Southland events spotlight Rose Parade plus 200th San Diego celebration
The Automo bile Club of Southern California lists regional festivities including the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, the San Diego 200th anniversary opening with a midnight service, a January parade, piñata party, street dance and fireworks. Notable items feature Las Posadas in Claremont, dune buggy events near Gordon’s Well, Butterly Travelogue in Los Angeles, and the Forty Miles of Christmas Smiles coastal displays. The Palm Springs Dog Sled Races run weekends Jan 4–26, weather permitting. A New Year summer of events spans museums, playground equipment exhibits, and the San Diego Rowing Club splash.
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Balbna Park
Retirement’s Blessing Freedom From a Boss at Sixty-Five
William J. Vaughan calls retirement the greatest blessing, freeing him from a boss and the daily grind. He recalls seeking new work, facing university gatekeeping and age bias, and noting retired civilians can still feel irrelevant amid shifting job markets. He and his wife moved to California, still without a new role, and urges others to embrace the postwork phase.
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