Category: Stories
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Behind the Scenes: Capital Rep’s Wardrobe Department
For some time, I’ve wanted to learn how to make a tie for my husband, Robert. “How hard could this be?,” I thought. I’d easily master this simple piece of my husband’s wardrobe. Then, the next time we were in NYC, he could pick out whatever fabric that he wanted, and I could make him the tie…
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Massachusetts Launches Marriage Resource Guide for LGBT Community
I’ve received news that the Massachusetts Office of Travel + Tourism (MOTT), has announced the launch of a new microsite designed to serve as a resource directory for same-sex couples getting married in the Commonwealth, http://www.massvacation.com/LGBTwedding. The new site provides a step-by-step guide to what they say is everything you need to know about planning your same-sex…
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Tour of MBARI Continued
In my last post, I started to tell you about my dream trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. After we left the research ship, the Point Lobos, we walked out in the rain to the hanger where the remotely operated vehicle (ROV), Ventana was being repaired. We were told that Ventana has had more…
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Living the Dream of Deep Sea Exploration:Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
If you’ve read some of my posts, you know that I have a great love for deep sea exploration, and, for years, I’ve wished to someday travel in a submersible far beneath the sea. I appreciate the desire for space travel, but I believe that we still have so much more to discover on our own planet-especially…
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San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade
While in San Francisco a week and a half ago, I was thrilled to be invited to a Chinese New Year Party that included an indoor view of the city’s spectacular Chinese New Year Parade. A tradition since the 1860’s, this celebration, sponsored this year by Southwest Airlines,was touted as being one of the ten top parades in the world.…
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News Of Auctions To Visit Around the World & Sale of Lena Horne’s Belongings
Here’s an interesting website that I came across-Auction Central News. The site focuses on a wide variety of auction news from around the world including how much the auction of Lena Horne’s belongings in NYC made. Click here to find out more about that story and here to read about how the U.S. just returned 21 historical documents smuggled out of…
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Secrets From A NYC Food Stylist-Or Another Use For Polygrip
Check out Pablo Munoz’s food-styling secrets to making sure that burgers, pastas and desserts on TV stay camera ready. Pablo uses polygrip to attach lettuce to hamburgers! He also finds that the most basic trick of the trade is using vegetable oil. He likes using this ingredient because it has a neutral color perfect for painting a…
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Behind the Scenes: The California Academy of Sciences and Its “Living Roof”
Oil prices are rising again at a frightening pace and, this winter,very few places in our country could escape the growing effects of global warming. I don’t know about you, but I’ve certainly had enough snow to last me for more than a few years. Its becoming even more obvious that we have to come up with viable ways…
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Travel To San Francisco and the New Rick Bayless Airport Restaurant
I just came back from a wonderful trip to San Francisco. My vacation, as usual, was jam packed. This time, it included a behind-the-scenes tour of the California Academy of Sciences, a close up view of the world’s second largest Chinese New Year Parade, and, a dream come true, a side trip to MBARI, the renowned scientific center for deep sea exploration.…
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Buy On Tuesdays To Save On Airline Costs
The New York Times reports that you can save on the cost of an airline ticket if you buy your fare on a Tuesday, months in advance of your time to travel. The paper quotes Anne McDermott of Farecompare.com who says that most airlines begin sales on Monday evenings. By the following day, McDermott reports, other…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 