It seems like 2020 has taken forever to leave, but that means that Spring is just around the corner, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (Conservancy) is engaged in its annual Adopt-A-Goat program.
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Guest rooms don’t have to be large or fancy, they don’t even have to be dedicated guest spaces. The room doesn’t define the guest experience; the time spent with you, the memories made and the ease of the stay are the things that have the most impact. There are simple things you can do to make your guest space comfortable, functional and effortless for your visitors.
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Who did you like best to hang around with as a kid? Most likely, they were playmates who brought out the fun in you. Think of your happiest memories. I’ll bet they include being playful. Connecting with your inner playful child instills joyous memories and may be the best gift you give yourself and your family. So, here are easy ways to focus on fun that I teach students at the Creativity Learning Institute.
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Answers: In Honor of National Trivia Day, January 4, 2021, Here are Three Questions From the President of the Palos Verdes Historical Society.
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In Honor of National Trivia Day, January 4, 2021, Here are Three Questions From the President of the Palos Verdes Historial Society
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It’s subtle at first, then as the years accumulate, and one’s hair gets grayer (or thinner, or both thinner and grayer), the wrinkles deepen and the posture slackens, it gets less and less subtle: people around you, especially in the workplace, expect less and less of you, both physically and mentally.
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On December 21st, the Winter Solstice not only marked the shortest day of the year but heralded the return of lighter, longer days. Traditions around the world celebrate this season as a harbinger of not only the light needed for the growth of crops but also the light of spiritual hope and unity.
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2020 has brought us some challenging moments. But, astrologically, it has brought us two nearly once in a lifetime events, the NEOWISE comet (Palos Verdes Pulse July 23, 2020) and the “Christmas Star”. In the days preceding the celebration of Christmas millions of people around the world have witnessed an event that was nicknamed the “Christmas Star”. Although there is little evidence that the conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn is actually the legendary Star of Bethlehem, its timing between Winter Solstice and a Christmas led to the popular moniker.
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Palos Verdes Pulse wishes you a Happy New Year filled with health, happiness and new opportunities. Please join us in celebrating the New Year with original photography from Rick Thompson, a peninsula resident and a contributing photographer for the USAF and the USCGA among others.
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Do you know all the positive effects of physical exercise on your body and your mind? I bet you don’t. And even if you do know some of them, you may think that the recommended-by-the-Mayo clinic 30 minutes per day of moderate aerobic activity (about 150 minutes per week) is unattainable.
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Every year on December 31st, people celebrate New Year’s Eve, the last of the year. It’s a day to say “goodbye” to the old and “hello to the new. We celebrate by attending parties, eating special New Year’s foods, making resolutions for the New Year, watching fireworks displays and the ball dropping in Times Square. We should welcome the New Year every year with new energy and enthusiasm so that our life becomes even better.
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They say that revolution brings evolution and one of the descriptions of “evolve” is to develop gradually from a simple to a more complex form. This occurs through an original and authentic group of humans coming together, hopefully, with head and heart working together to create new methodology that will be sustainable as well as useful.
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Who knew? The second Monday of January is dedicated to cleaning off our desks! Well, perfect timing if you ask me. Our desks are doing double and triple duty now more than ever. Many of us are working from home and have added one or two new activities to this space. So let’s roll up our sleeves and get to it!
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As we start the New Year, always an opportunity for new beginnings, I wanted to share with you a great find that I had at the close of 2020. In the early 1980’s one of my first acquisitions as a costume collector was an orange robe worn by Marilyn Monroe in publicity photos.
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Eric Smith is a certified expert massage therapist in South Bay LA. He believes performing healing massage is his life’s calling. Eric has been told he truly listens to clients to understand their pain, physical symptoms, and lifestyle.
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The Port of Long Beach recently presented the Gerald Desmond Replacement Bridge (Bridge) new night lighting scheme. The LED lights are capable of lighting the 515-foot twin towers and the 80 suspension cables in 27 different color schemes.
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As a young kid I was fascinated by the “old folks.” Grandpa Lama came to America in 1902, leaving his wife and infant daughter behind in Naples. He worked as a “fireman” on the NY Central Railroad for three years, before earning enough to send for his family. In fact, my grandparents on both sides emigrated from Italy around the turn of the century.
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January is rather monotonous month after the end of the year holiday festivities and flurry; and a time of too many (unfulfilled) resolutions and new year’s projects to begin or fulfill. Take a break, dust off your passport and take a cinematic culinary whirl around the world with movies to tantalize your intellect and senses. Bon appetit!
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