From desert sands and sandy beaches, to sprawling metropolises and mountain ranges, Southern California offers a beautiful juxtaposition of varying climates, landscapes and terrains, as well as a libertarian, laid-back yet glamorous culture.

As an international gateway to the United States and the principal hub for the American film industry, Southern California (or So-Cal) has become a notorious melting pot of languages, foods,...

There is a wide range of skin care products available on the market.  The competition is fierce and each brand must find a way to differentiate itself from the others.  Many of these skin care lines will promote ingredients that have no clinical support and unknown percentages.  As a consumer, this can be very confusing and it is often difficult to evaluate products to find the right one and determine whether their “promised results” are...

The question was this: what is your opinion about business books and what do you prefer to read for insights?  Crafting an answer was a challenge; it stimulated much thought, the sort of thought and insight one might anticipate receiving from a business book.

More often than not, it isn’t business books from which I derive insight. Life — and thus business — is about the human condition.  Insights and thought provoking content...