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Random Pics

These sea gulls were hungry!


This is some good chocolate!


This was all we could see of the GG Bridge.


Coit Tower.
It was very foggy in SF on this past
Sunday. It was so cold that we had to get sweatshirts
to wear. Imagine that, at the end of July it was cold!

Boats

Coast Guard Patrol San Francisco Marina.

Not really my boat.

Amphibian tour.

Gina said this reminded her of me.

Grounded.

For you Estelle.............More Cable Cars

Cable Car Ride

Gina filmed our ride on the cable car.

Standby tomorrow for pictures of the cable car.

More Aquarium pics....

This is just one variety of jelly fish at the aquarium.


Ocean Sun Fish, which can get very large. This picture
does not give justice to the size it was, it was about
five feet wide.


School of sardines. These fish swam as though they
were being conducted in a symphony. They swam in
harmony.

Gina checking her camera.


Sea otter.

Overall, I was not very impressed with the Monterey
Bay Aquarium. Gina and I have been to several
Aquariums in various cities. Probably the best that we
have been to is in Atlanta, Ga.

Jelly Fish at Monterey Bay Aquarium

Sunset

Weird but interesting...............

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Have a Beautiful Day

Have you seen a picture on this blog that you would like to have a print of? Send me an e-mail: cgibsonrvt@yahoo.com.

There will be new stuff to post next week.

Stay tuned.................

Yes, I am running out of new stuff to post...........

These pics were taken when Gina and I went
to Rochester, Mn. for an Echo conference.

Zion National Park

Canyon wall near Springdale, Utah

Wild Turkey in the park

Just hangin' out at the Elk Park

Storm Clouds at Home

The view from our back deck. The grassy area
below the row of houses turns into a river after
a lot of rain.




Pictures courtesy of Gina, photographer at large.

Las Vegas

The Bellagio Hotel/Casino


One of the many beautiful water scenes in front
of the Bellagio Hotel/Casino.


The Eiffel Tower at Paris Hotel/Casino


In front of the Luxor Hotel/Casino


Inside the Luxor lobby

North and South Rim Grand Canyon

North Rim

North Rim

North Rim

South Rim

South Rim

Fisherman's Wharf

Alcatraz as seen from Fisherman's Wharf

Alcatraz on a clear day seen from the Wharf

The USS Pampanito is docked at Fisherman's
Wharf and is one of the most visited sites in
San Francisco.

The Pampanito is the smaller of the two vessels.

This guy was just hangin' out at the Wharf.

By Special Request.........

The only moving National Monument in America

Coit Tower seen from atop Lombard street
which is the most crooked street in SF

Rice-a-Roni Hill (Hyde Street)

Azalea in bloom across from Washington Park

And a picture for the shoppers in the audience!

Arches National Park, Moab, Utah

Posting Issue

Please excuse me for not having photos tonight. I am having an issue with posting pics. for some reason. I will have to do some troubleshooting and try again later.

Stay tuned.............

California Wildlife

My California Housing

This is the view from the back of my apartment. It is so peaceful here, I can sit in my living room and hear the stream running out back. Alameda has a "homey" feeling. I will miss the solitude of where I live. Oakland on the other hand seems a world different. Oakland could be a lot better place if only the city would keep its streets clean, mainly Broadway which is one of the primary downtown streets.

Pelican Sunset

This was taken tonight out by my apartment here in Alameda. My nephew, Ashley, and I walked out to the bay after dinner and saw this great sunset. I was lucky enough to catch these pelicans flying into the sunset.

Did you know..........

---The Starbucks coffee chain was named for Starbuck, Ahab's first mate on the Pequod. The Pequod was the whaling ship based on Nantucket Island in the book, "Moby-Dick".

---The Mississippi River which is up to 4 miles wide in some sections, is less than 10 ft. deep mostly.

---Our nation's capital was first in New York City. Before ending up in Washington, D.C., the capital was also located in Philadelphia, PA, Annapolis, MD, Trenton, NJ, and Princeton, NJ.

---There were twelve US Presidents to hold the rank of General, George Washington being the first.

---George Washington being too modest to accept the name of our nation's capital, called it Federal City.

"The Star-Spangled Banner"

The national anthem of the United States of America, " The Star-Spangled Banner" was set to the melody of an English drinking song. It was written in 1814 and officially decreed as the national anthem by Congress in 1931.
The lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner" described Francis Scott Key's impression of the battle between the British and the Americans at Fort McHenry, a fortress for Baltimore, which is 40 miles north of Washington, D.C..
When the battle ended and the smoke cleared, Key could see the red, white and blue flag still fluttering in the morning breeze - which was a sign of American victory.

These two flags are in downtown Oakland.

The information about the flag was taken from "The Intellictual Devotional- American History" written by David S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim.

Current Gasoline Prices

July 8, 2008

This is today's gas price from Alameda, Ca.

The cost of living here in California is very high. I do not see how people survive here without good paying jobs. I was talking with one of the transporters at the hospital today and she said that a lot of people here in California are loosing everything they have.

When will the insanity stop? What has to be done to make a change for the better?

I don't have the answers, but let's pray that positive change will come soon.

I received the contract for my next assignment. I will be going to Brockton, Ma. the middle of August doing Cardiac and Vascular. My last workday here in Ca. is Aug. 1. It will take about four days to travel home and then I will have a few days of rest before going to the next assignment. I am really looking forward to being in the New England area for the fall. God willing I will be posting many fall foliage pictures this year.

Architecture

This is a very unique building in downtown

Oakland on Broadway. It is shaped like the

Flat Iron Building in New York City.

Reflection

There are beautiful buildings in downtown
Oakland that reflect upon one another.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Work Friends

Zuli (SF skyline in background)

Stella and Ginger

Courtyard at back of hospital. I try to go here
everyday at lunch. The weather here is
awesome!
NOTE: The supervisor was on vacation when
these pics. were taken. His photo will appear
on a later post.

Little known facts about Kentucky (A lot I didn't know)

Information from E-mail from my wife Gina.

History Lesson on KentuckyFor those of you who live in Kentucky you might find this interesting.And for those of you who don't, YOU might also find this interesting.

Today's history lesson!

* The bloodiest civil war battle was fought in Perryville, Kentucky
*1792 - Kentucky was the first state on the western frontier to join theUnion
*1816 - (first promoted) Mammoth Cave, with 336+ miles of mapped passages,is the world's longest cave.It is 379 feet deep and contains at least 5 levels of passages.It's second only to Niagara Falls as the most popular tourist attraction in the US.It became a National Park on July 1, 1941.
*1856 - The first enamel bathtub was made in Louisville
*1883 - The first electric light bulb was shown in Louisville.Thomas Alva Edison introduced his invention to crowds at the SouthernExposition.
*1887 - Mother's Day was first observed in Henderson by teacher Mary S.Wilson.It became a national holiday in 1916.
*1893 - 'Happy Birthday to You', probably the most sung song in the world,was written by two Louisville sisters - Mildred and Patricia Hill.
*Late 19th century - Bibb lettuce was first cultivated by Jack Bibb in Frankfort, Kentucky
*1896 - The first (known) set of all male quintuplets was born in Paducah
*.1934 - Cheeseburgers were first tasted at Kaelin's Restaurant in Louisville .
*1937 - The first Wigwam Village Motel, with units in the shape of a'teepee', was built by Frank A. Redford in Cave City .
*The world's largest baseball bat, a full one hundred twenty (120) feet tall and weighing 68,000 pounds, can be seen at the Louisville S lugger Museum in Louisville (Jefferson Co.).
*Chevrolet Corvettes are manufactured only in Bowling Green.
*Covington (St. Mary's Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption) is home to the world's largest hand blown stained glass window in existence.It measures an astounding 24 feet by 67 feet and contains 117 different figures.
*The world's largest crucifix, standing at sixty (60) feet tall, is in Bardstown (Nelson Co.).
*Fort Knox holds more than $6 billion worth of gold - the largest amount stored anywhere in the world.
*The JIF plant in Lexington is the world's largest peanut butter producing facility.
*Kentucky has more resort parks than any other state in the nation.
*Middlesboro is the only United States city built inside a meteor crater.
*Newport is home to The World Peace Bell, the world's largest free-swinging bell.
*Pike County is the world's largest producer of coal.
*Pikeville annually leads the nation (per capita) in consumption of Pepsi-Cola.
*Post-It Notes are made exclusively in Cynthiana,Ky.
*Shaker Village ( Pleasant Hill ) is the largest historic community of its kind in the United States .
*Christian County is 'wet', while Bourbon County is 'dry'. ('wet 'sells liquor; 'dry' does not)*Barren County has the most fertile land in the state.
*Lake Cumberland has more miles of shoreline than the state of Florida .
*Kentucky is best known for its beautiful blue grass.
*And, let us not forget about the basketball and the Race Horses !!*

Views from Work

Yes, I really do work!

This is the view from the ultrasound office at
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. It is such a
great view. The hills in the background are
known as the "Oakland Hills". This is where my
boss has his home as well as a lot of the Doctors.

This view is of downtown Oakland from the
windows on first floor just down the hall from
the ultrasound department. The hospital sets on
a hill which is referred to as "pill hill". There are
other hospitals on this hill as well as doctor's
offices.

Is it a Bird, a plane? Yes, it's both!

Whether you are a plane enthusiast or bird watcher
you can always look up and see one of these in the sky!