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April 3, 2012 / Sponsored
I pride myself on seeing all of the Oscar-nominated films before the big night, often aided by my friends in the industry who get advance copies for viewing because they are voting members of the Academy. But, this year, I got horribly behind and missed a number of nominated films, including an HBO documentary entitled “God Is the Bigger Elvis”. A confessed documentary junkie, I would watch t...
January 8, 2012 / Borrego Springs News
So, what do Abingdon, VA., Lula, GA., and Borrego Springs have in common? They are all among the 60 nominations for Budget Travel’s “Coolest Small Towns in America” competition. The competition gets started with Budget Travel reaching out to its readership to nominate towns and then the magazine’s editorial team whittles the selection down to the most promising contenders. Those finali...
December 13, 2011 / Just A Thought...
For several years, I experienced Christmas through my windshield. This special day had been filled with all the "get-heres and get theres" that can become the definition of Christmas if we are not careful. I had to wake up at six in the morning, drag my boyfriend out of bed, rush around like a crazy person to get dressed and be out the door by seven. Then it's get in the car and start driving so...
November 21, 2011 / Just For Fun
Most of us have celebrated more Thanksgivings than we are willing to admit to...but our bet is that there are still a few things we don't know about this true American holiday! So, here is a list of 10 things You Don't Know About Thanksgiving: Number 10: Only 5% of Americans don't eat Turkey on Thanksgiving Number 9: The only interruption of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade occurred betw...
September 5, 2011 / Health & Lifestyle
Webster defines a vacation as “a respite or a time of respite from something” and most of us have interpreted that to mean going away from home and work to do something we enjoy. That “going away” generally takes some money and some time---time to get to and return from the place we have picked as our vacation destination. But what do you do if you simply do not have the time to go away on...
February 11, 2011 / Borrego Springs News
The Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association is reporting that, while the desert flowering season is not yet in full swing, there are already some “small pleasures” to enjoy. While, for many of us, the official names of the plants cited in ABDNHA's report are not yet associated with an image, for those of you who are more experienced horticulturalists, the Association’s report will su...
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