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Happy Halloween!
Hope everyone has as much fun this Halloween as we did at our raging Halloween party back in 2008 here in the Wood Streets neighborhood! Our friend Tom built the electric chair above and it was the hit of the party! He purchased some kind of various colored “e-wires” online and hooked them to…
U.S. Passport Fees Set to Rise
Summer travelers just can’t get a break. First, the airlines slap on surcharges for the season, and now the U.S. State Department is raising passport fees and imposing a new fee for extra visa pages. The new passport prices take effect next week, on July 13, 2010. So you’ll save money by applying or renewing…
A Tip on Teaching Kids to Compost
I thought this was such a great video on how to teach kids how to compost, that I would share it with you.
Candlelight Vigil – Part II
The crowd was a compilation of family, fellow police officers, friends, neighbors and strangers who gathered to pay homage to slain Police Officer Ryan Bonaminio tonight, this Veterans Day 2010, in front of the Riverside Police Department. Ryan’s father spoke to the crowd and brought both tears and smiles to the sea of faces. It just doesn’t seem…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
The shamrock, which was also called the “seamroy” by the Celts, was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the rebirth of spring. By the 17th century, the shamrock had become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism. As the English began to seize Irish land and make laws against the use of the…