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20 Years After the Northridge Quake?

Wow, now that’s a blast from the past.  It’s crazy, I remember that it was quite the earthquake (6.7 is nothing to sneeze at) but I don’t really remember that moment from 1994 all too clearly, except for the fact that we had just seen the musical Les Miserables at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium the night […]

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The Crazy Colby Fire

Well, today the beginning of the end commenced as Southern California’s wildfire season seemed to start much sooner than normal because of the terrible drought conditions we’ve got going on.  As you’d naturally think, it’s totally a good idea to start a campfire in the completely dried out foothills – you know, because that’s just […]

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I Love My Mazda, But…

So as you may or may not have seen in the ol’ Internet and Facebook, last September I bought a brand new 2014 Mazda 3 5-door (hatchback) and it’s RED.  I Love Love Love it…. and it’s been wildly praised in Car & Driver magazine as one of the 10 best new cars in 2014, […]

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Barcelona Awesomeness, Day 1 (Part 2)

May 29, 2013 – Day 1 in Barcelona (continued) I knew this next part of the day would take up a lot of the remaining pictures so I figured, let’s just break up Day 1 into two, as I think the big money shot of the day is the Sagrada Familia, and who wants to […]

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The Unbelievable Beauty of Barcelona, Day 1 (Part 1)

May 29, 2013 – Day 1 in Barcelona So while technically this is the next in line of the Med Cruise II pictures, the cruise was at this point ending!!!!  OH NOES!!!  Couldn’t complain about one thing and it was fantastic getting to experience the Western side of the Mediterranean versus the Eastern when we […]