CJ's Blog ~ Discover Northeast Los Angeles

If you've ever wanted to read the full text transcript of this famous speech ... or of many other historical speeches ... this is the place to go:American Rhetoric 

I feel the gentle light of peaceful awareness moving through me, steady and calm.I respect and honor my own story, the  grief and the joy experienced through living many years, and I meet myself with compassion.Guided by love and quiet courage, I move forward softly, whole and enough.

As the day begins, let your breath move like a quiet tide.Notice the beauty that exists without effort—the soft light, the steady earth, the simple gift of being here.With each inhale, welcome clarity and gentle joy.With each exhale, release what no longer needs your attention.Peace is already pr...

The absolute bare basics:1.  Select "Create Image"2.  Then "Attach" an image, and "Upload".3.  Then "Make Video"   

The 2nd oldest and largest Christmas Parade in the City of Los Angeles is celebrating 80 years of bringing JOY to our community!   Come out and support our local talent, high school marching bands, dancers, singers, equestrian units, stilt walkers, drummers, puppeteers, Santa Paws (marching doggi...

If you need to download a file from your Wordpress site back to your computer.Go to your Media Library - Click on the file you want That will take you to the Attchment details screen, and the Download file link is at the bottom of the right side column in small letters Posting this so no one else...

If you ever need to read the actual text of a congressional bill, go to congress.gov search and read thru the text.   There's a lot of misinformation in social media debates, or even mainstream media broadcasts .....  Always good to have accurate information whether you agreed with it or not. :-) 

Did you know that you can order copies of military service records of your family and loved ones at https://vetrecs.archives.gov/s/ You need to create an account, and provide identifying info about the veteran.  It takes a few weeks, and there is a fee.  After payment, they email you a PDF file.I...

My Tip of the DayI recently realized that reducing the maximum number of emails displayed on the screen makes large quantities of miscellaneous stuff easier to process.  Maybe its just me.