Posts Tagged ‘AutoMatters & More’
Please park between the lines
Have you noticed that these days it seems as if parking spaces in parking lots are getting smaller — at the same time as more and more people are switching from cars to SUVs? I did too, purchasing a new, 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime to replace my relatively small 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in. My RAV4…
Read MoreHigh-speed powerboat racing at San Diego Bayfair 2024
Billed as Southern California’s largest annual beach festival and powerboat competition, “Mercurys Presents San Diego Bayfair” took place Sept. 13-15, 2024 at Mission Bay. The event was nestled in-between East Vacation Island, Fiesta Island and Crown Point. Thankfully our extreme heat wave had just ended and the weather was great. Bob Davies, the Racing Director…
Read MoreWhy you should get your chipped windshield repaired and not replaced, if possible
Experienced drivers have probably had this unfortunate, but inevitable experience. You’re driving along on the highway, obeying the rules and doing everything right, when suddenly — seemingly out of nowhere — BANG! Something has been kicked up by the vehicle in front of you and hit your car’s windshield, hard. Suddenly your perfect windshield has…
Read MoreThe performers are what make the Knott’s Berry Farm experience exceptional — with VIDEO
Knott’s Founder’s Day celebration delivered an immersive, thoroughly interactive, authentic and downright fun themed experience. Like other theme parks, Knott’s too has themed lands, rides and other attractions…. … but what elevates Knott’s to head-and-shoulders above its competition — and what really brings the park to life — are its large number of talented, role-playing,…
Read MoreSan Diego Comic-Con 2024 — my best ever
On the convention’s website, San Diego Comic-Con is described as “The Ultimate Event for Comics and the Popular Arts. Comic-Con is the premier event for all things comics and related popular art, including movies, television, gaming, interactive multimedia, and so much more! Enjoy cosplay galore and take part in unique programming, exclusive previews, and presentations,…
Read MoreSneak peek at the 2024 San Diego County Fair
Excitement is in the air as we close in on the June 12th opening day of the 2024 San Diego County Fair. The Fair is the largest annual event in the county, with an attendance of nearly one million. Its origin dates all the way back to 1880, when “a group of San Diegans organized an…
Read MoreFantasmic returns to Disneyland — with OPENING NIGHT VIDEO
This week’s AutoMatters & More column was not originally intended to be a part two of a Disneyland double-header (with videos!), but sometimes unexpected opportunities cause plans to change. AutoMatters & More is usually distributed to publications beginning on Tuesdays. However, I delayed this week’s column so that I could first bring you my edited…
Read MoreStar Wars: Season of the Force 2024 at the Disneyland Resort — WITH FIREWORKS VIDEO
(Re. the STAR WARS FIREWORKS VIDEO: The link to the Star Wars FIREWORKS VIDEO is three paragraphs from the end. Jan) In the years following the 1977 release of Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope, Star Wars has become a global sensation, and in 2012 it became part of Disney, when Disney acquired…
Read MoreHappy 60th Anniversary SeaWorld San Diego!
Located on nearly 200 acres next to Mission Bay, today’s SeaWorld San Diego is a theme park, accredited zoo and aquarium that truly offers much for everyone to see and do — young and old alike. You’ll find marine life, up-close animal encounters, thrilling world-class rides and rides for the little ones, educational exhibits and…
Read MoreDa Vinci exhibit & “Cities of the Future” in IMAX at the California Science Center
Leonardo da Vinci: Inventor, Artist, Dreamer Leonardo da Vinci had an incredible mind. This exhibition of his innovative machines and art features 30 stunning, large, wooden models of Da Vinci’s inventions, along with hands-on exhibits and graphic reproductions of da Vinci’s iconic artwork. This traveling exhibition was developed by Leonardo3 Museum of Milan (Italy), in…
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