Shaked, Stirred, or Poured: Drinking Trends in Ventura County -Ventura County Reporter – Dining Guide 2012

Ventura County Reporter – Dining Guide 2012. My latest article on the drinking trends in Ventura County! (Go to pages 12 & 16)

Heart disease: Surgeon speaks boldly about the “real” cause

While we savor the tantalizing taste of a sweet roll, our bodies respond alarmingly as if a foreign invader arrived declaring war. Foods loaded with sugars and simple carbohydrates, or processed withomega-6 oils for long shelf life have been the mainstay of the American diet for six decades. These foods have been slowly poisoning everyone.

Internet promiscuity breeds a new kind of sexual revolution

World renowned porn-star Ron Jeremy says, “The world of porn is changing immensely because of the Internet. We now create our own movies and show them to the neighbors. Everybody is a porn star.”

KONY 2012: Stop this war criminal

KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.

Southern California’s growing dilemna: High rent in hard economy

With so many lay-offs, budget cuts, salary cuts and decreasing job security, life in this beautiful state is becoming hard for many.

The de-feminization of women: women get your groove back

Being lovely and soft does not equate to being uneducated and weak…

A Valentine’s Day Wish

Wishing a very HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY to everyone reading this. Embrace love in a new way today, for it is an undeniable symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.

The Cupid tradition

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I thought I would post a little something about how Cupid was brought into the mix. There is a very interesting story about Cupid and His mortal Bride Psyche in Roman mythology. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell [...]

The non-reality of reality shows

Last month Lifetime Television announced that they are looking for figure skaters to be a part of a new show called, Kids On Ice. Some believe this show is not going to do anything for the sport, in fact, it might show the sometimes obsessive, crazy side of the skating world—which includes, overly controlling coaches and obsessive skating mothers

Holiday joy: Anonymous donors pay off Kmart layaway accounts

The good Samaritans seem to be visiting mainly Kmart stores, though a Wal-Mart spokesman said a few of his stores in Joplin, Mo., and Chicago have also seen some layaway accounts paid off. Kmart representatives say they did nothing to instigate the secret Santas or spread word of the generosity. But it’s happening as the company struggles to compete with chains such as Wal-Mart and Target.

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