10 The Julian News
February 5, 2014
THE BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY
C orner of 4 th
and “ B ” , CABRE Lic# 01238746
Fabulous Views. 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2,161 sq.ft. with detached garage with loft. Private on 2/3 of an acre. Reduced to $399,000
J ulian
Kentwood in the Pines. Single level 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath home with many upgrades and a pellet stove for cozy fall and winter nights. Great buy at $329,000
ed
c du
Re
Country Home. 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath 1,732 sq.ft. on 4 all usable acres. Great for farming. Well at 65 gpm +/-. Gazebo with electricity. Reduced to $540,000
Level 2.5 acre parcel with a well and fantastic views. T’would be a nice spot for a home or modular. $139,000
Well Designed, Private Home on 4 acres. This 1960 SF home is completely private with exceptional Southern views of the Cuyamaca Mountains. Great room concept with huge romantic rock fireplace for snowy winter evenings. Affordable pricing. $425,000
Dramatic 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath, 3300 sq.ft., on 2.5 acres. Custom built and architect designed. Five decks overlooking Volcan Mt., desert and the Julian countryside. A must see! $975,000
Stunning Two Story Pine Hills Home. 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath 4814 sq.ft. No expenses spared in this truly luxurious home. Reduced to $795,000
BEST at supporting the community of Julian. BEST standards of integrity. BEST honest price analysis. BEST agents who hold more professional designations than any other office in Julian. And, of course, BEST at advertising your home everyday until it is sold!
Juli Ann Zerbe
SHERYLL STRICKLAND
CALL 760 445 1642
CALL 760 604 2226
Broker/Owner REALTOR® RMS, SRS, ABR, SRES, CDPE CABRE LIC# 01238746
AGENT REALTOR® ABR, CRES, CDPE CABRE LIC# 01324619
please G ive u s
A c all we are your real estate consultants
760 • 765 • 1776
POST NOTES
by Bill Fink
The Big “D” I’m sure that most of you have been on a diet at one time of your life. There are dozens of different weight loss methods that have come and gone over the years. Some sound absolutely crazy to most sane people but desperate people will try almost anything to get around the pain and discipline required to lose weight. Before I go any further, I want to dispel the “Diet of Worms” as a legitimate form of weight loss. Eating worms is so gross that if caloric intake was limited to slime wigglers I’m sure weight loss would be rapid. The Diet of Worms of course happened in 1521 and concerned Martin Luther and his Protestant Reformation, which ticked a lot of people off at the time, but that, is a story for another time. This is about diets, real or imagined weight loss and some crazy ideas of how to get to that slender, perfect, pink body we all aspire to. At various times of my life my weight has gone a little over the line. At one time I actually lost seventy pounds on a diet. My secret, radical diet included eating less food, no desserts and drank very little (less anyway) alcohol. It took a long time but when my belt started running out of holes and my pants size started to reduce I got motivated. It took a divorce and the subsequent emotional toll to really get me to my weight loss goal, so all things considered, I guess the divorce was worth it. My diet was what I considered safe and sane. It took a long time and some initial hunger pangs that I would equate to agony of quitting smoking but I did it. Little did I know of the plethora of plans and programs available today. Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Medifast, Dr. Atkins, the South Beach Diet, Vegan, Slimfast, Nutrisystem, Hydroxy Cut, Mediterranean and even the Gwyneth Paltrow diet. I’m not going so say that these diets don’t work but for my money, I don’t have a lot of it to spend on prepackaged food and particularly someone else’s idea of what tastes good. I don’t have the time for meetings and the last time I had a coach was when I played sports. If you don’t have the will power to stay away from pasta and brownies or at least limit yourself to a once in a while treat or a little portion of something you’ll probably be on Jennie’s or Marie’s Nutrisystem plan forever. In my research of diets, I’ve really come across some bizzaros. There are a lot of fad diets out there. There’s the African Mango Diet, The Alkaline Diet promoted by Victoria Beckham. Of course if we all got that skinny, there would be no shortage of droopy skin for transplantation. Then there is a drug called Xenical that helps in preventing fats being absorbed in your intestines. Of course if you ate “low fat” you might not have the problem. If the fat is not absorbed in your intestines and deposited on your hips, gut or love handles, where does it go? Oh. Yuck. There’s one dangerous fad diet that seems to be catching on with young teenage girls called the cotton ball diet. Cotton balls, which aren’t always pure cotton, are dipped into juice and swallowed causing a sensation of fullness. A dangerous condition akin to a hairball in a cat can result but if gets stuck it has to be removed surgically unlike the gross hairball barf of a cat. Here are a few others. The baby food diet. I don’t get this. You ever see the way babies turn their head when you try to feed it them. Hellooo… adults
out there, the food sucks and it’s for babies. There’s the cabbage soup diet, mmm. The lemonade diet will help you lose weight quickly along with muscle, bone and water and it’s bad for your teeth. In my search of Web MD I saw lists of diets where claims by the originators run from hormone and psychological modification, to claims of phenomenal weight loss by eating at weird intervals and odd foods from green coffee to exotic fruits, vegetables and brown fats. If you lose weight on these plans and can keep it off then God bless you. My current diet on the other hand is a safe, sensible diet recommended to me by a licensed dietician that she feels will help me lose eight pound in my first month. I call it the Colorado River/Grand Canyon diet. First I am required to eat breakfast everyday to get my metabolism going earlier in the day. Admittedly, other than coffee I used to dash out the door without eating anything. Secondly, I am supposed to walk at least a half hour everyday. OK, I’m good with that. Thirdly, I am required to drink six, sixteen ounce bottles of water a day. That’s ninety-six ounces of water. This is hard for someone who grew up in the desert in the Middle East and hardly drinks water at all and counts camels among my brethren. I don’t know why I have to do this. It seems that within minutes I give it all back. For cryin out loud, my water bill is going through the roof from all the flushing. But I think I’m getting the principal of the water discipline. You drink water at the rate of the hourly flow of the Colorado River and you erode the interior of your body and especially your bladder like the river did to the Grand Canyon and voila, you lose weight. Add sand and small rocks to the water and you enhance the effect. I think all that water gave me a creek in my neck. I go back for my first month’s meeting tomorrow. I gained two pounds How about this for a diet? What ever you eat, eat less. Drink less alcohol. Avoid fats and sugar. Exercise more, drink more water take two aspirin and see me in a year. I think I’ll take my own advice. But you should check with a real Doctor before you accept my bizarre idea of sensible weight loss. I have to mention a serious thing here. At the American Legion we sometime feel that we are the beacon shining on the quickly fading light of honoring our American way, traditions, holidays and the men and women who came before us that sacrificed to make ours the greatest country on earth. Yes, we believe in and are dedicated to American exceptionalism. Outside our Post is a red, white and blue former Post Office box beautifully painted by Hugo Silva where anyone can deposit their worn American or state flag and be assured that their flag will be retired and consecrated by flame in a ceremony and tradition that goes back to our founding. THIS BOX IS NOT THE PLACE FOR CIGARETTE BUTTS, BRICKS OR ROCKS! We at the Legion consider this repository of Old Glory, sacred Americana. In the future we will be more vigilant as to who loiters on Legion property as sad as that is to say so that we can maintain the trust you have placed in us.
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Our Auxiliary heads down the hill on February 28th for their biannual Bingo Day at the La Jolla VA. They entertain the guys and staff for the day and they’re bringing pies from Apple Alley and Moms this time. If you’d like to participate or knit, crochet, sew or quilt lap blankets for our hospitalized Vets, call the Legion at 760 215-0123. An Auxiliary benefit dinner is coming up, details next week. *** "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress." — John Adams, second US president ***
FINANCIAL SERVICES Get your books organized for the New Year! Riccio's Accounting Service A Non-CPA Firm Quality - Integrity - Confidentiality
Kelly Riccio, CRTP
(760) 765-4867 Cell: (858) 945-0142 Specializing In:
On-Site Traing & Consulting
oks
QuickBo
It’s my passion to help small businesses manage their bookkeeping.
Email: kellyriccio@yahoo.com
* Quickbooks Onsite Training & Consulting Certified Quickbooks ProAdvisor * Bookkeeping, Payroll, Sales Tax & Workers Comp. * Taxes (Personal & Business) - IRS approved e-file provider CTEC Registered Tax Preparer #A004872
Call for an appointment
Bond #90-KJ-0211-1
PETS OF THE WEEK
Reeses is a 1 year old neutered Chihuahua Mix who weighs 10lbs. He arrived at the shelter scared and timid, however the shelter staff and volunteers have been working with him and he is doing much better. Once he gits to know you he will sit in your lap for pettings and snuggles. Reeses would do great in a home with other dogs his size to help boost his confidence and bring him out of his shell. Meet this little guy by asking for ID#A1566920 Tag#C444. Reeses can be adopted for $69.
Oreo is a 9 years young spayed black and white feline who weighs 10lbs. She is a gentle, mellow gal who enjoys being petted and having her chin scratched. Oreo is a bit shy at first but warms up and would probably do best in a home without small children who may scare her. If you a looking for a low-maintenance companion then look no further! Meet Oreo by asking for ID#A1026109 Tag#C895. She can be adopted for the Senior Fee of just $35.
All adoption fees include vaccinations, spaying/neutering (upon adoption), a microchip and free Vet visit. Dog fees also include a 1 year license. Reeses and Oreo are at our Central County Shelter, 5480 Gaines Street, San Diego . The Shelter hours are 9:30AM to 5:30PM, Tuesday through Saturday or visit www.sddac.com for more information.
* Are you concerned about the health and future of Julian’s youth? * Get involved with Drug Free Julian Community Coalition! * We use science-based, data-driven prevention strategies to reduce substance abuse in our community.
Drug Free Julian
Coalition meetings are on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Julian Library—5pm To learn more, contact Jean Duffy Tel: 760-765-2228 jean.duffy@eccasa.org A community putting prevention strategies to work creating healthy drug-free environments where we work, live, and play.