“Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates.
At the first gate, ask yourself, ‘Is it true?’
At the second ask, ‘Is it necessary?’
At the third gate ask ‘Is it kind?”
Rumi
Looking south from the Esplanade to the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
The quote from Rumi I read on a blog I recently was introduced to. The blog is by Pat Cegan at Source of Inspiration. I wanted to give a call out to her. It’s a must read blog with beautiful poetry and words of inspiration.
Shine On
“Our task must be to free ourselves…
by widening our circle of compassion to
embrace all living creatures and the
whole of nature and its beauty.”
Albert Einstein
I’ve been juicing the last few days. I love how great I feel when I juice my fruits and vegetable. You get mega doses of vitamins when you juice, so that’s why I have more energy.
Here’s my daily morning juice drink I make to kick-start my day:
My Mean Green Juicing Machine
Ingredients
1 Cucumber
2 Green Apples
2 Cups Chopped Kale
1 Stalk Celery
1 Lemon
Directions
Wash all produce well
Juice and pour over ice
You can add fresh ground pepper, garlic powder, lemon pepper seasoning to taste, and a sprig of fennel greens. But I prefer to juice just the ingredients listed for my mean green juicing machine.
Bon Appetit
Shine On
After eating that delicious pastrami sandwich the other day, I decided I needed a reboot. Not for my computer, but for my body. When I reboot I cleanse my body by juicing most of my meals each day. It’s not only refreshing but I always feel much healthier.
A few years ago I saw the movie, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead on Netflix. After watching this inspiring movie, I decided to try juicing. As in the movie, I lost weight and felt great. A few of my health problems even disappeared, quite to my doctors amazement.
Today I juiced a portion of a big watermelon that I picked up at the market. I broke up the melon into big chunks, added about a half a cup of water and juiced until it was mixed. Then I poured it over ice and drank the most refreshing sweet drink I’ve had all week.
If you also are trying to eat healthier, just remember when shopping for groceries that fresh is best.
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“Langer’s serves the best pastrami sandwich in America.”
Nora Ephron
Langer’s Hot Pastrami Sandwich
My husband took me to an institution today. No, he didn’t take me to a mental institution. Although he has threatened to drop me off at Camarillo State Mental Hospital a few times.
The institution I’m referring to is Langer’s Delicatessen in downtown Los Angeles. Langer’s Delicatessen has been serving deli food for more than 66 years.
We recently saw an episode of Cooking Channel about great delicatessen’s in America and Langer’s was listed as a must visit. Famous for their hot pastrami on crispy-crust hot rye bread. That’s exactly what I ordered, and it was off the hook!
My husband ordered the hot corned beef on the crispy-crust hot rye bread. He said it was the best deli food he’s ever eaten. He’s eaten at quite a few delis, even the famous Katz’s delicatessen in New York City. The deli where Harry and Sally have their famous orgasm scene. In fact, a few years back the late great Nora Ephron participated in a pastrami taste-off comparing the two delis. She found Langer’s was the better sandwich.
I’d have to agree with Nora Ephron that Langer’s is for all intents and purposes the gold standard of sandwiches.
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“The cars we drive say a lot about us.”
Alexandra Paul
This car guy draws attention on the Esplanade with his Hobby Horsepower.
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