January 15, 1913 California native Lloyd Bridges was born in San Leandro, California. He would later attend UCLA and finally achieve world wide success appearing in more than 150 films.
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The dining room is the centerpiece of family gatherings. It's where we share our time and our meal with the ones we care about most. It should feel inviting and reflect our individual style and personality. Creating the best version of your dining space is all about finding balance and getting the details just right. Here are a few tips and ideas that will help your dining room shine.
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Nearly everyone enjoys Sue Grafton’s Alphabet mysteries.
Although business has been slow lately for P.I. Kinsey Millhone, she's reluctant to take on the case of locating Beverly Danziger's sister Elaine Boldt. Beverly claims she needs Elaine's signature on some documents so that she can collect a small inheritance.
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The gorgeous cloudy ocean sky slowly passes over the sunset waters. The ocean glimmers with the peaking sun making the surface into a living impressionist painting. The views from Flat Rock Point of Bluff Cove, Palos Verdes Estates are amazing and make my imagination run wild. From the dreamy ocean horizon to the towering shore cliffs to the Kelp Forest peaking out from the shore's depths.
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Some choices change your life to the core. My family and I moved here from North Carolina in September and it’s one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. In the last few months I’ve experienced some big culture shock. But I’ve also discovered a community that’s uniquely appreciative of my artwork.
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When I give a talk, I may ask; “Will the most important person in the room please rise.” I hope all will stand up. After all, each person is the center of their universe AND as each looks around, they see that they and everyone else is correc
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The flotilla of ships loitering off the coast of Southern California is not the first time a supply chain crisis has hit this region. And it won’t be the last. While the Port of Los Angeles is part of a vital global supply chain, few recognize it is a key link in a much shorter but vital 26- mile supply chain - one that services the island of Catalina Island.
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Beginning with World War II and continuing into the Cold War, U.S. cities installed air raid sirens to alert the citizenry of, at first, a Japanese invasion and later a Soviet bomber strike. Los Angeles, as well as other American cities, installed a network of sirens throughout the city including five in San Pedro, four of which still exist and we will take a driving tour beginning at the north end of San Pedro and working our way south to visit them all. The sirens were numbered when they were installed and those are the numbers we will be using.
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President Harry Truman in October 1951 dedicated the date of January 13 to commemorate Stephen Foster, the Father of American music. Stephen passed away in 1864. It took only 87 years for our country to acknowledge his greatness. The day was only made official in 1966, another 15 years later. Many cities in our nation organize special events in his honor.
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The Goodyear blimps have become the icons of the sky across the United States and other parts of the world for nearly a century. It all began at a time when the aviation industry was turning its interest from balloons and other Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) aircraft, to powered aircraft capable of flying unimaginable speeds and heights.
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One of my favorite flowers!
Every year on the third Saturday of January is National Tulip day, and what a great idea to celebrate such a spectacular flower.
We won’t see any blooming just yet here but it won’t be long
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Betty White was an American actress and comedian who has worked across many different mediums and is a beloved icon today. He career has spanned over nine decades within the entertainment industry, with her having the distinction of being one of the first women to produce a sitcom and executing creative control both in front of the camera and behind it.
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It's a different way to experience the floats, seeing them up close to really appreciate the fabulous designs, intricate details. and the stunning beauty. In a nutshell, we run the parade route from the end to the beginning, peruse the floats, and then run back, all before the parade starts as you have to be off of Colorado Boulevard when the parade starts.
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Dana Andrews was a key Hollywood star throughout the 1940s. Shining as a romantic lead in many dramatic films, Andrews worked with many top actresses of the day. Though he appeared in several notable films, he is most celebrated for offering some of the many moving performances in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
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In just a few days, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is scheduled to land on the surface of Mars. The mission will include the search for signs of ancient life, experiment with converting Martian atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen and even gathering rock and soil samples to be retrieved on a future Mars mission. This impressively ambitious rover also carries a little helicopter by the name of “Ingenuity.” Sometime after touching down in Jezero Crater, the rover will deploy Ingenuity to attempt the first powered test flight on another world. Read on to learn about another special passenger who’s also on board.
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When I was a kid, my mom would take me on road trips around the US. Wherever we went I would send postcards to my dad back home. My goal was to make him laugh and to tell him I loved him in equal measure. I learned how to write from my heart but I’m pretty sure those postcards are where my sarcasm blossomed.
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When you reach a certain age, as I have at 70, you start watching for signs that you’re losing it: forgetting where you put things, taking longer to solve problems that were once easy, or struggling to understand something you just read.
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