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Best Tacos of our lives! Puesto's in Santa Clara -pathway by sandra mickanen

on our return home from puerto rico   [blessed in every way, pix to come];

while at the san jose airport, i perused the literature rack with the curiosity of a tourist; not a local.

and i grabbed a handful of magazines featuring local to me areas; san jose, santa clara, campbell, los gatos..

one of the great results of glancing through each magazine was that i discovered a number of restaurants i had never heard of, or even knew existed..

and so, i tore out a few pages..     with the intent of eventually visiting each restaurant that intrigued me

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restaurant #1 to visit:   Puesto in Santa Clara

Magazine:  Discover Santa Clara.   Official Visitor Guide.   Pg 40

great write-up by Ivy Morris,   "Thank You!"

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MAGICAL FLAVORS.. 

best tacos of our lives!  based on the article, we ordered the 

filet mignon taco,   -sublime!   w/avocado, pistachio serrano salsa

 lobster taco ...  w/jalapeno pico, black bean sauce, avocado, crispy fried onions..

 tamarindo shrimp..   crispy shrimp, tamarindo chile sauce, cilantro

  each with their signature blue corn tortillas   ~crispy cheese..

Paired perfectly with their Hot Sauce Margarita...  

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loved every beautiful, remarkable, tasty bite...      and tuesday is 1/2 off all tacos!  3p to close.. 

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Excellent, personalized service, "Thank You!" here to Josiah 

and, true to our generation's etiquette,   [Dr Rick commercial here...] 

we could not leave without introducing ourselves to the manager

Zachary Crum,

and vocalizing our utter delight with the whole experience.

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We will be back;

and we will bring family & friends...

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"Thank You!" prayers and community tithing

hallelujah & amen!

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"STAMPS!" for golden psalms bespoke community shopping plaza -by sandra mickanen

what?  i don't yet know..

but!  i received a post card from my daughter recently, and this just...

i was so delighted!    -made me feel so good!!   it is wonderful to receive something in the mail, handwritten,  something that is not a bill, or advertisement!    

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that got me to -re-realizing how important the letter writing/stationery store will be at golden psalms!

because..  let's proactively give as many people as possible that wonderful, delighted feeling, that comes only from receiving a post-card, card, letter, note from a loved one..

phone calls are special too, no doubt..   but a card or letter!  its its own magical, wonderful thing.. 

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fills my imagination again!!  pick out your beautiful paper, envelope, pen   -from an exciting selection!

stamps made exclusively for this letter writing store...  with (exclusive) new stamps on an irregular, unpredictable basis, so each stamp has unique value and a time stamp..

most importantly, here.. at golden psalms..

the charming PLACES TO SIT DOWN AND WRITE THAT CARD/LETTER on the spot..

while you dine, picnic..

surrounded in store by books that contain letters, posters with famous handwritten letters featured..

etc.

re-imagining..  with great JOY!  the over-sized, one of a kind, designer USPS MAIL BOX..

   -THE! mail box everyone wants to have their picture with, as they pop in their post-card, card or letter..

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in my imagination....   this is a super, SUPER COOL, very popular, fun, joyful, fruitful place!  so much joy in the shopping, writing, mailing process...    and the JOY! for everyone on the receiving end of a card or letter from... 

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in reality,   - i realize the security that would be needed...   i mean, our local USPS on Piedmont, here in San Jose..   

the number of times its been vandalized..     the blue mailboxes themselves!    the metal, mailboxes, BOLTED down, outside the post-office, so you can still mail things when the post office itself is closed..

even one of those has been sawed-off and stolen..

how can any of us ever have anything nice, fun, joyful, family-friendly, positive and good..

with criminal thugs so empowered...       we are pro law & order, and need a lot more of it around here.

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yes   -golden psalms will indeed require high security..  we'd want to 24/7, 365 protect it from thugs, thieves, vandalism of any/all kinds, including graffiti, 

a sanctuary for good, law abiding, respectful, people, families, who just want to be safe, have a blessed day..

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turn page:  notes..

i've been watching some very HIGHLY inspiring interviews, and could write, write, write, write...

but, 

i need to be painting write now.

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worth noting:  

used to be,  you had 2 people reading/assessing the same article; and even though they were reading/assessing the exact same article, in its entirety,  they could come up with different points of view about it.

in todays culture, 

often, 2 people, are getting exposure to entirely different articles...

their exposure is utterly different; what they do, 

and quite significantly now,  what they DO NOT SEE, 

as a result, 

it is literally, fundamentally, utterly and completely true, that people are living in different realities.

     when time allows, i found a paragraph that will help me land a powerful analogy to this truth.

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recent interviews brought to mind for me

    -let's say you have a dream,  (which i did, and it was the sweetest dream to wake up to, just this very morning..    it involved getting my grandson and his friend on a dance floor at a wedding)

but, the point i want to make is this  (aware im not the 1st to make this point, but im inspired to share its truth)

-can't prove the dream you have in a court of law, can you.  there is no way to 'prove' it;  no eye witnesses...     

only you know..    and then people are left to believe you or not...

an outsider could never KNOW..   only believe or not believe.

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another interview brought to mind for me

    laws;  there are laws against stealing..    laws against breaking things, damaging things...

no laws against breaking someone's heart though..

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also inspired by..  recent conversation with a 20-something navigating the dating world..

good God, that is some extra challenging terrain to navigate!

i have many healed scars from the experience myself, 

but, let there be hope!

i did ultimately fall crazy in love with the most remarkable man.

and we are   happily   married.

that's God's signature...     

hallelujah & amen!

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