Market of Choice

Man. It has been a long time since I made a new entry in my blog. Time seems to just go by and I am not as attentive to blogging as I used to be. I need to get back to making entries more often.

We have a new Market of Choice in Corvallis. Wow.. What a great store. Market of Choice reminds me of Healthy Foods and other stores like that in cities. I visited a Healthy Foods when I was in Denver last summer. Our new Market of Choice is even better and is right here in our little city of Corvallis.

I have been to market of Choice only two times so far, but I have found a great variety of things. I eat gluten free now and they have the most gluten free items I have ever seen. I can eat just about normally with the breads, cinnamon rolls, pancake mix, and so many other gluten free items they carry. I have a cupboard and freezer filled with great foods now that I don't need to spend a lot of time trying to convert to gluten free. Thank you Market of Choice for building a new store in Corvallis.

I took this image from their web page. I know it isn't a very good picture, but I will snap a better photo with my cell phone when I next stop at their store and I will then edit this post with a better picture.

Finally a new car

I waited for the 2011 Honda Element to be released before I bought a car because I wanted to compare the 2010 to the 2011 just in case there wee improvements and upgrades.

The 2011 Honda Element turned out to be even less a vehicle than the 2010 model and had only downgrades. So I bought a late 2010 model from a dealership in Wilsonville, Oregon. It has been a wonderful car so far and I am glad I bought it. Not an ideal car for a wheelchair person, but quite usable when comparing the small number of available models for people who need a two door kind of car. I am adjusting to the car and making modifications as I use the car more and more.

Honda recently announced that the Element will no longer be built after April 2011. The model is being eliminated. So I am glad I got the model and color that I wanted while still available.

I have been pretty much negligent in updating my blog lately and will try to do better in 2011.

More TV Commercials

Just when the Political ads ended on TV we are now swamped with Christmas ads. Man....

November Day

What a surprising day for early November. Mid 60's this afternoon and no rain for a couple days now.

Last week was heavy rain all week and now is supposed to be dry and sunny for several days. The mornings are quite dark and the days are short this time of year so it is a welcome break to get fantastic days like today once in a while.

The autumn leaves are great in downtown Corvallis right now, so if you get an opportunity to walk along the riverfront this is the time. I took these photos shortly before 5:00 PM today.

Tired of Political Ads

I will be glad when the election is over. The political ads on TV are so negative and everybody running for any office is made to look like a dishonest crook by his opponent.

I know who I going to vote for and the ballot measures I support and those which I do not support. I have read the voters guide and have made decisions based on what I hope to happen in Oregon and the U.S. Congress.

There are way too many political ads and they are almost all negative. People running say bad things about the other guy instead of telling us what he will do to when he gets into office.

Just short of three weeks and the election will be over... whew.

Honda Element

I decided to buy a 2011 Honda Element but the new models are not yet released. Seems all the new Honda 2011 models are out except for the Element. This photo is a 2010 Element.

I could buy a 2010 model but I was hoping they might come out with cloth seats and a solid color paint that covers the entire vehicle in 2011. I don't like the black piece in back of the car. It would be so much better if it was painted the same color as the rest of the car. I am also not fond of the pseudo-plastic washable seats.

Tomorrow is October 1st, so maybe Honda is waiting to release the 2011 car in October? Maybe November? Maybe even December. I plan to wait until the release date whenever that occurs.

I can't even find any sneak peak information about possible 2011 Element in internet searches. Maybe Honda isn't doing anything at all to the 2011's so that might be why there is nothing.

Might as well wait until the 2011's finally get released. It is quite late in the year to buy a 2010. If there are no changes I can probably still find a 2010 at a discount.

Honda has released many of their 2011 models by now, but not the 2011 Element.

Went to Denver

I went to Denver last week to see my son and his family and my grandchildren.

I sure enjoyed seeing everyone and I miss my son and his family. I seldom travel because it is so difficult when one lives in a wheelchair and cannot walk even one step. I cannot even stand up because my legs are missing... My legs remained in Vietnam and the rest of me came back home.

I took a few pictures of Denver and a lot of pictures of the grandchildren. I do not usually post photos of family or people on my blog. Sometimes, but rarely.

It was hot in Colorado compared to our cold summer in Oregon. It was mid to high 90's every day. We have had very few hot days in Oregon this summer. I have lived in Oregon for 20 years and this is the coldest summer I have seen in that time.

My Chevy

I am still recovering from the wreck of my old Honda Accord last September.

I sold my 2010 Toyota Tacoma and am now driving this 2005 Chevy Monte Carlo. It works just OK for my needs as a wheelchair person, but I think I am going to keep looking for something that works out better. So I most likely will sell this Chevy as well.

I am waiting for 2011 vehicles to be released. It is a little difficult to find much information about 2011's on line right now. There is some information but not what I need. I suppose the car companies keep this information secret until they are ready to sell the new models.

The Chevy works out fine for the time being. But I am almost sure that I will buy a new vehicle before Christmas.

Summer Solstice

Yesterday was the first day of summer 2010. Sure feels nice to have a bit warmer weather after such a wet and cold spring.

Oregon had a record wet and cold April, May and June. It looks like the weather is finally beginning to turn toward summer.

Every time I put away my long sleeve shirts I find that I need to get them out again the very next day. I again put them away and so far yesterday and today I have kept them on the shelf. Whew....

Pause to Remember