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25 Jan, 2022

Santa Barbara – A Roller skaters last-minute trip

A last-minute trip to Santa Barbara comprised of a group of Roller skaters entailed adventure, surprise, and a few bruises. Roller skating isn't quite what everyone thinks it to be. A fad from the '70s with those 4 wheeled boots that most of us can barely stand up on, closely associated with bell-bottoms, and disco...
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05 Nov, 2020

Cheesy Sci Fi Movie, Self Driving Cars, And New Opportunities

Last week I was sitting in an aircraft hangar with Jeff White who runs the Pacific Coast Flyers flying club here in Carlsbad California. He is a .NET software developer, a great flight instructor, club manager and an expert in all things aviation related. Think of him as a Southern California cool dude, who owns...
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25 Sep, 2020

Labor Day Weekend

Getting out of town has been my saving grace this year, so for the long weekend, I couldn’t pass up another opportunity. Again, we headed out to nature. This time we visited Yosemite National Park, one of the world’s wonders. We took a beautiful and strenuous day hike out to Vernal Falls, where we got...
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26 Aug, 2020

Beware of New Amazon Scam

The boom in online shopping seems to be the new norm and for good reason. Due to its convenience, overnight delivery and diverse selection of products; more and more of us have found ourselves making Amazon purchases almost weekly. As with anything too good to be true, customers must beware of scammers and hackers posing...
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10 Aug, 2020

Flash BBQ Friday

Another Social Distancing BBQ here at NEXTWERK inc’s home office! We had a special guest this week and wanted to show him how NEXTWERK throws a good bbq, even while having to maintain a 6 feet distance. Our guest was Garry Grant, the CEO of SEO inc. He is an expert at digital marketing and...
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29 Jul, 2020

A Look into Innovation-Based Learning

Dr. Joe Sanchez is the CEO & founder of Innovation-Based Learning (IBL) and has made a large impact on his community by significantly enhancing the current education system. He has been thinking and researching Innovation-Based Learning since the mid-1980’s when he wrote a paper in his Master’s program called, “Real-World Curriculum.” The idea behind this...
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23 Jul, 2020

A Small World

Growing up in Oceanside, CA there’s not much to complain about. We’re a small, fairly tight-knit beach community. Within the past six years or so the city has become more gentrified, taking a turn from what it once was; a laid-back beach town, a true haven of surfers, marines, and those looking to bask in...
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23 Jul, 2020

The First Heat Wave of Summer

Fiery, sweaty, exhausting. In other words, my weekend. The heatwave came and those brave enough to participate in physical outdoor activities found themselves dehydrated and trying to escape the scorching sun for just a minute. Of course, I thought what a great day to go out and skate! Saturday, I participated in an all-girl skate...
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16 Jul, 2020

Porsche Taycan: Does it pass the Andy Garcia test?

This is part two of my recent visit to the Porsche Dealership near my office. If you have read part one, you already know what brought me there. As we walked out of the showroom into the parking lot, Roger asked me if I had 5 minutes. His eyes were shining with a naughty idea....