Tooth Fairy Wisdom From My 6 Year Old

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This past Saturday night, my 6 year old lost his first tooth. It was a momentous, proud occasion for him. A coming of age. Yet another major event in the "firsts" of a 6 year old's life that up to that point includes things like first burp, first giggle, first solid food, first words, first steps, first day at preschool and first day of kindergarten.

But losing that first tooth is different from all of these other firsts because it involves "losing" something for the first time. And in turn, this loss is parlayed into something bigger, better and more exciting...a visit from "The Tooth Fairy."

And so yesterday, when I received my wife's emailed picture of my newly toothless little guy, that my next step was to create a Tooth Fairy certificate to accompany the next morning's under-pillow excitement. Been there, done that. I don't recall such fanfare when I was a kid. But my wife is really into this stuff.

Losing your first truth is an exciting time indeed, an experience shared with the entire family. The cheers, hugs, smiles, knuckle bumps and high fives ensued when they got home. And later that night at bedtime my wife gave him careful instructions for proper placement of the

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Horace Bristol 1930s Photos at Santa Paula Agriculture Museum March 3 to May 20

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Horace Bristol’s Compelling 1930s Photographs On Exhibition At Agriculture Museum

More than two dozen images by famed LIFE Magazine photojournalist Horace Bristol are on exhibition March 3 through May 20 at the Museum of Ventura County Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula. Horace Bristol Photographs: Selections From the 1930s features not only work from his best known Grapes of Wrath series, but other selections from the 1930s period, including such diverse images as a never before exhibited aerial photograph of a Santa Paula orange orchard, and a migrant child pitting apricots. The exhibition is in the Agriculture Museum’s Reiter Affiliated Companies Visitors Center and Calavo Hall.

 

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Crossing Contrails in Conejo Valley Today

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The kids and I were at Lang Ranch Community Park this afternoon when I looked up and saw these pretty spectacular contrails in the sky. It was a beautiful, sunny day but the air was fairly cool. I've read contrails last longer when there's higher moisture in the air, which at 66% humidity today was definitely the case (and apparently we finally have a cold and windy winter storm coming on Monday).

This contrail cross was seen in the direction of Cal Lutheran University. Perhaps someone was trying to make a statement. Others thought perhaps this was an X, marking the Conejo Valley as "the spot" that we all enjoy living at.

Twilight Surf by Camarillo Artist Chuck Trunks Inspired by Surfers in Ventura

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This piece by Camarillo artist Chuck Trunks really pops out of the screen. He was inspired by the surfers in Ventura between the Ventura Pier and the Ventura River around sunset. If you like this colorful piece, you can purchase it on mugs, shirts and other items at www.printfection.com/attractiveabstracts.

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The 3rd Annual TEDxConejo Conference is Planned for Saturday, March 31, 2012

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Under the theme "Together," the 3rd edition of TEDxConejo explores the always fascinating, often inspiring, occasionally surprising and sometimes vexing interconnectedness of our world. This annual gathering is planned for Saturday, March 31st, 2012 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.

UPDATE 2/11/12: Speakers to be announced and tickets will be available very soon!

TEDxConejo, an independently organize TED event, is the Conejo V

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