Archive for January, 2016
2016 Tournament of Roses Parade Participant
Mira Mesa High School band and color guard Perform The 250-member Mira Mesa High School Sapphire Sound Band and Color Guard caps spent more than a year preparing to be part of the world-famous Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. Band members, school staff and chaperones packed their instruments and themselves into buses for […]
Healthy Life Choices for the New You
by Violet Green I recently reminisced about holiday childhood traditions with a friend. We were shocked at the amount of sugar and fat in all of our favorite foods, couldn’t believe the gender inequality in many of our cherished holiday videos, and were surprised when singing the lyrics to some traditional songs. Oh how my […]
Meditating at Last in 2016
New year´s resolutions are passé, at least in my house. It is just too frustrating to make the same list every first of the year and not feeling very dedicated to their execution. Therefore, for many years I have had the habit of dreaming big on January first, more like visualizing. Some things happened, others […]
What Now?
Hey, I’m History! Here’s how it started: around about the mid-70s, a friend of mine organized an Israeli Festival, to be held in Mission Valley’s Scottish Rite Auditorium. She corralled me: “You know how to write. You do the publicity!” Well, she was right; I was already a writer, a columnist in our local pubs […]
In Other Words
I made a vow to myself. I vowed I would not discuss politics in this column. I know my personal beliefs and I don’t have the need to share them or convince others to agree. But that was until a certain candidate decided to borrow a colorful word from my favorite language, Yiddish. That nameless […]
History, Luxury and Great Cuisine
Restaurant 910 It would be fun, certainly different, to have dinner with a ghost. No, this isn’t about eating at Disneyland and the presence of a ghost cannot be guaranteed to arrive along with entrée. But ghosts are reputed to roam some of the hallways and rooms of the hotel where the restaurant is located. […]
The Big Four
There are four areas in your fitness routine to be sure to include in your training design. If you are a solo artist doing it “on your own” be sure to incorporate this in to your plan. If you are working with Fitness Pro, chances are good that you already are feeling the effects of […]
A Lesson in Water Wise Gardens
In December I attended San Diego Horticultural Society’s meeting on Water Wise Lessons, given by Clayton Tschudy, director of Horticulture and Exhibits at The Water Conservation Garden in El Cajon. This garden represents nearly 20 years’ experience in using drought tolerant plants. Tschudy discussed the garden’s history, both success and challenges of the Garden and subsequent innovations […]
Mary Alice Meets an Angel
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unaware.” – • Hebrews 13:2 (RSV) Mary Alice Williams, news anchor for New Jersey Television (NJTV) and co-founder of CNN, was known to me professionally but unknown personally. On the day former Senator Eugene McCarthy’s life was remembered and celebrated in […]
Chamber Opera Addresses the Realities of Human Trafficking
I am frequently reminded that there are some horrible realities of the world we live in. One of those horrible realities is human trafficking. Young men and women (and also children) become trapped in a cycle of prostitution and slavery. According to reports from the District Attorney’s office, the number of cases is alarming and […]
