Welcome! Blog Archive
Entries by Category
Click on a category below to view a list of all entries within that category.
- Charity (8)
- Crime Prevention (68)
- Current Events (65)
- Financial Advice (34)
- Food and Cooking (19)
- Fun Stuff (38)
- Health and Fitness (14)
- History (13)
- Local Events (36)
- Local News (69)
- Miscellaneous (78)
- Other Advice (34)
- Pictures/Photos (28)
- Shopping (8)
- Videos (49)
Entries by Title
Click on an entry title below to view the full text of that entry.
- "We Are The World 25 For Haiti" Video
- $250 One-Time Economic Stimulus Payments Coming Sometime in May
- 16 Movies That I Can Watch Over and Over and Over Again
- 2008 City of Camarillo Crime Statistics
- 2008 City of Thousand Oaks Crime Statistics
- 2010 Amgen Tour of California Final Stage Will Take Place in the Conejo Valley on Sunday, May 23, 2010!
- A Fine Example of a Scam Email
- A Friend of Mine Told Me I Had to Go See Michael Jackson's This Is It
- A New Year's Resolution: 7 Tips to Help Your House Lose Weight!
- A Non-Traditional Thanksgiving Train Ride to Santa Barbara
- Abandoned Baby at Walmart! (...not to worry, just a prank...)
- Airborne Product Settlement and Refund
- Alicia Keys and, uh, Stephen Colbert Perform "Empire State of Mind" on The Colbert Report
- Always Lock Your Car Doors
- An Amazing Infant Swimming Survival Video
- An Amazing Ukulele Performer and Beautiful Performance of a Great Song
- Apple First Generation iPod nano Class Action Settlement Refund
- Application for the Federal Bail-Out Program, 2008-2009 (A bit of humor)
- Artist's Contemporary Fossils on Display in Cal Lutheran Exhibit January 25th through February 26th
- Attempted Sexual Assault in Camarillo on Monday, February 1st - Witnesses Sought
- August BBQ Recipe Featuring Grilled Shrimp with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
- BOGOPOD: Buy One, Get One Free, Plus Other Discounts in the Conejo Valley!
- BREAKING NEWS! City of Thousand Oaks Changes Name to Nine Hundred Seventy Eight Oaks!
- Batting Cages and Paintball in Ventura County
- Be Aware - Recent Child Predator Activities in the News
- Benjamin Franklin Traveling Exhibition and Events at Oxnard Public Library Through February 17th
- Beware of the Reverse Lottery Scam!
- Birthday Party Places In and Around Ventura County
- Blu-ray You Say?
- Boney Mountain Looks Great Year-Round but Even Better in the Spring!
- Bore Your Twitter Followers to Death With These Seven Practices!
- Brief Overview of How the Latest Stimulus Package Can Help You and Me
- Building of the Norwegian Grade from Conejo Valley to Camarillo 1909 to 1911
- Buy Gift Cards at Costco and Save a Lot of Money Elsewhere!
- California Health & Longevity Institute at Four Seasons Westlake Village Launches "Project Transformation Contest" in 2010
- California Sales Taxes...Financial "Swindle Us" Package Coming April Fool's Day!
- Calvary Community Church Tuesday MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
- Camarillo Artist Chuck Trunks Selected as One of 12 Essential Artists by 1800® Tequila
- Camarillo Police Department Request to Identify Female Suspect 1/28/10
- Can You Identify This Indecent Exposure Suspect in Thousand Oaks?
- Celebrate 4th of July With Sweet & Spicy Cherry Cola Ribs and Bourbon Baked Beans!
- Celebrate Father's Day With This Easy Whiskey BBQ Flank Steak Recipe
- ChaCha for Answers on Your Cell Phone
- Christina Applegate Double Masectomy
- Chuck Trunks' Latest Work - "Zuma Beach"
- Classic Humor With Debbie Downer on Saturday Night Live - 5/1/04
- Classic I Love Lucy Episode - Lucy and Ethel at the Chocolate Factory
- Classic I Love Lucy Vitameatavegamin Scene
- Classic Johnny Carson and Jack Webb - 1968 Copper Clappers Sketch
- Cocktail Builder: Great Website For Mixing Drinks!
- Conejo Valley Meal and Shelter Program Providers
- Confessions of a Germaphobe: Ten Things I Like Least About All-You-Can-Eat Buffets and Salad Bars!
- Corn Pudding Makes a Beautiful Side Dish on Your Holiday Table
- Credit Cards that Help You Pile Up Frequent Flier Mileage and Points!
- Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken Tenders Recipe from Master Chef Kirk Leins
- Cute Video of Couple Married Over 62 Years Playing an Impromptu Recital in the Mayo Clinic Atrium
- Dad, May I Please Borrow $25?
- Daylight Saving Time is Back on Sunday, March 14th!
- Debut of "T.O. City Alert" Emergency Alert System in Thousand Oaks
- Deer Ridge Resident in VC Star
- Do Well by Doing Good in the New Year! Volunteer Opportunities in the Conejo Valley and Greater Ventura County
- Don't Miss the 25th Annual Great Race of Agoura Hills on Saturday, March 27th!!
- Download to Donate to Haiti: Linkin Park Charity "Music for Relief" Releases New Music to Help Earthquake Victims
- Drunken Animals in Africa
- Easter Egg Hunts and Other Easter Fun Around Ventura County
- Easy Breezy Mac 'N' Cheesey - Yum!
- Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
- Elvis Presley and Martina McBride "Team Up" to Sing "Blue Christmas"
- Emergency Response Systems in Ventura County and Surrounding Areas
- FREE Viagra, Lipitor, Zoloft and Other Pfizer Drugs for the Unemployed!
- FREE eBook "Free: The Future of a Radical Price" by Chris Anderson
- Farmers' Markets and Farm Fresh Produce Around Ventura County
- Fifty Ways to Leave Your Gas Pains
- Find a Windfall on the California Unclaimed Property Database
- First Group of Speakers Announced for Inaugural TEDxConejo Conference in Thousand Oaks on March 27th
- Free Google 411 Service: 1-800-GOOG-411
- Free eBooks at Project Gutenberg
- Fun for the Kids at Local Ventura County Shopping Malls
- Get Rebates of up to $150 on New Toilets and Clothes Washers!
- Get or Give Free Stuff With Freecycle
- Go Bowling in Ventura County - Fun For All Ages!
- Grab Those Dancing Shoes and Have a Ball in 2009
- Grand Opening of Brand New Muvico Theaters at The Oaks on February 27th!
- Grand Re-Opening of Lupe's Mexican Restaurant in Thousand Oaks is June 15th!
- Guitar Hero Christmas Light Display
- HOPE for Homeowners Program Summed Up
- Handheld Cell Phone Law Clarifications...Coming July 1st
- Handwashing on the Downturn
- Have You Considered a Health Savings Account?
- Help a Local 8 Year Old Boy Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
- Historical Conejo Valley Pictures From Ed Lawrence
- Holiday Season Safety Tips from the Thousand Oaks Police Department
- How Belching Cows Contribute to Global Warming
- How to Beat the May Gray? Cook a Warm Salad of Lentils and Walnuts!
- How to Make Perfect Roasted Chicken
- How to Make a Great Hamburger, Featuring Master Chef Kirk Leins
- In the Good Ole Days They Just Raised Fares
- Inaugural Santa Barbara International Marathon on Sunday, December 6th!
- Interesting Face Morphing Video of All 44 U.S. Presidents
- Introduction to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County
- Is the Dow Jones Industrial Average Still Useful?
- Join a Local Ventura County Moms Club
- Join a New Club in Conejo Valley or Ventura County in 2009!
- Kids and Teenagers on the Internet - Should You Use Internet Filtering Software?
- Latest Work of Local Artist, Chuck Trunks: "Strawberry Festival"
- Learn All About Fuel Economy
- Life Insurance for Babies? Worthwhile?
- Lifelong Conejo Valley Resident Helps Animals Through Her Art
- Link to a 1,474 Megapixel Photo of Obama's Inaugural Address
- Local Nonprofit Fuzzy Dog and Cat Rescue Saves Animals' Lives
- Local Ojai Resident Son/Father Team Up to Publish "The Promise Doctrine"
- Local Trash and Recycling Guidelines
- Look Before You Leap Year
- Look Ma! I Got My California IOU Today!
- Looking For The Lowest Local Gas Prices?
- Looking For a Local Ventura County Social or Hobby Club?
- Looking for an Inexpensive Date in Ventura County? Here are Some Ideas!
- MB2 High Performance Raceway Open For Business in Thousand Oaks!
- Mama Don't Take My Kodachrome Away!
- March Madness and Super Bowl Pools Still Illegal but Not Quite as Much
- Maybe Now's the Time to Buy Foreclosures?
- Michigan Couple Gets Married While Waiting in Line at Best Buy on Black Friday
- Misleading Property Tax Reassessment Mailings
- Money Saving Grocery Ideas
- Moorpark City Watch Update 9/3/09 - Mountain Lion Warning
- Moorpark Police Department "Operation Hang-Up" During the Month of March
- Moorpark Police Department Seeks Identity of These Two Individuals (1/27/10)
- Moorpark Police Seeking Help Re: Indecent Exposure Case
- Mortgage Meltdown Musical Chairs
- My Kids and I Love "The Dinosaur Song"
- National Do Not Call Registry Refresher Course
- New California Second-Hand Smoke Law - 1/1/08
- New Cookbook by Simi Valley Residents "My Best Friend's Kitchen"
- New Rules for Roth IRAs in 2010
- New Thousand Oaks Smoking Ordinance - Effective 8/8/08
- No More Handheld Cell Phone Use in Cars - 7/1/08
- Now This is a CUTE Video of the Evian Roller Babies!
- Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan, Kennedy, FDR Inauguration Addresses
- Only in L.A.: Los Angeles Regional Paparazzi Task Force Citizen's Guide
- Original Conejo Valley Area Landscape Paintings by Karen Winters
- Our California Legislators are Hard at Work, Counting Your Calories!
- Our New State Budget: The Feds Giveth as California Taketh Away
- Outdoor Watering Restrictions in Ventura County
- Outlawing Trans Fats and Fast Food
- Over 90 Summer Camps and Programs In and Around Ventura County
- Pay Bills Online - Save Money and Time!
- People Pictures From the Early 20th Century
- Phillies Fan Foul Ball Flung Away!
- Photos From Huangshan and Hongcun in China
- Photos From Recent Wings Over Camarillo Airshow
- Photos From the Islands of Langkawi
- Photos from Century Park in Shanghai
- Photos of Brush Fire in Newbury Park Today
- Photos of Pepperdine University 9/11 Memorial Flag Display
- Photos of an SUV in The Lakes in Thousand Oaks on Thursday Evening
- Pictures and Video of Snow on Mount Boney Today!
- Potato Cobb Salad with Cilantro Buttermilk Dressing
- Power Napping Is In (Almost!)
- Preparing for the Summer: Tips on Purchasing Patio Furniture!
- President Obama, Let's Ditch Daylight Saving Time! Please!?
- Pritchard, Potts, Pavarotti and, uh, Bolton, Sing Nessun Dorma
- Pumpkin Shaped Fall Cheese Ball Recipe
- Pursuing Your Passion: The Artwork of Chuck Trunks
- Quick and Easy Avocado and Goat Cheese Sandwich Recipe
- Reagan Library Reveals Renovation Plans to Honor President Reagan on His 100th Birthday
- Recent American Express Letter Regarding Security Breach - An Example of Good Communication
- Relax. Take a Shark Break!™
- Resolve to Get Fit in 2009! Local Fitness Activities in the Conejo Valley
- Return of the Hydrox...Coming in August
- Robin Williams Post-Election Political Humor
- Roller Skating, Roller Blading, Ice Skating and Skateboarding Around Ventura County
- Rostropovich the Rock Star Cellist Performs "Dance of the Elves"
- Run or Die? A 21-Year Stanford Study
- STTOP: Sheriff's Teen Traffic Offender Program - 877.310.STOP
- Satisfy Every Back to School Sweet Tooth with "Peanut Butter Bliss Bars"
- Save Money on Home Long Distance Calls!
- Save Now or Slave Later
- Save for College Tax Free
- Scenes of Oxnard in 1961
- See The Latest "Buzz" About Obama's Preemptive Fly Swat on CNBC!
- Seven Tips to Get Your Home "Show Ready" in Seven Minutes!
- Seven Ways to Brighten Your Home on a Cloudy Day!
- Seven Ways to Prepare Your Home for Holiday Guests
- Sheep to Chic: North Ranch Sheep Herding Pictures From January 1983
- Some Great Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes, Turkey Tips and More!!
- Starbucks VIA "Ready Brew" is Actually Pretty Good!
- Start Thinking About Social Security
- Start Your Day Our Right with a "Morning Buzz" by Chuck Trunks
- Stay Cool in the Pool! Community Swimming Throughout Ventura County!
- Stop Identity Theft With a Credit Freeze
- Stop Unwanted Catalogs and Junk Mail
- Street Number Painting on Your Curb in Thousand Oaks
- Subprime Loans and Bush's HOPE NOW Plan
- Summer's Winding to an End...So When Does School Start??
- Surveillance Videos Show Actual Crash Landing of Flight 1549 Into the Hudson
- Swine Flu Outbreak Information and Updates
- TEDxConejo Event at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza on March 27th
- THIRST: A Simple Look at the Complex Issue of Clean Water
- Take Advantage of AAA Membership
- Take Comfort With This Oven Fried Chicken with Almonds Recipe
- Teletubbies Dance Video: Walk it Out
- The $7500 1st Time Homebuyer Credit & Interest-Free Loan (4/9/08 to 6/30/09)
- The Best Ever Pumpkin Bread Recipe!
- The Coolest Foam Coffee Cups You've Ever Seen!
- The Economics of Girl Scout Cookies
- The Economy and its Impact on Us
- The Homeplace of Original Conejo Valley Settler Nils Olsen in 1913
- The Man, The Boy and The Brick
- The Murphy Auto Museum in Oxnard is Open on Weekends! Check it Out!
- The Newly Renovated "It's a Small World" Attraction at Disneyland
- The Parent Project® Training Program for Parents of Adolescent Children - Ventura County Classes Available
- The Popular "Mom Song" Sung to William Tell Overture
- The Real Boogie Man Tommy Johnson Plays Some Red Hot Boogie Woogie!
- The Social Security Tax Trap
- The Texting While Driving Party is Over in January 2009!
- The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura "CAREing & COPEing" Support Program Begins in January 2010
- The White House in Miniature Exhibit Opens at Reagan Library on March 15th
- Things to Do Around Ventura County When It's Really, Really Hot Outside!
- Things to Do With the Kids in Ventura County When It's Wet Outside!
- Those Merrill Lynch Bonuses are Making Me Sick to My Stomach
- Thousand Oaks 2009 Community Attitude Survey Report Issued October 9th
- Thousand Oaks City Watch - February 19th - 24 Hour Fitness Thief Pictures
- Thousand Oaks City Watch - February 3, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch - October 17th
- Thousand Oaks City Watch - October 23rd
- Thousand Oaks City Watch - October 31, 2008
- Thousand Oaks City Watch - October 8, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch 7/31 - Recent Burglaries
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - 5/1/09
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - 7/26/08
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - April 17th
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - April 2, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - April 20, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - August 26th
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - December 2nd
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - February 25, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - February 6, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - February 9, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - January 21, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - March 31, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert - May 1, 2008
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert Update - June 11, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Alert, July 23, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Information Alert - 5/12/08
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Informational Alert - 3/27/08
- Thousand Oaks City Watch List
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - 2/11/10
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - 6/30/09
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - August 11, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - December 15th, 2008
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - December 16, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - December 30th
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - January 12, 2010
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - January 13th
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - July 13, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - November 25th
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - October 1st
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update - September 3, 2009
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update 1/5/10: Increase in Residential Burglaries
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update 2/2/10: Help Identify a 1/21/10 Thousand Oaks Bank Robbery Suspect
- Thousand Oaks City Watch Update, March 2, 2010
- Thousand Oaks Crime Alert: Catalytic Converter Thefts are on the Rise Throughout Ventura County
- Thousand Oaks Police Department Bicycle Safety Enforcement Announcement
- Thousand Oaks Police Department City Watch Update, Thursday, January 14th, 2010
- Thousand Oaks Police Dept - Attempt to Identify - 8/21/08
- Thousand Oaks Safest City Once Again!
- Time Lapsed Video of a Guy Who Walked 2900 Miles Across China
- Time to Carpool (or at least start thinking about it!)
- Time to Start Dialing More Numbers! The 818/747 Area Code Overlay is Coming on April 18th!
- Twitter Continues to Grow and Grow in Popularity! Jump on the Twitter Bandwagon!
- Two Scenic Pictures...Can Anyone Guess the Location?
- US Airways Flight 1549 3D Animation of Flight Path and Hudson Crash Landing
- Unemployment is Sky High Today, But Ventura County Companies are Still Hiring!
- United Parents: Local Nonprofit Helping Families with Children Having Mental, Emotional, Behavior Problems
- Upcoming 5K,10K and Other Ventura County Area Running and Fitness Events!
- Upcoming Free Programs at Satwiwa Native American Indian Cultural Center in Newbury Park
- Valentine's Day Recipe - Chocolate Bread Pudding with Walnuts and Chocolate Chips
- Ventura County 2-1-1 for Human Service Programs
- Ventura County Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Event on Saturday, March 27th
- Ventura County Sheriff - Request to Identify Shoplifting Suspect in Camarillo 11/22/09
- Ventura County Sheriff's Department Seeking Identity of Person Seen at Citibank
- Ventura and Oxnard Historical Pictures, Courtesy of the U.C. Cooperative Extension
- Very Cool T-Mobile Liverpool Train Station Dance Video
- Very Cute Geriatric Dirty Dancing Swing Dance Video - Pete & Beulah Mae
- Video Spoof on our New Hands Free Cell Phone Law
- Video of Three Residential Newbury Park Holiday Light Displays
- Videos of Low Flying Air Force One Photo Opp at Statue of Liberty on 4/27
- Visit the New City of Thousand Oaks "BikeSafe" Website!
- What Got You Here Won't Get You There; Marshall Goldsmith's 20 Behaviors That Get in the Way
- What Happened the Year You Were Born? Here is a Handy Guide!
- What to Do With Old Cell Phones and Other Electronics
- Where (Not) to Smoke in Thousand Oaks, Calabasas and Moorpark
- Where Do I Invest Money When Interest Rates are So Low?
- Where Were You on 9/11?
- World Toilet Day is November 19th!
- Would You Like Slides with That? Fast Food Places in Ventura County with Play Areas!
- Yikes! Just Two Weeks of Year-End Tax Planning Remain!!
- You Don't Have To Be a Football Fan
Entries by Month
Click on a month below to view a list of articles published during that month.
- March 2010 (17)
- February 2010 (26)
- January 2010 (20)
- December 2009 (18)
- November 2009 (13)
- October 2009 (11)
- September 2009 (11)
- August 2009 (11)
- July 2009 (7)
- June 2009 (17)
- May 2009 (8)
- April 2009 (10)
- March 2009 (10)
- February 2009 (15)
- January 2009 (11)
- December 2008 (14)
- November 2008 (3)
- October 2008 (13)
- September 2008 (10)
- August 2008 (6)
- July 2008 (7)
- June 2008 (6)
- May 2008 (6)
- April 2008 (3)
- March 2008 (2)
- February 2008 (6)
- January 2008 (2)
- December 2007 (6)
- November 2007 (4)
- October 2007 (3)
- September 2007 (2)
