On Saturday, December 4 celebrate the holiday season with Earl Thomas and the Blues Ambassadors. Hosted by the San Luis Obispo Blues Society the show starts at 8:00 pm with Dr. Danger at the SLO Vets Hall, 801 Grand Avenue in San Luis Obispo. SLO Dance offers free dance lessons at 7:30pm. Tickets for Blues Society members $17; general public $20. All tickets are sold at the … [Read more...]
Flu, Fear and Finance
Did you notice that the 2009 “flu season” never ended? We were inundated by the media and government with warnings of a Swine Flu “pandemic” that never materialized. This year we’re being told to get your flu shots, again, and “fortunately,” you will only need one because it also contains H1N1 According to data from the Centers for Disease Control, during the 2006-07 flu season … [Read more...]
Homeless Holidays
Our Children’s Classmates are Suffering - Don’t Just Stand ByFor a child, not having a safe place to live is traumatic no matter what the season. However, the feelings of isolation can be even more devastating during the holidays. Imagine being a child, watching other children, as they prepare their homes for family celebrations, while you are sleeping on someone else’s couch; … [Read more...]
Electrics Hit the Road
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan began accepting reservations for their new Leaf all electric car in April of this year. To date 20,000 Americans have signed up to receive the plug-in wonder as soon as it comes available, so many that Nissan has discontinued taking reservations until they can begin filling the orders. The Leaf will be the first mass production five passenger … [Read more...]
Style Maven: Eileen Davidson
Many of us know and love Eileen Davidson for her long-standing role on The Young and the Restless as chemist and cosmetic business power player, Ashley Abbott. We get our daily dose of this Genoa city style maven on CBS, watching her daily trials and tribulations. The Young and the Restless is seen in many countries including France the birthplace of fashion. In France Young … [Read more...]
Catching the Rain
Shifts from sweltering heat, to sudden bouts of monsoon rains, are the examples of the weather extremes to be experienced in the years to come. This unpredictability expresses the pure necessity to conserve water and develop mechanisms that attempt to keep it stay where it falls. Over the past few years, I have conducted experiments at home to see how much water I could … [Read more...]
Gyro What?
Bodies are high maintenance, requiring feeding, sleeping, exercising, and medical attention. All of which need to be done in the right fashion, the right amount, the right time, and the right proportions. With age, the needs for care increase. Young people are able to eat junk food, skip sleep, and exercise sporadically, and yet energy is always abundant. Aging brings an … [Read more...]