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Entertainment
In the new Pete’s Dragon movie, Bryce Dallas Howard plays the nature-loving forest ranger, Grace. She takes an instant liking to Pete. She’s fully vested in finding out where he…
Entertainment
Pete’s Dragon was one of those films that I knew of but never watched all the way through. Aside from the recognizable animated dragon with a pink tuft of fur,…
Entertainment
On Monday, August 8th, 2016, the red carpet premiere of Pete’s Dragon took place on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, CA. Well, technically, it was a green carpet premiere. With the…
Activities
July 22-24, 2016 was the eighth annual J-POP Summit at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA. This event celebrates many types of current Japanese music. This actually has…
Family
The trap of losing your identity is all too common during motherhood. You may have been an independent and successful woman but, these days, you’re usually referred to as So-and-So’s…
Food
What do Clover and my family have in common? One, we’re all based in California and, two, I have their yogurt and ice cream in my refrigerator/freezer. We already drink…
Automotive
Last week, my family and I had the opportunity to learn more about Mazda. I was already familiar with the brand but not so much with the culture and motivation…
Travel
“Look! They have a Spider-Man suitcase!” exclaimed a dad as he walked by with his family. We had just finished a short trip and were loading our luggage into the…
Entertainment
I’m packing my bags and headed to Los Angeles next week for the Pete’s Dragon event! The main reason is to attend the red carpet premiere of Disney’s Pete’s Dragon!…
Automotive
In part one of this series for buying a new car or used car, you got some basic tips to choosing the one right for you. Now you have to…
Kids & Teens
It’s crazy how commonplace mobile devices are these days. Even babies are tech savvy when it comes to using mobile phones. But, as the child grows, when should you let…
Entertainment
I can’t believe that we’re already at the end of July. Where has the summer gone?! It seems like just yesterday that my daughter was celebrating the last day of…