Yesterday, after lunch we came upon this flamenco event at the Paseo Nuevo (our shopping center) in Santa Barbara, featuring the students of flamenco of all ages from the Linda Vega studio. In honor of Old Spanish Days week, Flamenco celebrations are being presented all over Santa Barbara,inclu
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07/31/2013
It was time for a lunch break today. We decided to head out to the Blue Owl, An Asian America Eating House, on 5 Canon Perdido, in the heart of Santa Barbara's downtown. The Blue Owl is open on Tuesday-Friday 11AM to 3PM. On Friday evening they are open from 10PM to 2:30AM, and Saturday 10AM
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07/30/2013
MEERKAT SURVEILLANCE TEAM Personal privacy on the Internet is one of the most important topics in current events today. Is privacy truly the new luxury expenditure? Would you pay for a subscription to Google or the social media platforms if your privacy was guaranteed, and all ads were on an
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07/30/2013
l Mining Your Personal Data In Part 1, we discussed the effects of digital footprints or tattoos, and the impact of “free” usage of social media. Here is the latest way to mine your data by Facebook. As companies are reporting earnings for the last quarter, it is important to note that Faceboo
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07/29/2013
One of the fun things to do on the beach is skimboarding, or skimming. You start on the beach by placing the board on the wash left over from previous waves, then you run out, jump on the board at the perfect moment when the waves are heading back. This lets the momentum of the waves as they m
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07/28/2013
On late afternoons on Sandyland Beach in Carpinteria, we usually see one egret at this spot. Yesterday, 3 others joined the party for a Saturday dinner party no doubt. It was the first time we had seen so many dining together. In the distance, pelicans were also fishing for dinner. It was a
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07/28/2013
This morning the grapes showed up. The photo above is of Thompson seedless grapes. I asked the farmer if they were of a different varietal because they are so small. She told me, they grow that way--no fertilizers are used or pesticides. Those at the regular market are encouraged to be plump
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07/27/2013
We loved the look and care given to this beautiful Victorian home. No signs announced what this was except for a discreet little plastic box that had beautiful flyers explaining that this is the "The Victorian Mansion" at Los Alamos. With the help of skilled craftsmen they spent 10 years refurb
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07/26/2013
This question was posed at the e-luxe conference in Paris. What many of us don’t realize is that every time we interact in a digital environment such as: TV, mobile phone, the World Wide Web, and social media, we create a digital footprint (some have dubbed it a digital tattoo). Wikipedia defi
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07/25/2013
Our weather pattern has been unusual the last few days. We had some rain on Sunday and Monday, and cooler weather the last two days. Today was no exception and we actually wore jackets on our walk this afternoon. This definitely looked like the beach in winter. In all types of weather, we enjo
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07/24/2013
