"road-trip" Articles & Blogs:
Wino Wednesday: James Mays Road Trip
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I am SO sorry I didn’t catch onto this sooner, but if you like to laugh and are interested in wine you have to check out James Mays Road Trip on BBC America. They’re on season two and they’re touring California Wineries! Of course it took years for...[Read on] |
GirlDrive the book is out
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Two years after Nona Willis Aronowitz and the missed Emma Bee Bernstein hit the road for a journey across the country and into the minds of young women on the many states and forms of feminism, their book on their findings has been released. Here's the ...[Read on] |
Sheila C. Johnson Shares Pictures From CARE Rwanda Trip
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Philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson shares pictures from a CARE International trip to RwandaPhoto Essay | Today 6:00 amBlack Entertainment Television co-founder and all-around wonderful philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson traveled to Rwanda last year on a CARE ...[Read on] |
Roxy Fans – Win a trip to Australia!
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Roxy Contest
How does a trip Down Under sound?
If you’re a sporty gal ready to say “G’day”, then enter to win a Roxy Athletix Wardrobe, a three- month supply of amazing Clean Start by Dermalogica products, AND a trip for two to Australia!
Spe...[Read on] |
Is Your Car Ready for a Holiday Road Trip?
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Deep down, you know your car should be checked out before hitting the road for the holidays, but with so many other things left to do, some folks put it off. Bad idea, says the Car Care Council, especially when motorists realize that in as little as 10 m...[Read on] |
Top 10 Reasons for Sarah Palin Resignation
| The following was written prior to cocktail hour on the west coast....
1) She thought that MJ was the King of the GOP not the King of POP
2) Test results were about to be released to show that her grandchild TRIP is really the son of TRIP (Sr.)
3) She ...[Read on] |
The One Sarah Palin E-mail We Cannot Stop Thinking About
| Excerpted from Sarah Palin's e-mail.There was something for everyone in the Sarah Palin e-mail dump that took place over the weekend. Fans would have loved that she arranged to read to local kindergartners when her plane was grounded in upstate Alaska. Fo...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Out and back
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(Ed. Note: Artist (and good friend) Eve Beglarian is paddling, biking and hiking the length of the Mississippi River in search of musical inspiration. This is one in a series of journal entries.)
After nearly two months of continuous travel in the compan...[Read on] |
Summer vacation to-do list
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When the last beach towel was loaded, the family pulled out
of the driveway and headed on vacation. That’s when an unsettling
moaning noise caught their attention.
Chances are the moaning noise was a result of low transmission fluid.
But without a...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Starting Somewhere
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We drove through Forrest City on the way to St. Francis National Forest because I was curious to see the town, which had been described to me as one of the most segregated places in America. The downtown is a ghost town almost on the level of Cairo, but...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood: New Movies Alert
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Lisa Cholodenko
Just read about two new movies where two sets of women play lovers.
Annette Bening and Julianne Moore star as partners and mothers in Kids. The film is about their kids’ search for their sperm donor (played by Mark Ruffalo) altering ...[Read on] |
Take a Volunteer Vacation
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My husband has a BIG birthday coming up next year and I want to take him on an international trip. I’ve been debating what type of excursion to plan. After reading Nola Lee Kelsey’s new book The Voluntary Traveler, I knew I’d found my answer: a vol...[Read on] |
Lost, Found: Abby Sunderland, Teenage Sailor
| Photo via Abby's Blog.Good news! A rescue plane made contact with Abby Sunderland, the 16-year-old California sailor who set out to complete a nonstop solo trip around the world. (Had she succeeded, she would have been the youngest person to do so.) On Th...[Read on] |
Judd Apatow tries to redeem himself with the ladies
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You know I am no Judd Apatow fan. I think he really talks down to the ladies and that he makes crappy boy bromance films that perpetuate the cycle of crappy boycentric movies that inundate our screens most weekends.
It seems that now Mr. Apatow wants...[Read on] |
Cruising Into Summer: Ten gas-saving tips before you hit the road
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Whether you're packing up the car and taking the kids on a road trip or driving around town on a "staycation," the summer season beckons us to venture out and enjoy the warm weather. Whatever your plans this summer, it often means putting a few extra m...[Read on] |
Book Review: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
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Author: Molly Harper
Pages: 371
Series: Naked Werewolf #1
Date Started: 5/6/11
Date Finished: 5/7/11
Simple Summary: Mo has moved to the small Alaskan town of Grundy and met resident grumpy pants and uber hunk, Cooper Graham. After hitting it off (in the ...[Read on] |
Can you commit to distraction-free driving for a week?
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Busy women are best known for their multi-tasking skills. How else could we get so much done every day? Between home and work, kids and their school schedules, groceries and meals -- you name it -- we have more to juggle than ever before. Unfortunate...[Read on] |
Don’t Spend Your Vacation on the Side of the Road
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Brought to you by Car Care Council
A simple driveway inspection can give motorists peace of mind and save them from the inconvenience of a roadside breakdown, according to the Car Care Council.
“No one wants to experience car trouble while on vaca...[Read on] |
DVD Alert- Revolutionary Road and Spring Breakdown
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I really loved Revolutionary Road. I thought it was a great feminist film and was really surprised that it did not get more play around the awards. I thought that Kate Winslet’s performance in Revolutionary Road was her better one of the year, and that...[Read on] |
A cyclist shifts to 40km running in the Coastal Experiences in Costa RIca
| Here's my first story about my week-long running adventure in Costa Rica with The Coastal Experiences. The article appeared in the sports section of the Santa Cruz Sentinel, on Friday, October 30, 2009. Click on the link or read my story, below. I got t...[Read on] |
Five Tips for Preparing for Summertime Car Travel
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Summer vacation times are nearly here! Whether you're planning for long distance summer travel, or just running errands on a hot day, you don't want to be left stranded in the summer heat. Now is the time to "summerize" your car and make sure the entire...[Read on] |
Japan women’s soccer cancels trip to United States due to swine flu
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This one made me laugh out loud in my chair.
A headline on USA Today reads Japan cancels games against U.S. women due to swine flu.
Japan was scheduled to play the U.S. team in Texas on May 20, and in Utah on May 23,. The team was also scheduled to t...[Read on] |
Tribeca Winners: It's All About the Art
| David Salle, "Untitled" 2008. Awarded to Carlos Chahine, for his film The North Road, which won best narrative short. Emitting a collective, satisfied, post-coital sigh after a week and a half of building tension, the nation learned the results of...
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Zero-emission hydrogen vehicles on parade for change
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On May 26, 2009, a fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles left Chula Vista, California, to begin a nine-day road trip that ended on June 3 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Organized by the California Air Resources Board, the Hydrogen Road Tour 09 included...[Read on] |
Memorial Day Driving Tips: Avoidable Summer Road Hazards That Will Cost You
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Memorial Day marks the beginning of the Summer Travel season! Are you taking a road trip this weekend? At AskPatty, we know taking to the road for a summer getaway can be fun and enjoyable but only if the proper precautions are taken to get your vehicle ...[Read on] |
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