The one question that weighs heavy with kids on Christmas Eve is–Where is Santa Claus? Well, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been tracking Santa on this most important night for more than 50 years. They use 4 high tech systems to pinpoint Santa’s exact whereabouts: radar, satellites, Santa cams, and fighter jets. [...]
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Last week, my besties at ella bella roZio invited me to the unveiling of their new bridal collection. It went down at their Coral Gables couture house. What a FAB showing! My long time readers will recognize the design works of Rocio and her gorgeous daughter Ella, as I’ve been friends with them for a [...]
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When Ford asked me to drive the 2012 Fiesta for a week, I was skeptical. It’s a lot smaller than I’m used to and I had serious reservations about its ability to accelerate unto the highway. Well, they delivered the car to me right after Labor Day and I drove it for 8 full days. [...]
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Starting tomorrow and for the week that follows, I will be riding out in a 2012 Ford Fiesta. The FAB folks at Ford asked me to drive it and give my opinion of it. Actually, I’m kinda looking forward to it–for a couple of reasons. First off, its gets up to 40mpg. That, in itself, is [...]
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OH EM GEE!!! Two Saturdays ago, I hosted another Chevy Cupcake Crawl. WHAT A DAY! The gang met at Maroone Chevrolet of Fort Lauderdale where everyone was introduced, and the good folks from Chevrolet gave out our aprons. I welcomed everyone and thanked them for coming and gave a few housekeeping tips. And then we hit [...]
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As most of you know, I live in South Florida and my daughter goes to school at Clemson University, in South Carolina. It’s just shy of 800 miles away. I do love it there, but if I had one complaint, it would be the distance. It’s either a whole day’s drive from dawn to dusk or a [...]
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A few weeks ago, I got an email from General Motors, inviting me to be their guest at the North American International Auto Show. Of course, I graciously accepted their offer and last weekend, I flew to Detroit. From the moment that my feet hit the ground in Michigan, I was treated like royalty. General [...]
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