Monthly Archives: January 2010

Get On Our Bib And Tucker; It’s Off To The Elks Purple Bubble Ball

Posted on Saturday, January 23, 2010 by Paul

Huh??? One’s finest clothes, dressed up, as in The men were told to put on their best bib and tucker for the dinner dance. Although wearing either a bib (frill at front of a man’s shirt) or a tucker (ornamental … Continue reading →

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Time To Go Dancing With The Toppers

Posted on Friday, January 22, 2010 by Paul

We are celebrating the rain! Off to the Topper’s Dance Club of Long beach for a delightful evening or wine, food, and dancing with great friends in elegant surroundings!  Please join us!

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Sherlock Holmes Was A Great Movie

Posted on Friday, January 22, 2010 by Paul

It was raining like mad so we went to Old Ranch for lunch and then to Bella Terra to see Sherlock Holmes.  After finally catching serial killer and occult “sorcerer” Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. … Continue reading →

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Rain Rain Go Away

Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 by Paul

It rained so we walked… Not outside but around the South Coast Plaza Shopping Complex.  We finished our 90 minute jaunt wth a nice glass of wine before heading home to get changed to go dancing at the Phoenix Club … Continue reading →

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Surprise, We Took Up Ice Skating Also

Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 by Paul

Sue decided that ballroom dancing was too slow! Oh My! In 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine In 1924, Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53. In 1954, the … Continue reading →

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“Ordinary Days” On An Unordinary Evening

Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 by Paul

It was pouring rain but we went anyway. Greg Leach, Sue and Paul headed for South Coast Rep to see a new type of play in the small theater. Ordinary Days causedus to sit up and take notice of its … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Movies Are Best… “Spy Next Door”

Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 by Paul

We saw Jackie Chan in “The Spy Next Door”.  Former CIA spy Bob Ho (Chan) takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend’s three kids, who haven’t exactly warmed to their mom’s beau. And when one of … Continue reading →

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We Saw Two IMAX Movies While At The Science Center

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Paul

IMAX is a motion picture film format and projection standard created by Canada’s IMAX Corporation. The traditional version of IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems. A standard … Continue reading →

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California Science Center Visit In The Rain

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Paul

It was a rainy Tuesday and what better to do than go to a museum so we did.  We went to Exposition Park and visited the science museum spending many hours and seeing only about half of what they had … Continue reading →

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We Saw “Leap Year”; Great Romantic Movie

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2010 by Paul

Visit IMDB for the details! A woman who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather … Continue reading →

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