[NFBC-SFV] Thank you!

[Robert Stigile]

Lynn,
Yes, it was nice seeing everyone and we appreciate you bringing little goodie bags for everyone.
It was sure nice to get out and see everyone and I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year!


Robert Stigile, Second Vice-president
National Federation of the Blind of California
President San Fernando Valley Chapter
818-381-9568
You Can Live The Life You Want!On Dec 13, 2021 2:36 AM, L Nishihara via NFBC-SFV <nfbc-sfv at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Dear Friends, thank you for an enjoyable holiday evening at Ernie's restaurant. Larree and I especially enjoyed your company! Restaurant service was a little spotty, but understandable as we recover from the Pandemic. They may have been short staffed and probably had new servers too. My order was wrong, but they rectified it. All was good.
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> Thank you Board members for picking up part of our tabs. We appreciate NFB-SFV's  genereosity! Speaking of generosity, thank you Sheila for your gift! Ot was totally unneceswsary, but gratefully accepted.
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> Sheila, I used part of your gift to purchase a grizzly bear in Second Life. I was looking at it for awhile because it reminded me of the bears at Brooks Falls in Canada. Now I can try to recreate the Mama bear and her cubs! If you're wondering, Second Life is a massive multi-player game in a virtual world. Unlike World of Warcraft or similar games, Second Life has no particular objective. It does have an economy where you can create or script something and sell it. Hence the grizzly bear and cubs. I can put together a waterfall, river and trees, but I don't have the talent to make the wildlife. A photo is attached. My avatar is standing next to a brown grizzly bear. We are standing in front of a building with Christmas trees and snowy pines  around us. It is taller than me. I'm wearing a white knitted sweater with holly leaves and red berries embroidered on the front. I'm also wearing black jeans with red boots. My avatar has black, shoulder length hair. She has eye liner and shadow, something I can't do in real life because I'd  poke my eye out. She is wearing a blue medical mask just like me! The bear is animated so it sits, stands, and occasionally scratch its back against a tree.
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> If anyone wants to explore Second Life and would like a guide let me know. It is free to join and a lot of things are free too. I go in-world for live concerts, science lectures and discussions (from real life professors) and art exhibits. Oh, and this is where I met Larree. How cool is that?
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> So, thanks everybody for adding to the richness of my life... and my tummy! Have a great holiday and happy New Year. See you, virtually speaking, in 2022!
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> Love, Lynne Nishihara