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Splashscreen WordPress Plugin Version 0.30

Since the last release of my WordPress plugin Splashscreen version 0.20, there’s been many requests for new features. You may also want to read the original post for version 0.10 for completeness.  One of the most requested feature was to ...

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Mori Sushi Review – Part 2

In case you missed it, see my first review of this strange no-sign Mori Sushi restaurant. This time, we decided to try the 8 course meal as shown below. Click on the thumbnails to see a bigger version of the ...

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Bukkake Noodles

My friend David sent me this picture of the menu from a Japanese restaurant called Taiko, in Manhattan Beach. On a hot day, there’s nothing better than some cold Bukkake noodles. Yummmmm. Although the word “Bukkake” has become known for ...

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Diddy Riese Cookies in Westwood Village

If you’re ever in Westwood, or anywhere near UCLA, and in the mood for some really cheap desert, checkout Diddy Riese on Broxton. Basically, you create your own ice cream sandwich and they make it in front of you and ...

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Sexy Voki Speaking Character

While setting up my Google Voice account, I found a link to a website called Voki that has a text to speech app. This app can be used to create your voicemail greeting for Google Voice. They have a bunch ...

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Golden Star Sparkling Tea

Have you ever had a meal that was begging for some Champagne but you didn’t want to drink alcohol? What if I told you that there’s a Jasmine Tea sparkling drink that tasted a little like Champagne? I drink a ...

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Commerce Casino Updates Players Cards

It’s been a while since I’ve done a tournament at Commerce so I decided to try their “Hold’em Series.” Their first of 17 tournaments was a multi-day $500,000 guaranteed one but I got there too late on the last day ...

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Chikan T-Shirt?

A co-worker was wearing this t-shirt so I asked her what the writing was. She didn’t know what it says but I got the idea from the graphic that it was something about Chikan. In case you’re not familiar with ...

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