Friday June 24

The results of the referendum are in:

UK has voted to leave the European Union.
The prime minister David Cameron has resigned.

The BBC has confirmed the news.

On NPR I was hearing that Scotland was voting to stay instead.

The fact is Scotland  was for a yes while the county decided to leave. This dichotomy  will be treated as a hint of the future.

The UK currency took a more than 10% drop against the US dollar.

The financial markets are reacting to the results of the vote.

They used to say " e pluribus unum" .. 

Yesterday evening I made the grocery list and gave it at the reception.

I cooked dinner. Gnocchi day with Olive Oil and Parmesan cheese.

I also cooked chicken tender on the stove. I seasoned the chicken with healthy spices and rolled in bread crumbs to retain the flavor.

Finally I cleaned it all and I was ready for my gym time.

I  had Zumba with Mike.. a great cardio sport.

Later after Zumba it was the day of static bike with Tiffany.

It simulated a real bike experience.

The instructor invited the class to modulate the resistance of the bike.

She also invites the class to use the appropriate body position on the bike.

At 7pm as usual the agreement with the Insurance is for me to leave the gym and get ready to go back to the apartment.

Before leaving the gym I am always stretching my legs and my body to be feeling well the next day.

After the gm I was feeling well and ready to get back for my night.

I took a shower, got my evening meds, waited until 9pm to get my Ambient sleeping meds

And slept well.

I wake up got a good and healthy breakfast

Simona and the boys are visiting Italy.

They are so kind that they stopped to visit my mother in Verona.

This is a picture of my family having breakfast today.

This apartment reminds me of a lot of things of my previous life in Italy.

I recognize the kitchen, its appliance the stove, the place.

I believe the table comes from the S.Gregorio house. 

I see that Simona and the boys are doing well with the time zone.

Simona is very knowledgeable on having the boys to absorb the 9 hours time difference with Italy.

Anyway I am glad that the boys had the time to visit their grandma in Verona.

In Verona my mother is focusing on her plants

She sent me a picture of the plums tree on her balcony

Anyway going back to hosting the boys in Italy

Thank you to my family and mon amour for making it happens.

It means a lot personally to me.

I had a good lunch at the AAC today. Rice, beans, tostadas, guacamole a bit of sour cream

A lot of water. I enjoyed it sitting outside under the patio. It is a hot and dry day.

While having lunch I called my mom in Italy. I know my wife is visiting her with the kids. 

She is going to stay  there until Saturday evening.

Tonight they all had a pizza. The boys are eating a lot of good food.

I recommended Simona to focus on the gelato (Italian ice-cream) as she is not going to find it here in US..

She mentioned she is willing to work on it with moderation.

I am going to do reading of the Economist

Enjoy

Sincerely

Giuseppe

Thursday June 23 2016

It is  being a hot week in Bakersfield.

Today's temperature is about 100F.


I had a good breakfast as always;  I cooked Oatmeal.

 I had cereal, blueberry, apricot and milk

I cleaned it all by hand and left the apartment in order.



This morning I had money management completed.

It is $75 for food and $24 for entertainment.

I am normally Ok with the entertainment, however the food money is always short for me and I am getting above the given allowance. I am enjoy eating healthy and good food.

I do not have a problem with it, whenever I need money I have a personal account I can use my IPC is always making sure I have enough money.

I asked her yesterday for a second set of keys to use for the second med cabinet.

The first one is filled with personal item and there is barely any room left for my meds.


I started my day as always by walking in the park  with some PT early in the morning
Breaking a sweat in the morning is always good.

At the Mont Vernon Clinic I first of all read the newspapers what was important to me, then red the Horoscope to everybody else, it is a given and take.

Our kids had came back from the sea side. They are in Rome with Simona.

As always they had gelato, calamari and all the great good food they find in Italy.


This morning I asked maintenance for a saucer for the flower pot of the balcony of my apartment.

Here is the foot long saucer I am looking for.

I enjoy very much gardening at the apartment. In the morning I always make sure the flowers have enough water for the days particularly that this week it is very hot.

I set close to the flower the recycle bin so that it provides some shade and protection from the direct sun exposure.

My mother in Italy is also enjoying seeing her balcony's plant growing.

She sent me an image of the fruit of the  tree of prune.






Yesterday evening I distributed the schedule at the apartment for the week ahead.
I noticed the movie outing was back for the Saturday evening. I booked it.

For the past time it had been scheduled for Friday, it collided with my gym time and I much preferred going to the movie. In returned I gave the whole $24 outing money as offer to church. It is a good and fulfilling gesture.

I cooked a healthy dinner: frittata with rise and a side salad.




I then went to the gym  the place I like to be and I enjoy myself.

I had cycle and body combat. As always, Cassie was the instructor at the cycle class at the gym.

Her dad Ron was also there with her. I told her I was happy so meet her with her grand ma Rose at St. Philippe Church last week/

If she had not stopped me I would not have seen her.

The usual community people at the gym: Damian, Richard, Maria, Jim to name few.

After cycle I had body combact with Sylvia,
It is a dynamic exercise inspired by martial arts move.

Good for my balance and my general range of motion movement.

 have to say I enjoy the gym as much as possible.

I  was the only one going to the gym.

Ana came to pick me up from the gym and drove me back to the apartment.

 My lunch


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A section of the skull with what is inside... very very valuable and expensive to fix





Enjoy the reading

Giuseppe

Wednesday June 22 2016

It is already a hot day in Bakersfield...
I am drinking a lot of water...

 I had a good breakfast,: Cooked Oatmeal, milk blueberry, high fiber cereal and some coffee.

It is a good day to work out a sweat in the local garden of CNS. A good day for taking pictures of the beautiful flowers...

A good PT in the morning at the park to break a morning sweat. Enjoying the peaceful morning hours as it is all quite around.

This morning I had receipt for money management day. Today it is the day when I am giving Miss Mary my receipt and tomorrow I am going to have the money for grocery ($75 and for Outing $24)

I  am good for the outing as I give it all as charity to church as I am not going to the movie any longer, it collides with my Zumba gym class.

As far as grocery .,. well let's say I am choosing carefully and eating healthy: all organic when it is worth.

 Our kids are in Rome, Italy with Simona. They are staying at home with Simona's mom Anna.

As the agreement in Rome they had their hair cut short,
At the right is Chicco now 11 years old. On the left is Lapo about 7 years old.

Lapo is changing is teeth.

The boys  already went to the beach this morning. They are going to Aosta, near Rome.

Simona mentioned that the family already got  Gelato and Calamari.. the usual great food they find in Rome, Italy.

Yesterday evening after therapy I cooked a really good  fritttata 

I  was given a new knife from maintenance so I testing and plan to cook with it,

I cooked a good brawn rice frittata with a lot of veggy inside.

I prepared a side of salad with the Cilantro I had left from the ceviche.

Brown rice is a good source of fiber.

This week Amanda mentioned I am not going to the Houses of Hope for a few days as they are busy with something else over there.

I went in the afternoon to the 24 fitness gym.

I did body pump with Ellie and then Zumba with Mike.

I like the gym very much I am going there as much as I can.

As I was cooking I started writing to our kids back in Italy

Afterward I was ready to go to the gym.
Generally I am going there in the afternoon at around 5pm as soon as I am ready.

Yesterday was the day for Body pump with Ellie, followed by Zumba with Mike.

Body pump is light weight, with a lot of repetitions, particularly I am focusing on  improving my leg bending capabilities, mu posture and my walking.

Afterward I had Zumba with Mike a fun intense cardio.

By the way Anna provided me with a new key chain, as the one I had snapped.

I talked with my mother in Italy this morning.

She was chatting with Signora Capponi

She is the mother of a school mate of mine from the time I was doing elementary school

Enjoy the reading

Tuesday June 21

Yesterday it was Monday.

In the afternoon after my therapy at AAC I went to the 24 fitness gym.

I had Yoga with Ellie, Namesde.. a lot of good stretching pose, a lot of good movement.
It is a gentle yet intensive gym practice to do.
Cassandra drove me over there and let me work.

I like the gym with all it classes. Yoga  it is a great balancing work out, breathing gently and focusing on the good things of life.
The practice ends by saying "Be kind to each other".

At the gym Lee, Maria and the usual familiar people I meet at the gym.

After  yoga I had cycle with Misty

She is the smiling lady at my left hand side.

I set the bike on high so to fully extend my legs.

I was feeling well and rested.  My hat is still on my head.. making sure it is with me all the time.

At 7pm I stretched my legs and it was time to leave.

I brought back everything making sure  left nothing back at the gym.

As I was waiting and hungry so  

I purchased a healthy snack.

I used my own money no CNS money.

Taylor came to pick me up from the gym.

I chatted with her, come back at the apartment got a shower and  and a shower. 

I waited for my meds and my sleeping pill and went to bed.

At 6am I was up and running ready for my day of work at AAC.

This morning I added the picture of our son Chicco.

He had long hair and his face painted.

My mother sent this picture from Italy.

The family is now back in Rome.

Simona mentioned that the family arrived yesterday in Rome.

They already had gelato.

The kids are going to have a great time over there.

It is a really hot day in Bakersfield.

A heat wave is here to stay throughout the weekend

I completed the tour of the local park.

Got the newspaper and helped around in trowing the trash (step up and down keeping a light weight in my hands)

Good morning PT for the morning.

Can't resist to snap a picture of the local roses

At the AAC I read the newspaper as always, the current event section and the local news.

Brexeit is on the news.. it is holding Europe breath with the referendum getting ready in England.

Rev. Sanchez from the local S.Philips church is remembered and praised.

A  fast cold lunch, the facilities is overwhelmed as there are only two microwaves left down from three there used to be before...

Apparently AAC  has not have figure out about the capacity needs of the local TBI population.

This is a reality of the local equipment.

Perhaps soon there will be only one left and finally none so no hot lunch at AAC...

Who needs to eat really?

Enjoy the reading..please put some money at AAC in increasing the capacity of the facility

As it is and in my experienced opinion the equipment has been declining steady.

I hope you received the message and you will adjust accordingly.

Sincerely

Giuseppe

Monday June 20

Last Friday  June 17

 I made myself  a great Frittata




I then went to the gym,

I had Zumba with Caroline.


At the gym the usual familiar people.
Caroline with a hat next to me.
At my right  hand side Lee.




In front of Lee Salve and at her right  side Rachael in bright yellow shirt.

Salve mentioned she will be going  home in The Philippine for the holiday.
She will be  back in Bakersfield   in August.

A long deserved vacation time with her family.


I like the gym environment and I am spending over there as much time as I have.
It is a good distressing environment, over there I do a lot of cardio, light weight and generally stay cool.

Both sport and fitness has always been my credo.

This year I do not feel going to swim as I prefer the gym environment.


Last Saturday June 18 was Lee B-day

In the morning I cleaned as usual the apartment and washed all my clothes.

Cleaned my restroom and the floor.

I like to be in a clean environment.





In the morning I went to shopping at Trader Joe's my favorite grocery store on Stockdale Ave

I had all healthy food mostly Organic as I noticed  it is worth it.




Over there I spent $87.85
I had a great shopping experience as always a lot of fun.

There was no Tilapia so I purchased Salmon instead.

I had been planning  for Ceviche.




I also  had the chance to write to my family a letter.




They came to visit me and I gave it to them.

I had as well a "Settimana Enigmistica" that my wife Simona like (It is a book for brain puzzle)
I gave them the bottle of waters for the boys,  and drawings from Trader Joe's.


Simona came and we went to the Valley Plaza Target Mall with the boys

The boys took the opportunity to negotiate with Simona about some toys.

Lapo sent Chicco to negotiate with Simona.

He was not successful though.

At the end they did not buy anything.

At lunch we went to eat at the local California Pizza Kitchen where we normally have good experience

Lapo enjoyed making bunny hears to the whole family

 I had a good steak, with arugula Quinoa and a very very very light Mojito as a drink with a good glass of water.

I could not eat the Quinoa so I took it back to eat it  the next day.

Lapo had Macaroni and Cheese

Simona a soup while Chicco had a whole pizza by himself.

The boys had Sundae as well

This is the place when we were leaving in the evening.

With Simona I went to Macy's to buy me some needed clothes For Father's day.

We found some good deal.

Sunday was Father's day.

As every Sunday I went to Church at the Catholic S. Philip the Apostle Church

I was wearing my new shirt and apparently I was not the only one wearing  pink.

At church I gave the whole outing money as I  am not going to the movie any longer.

So the whole $24 outing money goes to church. I like it this way. 

Monseigneur Sanchez passed away during the weekend.

He was a great person.

Everybody was taken by surprise. He did not disclose to anybody about  his status.

At Church Cassie and her mom Rose stop me to say hi. We briefly chatted and then it was time to leave.

Cassie is a cycle instructor at the gym

On Sunday I  made Salmon Ceviche with the ingredients I had purchased on Saturday.

I let the fish cook with  the lime juice .

I added some more chopped  cilantro.

 I let it cook and then by myself and walked to the gym.

I worked out following my own routine. I  am working in adding more repetition to my routine.

I am increasing the repetition rather than the weight.

I go slowly and carefully with the weight as I do not want to injure my body.

I devised my  personal own  program. It includes a lot of legs, abdominal, torso 

I stayed until 4pm and then I called CNS to let them know I was coming back.

I weighted my self (I am stable at 180lb)

I walked back from the gym: it is  a mile to go and a mile to come back..

As it is a  hot day I am  drinking a lot of water.

It is always a  pleasant day to walk ( I like walking, it is good for my legs)

My fit bit is working great and I still have it with me whenever I am out in the environment.

Once back at the apartment I spent time completing the Ceviche preparation

Cilantro, cucumber, tomatoes and avocado

Simona and the boys are in Italy right now.

They wake up at 5am this morning to catch the plane to Italy.

They are going to connect through Chicago airport.

The boys are going to stay in Rome for the summer time.

They are going to the beach, enjoy the Italian food (Calamari, pizza, gelato  and so forth)

Anna and the whole family is going to take care of the boys.

Simona will stay in Rome for a couple of weeks.

Afterward she is going to Trieste attending a conference on clouds. The conference is held by ICTP

International Center for Theoretical  Physics.

Simona is going to visit Bjor Steven   in Hamburg Germany

Bijorn  was her PhD thesis adviser at UCLA.

Her wife Andrea is originally from Germany,

Bijorn's daughters are Saskia and Annouk. They are teenager girls.

The boys will have a hair cut in Rome as well. Right now they like to have their hair a bit long.

For my mother in Italy I emailed her the following ceviche salmon recipe

Ricettta per il  carpaccio di salmone.

Ingredienti: Salmone fresco, 6 lime (limoni verdi), un pomodoro, un  avocado, un cetriolo.

Tagliare il salmone fresco - appena comperato- a dadi non piu' grandi di un centimetro.

Schiacciare i limoni verdi ed estrarne il sugo.

Tagliare a dadi  il pomodoro, l'avocado e il cetriolo

Tagliare fino fino il cilantro.

Nel frigorifero lasciare marinare per qualche ora  il salmone con il succo di lime e il cilantro.

Dopo qualche ora  il salmone risulta  cotto nel succo di limone verde.  Aggiungere il pomodoro, l'avvocado,   il cetriolo e altro cilantro.

Aggiungere Olio, aceto balsamico

Mangiare con crackers preferibilmente tostadas 

I called my mother in Verona and my mother in law Anna in Rome.

They are all getting ready to  welcoming the boys and Simona.

Simona keeps me informed on her whereabouts.

She has reached Chicago Airport where they are going to board the plane to Rome Italy.

For lunch the last Salmon Ceviche.

Enjoy the reading
Sincerely

Giuseppe