When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 58 - We tried to find out whether free range chicken actually tastes better than... you know...
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 56 - I found out some secrets about LEGOLAND and I'm going to share them with you!
It is great to allow people to vent to you, just do not let their venting take control of your mindset and your day. It is OK to step in and take control of the conversation.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 55 - I'm amber in the presence of diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires.
Free nature walk of wetlands
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 54 - I'm wondering what I can do for Arts Month. I want to make something. Monsters? Giant dominoes or chess pieces?
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 53 - I worked on a grant for equipment for a Makerspace I will find.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 52 - I visited Molly Gardner of the Arts Council to talk about the search for board members and a new grant.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 51 - I made stamps with my Mary, an amazing high school bio teacher about to head back to school.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 50 - Elena makes Fondue and Dale Dougherty talks of Making
Local Olympians catch Bayshore's Water Polo events the Aug. 18th weekend.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 49 - l'Robotorium at the Scout Sea Base.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 48 - I made some new friends and learned a lot at The NBM Show.
Help save our local branch of the Long Beach Public Library!
With the City's largest public employee union refusing to agree to reforms, can Long Beach survive another round of budget cuts?
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 47 - It's fun to get letters in the mail, it's even more fun to get packages with surprises!
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 46 - I made friends, learned a bit about etching glass and found a local supplier of LED strip lighting.
Ever have a difficult time holding your tongue? Maybe you have heavy tongue syndrome. Read about this condition and the cure, before it is too late.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 45 - I want to put in some dye plants, but first I will look at what I've got.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 44 - I met the man behind Make: the magazine, the community, the new Make culture.
Slow down and take a closer look at Broadway. You'll see many links to Long Beach's past.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 43 - I went to an Open Lab meet up yesterday.
See the long journey of the Long Beach Native Bryshon Nellum.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 42 - I went to the 80th Annual Great Sand Sculpture contest (yes, 80th!) at Granada Landing.
Michelle Patterson is CEO of EventComplete, host of the new California Women's Conference, coming to Long Beach in September. She talks about why she thinks the conference is still important.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 41 - I found a new way to make s'mores, and it's delicious!
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 40 - Did you ever feel that Long Beach is owned by the dogs?
In the post 9-11 era, how concerned should we truly be about terrorism?
This childhood saying may not be completely true: "Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me."
Fact: 97% of RDA money comes out of the city's general fund.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 39 - I visited the Queen Mary to see the Princess Diana exhibit, and got so much more!
Misty May-Treanor is one of the best beach volleyball stars ever. The Long Beach native played Wednesday night for gold in London.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 38 - Kim Dwinell creates delicious art. We talked about her city of Surfside, playground of surfer girls Sam and Jade.
Our emotional reaction often clouds our ability to assess situations. My opinion evolved while writing this post. Today I look at some of the issues and ask the question... not if, but how.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 37 - How much crafting can you do in a single day? A lot when you're with a crafty friend.
Jen Kessy and April Ross will play Long Beach's Misty May-Treanor and partner Kerri Walsh in the gold medal final for beach volleyball.
Team U.S.A. water polo will play for gold at noon Thursday after defeating Australia in a thrilling overtime match.
Misty-May and Kerri Walsh beat China and play for gold tomorrow.
When life gives you lemons, make Community Lemonade in Long Beach with me. Day 36 - I tried making a block stamp with leftover rubber from Bud's Auto Upholstery and some wood I picked up at Lowe's.
Olympic Water Polo - Team USA loses 6-11 to Hungary. Long Beach representatives don’t help the US cause.