The Christmas season has arrived in Palm Springs. I love this time of year in the Desert. The holiday lights illuminate the Dowtown corridor, and there is a nip in the air that's quite exhilerating. People here are getting into the holiday spirit, and going into full throttle shopping mode.
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11/28/2007
Is there a place in your town that you go by, day in & day out, and have never have stopped there to visit? It could be a museum, a historical building, or even a restaurant that you have not been to. Why haven't you stopped to take a look? Last summer, I wrote an article called "What's in Y
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11/19/2007
How often do you expose yourself to the world? What a provocative question. You and I do it every day without ever realizing that we are doing it. Every day when we get on our computers and start blogging, we are exposing ourselves to the ActiveRain community and the blogosphere. Do you l
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11/19/2007
The holidays are a time of reflection for me. It is a time to think of where I've been, and where I want to go in the future. So when I saw Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman's announcement of her contest, "Holiday Balance of Time or Attitudes, this was something I could sink my teeth into.Thanksgiving
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11/13/2007
Here is my entry in Adam Waldman's Inspired By Song Contest: Music has played an important part in my life. As a kid, I use to play the cello & violin. I would constantly listen to each note I was playing for the perfect pitch & consistency. It drove my mother crazy!! I would listen to anything
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11/13/2007
The natural beauty of the desert brings thousands of tourists to the city of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley every year. When I moved to Palm Springs nine years ago, one of the first activities that I immersed myself in was hiking. Being a "city boy" most of my life, I never had the oppor
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11/13/2007
Normally I am a positive & upbeat person, but this week has not been one of my best weeks. I could have easily attended my own little pity party of one.For the last year, I have been working on a major home development in Palm Springs. Three of 15 homes are almost done, I've been working on bui
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11/09/2007
The town of Palm Springs is already in full swing for "The Season". The palm trees along Palm Canyon Dr. are already decorated with the annual lights, which makes Downtown magical at night. This weekend we have the Veterans Day Parade, where the city will pay tribute to all those who gave th
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11/09/2007
The costumes have been packed away, and the candy is still being eaten. Another Halloween has come and gone in the village known as Palm Springs. Jeff and I only had a few trick or treaters at the house, which was a surprise because our little "Wisteria Lane" does not have any street lights. N
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11/02/2007
