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Humorous anecdotes on the daily life of Rick Rockhill. Some facts, some fiction. From the sublime to the ridiculous. Dr Sidney Wang, the psychic betta fish is the resident oracle providing 24/7 wisdom, advice and inspiration.
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The Saturday Seven: Interesting Things Made From Goats Milk
A friend of mine at work gave me a bar of all natural organic Goats Milk Soap this week and I've been fascinated by how soft and silky it is when washing my hands. I've always liked goats. Even when I was a little kid, goats were interesting to me. B...
The Saturday Seven: Places I Get My News
For some time, there's been lots of news in the media about the pending demise of printed newspapers and news magazines. I say codswallop! Well some lousy ones will go away, but the main ones will likely remain an entity for at least another 10 minut...
The Saturday Seven: Favorite Traditions at Major League Baseball Games
After several days in NY on business I returned to Southern California by way of San Diego. I couldn’t go straight home to Palm Springs as I was previously committed to attend a San Diego Padres game for work. A few months back, my company’s cha...
The Saturday Seven: Things That Should Annoy Me But Don't
"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be" . Those are words of the great Abraham Lincoln that, for some reason influenced my perspective on life from an early age. I consider myself to be a fairly positive-minded individual. ...
The Saturday Seven: Things That Frustrate Me
I've been writing a weekly Saturday Seven post for a few years now, and never tire of creating these lists of random topics with a common theme each week. What's more is the number of e-mails I receive about this column feature. It serves as an inspi...
The Saturday Seven: Salacious Sitcoms of the 70's
The Saturday Seven weekly series has been on a brief hiatus these past few weeks as I've been traveling and on the go of late. But it is back once again to tantalize and tease, bringing you to the very brink of excitement. There were a number of ente...
The Saturday Seven: Most Popular Topics on This Blog
For me, blogging is a creative outlet. It is a hobby and a pleasant distraction that I primarily maintain for myself. I readily admit that it has morphed into a site that promotes Palm Springs by highlighting the many attractions and goings-on in our...
The Saturday Seven: Facts About Guide Dogs
If you happened to see yesterday's Philatelic Friday post, you would have learned that May is National Guide Dog Month. I've been quite involved in developing a fundraising program to benefit Guide Dog Schools around the country, including our very o...
The Saturday Seven: Favorite TV Detective Shows
We don't normally watch much TV, but our TiVo does work overtime to record a number of programs to keep on hand for when we do want to watch TV. Almost all of them are detective shows, well not like Sherlock Holmes, but the more modern variety. There...
The Saturday Seven: Favorite Easter Candy
Today I found inspiration from my Easter basket for this week's scintillating edition of The Saturday Seven: Favorite Easter Candy. Regular readers know that I am a chocolate fanatic..it is one of my personal pleasures, and is synonymous with all maj...
The Saturday Seven: Provocative Magazine Ads That Will Turn Your Head
Let's face it. Sex sells. Right or wrong, the media knows it. Big Corporations know it. TV networks know it. Ad Agencies know it. And I know it too. So in a shameless move to boost blog traffic, I found inspiration for this week's truly scintillating...
The Saturday Seven: Favorite Paula Abdul Songs
Like millions of others, I am a faithful fan of American Idol. Each season I follow the auditions across the country and eventually begin rooting for my favorite contestants when it gets down to the top 10. This season is no exception- there are plen...
The Saturday Seven: Famous Sidekicks That Matter
The other day I was driving to work listening to the Howard Stern Show, (as I've done for easily 20 years) when I started thinking about Robin Quivers, who is Howard's sidekick on the show. She is more than a sidekick, really, but that's the role she...
The Saturday Seven: Visual Metaphors for Being Down
Lately I've been hearing more and more sad stories than usual from people I know. Various friends, acquaintances and former co-workers from years past have contacted me who have hit tough times, either emotionally or financially. Lost pets, lost jobs...
The Saturday Seven: Weirdest Natural Stuff I've Seen Today
Today is my first time doing a mobile blog post. Long time readers of this blog may recall that each year I attend a trade show called the Natural Products Expo West, a massive consumer products trade show featuring everything from food, vitamins, su...
The Saturday Seven: Doo Dahs, Doo-Hickies and Thingamajigs
Yesterday I was looking for something at work for which I could not remember the name. I could visualize it in my mind's eye. In my feeble attempt to describe it I gestured with my hands to show the shape, while snapping my finger, helpfully saying "...
The Saturday Seven: Favorite Vacation Spots...(so far)
Often times after a busy week at work I like to relax and let my mind wander a bit. Typically I day-dream about vacations, places I've visited around the world, and times when I was able to escape. This morning was one such occasion- I found myself l...
The Saturday Seven: Birds That Will Make You Smile
Late last night I was surfing the web and came across a story about a psychic bird and was quite amused. I ended up digging up all sorts of fun things on the Internet about birds which became a source of entertainment for the remainder of the night. ...
The Saturday Seven: Ways to Change Your Mood at Home
Do you ever find yourself in a mood that you don't like? Agitated? Sad? Angry? Frustrated? You try to "snap out of it" but sometimes can't even recongize what you are really feeling. Back in the 60's and 70's Mood Rings were all the rage. All you had...
The Saturday Seven: Fun Coffee Commercials
As I was waiting for my coffee to brew this morning I started thinking about some of the fun tv commercials that have been on tv over the years. It is amazing the various angles that have been taken by coffee companies. I used to love Mrs Olson alway...
The Saturday Seven: Vexations About Facebook
As if I don't spend enough time with my laptop fiddling with Blogger. I recently joined Facebook and Twitter just because "everyone's doing it". Being over 21, I don't completely understand it yet, but I'm starting to catch on. A year or two ago I jo...
The Saturday Seven: Favorite Cheeses
Our Christmas holiday was blessed with a series of gastronomic pleasures. Delicious meals, paired with enjoyable wines, fresh baked breads, fantastic cheeses and scrumptious desserts. There is something quite enjoyable about cheese. Typically when I ...
