November 2022

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The Fast and Furious Cast: Where Are They Now?  If there’s one question on The Fast and Furious film fanatics' minds, it’s where are the stars now? Released as the new millennium was getting under full swing (feel old yet?) in 2001, the first film was a huge success, grossing a whopping $207 million compared to its $38 million budget. Over the past two decades, the franchise has been churning out sequel after sequel. In fact, the 10th film is on its way in 2023.  Many of us fell in love with some of the characters like Dominic Toretto (played by Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker). With that in mind, you’re surely wondering what the stars are up to now and whether their lives have changed somewhat since the first film. Here are what the cast are up to these days.  Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto)  Before joining the Fast and Furious extravaganza, Vin Diesel had famously appeared in an array of blockbuster films, including Boiler Room, Pitch Black, and Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan. The actor even lent his voice to The Iron Giant. What we can say for certain is that once joining Fast, his career changed overnight. In 2022, Diesel

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Yes, another article about home security tips. Most of you know that I'm into cars. To me, the cars I own or have owned have been very cherished.  Today, now in my 50's, nothing is more cherished than the safety of my family. When we moved to guard-gated community in South Orange County. We felt quite a bit safer than we would have felt in unguarded community.  Nevertheless, we bought and installed state of the art alarm systems , replete with sensors, cameras, motion sensors, touch sensors. We then reinforced every door, changed all the door hardware and installed additional restraints on every window and every door. We are currently adding shatter-proof mylar film on every exterior window. Short of Claymore mines and hidden bunkers with overlapping fields of fire, we've done about as much we could without getting carried away. There are multiple cameras inside and outside,. Virtually every angle of approach to an edoor or window is covered by cameras, My circuit breaker panel is also padlocked and my home alarm system has a backup battery system. My side gates are padlocked, 24 hours a day.  My gardener and pool guy have to knock on my door so I can let them in (I