Star Gazing: Spider Club, Hollywood, CA
From various issues of People Magazine: The Spider Club in West Hollywood, the club within a club at the Avalon, is probably the best place to watch the stars come…
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Floating Art: Queen Mary Art Deco Festival, Long Beach
I stayed on the Queen Mary years ago when it was first converted from a cruise ship to a floating hotel in Long Beach, CA. Built in 1936, it was…
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Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief
The news stories from the Gulf Coast are horrifying. We urge you to please go to www.allgive.com, a search engine powered by Yahoo!, and select the American Red Cross as…
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In Like A L.A.M.B: Gwen Stefani Struts Her Stylish Fashion Line
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock this year, you’re not aware that Gwen Stefani, lead singer of No Doubt, has burst onto the fashion scene, too. Her L.A.M.B. (Love….
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Cranberry Rice Pudding with Cider Sauce
Serves: 8 Saturated Fat Grams per Serving: 1 Gram Trans Fat Grams per Serving: 0 Ingredients: 1 quart 1% organic low-fat milk 1/2 cup short-grain brown rice 1/4 cup brown…
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Drinking for a Cause
Here’s an idea I support. Instead of cancelling an event in view o the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and disappoint many people without gaining mucha anyway…why not turn it into…
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Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifs: Geek Cruises
From the amazing minds at Simplehuman blog.com: “For exploring minds that appreciate being productive even in their downtime, Geek Cruises offers an excellent vacation alternative: cruise-conferences! Topics include design, programming,…
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An Enlightening Read
Finally. Here (courtesy of Vinography) we have an article writing about the subtleties of the French attitude to modernization (it’s OK) and standardization (not OK). There’s more to terroir than…
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If You’d Like to Help
We are all in shock as we watch the evolving relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. There are many ways to help but I thought I’d post one…