Drifting on Sound Waves

After a long, crazy week, with too many hours spent on the Southern California Freeways with your millions of BFF’s, who doesn’t begin to pine for the weekend?  You make your plans and hope for the best.

Funny, the hordes of people are still clogging the roadways, now after the same thing you’re hoping to achieve… relaxation, fun or adventure! 

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August 2019 - Did You Know?

Everyone loves to celebrate special occasions and holidays. Fortunately for us Americans, every month of the year boasts at least one “rilly big show,’ religious or otherwise.......every month that is except August. Poor little August got the short end of the stick when National Holidays and special occasions were doled out. Sorry, Neil, Hot August Night at the Greek doesn’t qualify!

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LifestyleDr. Liz Musil
Early Days in Valmonte

When Palos Verdes Estates incorporated in 1939, a member of the first City Council was one Dennis Vincent Smith.  He and his wife Hazel had been medical missionaries in China and escaped Nanking in 1936 just ahead of the Japanese Imperial Army.  They got on what amounted to a tramp steamer out of Shanghai and landed in Long Beach. 

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How Does Physical Appearance Affect Us?

Personal appearance is part of our well-being.  It affects how we view ourselves as well as how others respond to us.  It is basically our business card to the world. There’s a perception that cosmetic procedures equate to vanity, pain and a ‘fake’ look. The reality is that feeling good about who you see in the mirror changes your whole outlook in life and plays a role in how you view and feel about yourself.  

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