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Dodger Stadium: Memories from a Childhood

April 2, 2023

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been to Dodger Stadium.  From summers with family going to Dodger baseball games, to the ‘84 Olympics baseball competitions, to random playing hooky from work with friends meeting up at a Dodger game.  If you like baseball, love the Dodgers or simply want to say that you’ve […]

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Alonzo Davis art

I haven’t touched on the art scene yet, so let’s go over 5 brilliant Southern California visual artists.  These are either native Californians or have significant if not native ties to the Los Angeles area. A. Davis Alonzo Davis  up front shares that his art is inspired by travel.  He’s lived in Southern California for […]

5 Southern California Visual Artists

March 29, 2023

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Hypercar at Petersen Auto Museum

Cars that Go Vroom…Petersen Auto Museum

March 26, 2023

Let me be straight up with you at the jump, I’m not a car person.  As long as it starts and gets me where I need/want to be I’m good.  That being said, I can appreciate a good looking car and the Petersen Auto Museum has a lot of great looking cars!  Keep in mind, […]

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Indian Wells

Before diving right in, this post is decidedly for the tennis crowd.  It’s time to tackle the desert, tennis and Indian Wells specifically. If you’re also interested in reading a little about areas east of Los Angeles County…Palm Spring or Coachella Valley, keep reading! Indian Wells Tennis Garden Indian Wells, located in the Coachella Valley, […]

Tennis Anyone? Indian Wells

March 8, 2023

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mammoth ski slopes

Snowbirds: 3 Incredible Ski Options

March 5, 2023

Whether you’re in the Bay Area or Southern California, you really do have incredible ski options believe it or not.  With all the snow we’ve recently received, skiing anywhere in California will be fantastic. From San Francisco and its surroundings, it’s about a 3 and a half hour drive to Tahoe.  As for S. Cal, […]

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Oscar award

Good, bad or indifferent, Hollywood is gonna be Hollywood.  And you can’t have Hollywood without Oscar.  The statue, not the Grouch.  Something to do with recognition or validation…that’s another conversation for another time.  For our purposes here today, I present 5 interesting tidbits about Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  Granted, […]

5 Interesting Oscar Tidbits

March 1, 2023

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LAX Theme Building

Odd Building in the Middle of LAX

February 26, 2023

I never gave much thought to the buildings in the middle of the LAX arrivals/departures traffic lanes.  You’ve got the parking garages, the USO and the random white spider, dome looking building.  What is that? History Once upon a time, in 1961 to be exact, the Theme Building opened at LAX .  It was supposed […]

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SoFi external at night

If you’re all about visiting super fancy stadium’s, SoFi Stadium in Inglewood should be on your bucket list.  You don’t have to go to a concert or a game to visit because they have guided tours.  And as always, I’m here to tell you all about it. SoFi in Inglewood Inglewood is really close to […]

SoFi Stadium: Inglewood in the Spotlight

February 8, 2023

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Grammy Award mural

In LA for the Grammy Awards…Would You Go?

February 4, 2023

I don’t know why, but being a Los Angeles native, I never ever considered actually trying to go see the Grammy Awards in person.  Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate music and 99% of the time I have some kind of music playing in the background.  I guess I never felt moved to hang with […]

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Rose Parade float

No one I know actually uses the official name, we just call it the Rose Parade, but the true name is The Tournament of Roses.  In case you’ve been in a coma the last 134 years, it’s a New Year’s Day event and it happens along with the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena.  To keep […]

5 Little Tidbits About the Tournament of Roses

December 17, 2022

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