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Category Archives: Featured
Taste Test: Sierra Nevada Nooner Session IPA
Last month, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. released a variety pack called “4-Way IPA.” A co-worker and I agreed to split a 12-bottle case from the Chico brewery that included Blindfold Black IPA, Nooner Session IPA, Snow Wit White IPA, as … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Food, La vida Chico
Tagged beer, Chico, food, Sierra Nevada, taste test
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Looking at the Sochi 2014 opening ceremony a week later
I finally got around to watching the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics last Saturday. I had the unique opportunity of watching it with my roommates, which made the experience more enjoyable and offered some insights that I … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Sports and rec, TV, Film and Radio
Tagged NBC, NBC Olympics, Olympics, Performance, Russia, Sochi
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Two areas where Facebook falls short on new gender identity options
Facebook should receive some kudos today for adding an option for its users to select from a range of gender identities beyond solely male or female. The Associated Press, via the Sacramento Bee, spells out the changes. However, the changes … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Gadgets and technology, World at large
Tagged Facebook, gender, sexuality
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Much ado about Miley and MTV
The response about Miley Cyrus’ performance at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards was surprising. The Los Angeles Times has a decent recap. Since I haven’t cared about the VMAs since … well, I’ve never cared about the VMAs or watched … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment industry, Featured, Music, TV, Film and Radio
Tagged America's Cup, Miley, MTV, outrage, sailing, TV, yachts
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My phone thinks I live at a bar and other digital foibles
Following my last post, I’ve made the switch from Sprint to Ting and got a refurbished Samsung Galaxy SII (Epic 4G Touch). It led to a little bit of drama when the first one I received was a dud, but … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Gadgets and technology, La vida Chico, World at large
Tagged cellphone, Facebook, goofs, Google, peeves, tech
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Fuming after suspicious data charges from Sprint
I tilted at the windmill that is Sprint customer service two weeks ago, and came away a little poorer for it and without many answers. When I was paying the January bill, I noticed a charge of about $5 for … Continue reading
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Tagged cellphone, charges, customer service, data, phone, Sprint
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Sacramento Lights
Here’s a different look at one of the chandeliers at Sacramento Valley Station. I was waiting for a late train returning home Dec. 30, so I set my sights on a different part of the station. I wondered what people … Continue reading
Taco Bell’s bland Cantina Bowl a ‘wretched hive of scum and villainy’
When I hear the word “Cantina,” I often think back to the Mos Eisley cantina scene in “Star Wars.” In the case of Taco Bell’s new Cantina Bell menu, the comparison is apt because I also think of Obi-Wan Kenobi … Continue reading
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Tagged bland, Cantina Bowl, fast food, food, Obi-Wan, restaurants, review, Star Wars, Taco Bell
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