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The Conejo Valley Guide® "Welcome" blog covers a wide range of topics, local information, local things to do, holiday event compilations, announcements and more.
L.A. Times video journalist Jeff Amlotte recorded this time lapse video of the partial demolition of the Mulholland Bridge. Nice job, Jeff! Read more at http://t.co/hx8DfvT.
The latest work of Camarillo abstract artist Chuck Trunks (previous work posted here) juxtoposes scenes and experiences from his life with components of texts and emails. I think. Well, that's my interpretation of this interesting and unique piece :>
Speaking of texts and tweets and such, make sure to follow CVG for updates at www.twitter.com/ConejoJoe and www.facebook.com/ConejoValleyGuide.
Looking for a job in and around Ventura County? Check out THIS LIST of over 200 local company job websites.
Go take a hike at some of these local trails and hiking venues.
Get involved at one of these 70 or so local service organizations.
What world events took place the year you were born? What was the unemployment rate? The big news in sports? Population of the U.S.? Don't know off-hand? Well not to worry, a website called Infoplease has enabled us to provide a quick to this information by year, going back to 1900 (for any centenarian Conejo Valley Guide readers). Enjoy!
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This is George. He was a good little monkey and always very curious.
These words are emblazoned in my brain as I've read Curious George books to my kids hundreds, if not thousands, of times.
There are so many great kids books to read but something keeps bringing me back to Curious George. Many books I find painful to read after awhile, but not Curious George.
Maybe it is the predictable storyline of the books:
John B. Mueller is a Camarillo based photographer whose work I have admired for several years. Here he has captured some beautiful images at a local spot he refers to as 42 Step Beach (in reference to the number of stairs it takes to get there). Check out his website at www.johnbmueller.com and his Facebook page to see more of his work.
I'll admit. Out of convenience I've pretty much always pronounced February as Feb-ew-air-ee. Pretty much most people I know pronounce it that way. But technically it should be pronounced Feb-rew-air-ee.
This discrepancy between pronunciation and how the word is spelled has always bothered me, but since everyone else says Feb-ew-air-ee too like me (except for a few really anal retentive friends), I've ignored that nagging feeling.
But today is a new day. We are living and breathing February right now and I am committing to saying it correctly from this day forward, no matter how obnoxious I sound to others and how difficult it is to say.
One of the problems I think people have with pronouncing Feb-rew-air-ee is that they place a 3rd "r" in there, making it sound almost like the Scooby Doo "ruh roh" sound "Feb-ru-rare-ree" which of course is incorrect. It's actually not that hard to pronounce Feb-rew-air-ee if you make a mental note not to sound like Scooby Doo.
According to Charles Harrington Elster in his The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations. "The traditional and cultivated pronunciation, FEB-roo-ER-ee, is hard to say, and so most people say FEB-yoo-ER-ee because it is easier and because so many others do, not because it is right." and "As far as this book is concerned, however, the -yoo- variant may now be standard, but it is still beastly."
OUCH! I guess we better pronounce it right so as not be considered beastly! And the following should help us all in our quest for proper pronunciation of our favorite short month, FEBRUARY! (No, this is not me. I still screw it up.)
I recently argued with a friend over the value of a logo. He thinks a logo doesn't make a difference. I think a good logo leaves a digital imprint that provides a reminder of the products and services a company has to offer. In any case, this logo rainbow put together by Dan Meth I thought was quite cool looking and with his concurrence I present it here for all of you.
Speaking of logos, I should have asked Dan why he neglected to include the world famous logo of Conejo Valley Guide in this rainbow. It would have been dead center! Maybe next time...
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