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It’s the season of love and I couldn’t resist a post about the scams about online dating. I also covered it in The Snitch (my newsletter), which came out today. There, I looked at a different …
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On January 2, 2014, Words Alive, a San Diego organization dedicated to improving literacy for ages preschool to adult, received a $10,000 grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation to support critical …
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During the past week, there have been three email hoaxes sent using American Express as the lure to trick recipients into clicking a link in the email. The latest of those emails was sent on Feb. 4 …
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The Genre LA writing conference will be here on Saturday, February 8 and 9. The conference features writing workshops in a variety of genres. The conference is intended for literary and screen writers …
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I’ve always thought of international calling as requiring a special prefix when dialing. I learned this morning that this is not always the case. In fact, there are many area codes that appear to be a …
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Jeff Edwards is a part-time consultant with the Department of Defense and an award-winning author of military thrillers. His latest is “The Seventh Angel.” In this interview, the San Diego author …
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Whale of a good time at Bishop Museum This sperm whale hangs in the Bishop Museum. I showed a similar photo in July 2017, at which time I pointed out that this guy has hung in the exhibit hall at Bishop Museum since it was purchased from Ward’s Natural Science Establishment in 1901. The museum originally […]
