Top Gun House Gets a New Lease on Life

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Home of the Famous HIGH-Pie  If you’ve seen the movie, Top Gun (1986), you’ve undoubtedly seen one of its inanimate stars – “The Top Gun House” – a blue seaside historic cottage on a palm tree lined street in Oceanside, California. Built 135 years ago in 1887, this house was initially a vacation home for Dr. Henry […]

Desert Oasis in the Middle of Nowhere

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Dateland, Arizona | Interstate 8 at Milepost 67 Located about halfway between Yuma and Gila Bend on Interstate 8 in the Arizona desert, the small town of Dateland has been a welcome site to weary travelers for three generations and counting. Established in the early 1920s as a water stop along the railroad lines, Dateland is in […]

Big Bang Theory Finale Viewing Party Ideas

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Tips for Decorations, Food, Beverages, and More! This week marks the end of an era in sitcom television. The Big Bang Theory (TBBT), which debuted on September 24, 2007, will air its finale on May 16, 2019 on CBS. It’s hard to believe that this group of self-described nerds whom we have welcomed into our homes […]

PANTONE Colors

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What are Pantone Colors and How are They Decided? “Color is the first thing you see. It’s the first thing you connect to.” – Laurie Pressman, Pantone Color Institute The first color wheel was created by Sir Isaac Newton over three hundred years ago in 1706. Earlier systems organized colors in various forms, including tables […]