Why I Started Researching and Writing About Vaccines

A year ago, I knew close to nothing about vaccines, nor the vaccine schedule.  I had no idea what was about to happen as a result of the Disneyland measles outbreak.  Nor that a friend would post on my FB news feed that those who didn't vaccinate were callously stupid (which I didn't think that was a very nice thing to say about others).  I felt that people must have reasons for not vaccinating, so started researching.  And what I found astounded me - lies, deceptions, conflicts of interest, foinding out that the majority of studies were lies, and about the dangers of getting vaccinated.  And that vaccines cause injuries and death, more than the diseases they are meant to prevent.  Yet, the only thing you will ever hear in the mainstream media is this:  there is no link between vaccines and autism, the science is settled.  They must think that if they can show that vaccines don't cause autism, then vaccines are safe.  They ignore the fact that as the number of vaccines has increased dramatically, so has autism over the same time period, going from 1 in 10,000 to now 1 in 45.

Besides the parallel increase in vaccines and autism, there are all the anecdotal reports and observations - if you've researched at all, you must have heard the parents who said, "My child got vaccinated and was never the same." It was at or very shortly after being vaccinated that the child's autistic symptoms started (did it cause it or activate in?  Does it matter which?).  These reports come from hundreds, if not thousands, of parents.  Parents who know their children and see that change happen after vaccination.  So those who are pro-vaxx, and the companies that make them, they narrow it down to one cause, one ingredient, and one effect, then prove through fraudulent studies that it wasn't the vaccine, so all vaccines are safe.  They leave out that many vaccines still contain mercury, even when not listed - it shows up when they are analyzed by labs.  They don't mention the other neurotxoins - aluminum, MSG, etc.  And they never tell you about the deaths and injuries.  They don't tell you polysorbate 80 will get the ingredients to cross the blood brain barrier and into your brain.  All you do hear on TV, radio, etc., is get vaccinated, get this one done.

Do you remember when Ephedra was blamed for killing several people (due to overdoses)?  It was all over the news and the product was taken off the market.  You can't get it anywhere any more.  But vaccines that have killed well over 6,000 people since 2000 (perhaps 6,000 plus per year and hundreds of thousands of  E.R. visits), no mention of even one of those deaths or injuries on the news (Here's my post with the numbers of deaths and injuries from VAERS and CDC).  Not only have they not taken them off the market, they're trying to make them mandatory, and have for children in California and one or two other states.

The pro-vaxx people tell you that you're not a doctor or scientist, you don't have a degree in these things, so you know nothing.  You may as well say that if your friend goes out, gets hit by a bus, and dies, the cause of death could be any number of things.  You're not a doctor, you have no degree in the science of impacts on the human body, so you can't say what killed your friend.  That's how ridiculous that argument is.  There have been cases when someone has dies within 4 hours of getting vaccinated and the cause of death is given as "undetermined."  But if you blame the vaccine, they'll call you anti-science, quack, a pseudo-scientist, an anti-vaxx fanatic and more, and even accuse your kids, if not vaccinated, of trying to kill their kids.  They'll say if anything happens to their kids because you didn't vaccinate yours, then you are responsible.  I have yet to hear from anyone whether they are responsible and blame themselves if your kid gets sick or dies from the vaccination that they forced on you, the same vaccines that have killed more children than the diseases they are meant to prevent.  And in the case of pertussis, besides the deaths and injuries, the vaccine at 3+ doses, which is recommended, is causing around 3.5 times more cases of pertussis than if you hadn't got vaccinated at all.  I don't need a degree to read the charts and see the statistics (although I do have one).

About degrees - first you get a B.S. degree (and we all know what B.S. is), than an M.S. (More of the Same), and then a PhD (Piled Higher and Deeper).  Aside from this, all you really need to know how to do is find the sources of information that were written by independent experts (in this case, immunolgists, vaccinologists, neurotoxicity of heavy metals, etc.).  The word "independent" is the key word - those without conflict of interest or who profit from a particular position on a subject.

In short, it is my belief and that of many others, that those who produce vaccines really have no idea how the immune system works, and therefore vaccines are an experiment, and definitely a medical procedure.  They will tell you it's for the greater good, but as the statistics show, it's not for your greater good, nor the greater good of the general population, unless we're talking about the greater good for the drug companies (and those they support) bottom lines.  Forced vaccination is a human rights violation, goes against the Nuremberg Code, The Belmont Report (from HHS), and several other world conventions.

Voluntary and informed vaccines are one thing.  Mandatory and forced vaccines are something else.  It is the opposite of FREEDOM!  And if they can force a medical procedure and experiment on you, then they can force anything on you.  Therefore, anyone who supports mandatory and forced vaccination is taking away your FREEDOM.  If they are in office, they should be voted out of office.  Otherwise, in the not too distant future, the U.S. will be indistinguishable from Russia, China, Nazi Germany, etc.

In previous posts, I've supplied statistics, and links to probably 100 sites or so.  And some of those sites have additional links.  If, after doing your research, and reading the actual package inserts that come in the vaccine box, you think vaccines are safe and actually work, I have no problem if you get vaccinated.  As for me, until they actually proven safe and effective, which I doubt will happen in my lifetime, no thank you.  Just read this from an Orange County, California Pediatrician M.D. about why mandatory vaccines are bad:  Link - Think you'll find it interesting.

And the latest about the Zika virus and Brazil.  To be honest, I don't know how accurate this is as it is all pretty new, but this is what I have read.  Brazil requires all pregnant women to get the TDaP vaccination since 2014, around the same time microcephaly started happening there (one of the side effects listed is microcephaly).  The Zika virus has been around for at least 70 years.  They also have the highest use of pesticides and herbacides, many of which are banned in other countries, even the U.S.  But do you hear any of this on the news?  Nope, they are trying to blame the Zika virus only.  So what's the cause?  You can probably bet what it won't be attributed to, regardless of the cause.  If it turns out not to be the virus, then it will probably remain a puzzle.  Just the same, they'll probably come out with a vaccine for something related to it (just heard this - a vaccine could be ready in 4 months).  Here's the latest link with some statistics:  Link.  Just heard on the evening news that you shouldn't drink any alcohol when pregnant.  It used to be no drugs, either.  But now, they want you to get vaccines, which are drugs with known (and unknown) side effects.

Every time I think I've exhausted the information available about vaccinations, I find something new.  New anecdotal evidence, new studies, new doctors or scientists coming forward with the dangers, etc.  However, comparisons of vaccinated to unvaccinated populations and comparisons of vaccine deaths and injuries vs deaths from the diseases they are for says pretty much all you should need to know.  But more important than your decision to vaccinate or not is your freedom of choice regarding medical intervention/procedure and medical experimentation, because without that freedom, there is no freedom.  Not when those can cost you or your loved ones their health and their life, with no way to know beforehand what the outcome may be, except that a certain percent will have the unlucky number (Russian Roulette, lotto with your life?).  That number is a lot higher than reported.  Keep in mind, too, that we have no idea of the long term consequences or damage.  Could it cause Alzheimers, cancer, asthma, allergies, other auto-immune disorders, etc., and when?  Five years, or 45 years from now?

I believe the best possible offense against disease is a strong immune system through a healthy diet (one with mostly organic whole foods, no chemicals, nothing artificial, no sugar, etc.), the right supplements, and exercise.  Every time people fool with mother nature, seems to me they lose.  It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature!

Barring any news flashes, I think in the future I will only refer to these past posts.  I think I've said all I can say on this subject.  So more photography and photos in the future here.  As always, to your health and happiness.

Photos From the Early 1980s - The Peter Pitofsky Show at Venice Beach, California

I originally put these photos up temporarily, but I see there were quite a few visitors, so will make this post permanent.  The person in these photos was one of my all time favorite performers at Venice Beach - the first photo below gives the name of the show (The Peter Pitofsky Show), and shows some of the fun - always unpredictable, always enjoyable.  The rest of them continues with the have fun theme.  Click on the photos to see them larger.  These photos were taken over the course of several months, or maybe even a year or two.  Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them.

Vaccinations - Forget Everything Else For Now, Except This

I've been supplying links and studies about vaccines to make a point - so you can make an informed decision about whether to vaccinate, whether vaccines are safe, should they be mandatory, etc.  But that might involve hours, days, and weeks of research.  Then I thought of that old acronym - KISS.  Keep It Simple, Stupid.  The below numbers should keep things pretty simple - took about an hour to make that chart.  The media, drug companies, and government all try to scare the hell out of you, that you will die if you don't get vaccinated and you catch a disease it could have prevented.  Even worse, you'll infect others and be responsible for their deaths, because they'll surely die if they catch one of these diseases, even though they were vaccinated (so they are admitting vaccines are not all that effective).

For the years 2000 - 2015, here is a list of vaccines and actual deaths and injuries attributed to the vaccines (not the actual diseases) on VAERS (Remember, only a small fraction get reported to VAERS - from 1 in 10 to perhaps as little as 1 in 100 or less):

Vaccine            Deaths           E.R. Visits           Hospitalized           Life Threatening    Disabled

Pertussis          1,379              34,094                  11,526                    1,944                        1,144
HPV                  104                10,808                   3,586                       630                        1,117
Influenza           749                33,030                   8,135                     2,138                       1,745
MMR                 158               19,522                   3,431                         710                          648
Pneumonia      1,367               26,405                 10,896                      1,766                       1,073
Rotavirus           437                  4,962                  4,495                          792                         178
Hepatitis  A         98                   9,523                  2,241                         499                         519
Hepatitis  B    1,041                  14,317                 7,033                       1,306                     1,126
Polio               1,238                 20,077                  9,110                       1,433                        714

Totals             6,571                202,738                60,453                     11,218                     8,264


Should you wish to check any of these statistics, you can go here:  Search VAERS Database - You can only search for one Event Characteristic at a time.  For example, if you say YES to "died," and YES to "recovered," the person would have had to have done both, so zero would come up.  Also to note, those numbers are broken down by age, with under 3 years old accounting for the majority of the numbers above.

Keep in mind that in some categories (such as Life Threatening and Died, there may be some overlap).  You probably keep hearing from the media and other places that vaccines are totally safe.   Do the above numbers look safe?  If they are, I would hate to think what numbers would be considered unsafe by those people.  For normal sane people, I think the above numbers are quite unsafe.  Never forget that each of those numbers and totals represent a person.  Which is safer, getting vaccinated or not?  You'll have to figure that one out for yourself, but at least now you have some comparison figures to make a decision.

Other arguments from those who are pro-vaccine that I've seen a lot is that the amounts of adjuvants are too small to do any harm.  So why are people dying, visiting the E.R., getting hospitalized, etc.?Either the people who say that have no idea what they're talking about, haven't done the research, or they have massive conflicts of interest.  Logically, and obviously, if amounts were too small, the above chart would be all zeroes.

Another argument is that many of the ingredients are in the food you eat, so it's safe to inject it.  Or your body already  makes it, so it's safe to inject.  Again, the above statistics tell another story.  And again, these people haven't done their research and have no idea of the difference between ingestion and injection.  The proof is in the numbers.

What else do we hear?  "The science is settled," which is one of the more ridiculous statements.  Science is never settled, especially when it is built on lies and paid for by those who are telling you it's settled.  And then, of course, there are the ones who tell you that Google is worthless or that you are not a scientist.  Well, Google leads to you to the research, which then links you to the science or statistics, and that is how you learn and discover the truth.  But they would rather you stay ill informed (pun intended) and in the dark, and blindly follow whatever they say.

Some people say that a lot more would die from the diseases, but when you compare the deaths from the diseases, in many, if not all cases, they are lower than from the vaccines, as shown in a previous post here.  I've also been reading from some scientific sources that vaccines may actually be causing an increase in the diseases they are meant to prevent, especially with Pertussis.  And the diseases may be more virulent if you do get them.  And I just read two articles about the Polio virus vaccine and what the truth is for that one, and you won't believe what they say, and how they're linked to HIV, cancer, etc.  Here these articles are:  The Salk Polio Vaccine Tragedy, and Polio - The Virus and it's Effect.  Many pro-vaccine people will tell you how wonderful and how many lives the polio vaccine has saved, and how many would have died without this wonderful scientific discovery.  Now you can read about it, learn the truth, and make your own decisions about vaccines.

I've looked at the independent research to clarify some things, such as the fact that the incidence of diseases was going way down before vaccines arrived, and those diseases that have no vaccines are also mostly gone.  If you look at the graphs of diseases without vaccines and the diseases that have vaccines, they are pretty much identical.  Why?  Better hygiene, cleaner drinking water, awareness of how not to spread disease (thus being more careful by washing hands, covering mouth when sneezing/coughing), better nutrition and supplements, etc.

Now let's discuss how they come up with an effectiveness rating.  Let's say for the flu, if 2 out of 100 caught the flu without the vaccine, and with the vaccine it is now 1 out of 100, they'll call that 50% effective (1 out of 2).  But it really only saved one person out of 100.  To my way of thinking, that's only 1% effective.  And how do they even know it actually helped that one?  I used to get the flu almost every year.  One year I got a flu shot (basic training in the military), and got sick for 3 days afterwards.  I had some other health problems over the next several years.  So changed my diet to a very healthy one, and later added supplements, and now it's been 10 - 15 years since I've had the flu.  So my effectiveness rating for the past 10-15 years has been 100% effective for the flu, a lot better than the vaccine, especially for the past two years.  All with no negative side effects - haven't died or been paralyzed, etc.

The moral of this post - people can claim all sorts of things, but the facts don't lie.  From those facts, using a little logic and common sense, you can make the same or similar deductions that I have.  For me, that means that those who are pushing vaccines are either lying or are completely misinformed when they say they are safe and effective.  You don't have to read the research papers (although they're interesting), but if you do, you will learn something about the possible long term problems from being injected with neurotoxins, etc.  You don't have to listen to the doctors and drug companies who are pushing vaccines like candy, you just need to look at the results.  Those pushers reminds me of this song by Steppenwolf - The Pusher (nice photos of Jessica Alba during the song).

NOTE:  I think I've pretty much posted all I can think of and find on this subject over my past several posts about it.  I will most likely link to this and other posts here in the future for those who may have missed them, unless I find or hear of something new, such as this article:  Top Doctors Admit Vaccines Turn Our Immune Systems Against Us.  This article is by experts in autoimmunity, not some quacks as the pro-vaccine crowd are fond of calling those who disagree with them.

As always, to your health and happiness!

Photography or Vaccinations

I think I'd rather do photography, but what the title meant is which one should I talk about today?  As you may know, I have two major interests - Health and Photography.  Because I can't decide which one for this blog post, I'll talk a bit about both, off the top of my head today.

Vaccinations - I've now been studying them for about 9 months, ever since a friend of mine called people who don't vaccinate their kids, "callously stupid."  Since that time, I've learned about the CDC and VAERS websites for gathering information on vaccines and the diseases they are supposed to eliminate.  In my last post I showed that by going to these two sites, you would see that more people are dying from several of the vaccines than the diseases they are supposed to prevent.  From other scientific and doctors sites I've learned about long and short term health problems caused by vaccines, and which ones are some of the worst (HPV, Pertussis, Flu).  And least effective (Pertussis, Flu).  I've also learned about the ingredients and listed side effects that are possible, and there are many.  And I've looked at where the U.S. stands for developed countries regarding infant mortality, health, and longevity - at or near the bottom of those lists.  And I found out about the so called vaccine court, where only about 1/3 of claims is approved, and these may take years.  I found out that the vaccine manufacturers are not liable, nor are the doctors or others who administer them.  I read that doctors and health clinics/hospitals receive bonuses for increasing their vaccination rates, and schools, too.  I learned about the Nuremberg Trials and the Nuremberg Code and how it is supposed to protect our human rights.  And it all of this isn't enough, I've read hundreds of heartbreaking stories of parents who had their children permanently injured or killed by vaccines, and who wished, after the fact, that they had done their research before vaccinating.  I was about to say, "and finally," but then realized even with all these things listed off the top of my head, I'm no doubt forgetting some things.  I've learned that many of those who are vaccinated still get the diseases they are vaccinated for, so that so called herd immunity for vaccines is a myth.  So, last for now, I learned about the massive conflict of interest in the media and government due to the billions spent on advertising, lobbying, and profit in those organizations.  It's due to this conflict of interest that you NEVER hear about deaths and injuries from vaccines in the news.

After reading the above, what should you do?  Your own research, and I've provided a ton of links in my past posts to help you.  And if you reach the same conclusions, contact the CDC, FDA, and your elected representatives and let them know how you feel.  What else should you do?  Learn about and practice healthy nutrition, exercise, a healthy lifestyle, and vitamins and supplements.

Now, a little about photography.  I've been doing photography since I was 7, when I got my first camera as a present.  This is it, and I still have it, and I think it might still work.

During the rainy spell we just had in Los Angeles, I've been scanning some of the photos I shot with this camera out in Death Valley.  It's hard to believe they were shot 45-50 years ago, although when you see how faded they are, not so hard to believe.  Thanks to Lightroom, and/or PhotoShop, able to give some of them new life.

 Original print

After Lightroom editing

This one was taken in Marble Canyon, Death Valley, around 1965

Before

After

This one still needs some work, I think, but is a little better.  It was of a miner's shack in the mountains around Death Valley.

These days, cell phones would take better photos than that old camera, and no dark rooms to work in.  It's so much easier, but that doesn't mean you can't improve your photos with proper lighting and composition.

Hope you've enjoyed today's post, and wishing everyone best of health and happiness in 2016 and beyond.

FREEDOM and Vaccinations (and "The Science is Settled")

Practicing medicine without a license - In general, a person practices medicine when he or she tries to diagnose or cure an illness or injury, prescribes drugs, performs surgery, or claims he or she is a doctor.  So, if politicians pass laws forcing medical procedures on people, and they are not all doctors, are they practicing medicine without a license?  Can they be sued for malpractice when someone dies or is injured from the vaccine that they forced on them?  When someone has severe debilitating pain and lifelong neurological damage from forced vaccination, wouldn't that be a form of Cruel and Unusual Punishment, which people are supposed to be protected against in the Eighth Amendment?  These are some serious things to think about.

Some other things to think about - if they can force you to get vaccinated, what's to stop them from forcing other medications on you?  If someone decides you look depressed, perhaps they'll force you to take antidepressant medications, or if they think you over react to situations, force you to take drugs for that, and on and on.  As you may realize, being forced vaxx, pro-vaxx, or pro-choice is really about your Freedom.  You may remember Hitler and the Nazi's - and why they had the Nuremberg Trials and formulated Nuremberg Code.  Time to think about mandatory vaccinations (aka mandatory medical procedures, mandatory medical experiments without informed consent, or any consent).  If they can do that, is this still America or the land of the free?

I'm sure many of you have heard that vaccines are safe, that the mercury, aluminum, viruses, monkey cells, MSG, formaldehyde, retroviruses (link to article on retroviruses), etc., that is in them are in amounts that are too low to cause adverse reactions, and that "the science is settled."  The science may be settled, but not how they say.  Just check the below statistics:

Deaths from Disease vs Death from Vaccines (from CDC and VAERS (Note that reports to VAERS are usually under reported by a factor of 10 to 100+, so deaths and injuries need to be multiplied by somewhere between 10 and 100+ for the actual numbers of Vaccine related deaths)):

Pertussis Deaths in 2013 and 2014 = 13            Pertussis Vaccine Deaths 2013 and 2014 = 149 (times 10 to 100)
Measles Deaths in 2014 = 0       Measles Vaccine Deaths in 2014 = 6     (times 10 to 100)
Mumps Deaths in 2014 = 0        Mumps Vaccine Deaths in 2014 = 4      (times 10 to 100)
Chicken Pox Deaths 2007 = 6    Chicken Pox Vaccine Deaths in 2014 = 8   (times 10 to 100)
Shingles Deaths 2013 =  96        Shingles Vaccine Deaths 2013 = 14*    (times 10 to 100)
HPV Vaccine - here are the numbers for this one:  Link - and, at this point in time, no way to know if there is any real benefit.

* Please note that with the chicken pox vaccine, incidences of shingles cases have increased and have started at a younger age.

About injuries - for 2013 - 2014, there were 6,419 Emergency Room visits as a result of the flu vaccine reported to VAERS.  Multiply that by 10 to 100 and you have between 64,190 to 641,900 ER visits from just this one vaccine.  Additionally, there were 288 that were confirmed as disabled and 345 listed as life threatening (don't forget to multiply these numbers by 10 - 100).  All these deaths and injuries from a vaccine that was for the wrong virus strain, thus ineffective.  How many died from the flu?  Undetermined, because there are many flu like viruses that aren't the flu, and they usually don't check whether it was actually the flu or another virus that killed someone.

Remember, you can still catch the disease after vaccination.  Here is the CDC information on Pertussis (notice that with 3+ vaccines for this, they had the highest rate of the disease, more than without being vaccinated): Link.  And in the case of the flu vaccine, in any given year it may only be effective from zero to 60% of the time (for the past 2 years, it has been at the low end).  Some vaccines may actually spread disease.

The more I read and research, the more I realize that the interrelationships between vaccines, the immune system, and your health are far more complex than can be imagined.  And that science doesn't have enough knowledge yet to figure it out, and until it does, we should not be mandating anything (well, we should never be mandating any medical procedure).  We probably shouldn't even be experimenting yet with vaccines.  But since we are, it should definitely be your choice whether to be part of that experiment, and then only with your informed consent.

So, what "science is settled?"  I would have to say it is that vaccines are not safe, and in fact, may be more dangerous than not getting vaccinated.  So what should you do regarding vaccines?  I can't tell you, other than to do your research and come to your own conclusions.  What I can tell you is what I do to stay healthy, and it's really very simple.  Eat a mostly organic whole food diet without chemicals and additives, no artificial anything, take supplements, and get exercise.  Here is a link to a documentary about vitamins that is free until Jan 8, 2016:  Link   It's a good start to learn about vitamins and supplements.  Does it work?  It did for me - I went from being sick 4-5 times a year with every flu, cold, bronchitis, etc., to being sick once in the past 5 or 6 years, and no flu for at least the past 10 years.

If you don't have a New Year's Resolution, the above paragraph might be a good one.

Some of the Year in Photos (2015)

I shot many more photos than what is here, including Halloween in West Hollywood, which I may add later, but want to get this up before the end of the year, which is cutting things close!  I wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year - may you all experience excellent health, much happiness, success in all that you do, and best of luck, too.

Tony with 2015 Calendar on computer - New Years Day 2015

View from Muscle Beach bleachers - January 2015

January 2015 at the Venice Beach Paddle Tennis Courts with Sonia and Richie

Zalina and Sonia by the Paddle Tennis Courts - January 2015

The Sand Pit by Muscle Beach - February 2015

Paula - March 2015 - Experimenting with special effects 

Gino and Friend - March 2015

Paula and Bill playing Paddle Tennis at Venice Beach - March 2015

Paula hard at work!!! Giving away Pumas at Venice Beach - March 2015

March 2015 - and as you can see from the sign below, it was 91 at the beach!

My younger brother, March 2015 - I went to meet him at a pizza joint near Martin Luther King Blvd as he was passing through Los Angeles, moving from Arizona.  On that day, at the very time I was going to meet him, someone was attempting to jump from an overpass on the freeway I was supposed to use to get there, which closed that freeway.  Thankfully I was checking traffic before I left, and was able to detour around that freeway.

April 2015 - Free Samples from LennyandLarry's Feed the Models

Scotty and Mariela (who has improved dramatically this year) at Paddle Tennis - April 2015

April 2015 - Volleyball just south of the Santa Monica Pier

May 2015 - Part of a film crew at Venice Beach

The rest of the film crew - small production

Mami with her one of a kind bike decor - May 2015

Paula and Friend hard at work again - May 2015

Memorial Day 2015 - Air Force flyover

Memorial Day 2015 Muscle Beach Competition

And some of the Contestants

Paula shortly after recovering her treasured stolen bicycle - June 2015 - The definition of a Happy Camper!

July 4th 2015 - Muscle Beach Weight Pen

August 2015 was an interesting photo month!

It was National Women's Topless Month

Then there was an LAPD Mounted Police Officer with his spurs on, on the Paddle Tennis Courts, playing some doubles with Gordon (his horse is in the background).

I took this photo of two women skating on the bike path, but when I got home and looked, only saw one at first (wondered how she could have disappeared), then saw she had an extra arm!  They were in almost perfect register with each other - I couldn't have done that had I planned it.

Every August they have the Hare Krishna Festival at Venice Beach.  Years ago they had an elephant pulling one of the chariots, but that was long ago discontinued.

And finally for August - my birthday photo

September 2015 - Paula's Birthday Bash celebrated at Dockweiler Beach

A shot from Venice Beach on another beautiful day.

September 2015 - Vintage Motorcycle Rally in Venice

October 2015 - Another day in Paradise

October 2015 - Another HOT day in Paradise, right at the beach

Michelle and Friend at the Venice Beach Paddle Tennis Courts - Oct 2015

Thanksgiving Day 2015 - Bellissimo Venice on North Venice Blvd gives away free turkey sandwiches and desserts (pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and more)

Lisa, Mike (Bu), and Richie on Thanksgiving Day 2015 getting ready for our doubles games.  And we had a repeat on Christmas Day.

December 2015 - adjacent to the Paddle Tennis Courts

Dec 6, 2015 - Venice Beach Toy Drive 

Dec 6, 2015 - Flying lessens anyone?

Two of the Quest Dancers - they gave out lots of free samples at the Toy Drive

And Finally, to close out 2015, Santa's LAPD Sleigh with Santa and his helpers.  Fourth from the left is Kini.