I Can’t Believe We Made It How things have changed since my childhood. I did almost all of these while growing up in California’s San Fernando Valley and am still here today. What a wonderful era it was. If only we realized it at the time. RECENT POSTS TAGS
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Reflections Of A Baby Boomer Author Unknown I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rainI’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name I’ve gone to Kansas City, and I sang in the sunshineI’ve been on the road again, with Georgia on my mind Like a rolling stone, I’ve given peace a chanceI put
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Los Angeles’ Hidden Etymologies I find this graphic particularly interesting because I was born and grew up in the greater Los Angeles area. Born in North Hollywood. Lived in Sherman Oaks until I left home and got married Went to Van Nuys Jr. High and High School Have been to all of the areas depicted,
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A Perigee Moon Rises Over the Lincoln Memorial The moonrise on Saturday, March 18, 2011, was more than just a full moon. The moon that stunned night sky watchers that weekend is known as a super perigee, a rare celestial event that occurs when our moon reaches the closest possible point of its orbit around
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The Amazing History Of Christmas Do you know where the idea of stocking stuffers comes from? Or how lights found their way onto the Christmas tree? Or why do we all have the jolly, red-suited, white-haired image of Santa Claus in our heads? In this video, historian William Federer explores the holiday’s rich and unique
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