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 There was a devastating one in Thailand in 2004. Then another in Japan in 2011. I’m talking tsunamis, and they can create massive destruction along a coastline like Southern California. Tsunamis are often caused by earthquakes under the ocean and we all know that Southern California is prone to earthquakes. Here’s the rule of thumb: If you’re at the beach when an earthquake strikes, immediately get to higher ground. Don’t wait around to see if a tsuna… [Read More...]

 It flashed by a living room window as I was lying on the couch in my underwear watching the king crab fishermen on TV scoop the giant crustaceans from the Bering Sea. They were a bunch of cool dudes all right, laughing and smoking cigarettes and using a lot of beeped-out F-Words as icy waves crashed over the bows of their little boats and sent them skidding like turtles across open decks. “You still watching those shows?” Cinelli said as she crossed t… [Read More...]

 We all are looking for ways to feel better, eat healthier, have sustained energy and to embrace a weight we are happy with. Most of all, we want (and need) our health. You can eat your greens, watch your calories and drink your water, but what you really need, as well as all that, is exercise. This doesn’t mean you need to go into training for an ironman, a marathon, or even your local 5K, although they are a blast and a great incenti… [Read More...]

 There wasn’t much I knew about the Blues. Being a young teen and living in the Valley of the 1960’s I was about as far away from the soulful, pelting, pleading, lament of the Blues as you could get. But the Blues found me. In response to the song on the radio, my erudite mother would comment, “Why do they insist on saying, ‘I can’t get no satisfaction?’ It should be ‘I can’t get any satisfaction’.” Even I, at an innocent 13 years of age, knew some pri… [Read More...]