Native Americans
5. 800-1000
6. 1000-1200
7. 1200-1400
8. 1400-1600 1542 Juan Cabrillo arrives in San Pedro
9. 1600-1800
10. 1800-2020
1776 Father Serra builds missions
1780s Indian revolt - Toypurina
1784 Los Angeles is founded - Olvera Street
1. 1800-1820
2. 1820-1840 Mexico gained independence from Spain
3. 1840-1860
4. 1860-1880
5. 1880-1900
6. 1900-1920
7. 1920-1940
1931: Landscape Ranho Los Cerritos http://tclf.org/news/features/ralph-cornell-southern-california-dean-landscape-architecture
8. 1940-1960
9. 1960-1980
10. 1980-2020
When the settlers arrived, the river joined Ballona Creek to discharge in Santa Monica Bay. A fierce storm in 1835 diverted its course to Long Beach, where it stays today.
1846 Battle of Dominguez Hill - Mexican American war
1850 California becomes a state
1871 F&M Bank, first bank in CA
1871 Phineas Banning created the harbor in Wilmington - Banning Museum
1883 Ramona - see the play
1885 Completed Santa Fe railroad between Chicago & LA
1892 Oil discovered at Dodger stadium - tour Signal Hill?
1. 1900-1910
2. 1910-1920
1923 Upton Sinclair was arrested at Liberty Hill in San Pedro for reading the United States Bill of Rights on the private property of a strike supporter (the arresting officer told him "we'll have none of 'that Constitution stuff'")
3. 1920-1930 Movies
| Angels Flight Railway |
1932 1932 Summer Olympics. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,
4. 1930-1940 Immigration
During World War II, hostility toward Mexican-Americans took a different form, as local newspapers portrayed Chicano youths, who sometimes called themselves "pachucos", as barely civilized gangsters. Anglo servicemen attacked young Chicanos dressed in the pachuco uniform of the day: long coats with wide shoulders and pleated, high-waisted, pegged pants, or zoot suits. In 1943, twenty-two young Chicanos were convicted of a murder of another youth at a party held at a swimming hole southeast of Los Angeles known as the "sleepy lagoon" on a warm night in August 1942; they were eventually freed after an appeal that demonstrated both their innocence and the racism of the judge conducting the trial. Today, the event is known as the Zoot Suit Riots.[97]
5. 1940-1950 Aircraft industry
6. 1950-1960 Rock n Roll Ricky Valens Watch "La Bamba"
1964
While conservatives such as Cardinal McIntyre of Los Angeles argued that blacks are "better off in Los Angeles than anywhere else", blacks knew that they were kept out of participating in the city's prosperity. On May 26, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told a crowd of 35,000 at Wrigley Field, "We want to be free whether we're in Birmingham or in Los Angeles."
In November, 1964, California voters passed Proposition 14 by a wide margin.
1965 Watts riots
7. 1960-1970 Space race - rise of aerospace industry Watch "The Right Stuff"
8. 1970-1980 Traffic, freeways
9. 1980-1990
10. 1990-2020
Monday, September 15, 2014
Plans...
...what to do...
$30K
- pay debts ($2000) [G pays half]
- fix truck ($1500) [G pays half]
- car needs 100K mile tuneup ($400) [G pays half}
- glasses for me ($100) [G pays half]
- haircut with Diane ($60)
- go to Hawaii ($2500) [G pays half]
- fix Milo ($200) [G pays half]
- see Wicked ($300)
- go to Shenadoah ($120)
- Big Red Bus for family/friends ($400)
- wardrobe for me ($300)
- wardrobe (boots, sweater, jacket for Rachel ($150) [G pays half]
- Idyllwild ($300) [G pays half]
- Christmas ($500) [G pays half]
- laptop for G ($250) [G pays half]
- laptop for R ($300) [G pays half]
- gee ($2000)
Total $15480
Funds needed for Jan, Feb, Mar $10,000 - fix up house
Front yard: $3000
Kitchen $6000 (new oven, range, paint, cupboards, floor, ceiling, lighting)
Carpet in bedrooms ($1000)
Cleaning/Decluttering
October - Dining Room (10/1-10/7)/Back Room (10/7-10/14) /Kitchen cupboards (10/14-10/21) /Front Yard (10/21-10/28)
November - Office (11/1-11/7) /Kitchen (11/7-11/14) /Back Yard(11/14-11/21)
December - Living Room (12/1-12/7) /Rachel's Room (12/7-12/14) /Bath #2 (12/14-12/21)
Big Red Bus guest list:
Sunday, 12/21
Party at Sea Base
catered dinner ($400)
Christmas carols
1. me 2. George 3. Rachel 4. Kohl
5. Kathy 6. Mom 7. Elvira 8. Erica
9. Liz 10. Ayden 11. Rosemarie 12. Alicia
13. Candy 14. Amanda 15. Cheryl 16. Natalie
17. Karri 18. Jim 19. Lindsay 20. Camden
21. Vicki 22. Jeff 23. Malia 24. Cooper
25. Kim 26. Naz 27. Jaden 28. Nacito
29. Trish 30. husband 31. son 32. Katheryn
33. Dylan 34. Paige 35. Jasper 36. Tiffany
37. Jorge 38. Jade 39. Dylan 40. Logan
January 1 - start work on kitchen (floor, ceiling, paint, cupboards) [$4500] [G pays half]
February 1 - do carpets in two bedrooms/ paint dining room & living room
March 1 - fix both bathrooms / do touch ups in back room
April 1 - paint all trim & doors
$30K
- pay debts ($2000) [G pays half]
- fix truck ($1500) [G pays half]
- car needs 100K mile tuneup ($400) [G pays half}
- glasses for me ($100) [G pays half]
- haircut with Diane ($60)
- go to Hawaii ($2500) [G pays half]
- fix Milo ($200) [G pays half]
- see Wicked ($300)
- go to Shenadoah ($120)
- Big Red Bus for family/friends ($400)
- wardrobe for me ($300)
- wardrobe (boots, sweater, jacket for Rachel ($150) [G pays half]
- Idyllwild ($300) [G pays half]
- Christmas ($500) [G pays half]
- laptop for G ($250) [G pays half]
- laptop for R ($300) [G pays half]
- gee ($2000)
Total $15480
Funds needed for Jan, Feb, Mar $10,000 - fix up house
Front yard: $3000
Kitchen $6000 (new oven, range, paint, cupboards, floor, ceiling, lighting)
Carpet in bedrooms ($1000)
Cleaning/Decluttering
October - Dining Room (10/1-10/7)/Back Room (10/7-10/14) /Kitchen cupboards (10/14-10/21) /Front Yard (10/21-10/28)
November - Office (11/1-11/7) /Kitchen (11/7-11/14) /Back Yard(11/14-11/21)
December - Living Room (12/1-12/7) /Rachel's Room (12/7-12/14) /Bath #2 (12/14-12/21)
Big Red Bus guest list:
Sunday, 12/21
Party at Sea Base
catered dinner ($400)
Christmas carols
1. me 2. George 3. Rachel 4. Kohl
5. Kathy 6. Mom 7. Elvira 8. Erica
9. Liz 10. Ayden 11. Rosemarie 12. Alicia
13. Candy 14. Amanda 15. Cheryl 16. Natalie
17. Karri 18. Jim 19. Lindsay 20. Camden
21. Vicki 22. Jeff 23. Malia 24. Cooper
25. Kim 26. Naz 27. Jaden 28. Nacito
29. Trish 30. husband 31. son 32. Katheryn
33. Dylan 34. Paige 35. Jasper 36. Tiffany
37. Jorge 38. Jade 39. Dylan 40. Logan
January 1 - start work on kitchen (floor, ceiling, paint, cupboards) [$4500] [G pays half]
February 1 - do carpets in two bedrooms/ paint dining room & living room
March 1 - fix both bathrooms / do touch ups in back room
April 1 - paint all trim & doors
Saturday, July 19, 2014
HSC 2014 Conference!
Saturday, July 26
Make bday sign
Sunday, July 27
COSTCO
Make tortillas
Pack
Monday, July 28
gas up
Ralph's
pack - balloons, streamers, banner, rainbow loom
Tuesday, July 29
7am - take dogs in
8am - pack
9am - leave
5pm - arrive in SF
Wednesday, July 30
1pm - Giants game
6pm dinner/dessert
Thursday, July 31 - Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America, Santa Clara
Noon - leave
1pm - check into hotel
3pm - board meeting
5pm - dinner - happy hour
8:30pm - hypnotist
Friday, August 1
7am - help unpack pod
Morning coffee in Saratoga
On-going art studio
8:30am - breakfast w/ Sandra
1pm - Class Dismissed
2:30pm - wire wrapped pendants
3pm - snack in Saratoga
4:30pm - Local group fair
5pm - RRR drop off
6pm - go out to dinner
7:30pm - Family Dance
10:30pm - Mom's Dance
Saturday, August 2
Morning coffee in Saratoga
8:30am - breakfast with Peggy O'Mara
11:45am - Rainbow Loom
2:30pm - Duct Tape Jewelry
3pm - snack in Saratoga
4:15pm - Sandra
5pm - Craft Fair
6pm - dinner at Tusca
7:30pm - Talent show
10:30pm - Mom Dance
Sunday, August 3
Morning coffee in Saratoga
10am - Unschooling panel
Noon - lunch out, Levi stadium
2pm - help pack pod
3pm - Snack in Saratoga
4:30pm - Closing
5pm - Dinner - Happy hour
7pm - Staff reception - dessert - Sonoma
Make bday sign
Sunday, July 27
COSTCO
Make tortillas
Pack
Monday, July 28
gas up
Ralph's
pack - balloons, streamers, banner, rainbow loom
Tuesday, July 29
7am - take dogs in
8am - pack
9am - leave
5pm - arrive in SF
Wednesday, July 30
1pm - Giants game
6pm dinner/dessert
Thursday, July 31 - Hyatt Regency, 5101 Great America, Santa Clara
Noon - leave
1pm - check into hotel
3pm - board meeting
5pm - dinner - happy hour
8:30pm - hypnotist
Friday, August 1
7am - help unpack pod
Morning coffee in Saratoga
On-going art studio
8:30am - breakfast w/ Sandra
1pm - Class Dismissed
2:30pm - wire wrapped pendants
3pm - snack in Saratoga
4:30pm - Local group fair
5pm - RRR drop off
6pm - go out to dinner
7:30pm - Family Dance
10:30pm - Mom's Dance
Saturday, August 2
Morning coffee in Saratoga
8:30am - breakfast with Peggy O'Mara
11:45am - Rainbow Loom
2:30pm - Duct Tape Jewelry
3pm - snack in Saratoga
4:15pm - Sandra
5pm - Craft Fair
6pm - dinner at Tusca
7:30pm - Talent show
10:30pm - Mom Dance
Sunday, August 3
Morning coffee in Saratoga
10am - Unschooling panel
Noon - lunch out, Levi stadium
2pm - help pack pod
3pm - Snack in Saratoga
4:30pm - Closing
5pm - Dinner - Happy hour
7pm - Staff reception - dessert - Sonoma
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Garden 2014
Best planting times: http://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-dates/CA/Long%20Beach
Sunflowers
Roses
Plumeria
Basil - plant seeds indoors February 3
Thyme - plant seeds indoors February 3
Rosemary - plant seeds indoors February 3
Onions - plant seeds in ground February3
Tomatoes - plant seeds indoors February 3, put in ground March 8
Peppers - plant seeds indoors February 3, put in ground March 15
Sunflowers
Roses
Plumeria
Basil - plant seeds indoors February 3
Thyme - plant seeds indoors February 3
Rosemary - plant seeds indoors February 3
Onions - plant seeds in ground February3
Tomatoes - plant seeds indoors February 3, put in ground March 8
Peppers - plant seeds indoors February 3, put in ground March 15
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Yosemite!
Monday, May 26 to Thursday, May 29
Upper Pines campground #127
Campsite photo: http://www.campsitephotos.com/campground/Upper-Pines/photos/Upper-Pines-127
Driving directions from LA: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/driving.htm
via Fresno through Ahwahnee, CA
Saturday, May 24: Pack
Sunday, May 25: Drive to Yosemite, stay in hotel
Monday, May 26: Check-in to campsite at Noon
Tuesday, May 27: camping
Wednesday, May 28: camping
Thursday, May 29: Check-out of campsite at Noon, check-in to hotel
Friday, May 30: hotel
Saturday, May 31: drive home
Sunday, June 1: unpack
Hotels to stay at:
Oakhurst Lodge http://oklodge.com/ **
Comfort Inn, Oakhurst ***
Queen's Inn By the River, Oakhurst ***
Upper Pines campground #127
Campsite photo: http://www.campsitephotos.com/campground/Upper-Pines/photos/Upper-Pines-127
Driving directions from LA: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/driving.htm
via Fresno through Ahwahnee, CA
Saturday, May 24: Pack
Sunday, May 25: Drive to Yosemite, stay in hotel
Monday, May 26: Check-in to campsite at Noon
Tuesday, May 27: camping
Wednesday, May 28: camping
Thursday, May 29: Check-out of campsite at Noon, check-in to hotel
Friday, May 30: hotel
Saturday, May 31: drive home
Sunday, June 1: unpack
Hotels to stay at:
Oakhurst Lodge http://oklodge.com/ **
Comfort Inn, Oakhurst ***
Queen's Inn By the River, Oakhurst ***
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
California History & Latino History
Cesar Chavez: http://www.upworthy.com/this-is-cesar-chavez-if-you-havent-heard-of-him-perhaps-its-time-you-did?c=upw1
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