EDITOR’S NOTE / Special California Issue: Our magazine has spent the last three months traveling around the great state of California from North to South. Thus, the majority of this issue is fully immersed in the art, food, culture, and history of California. You will ride along on a first-person road trip from Houston to […]
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“Thelma and Louise”, two youthful ladies (aka: Mary Claire and Kay) took a week long road trip from Houston, Texas to San Diego, California. Mary Claire made a photo essay using her iPhone’s camera… covering this once in a lifetime, 5 DAYS filled with sights, wine, adventures and experiences worth remembering. WINERIES IN THE PLAINS […]
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Jane Costain is a long-time member of the poetry group, The Gamuts. She has written poetry for many years and publishes selected poems in journals including The MacGuffin, Third Wednesday, and Front Range Review. With a MA in Creative Arts in Learning from Lesley College, Jane has taught in public school for over thirty years. The […]
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Vegetarian Chili with Spanish Rice With this fall weather and the onset of football season brings a desire for a different kind of wholesome and substantial food. What’s better to serve-up in the cold weather at a football tale-gate party, than hearty and spicy chili? We present a vegetarian version (staying current with the trends […]
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My wife and I have wanted to book a vacation at the historic Del Coronado Hotel for quite some time. This summer we were traveling to California anyway, and decided this was our year for the Del! So using all of our American Express points, saved up for half of our lifetime, we booked the […]
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Shown above Herman Miller’s “Renew” Sit-to-Stand Table We are all value conscious these days, so many Sit-to-Stand desk shoppers consider price first. Prices for height-adjustable, sit-stand desks start very low and go way up from there. Sit-to-Stand desks are typically available in a variety of configurations, which can differ considerably from manufacturer to manufacturer. Shipping […]
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by Kyle Norton Sitting for hours drinking from the Internet firehose is quickly replacing many essential elements of the human condition. I suggest that a sustainable, fair, hopeful world starts with getting away from electronics and taking care of one’s own needs: chemistry of the mind, fitness of the body and wellness of the spirit. […]
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An excerpt from On the Road on a marker in the center of Jack Kerouac Alley, a one-way alleyway in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, that connects Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue. (Above photo in public domain) An Essay by Jonathon Kendall Photography by Jessica Beaulieu I first met Jack Kerouac in my early-twenties as most young men do, ever […]
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Édouard Manet’s controversial painting “The Luncheon on the Grass”, 1863 shows a 19th-century picnic in the woods, where a nude female sits in mixed company with two upper-class and fully clothed men, as another woman finishes her bath in the distance. All are so comfortable in the situation and act as if nothing unusual is happening. […]
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A fillet of Salmon poaches in about 7 minutes. You should invest in an oblong fish poacher if you want to cook a long salmon fillet as shown. POACHED SALMON There are few things as beautiful to see on a dinner table than poached salmon – a clean tasting, light meal. There’s only one rule, […]