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Why I’m Not Making a Super Bowl Prediction

Written by Amanda Rykoff on February 7, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: Football, General, Sports, Travel

This is a shot of the Saints taking the field at the Superdome on December 31, 2006. I was there. Sitting at the 50 yard line (yeah, I got lucky with great seats).
I love New Orleans. This April, I’m going to Jazz Fest, which will mark my 7th trip to the Big Easy. Two Final [...]

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Reason #1: Why It's So Hard to Leave LA

Written by Amanda Rykoff on January 12, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: Family, My nephew Sam, Travel

My nephew Sam.
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Playlist of Awesome: California Road Trip 2010

Written by Amanda Rykoff on January 8, 2010 - 4 Comments
Categories: Music, Random, Travel

Thanks to the miracle of satellite radio (included in my rental car), I became reacquainted with some great songs during my recent trip up and down the coast of California. Many of the tunes were ones I had either completely forgotten about or never knew the titles and/or artists. But thanks to satellite, which gives [...]

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Que Syrah Syrah: Wine Tasting in Santa Barbara County

Written by Amanda Rykoff on January 5, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: Family, Food, My nephew Sam, Travel

I was all set to do a complete blog post about my great day wine tasting with my brother Eli, my sister in law Becky and my nephew Sam on Saturday (January 2, 2010). The weather was perfect (yes, it was actually 72 degrees and sunny), and the wines from the Central Coast are wonderful. [...]

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