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Keep Your Fingers Crossed, America! Jack in the Box Is Testing Tiny Tacos in Select Locations.

Is this a sign of things to come in the taco game? If so, our fast food experience might get a lot more interesting in the near future. If you’ve never had the tacos from Jack in the Box, honestly you should give them a shot because they’re pretty decent. And I’m a self-identified taco fanatic.

But Jack in the Box is doing something a little bit different right now. The fast food chain is testing out tiny tacos in select markets to see how customers like them. They kind of look like little pizza rolls (AKA, delicious). The tiny tacos are served with a Ranch dipping sauce, a Taco Sauce, and the company’s new Creamy Avocado Lime Sauce.

They’re CHEAP, too. The prices vary a bit in the different test markets. In Dallas and Austin, Texas, you can get 5 tiny tacos for a single dollar, or 25 tacos for 5 bucks. Not bad at all. In Fresno, California, you can buy 15 tiny tacos for $3, or, wait for it…you can pay a single extra dollar to get the Loaded Tiny Tacos that have melted cheese, lettuce, and taco sauce.

I blame WilsonMini Tacos from Jack-In-The-Box

Posted by BP Burke on Tuesday, July 2, 2019

The trial runs in Texas and California last until September 1, 2019, and then presumably the bigwigs at Jack in the Box will make a decision about whether to make the tiny tacos a nationwide phenomenon. Don’t let us down, Texans and Californians! Americans all across this great land are counting on you to get the job done!

Sign me up!

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Keep Your Fingers Crossed, America! Jack in the Box Is Testing Tiny Tacos in Select Locations.

Is this a sign of things to come in the taco game? If so, our fast food experience might get a lot more interesting in the near future. If you’ve never had the tacos from Jack in the Box, honestly you should give them a shot because they’re pretty decent. And I’m a self-identified taco fanatic.

But Jack in the Box is doing something a little bit different right now. The fast food chain is testing out tiny tacos in select markets to see how customers like them. They kind of look like little pizza rolls (AKA, delicious). The tiny tacos are served with a Ranch dipping sauce, a Taco Sauce, and the company’s new Creamy Avocado Lime Sauce.

They’re CHEAP, too. The prices vary a bit in the different test markets. In Dallas and Austin, Texas, you can get 5 tiny tacos for a single dollar, or 25 tacos for 5 bucks. Not bad at all. In Fresno, California, you can buy 15 tiny tacos for $3, or, wait for it…you can pay a single extra dollar to get the Loaded Tiny Tacos that have melted cheese, lettuce, and taco sauce.

I blame WilsonMini Tacos from Jack-In-The-Box

Posted by BP Burke on Tuesday, July 2, 2019

The trial runs in Texas and California last until September 1, 2019, and then presumably the bigwigs at Jack in the Box will make a decision about whether to make the tiny tacos a nationwide phenomenon. Don’t let us down, Texans and Californians! Americans all across this great land are counting on you to get the job done!

Sign me up!

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Sacramento Is Now Home to a Park Named After “Reading Rainbow” Host LeVar Burton

Reading Rainbow aired from 1983-2006 on PBS, making it the longest-running educational series ever to run on the network. The show was hosted LeVar Burton and cultivated a love of books and reading in a generation-plus of children who eagerly watched it (this writer included).

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Season’s Readings…?

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LeVar Burton grew up in Sacramento, attending two area schools and later launching his successful acting career that began with the 1977 miniseries Roots and moved to Star Trek: The Next Generation. He (and we) hit the jackpot when he landed the role of host on Reading Rainbow.

Recently, a park just down the street from the 62-year-old’s home neighborhood was renamed (formerly Richfield Park) in his honor, so if you’re hanging out around Meadowview (1900 Expedition Way) and are looking for your nostalgia fix, you might want to stop in.

Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg dedicated the park, telling the local news that he hoped renaming the park would inspire other local young people to reach their own goals.

Burton’s comment? “If I can do it, so can you.”

LeVar is busy these days, and his mission hasn’t changed – he raised over $6 million in 2014 through a Kickstarter hoping to use the Reading Rainbow platform to reach a whole new generation of students and teachers.

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A special message from @levar.burton ✨

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In a recent interview, Burton says they’re on track to meet their goals, with their Skybrary – a subscription-based online library of interactive children’s literature – being donated to every registered teacher.

It’s his hope to use technology to bring Reading Rainbow into the digital age, using all of the new tools at his disposal to expose kids to the wonder of books and reading.

Just like the old days, only faster.

And probably with fewer sweaters.

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Sacramento Is Now Home to a Park Named After “Reading Rainbow” Host LeVar Burton

Reading Rainbow aired from 1983-2006 on PBS, making it the longest-running educational series ever to run on the network. The show was hosted LeVar Burton and cultivated a love of books and reading in a generation-plus of children who eagerly watched it (this writer included).

View this post on Instagram

Season’s Readings…?

A post shared by LeVar Burton (@levar.burton) on

LeVar Burton grew up in Sacramento, attending two area schools and later launching his successful acting career that began with the 1977 miniseries Roots and moved to Star Trek: The Next Generation. He (and we) hit the jackpot when he landed the role of host on Reading Rainbow.

Recently, a park just down the street from the 62-year-old’s home neighborhood was renamed (formerly Richfield Park) in his honor, so if you’re hanging out around Meadowview (1900 Expedition Way) and are looking for your nostalgia fix, you might want to stop in.

Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg dedicated the park, telling the local news that he hoped renaming the park would inspire other local young people to reach their own goals.

Burton’s comment? “If I can do it, so can you.”

LeVar is busy these days, and his mission hasn’t changed – he raised over $6 million in 2014 through a Kickstarter hoping to use the Reading Rainbow platform to reach a whole new generation of students and teachers.

View this post on Instagram

A special message from @levar.burton ✨

A post shared by Reading Rainbow (@readingrainbow) on

In a recent interview, Burton says they’re on track to meet their goals, with their Skybrary – a subscription-based online library of interactive children’s literature – being donated to every registered teacher.

It’s his hope to use technology to bring Reading Rainbow into the digital age, using all of the new tools at his disposal to expose kids to the wonder of books and reading.

Just like the old days, only faster.

And probably with fewer sweaters.

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Taco Bell Has Plans to Open Up Its Own Resort in Palm Springs

Taco Bell fans, rejoice! It’s time to pack your bags and load up on hot sauce, because they just made a BIG announcement: Taco Bell will temporarily take over a resort in Palm Springs, California, giving fans a whole new level of Taco Bell experience.

I told you I wasn’t playing. I don’t joke about tacos, and I don’t joke about vacation. FYI.

The Bell will open on August 9, 2019, and will start taking reservations in June. The Taco Bell website says,

“Get ready for “Bell”hops and Baja Blasts, Fire Sauce and Sauce Packet floaties, because The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort is opening for a limited time in Palm Springs this August, meant for 18+ superfans. Complete with exclusive Taco Bell menu items and plenty of surprises, The Bell is sure to be the spicy twist of your summer. So pack your swimsuit, mark your calendars and start the countdown, because The Bell is about to make all of your taco dreams come true.”

There will also be a gift shop stocked with Taco Bell-themed clothing, naturally.

It’s still unclear how long the Taco Bell pop-up hotel will actually be open for, so I guess we’ll have to wait and see…

Well, I’ll see you in Palm Springs!

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Coachella Music Festival Coincides with a Huge Spike in Number of Reported Herpes Cases

You’d think this is a headline ripped straight off a satire site like The Onion. It’s not. That’s right, this is 100% real (side note: I don’t wanna live on this planet anymore).

According to TMZ, there was an outbreak of people treated for herpes in the communities around the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California, recently.

It seems 1,105 cases of herpes were reported in towns around Indio and in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties in Southern California.

The information comes from Herpalert, a service that launched in 2017 to help people who think they’ve been stricken with herpes. It allows potential sufferers to send photos in to doctors so they can get a quick assessment (like, within a few hours).

A typical day sees about a dozen inquiries to the service in Southern California, but in the first two days of Coachella, 250 cases were reported.

Coincidence? It sure doesn’t seem like it. The previous high the service saw was around the 2018 Oscars when Herpalert saw around 60 cases each day.

What happens at Coachella…apparently doesn’t stay at Coachella. Be careful out there, friends!

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Check Out the 10 Most Expensive Cities in the World

Is the cost of living absolutely insane in your city? I live near NYC, and yeah, it’s pretty brutal.

That said, I was actually pretty surprised by some of the entries on this list of the world’s most expensive cities. San Francisco didn’t even make the cut, which seems kind of insane given the horror stories I’ve heard about rent in SF.

As recently reported, there is actually a three-way tie for the most expensive city in the world right now between Hong Kong, Singapore, and Paris.

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This analysis of the world’s most expensive cities was done by the Economist Intelligence Unit and this is the first time in the Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living report that three cities tied for first place.

The group took over 400 items into consideration to compile the list, including the cost of food, school, recreation, clothing, household fees, etc.

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Singapore has been named the world’s most expensive city for five years in a row but this year it has company with Hong Kong and Paris. A strong U.S. dollar means more expensive American cities. New York moved up six spots and Los Angeles jumped four spots on this year’s list.

Take a look at the top 10 below.

1. (3-way tie) Hong Kong, Singapore, and Paris, France

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4. Zurich, Switzerland

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5. (2-way tie) Geneva, Switzerland and Osaka Japan

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7. (3-way tie) Seoul, South Korea, Copenhagen, Denmark, and New York City

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10. (2-way tie) Tel Aviv, Israel and Los Angeles, California

You can download and study a full copy of the report HERE.

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California Was the First State to Make Solar Panels Mandatory on Homes

Starting in 2020, all new single-family homes and multi-family buildings that are three stories or less in California must be constructed with solar panels. California was the first state to pass such a law, which is part of a bigger plan to be free of fossil fuels within 20 years.

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Even with the solar panel requirement for homes, that doesn’t mean the end of some natural gas-burning. When the sun goes down, especially during hot months, solar energy won’t be enough to power many homes, so additional sources are needed.

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California is also pushing other energy initiatives. The state is planning on getting half of its power from renewable sources like wind power by 2030. The plan is working so well that officials say that goal may be reached 10 years early, by 2020.

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h/t: Mashable

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