Travel Tales Chapter One: Jet stream of consciousness Taipei welcomes me with an ice pick in the eye. It’s not a real ice pick. It’s a virtual one, which is worse since I can’t pull it out. I sit patiently and hope it will disappear as quickly as it appeared. I am in a transit […]
Child leash advocates strain to be heard during election year
Child-leash law advocates strain to be heard during presidential election El Segundo, Calif — About 40 families took part in a rally on Sunday in this beach community just south of Los Angeles International Airport to raise awareness for a new child-leash law proposal they hope will be on the ballot next year in […]
Tired of your commute? Try a zeppelin
Tired of your commute? Try a zeppelin It’s late afternoon on Friday, and I’m in Long Beach, getting ready to go to Hollywood. The trip is a commuter’s nightmare for most. But for me, it’s a dream come true. That’s because I’ve booked passage on the world’s largest airship, the Eureka. I’m sitting with six […]
Tournament of Roses Parade float features rare 1925 Cadillac
Farmers Rose Parade float to feature rare Cadillac Phaeton This year our Tournament of Roses Parade float will have a very special rider, a rare 1925 Cadillac Phaeton. The car is the exact make and model of the first car Farmers insured when we opened our doors more than 80 years ago. So how do […]
Three bands worth a listen
Nerve Tonic Pig Iron myspace.com/nervetonicnj New Jersey gets a bad rap. The Garden State is known more for its factories and chemical spills than its greenery. But it’s also a place with a long tradition of good bands — and Nerve tonic is one of them. Their new CD Pig Iron contains […]
Indian professionals face quiet racism in U.S.
For computer programmer Khalid Khan, living in the United States should be a dream come true. The engineer recently emigrated to California after receiving a job offer which included a $100,000 salary. But for Khan, and many like him living in the U.S. means searching far and wide for his favorite foods, unfamiliar customs and […]
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