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September 26th, 2007

Rule #2 for Dating (came to me in a dream)

I had a dream that two friends and I had gone to some single mother’s mobile-home trailer to do some fix-up work and when it can time to leave we found that none of the doors were big enough for two of us to get out. One of us was able to barely squeeze out but the other two were stuck inside. I don’t know what it means, beyond possibly staying away from single mothers who live in mobile-home trailers…

February 23rd, 2007

Pasadena’s Golden Age Spring Home Tour

Pasadena’s Golden Age Tour will highlight the grand and fanciful Period Revival architecture that emerged in the 1920s, when Pasadena was among the most wealthy of cities in the nation. During these years the city was home to a phenomenal number of talented and trend-setting architects who synthesized European inspirations with a romantic vision of Spanish California to create eclectic, lavish homes for prosperous Pasadenans. This drive-yourself event will feature docent-guided tours of six privately-owned homes that are outstanding examples of the designs of prominent Pasadenan architects, including Myron Hunt and Roland E. Coate.

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