Saluting our Veterans on Veterans Day

I want to thank all of those who have served or who have had family members who have served in All Armed Forces fighting to keep us safe and free, regardless of which country that may be... who have put their careers and lives on hold to do so and especially those who have sacrificed for us. I wouldn't be here without you.

Official Photo Shoot For The Family Crystal

The photo at the left is from rehearsal of a scene in The Family Crystal which is the web series I'm starring in (photo credit to James Metropole) and which gave me my SAG eligibility. I'm using that one here because our official photos are not ready yet.

However, today we had the official photo shoot for The Family Crystal at the studio/home of one of the producers. We did individual shots and group shots, hamming up the latter to show what a dysfunctional family we are.

Great fun and I can't wait to see how they turn out.

Meeting Senator Barbara Boxer at Meet and Greet in Toluca Lake 11-1-10

I was invited to go to a meet and greet with our US Senator from California, Barbara Boxer, at Patys Restaurant in Toluca Lake this morning. Since I am a supporter of her and believe she should be re-elected, I decided to go.

The photo that I uploaded to Twitpic so I could tweet and facebook it to others is the photo to the right, which I took when she came to talk to me. I asked her if I could have a photo and she said yes.

You can also see it on Twitpic by clicking on the link below.

Barbara Boxer at Meet and Greet in Toluca Lake 11-1-10 talkin... on Twitpic

That way I was sharing my best photo with everyone.

I reminded her of health care, jobs, and animals and she agreed. I forgot to add social security, but I know she spoke of the importance of that to another person.

I foolishly put my camera away after I spoke with her. When she was done talking to each of us personally, she spoke to everyone, thanking them for their support. I, of course, scampered to fish out my camera and here is the end portion of her speech.



Much is being made by the Republicans that we should throw out all the incumbents and start over... something they never cry when they are in power. I laugh because there's no way I want to throw out all the incumbents... some, like Barbara Boxer, Howard Berman, and Henry Waxman are actually doing the job I sent them to do.

They represent me by listening and voting in the way I want them to. That is what it is all about. And as long as they believe as I do, and vote the way that represents my core belief, they can stay in their Congressional seats until they are ready to retire.

I hope everyone will vote tomorrow. That is the only way our political system can work in the way that our founding fathers meant it to. It is also what our young men and women have been fighting to preserve today and yesterday, all the way back to the founding of our country. And those of our Native American brothers who also fight for this country as it is their own as well.