
Deborah Netburn
Writer at Los Angeles Times
Writing about faith, spirituality (& joy!) for the LA Times. Nature lover🌵 . Tarot reader🔮 . Latidudinarian 🙏. Refuse to let the world corrupt you🌟
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Deborah Netburn
For some, the idea of spending any time in a place where the thermometer reading might soar past 110 is simply a nonstarter. Fair enough. Even Palm Springs’ ubiquitous swimming pools and patio misters have their limits.
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Deborah Netburn
Palm Springs Restaurant Call Route Website Located in the historic Palm Springs Tennis Club, Spencer’s Restaurant is the pinnacle of old-school civility. The staff is gracious and welcoming, the tables are covered with cloth tablecloths and the spacious outdoor patio is perfectly shaded by large trees adorned with dangling orbs that glow in the evenings. One fan described it as where Lucille Bluth of “Arrested Development” fame would dine if she lived in Palm Springs.
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Deborah Netburn
We’ve all been there: You’ve made plans with a friend and been looking forward to the get-together all day. Maybe you turned down other invitations to keep this commitment or you’re just excited to spend time with someone you like. You’re standing in front of your closet deciding what to wear when suddenly your phone dings: “Hey. I’ve had the longest day and I feel like I just need to be in my pajamas,” a text message from your friend reads. “Let’s try again soon!”Oof.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Deborah Netburn
(Illustration by Stephanie Jones/Los Angeles Times)We've all been there: You’ve made plans with a friend and been looking forward to the get-together all day. Maybe you turned down other invitations to keep this commitment or you’re just excited to spend time with someone you like. You’re standing in front of your closet deciding what to wear when suddenly your phone dings: “Hey. I’ve had the longest day and I feel like I just need to be in my pajamas,” a text message from your friend reads.
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1 month ago |
latimes.com | Deborah Netburn
Dressed in a gray T-shirt with a large eagle emblazoned on the front, Gilbert Ibarra arrived at a small park in the town of Joshua Tree on Monday morning, thinking about the friends he lost at the tail end of the Vietnam War in 1975. A former Marine, Ibarra said his unit took part in the Mayaguez incident that resulted in two of his buddies being left on an island near the Cambodian coast, where they were likely killed by the Khmer Rouge.
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