News & Mews

Balancing left and right brain madness…

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Great News! The long out-of-print album "Keeper of the Flame" by the legendary Celtic fusion band Phoenyx is now available for pre-order/digital download at https://www.prometheus-music.com/product/keepers/ 

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At last! I can share a photo of the stunningly beautiful @officiallymosh in the gown that was created at @darkgardencorsetry by @misterpearlofficial and my team. Hundreds of hours went into the creation and embellishment of this piece, one of three in the ensemble designed by Mister Pearl that Mosh will reveal at @ditavonteese Strip Strip Hooray in Orange County.

Mister Pearl oversaw our team of twelve plus Ann Gibson and her helpers in the creation of these pieces that showcase his exceptional design, fitting, and pattern drafting skills, and which sparkles as only more than 100 thousand crystals, sequins, and hundreds of hours of painstaking hand work can. Photo by @sanchezzalba (at Dark Garden Unique Corsetry)

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Wow!

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Nerdwriter Explores the History of Serial Fiction and Its Presence in the Star Wars Films

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Thought provoking in a fun way.

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RT @radiotimes: May The Force be with...

RT @radiotimes: May The Force be with…

RT @radiotimes: May The Force be with… Atreyu? Proof #StarWars is, in fact, a #NeverendingStory http://radiotimes.com/news/2015-11-1… http://pic.twitter.com/6n7aL7F7wj

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Workshops for the Great Dickens Christmas Fair Start Halloween Morning!

Workshops for the Great Dickens Christmas Fair Start Halloween Morning!

Come join us as denizens of Dickens’ Victorian London! Seven stages and more than 700 costumes performers! Come one come all, learn to act, costume and improvise for the biggest Christmas party on Earth –  in costume, in character, be a star!

We’re looking for characters from the books of Charles Dickens, and ‘Dickensian’ characters of ALL sorts. What do you get out of it? Just the most fun…

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Remembering Verna Parino: November 22, 1916 - July 20, 2015

Remembering Verna Parino: November 22, 1916 – July 20, 2015

Cat & Verna (my Mom) in Rome, 2005

Verna Parino, long time Mill Valley resident, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of June 20, 2015 after a long and adventurous life.

Verna Duren Swanson was born in 1916 in Minneapolis, MN to Lillian and Edward Swanson, joining her older brother Roger. She graduated from Marshall High School, (with honors) in 1935; from the University of…

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Entertainment Proposals for the 2015 Great Dickens Christmas Fair due May 31st

Entertainment Proposals for The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, 2015

Just a quick reminder that entertainment proposals for the 2015 Great Dickens Christmas Fair are due by the end of May. This year we are especially looking for variety performers and one more children’s show. If you have a new show or group that you’d like to propose, please visit this webpage to find out more about performing at the fair. http://dickensfair.com/involved/vendors-performers/perform…

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A father-son duo with a more clever idea to protect networks from hackers A father-son duo came from out of nowhere with a more clever idea to protect networks from hackers—and now have a $1.75 billion startup with $160 million in the bank.

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Thinking of opening a new business? Here's a helpful article from Intuit on avoiding legal issues. "The last thing a new business owner wants to deal with is legal problems. If you’re planning to open a business, here are five things you can do to prevent troublesome legal issues from popping up."

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Love My New iPhone 6+, My "iFab"

Love My New iPhone 6+, My “iFab”

The word “phablet” is just annoying, I like iFab much better. You heard it here first.

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Dickens Fair Character Auditions October 3rd in Pacifica (and more...)

Theatrical Fun in 19th Century London!

The Dickens book character groups are ensemble casts that pride themselves on showcasing the vast panoply of Dickens’ brilliantly wrought characters. Dickens’ characters are big, bold and quirky with a lot of theatrical and interactive opportunities, plus tons of scenery to chew. Our lives at Fair are one big theatrical and improvisational banquet throughout…

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The best article I've seen so far on to

The best article I’ve seen so far on to

The best article I’ve seen so far on today’s upgrade to iOS8. “iOS 8 Arrives: Should You Upgrade Right Now?” http://ow.ly/BBQor

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36th Great Dickens Christmas Fair Tickets Onsale Now!

Tickets onsale now! Step into a Victorian wonderland of waltzing, feasting, laughing and singing!

Purchase “Print at Home” tickets now through October 15th and save $5 off the box office price of $25 Adult tickets (good weekends 1 thru 3). Children’s tickets are only $10 online!

Discover new ways to amaze and delight your senses around every corner… Applaud, marvel, carouse, dance, and mingle…

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A Tale of Two Scrooges (Three, Actually) The face of London’s favourite curmudgeon will look both different and familiar at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair…

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Cloud Accounting News EP4 – Bitcoin and Payments” from the The Sleeter Group An interesting video on "Cloud Accounting News EP4 - Bitcoin and Payments" from the The Sleeter Group.

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A Surprisingly Helpful Way to Get a Google Listing (Free) I discovered something interesting last night. About a month ago I was Googling "Cat Taylor Bookkeeping" and found that there was an existing generic listing, with odd information.

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Sheesh… How to make your Chrome extension icons visible again: