Another UGLY award: PG&E cuts out heart of Aptos cyprus trees
Best fried kalamari? Sad not in Aptos. Go to Santa Cruz!
Public access view of Monterey Bay gone. 2012 UGLY award update for Kingsbury Drive in Aptos …
This spot in Aptos, California on Kingsbury Drive gets the UGLY award.
To the left of the picture was a lookout spot to see Monterey Bay. Now it is ALL brambles.
Update for March, 2012: You can see the KEEP OUT sign in the picture. Public access impossible as still all brambles.
Aptos Slasher asks California workers how to SLASH government?
Aptos arrest at 114 Cantebury Drive, low cost housing behind St. John’s Church
Jay Bradley Holmes, of 114 Cantebury Drive, Aptos, CA was booked into Santa Cruz County jail recently. He was standing outside his house with a gun in his pocket when the police arrieved at 2:45 am. How dumb can you get? He is mad that his wife called 911. He had a stolen gun in his possession and was booked on multiple charges.
Think of the BIG stresses in life: divorce, job loss, death in the family. Husband in jail is another BIG stress. For support for that and other families in the neighborhood, just over the fence is http.//www.sjlife.orgSt. John’s church. St. John’s welcomes all persons.
Aptos psychologist opines: Applied Behavior Analysis cannot create spontaneity in children
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) cannot create spontaneity in children. Becuase spontaneity is something that comes from within the child, not elicited from without.
ABA is a popular technique for treatment of autism and autistic spectrum disorders. Remember Pavlov? He taught a dog to salivate when a bell is rung. With ABA, a stimulus is presented with goal of eliciting a particular response. The goal is that when the trainer does X the child will do Y.
ABA can jump start the beginnings of language. For children who have no verbal language and are around 18 months it can be quite helpful. ABA can shape behavior. It is a powerful technique.
But, Simulus-Response techniques have major limitations. They cannot make your child to spontaneously hug you and say you are the greatest Mom and Dad. ABA techniques cannot teach a child to spontaneously relate with another child.
Check out carefully the techniques that are applied to your child who has autistic specrum issues.
written by licensed psychologist Cameron S. Jackson, Ph.D., J.D.
Below comes from Neurodiversity blog concerning a book by Stanley Greenspan on Floortime approach:
Research Support for a Comprehensive Developmental Approach to Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental and Learning Disorders by Stanley Greenspan
“Current research suggests that modern developmental, relationship-based approaches to working with children with ASD and their families focus on the goal of strengthening or constructing the functional developmental capacities for relating, communicating, and thinking. To accomplish this goal, modern approaches work on creating emotionally meaningful learning interactions that are tailored to each child’s and family’s developmental profile.”
15 minutes from Aptos, Hawgs Seafood restaurant on Mission St. in Santa Cruz
Anyone eaten repeatedly at Hawgs Seafood in Santa Cruz located at 1917 Mission? Open for lunch Friday, Sat. and Sun. and every day for dinner. How was the calamari for $12? Two other locations over the hill. They use a fat for frying supposedly more heart-friendly than olive oil. No fat even more friendly?
Go to http://www.hawgsseafood.comHawgs Seafood
Half hour from Aptos, Mount Herman redwood canopy tours are an active, paarticipatory sport
About a half hour from Aptos, experience the Santa Cruz County redwood forest eco-system in a new way – moving through it in the air. Sat. for $80 a person. Less for groups.
Redwood Canopy Tours
Experience the Santa Cruz redwood forest while moving through the air? Recently in Matzalan, Mexico I saw two in a blue baloon floating in the sky over the water with a boat with a driver pulling the baloon. Nice way to experience the beach and ocean. But only the driver to control the movement of the baloon. And then I saw the baloon crash into a tree and land on top of an RV. All the boats with baloons scattered. Disappeared. A few days later the boats and baloons returned to the beach. And, tourists again climbed on board. Not me.
Safety standards in the US are more rigorous than Mexico I believe. Still, this adventure is not for people who avoid bridges at all costs or don’t like heights. It does look inviting.
They typically charge $80 for one. Wonder if they will take $100 for two? In Matzalan, Mexico you can barter how much to pay for a baloon ride. Still, I’m intrigued.
This is from the Mount Herman website:
“Are you ready for an adventure?
“Escape with us on a sojourn through one of California’s cool forest groves on Mount Hermon’s Redwood Canopy Tour. A network of cables and sky bridges give adventurers a unique opportunity, high above the forest floor, to experience the flora and fauna as never before. Mount Hermon’s Redwood Canopy Tour is an active participatory experience that takes you through this vibrant ecosystem from the perspective of a Peregrine!
“Upon arrival, you’ll be greeted by our friendly and experienced guides. Your safety is our top priority, so they will take you through a detailed equipment orientation before you’re fitted with your personal gear.
“Your adventure begins by traversing the first sky bridge and entering into a whole new world! The redwood forest masterpiece will come alive as never before as you travel across six zip lines and two sky bridges. From the observation platforms along the way you’ll enjoy amazing views as your guides point out otherwise unseen features of the redwood ecosystem unique to this region.
“For the adventurer as well as the contemplative nature lover, Mount Hermon’s Redwood Canopy Tour is perfect for families, couples and adults looking for something new or seeking a short escape from a fast-paced city life. Designed for guests who are in reasonably good health, our Canopy Eco-Tour brings to all a whole new world of discovery! Day-use Guest Tours – Currently offering a Redwood Ecology Program
“Every Saturday Morning, $80/Person
“Bring a group of eight and one goes free.”
If you go on the Canopy Tour, let us know what you think of the experience. Safe? Worth the price?
Thinking about the blue baloon that fell from the sky in Matzalan, Mexico, can one walk the paths on the grounds at Mount Herman and have a picnic there? Without paying $80 a pop?
Go to http:www.mounttherman.org/other-programs/canopy-toursMount Herman
Thousands of miles from Aptos, destroyer idle when captain swims from pirates
Only 200 yards separated the pirates from the destroyer. The Captain jumped into the water and started swimming. That would be the ideal time for the Navy to protect the Captain by shooting the pirates. Why idle? Was the ship taking orders from Hilary Clinton? Does what Hilary say make sense? Listen to her laughter. Her facts are wrong. Go to Death by 1000 Paper Cuts for more discussion. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii_c3B5AasI[/youtube][youtube]http://www.freedomOK.net/wordpress [/youtube]