Beth Dalbey
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 35
- Latest publication
- Sep 25, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Patch Escondido
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- Jul 8, 2026
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Gothic Halloween Displays Are Trending, But Will They Ruin Trick-Or-Treat? Block Talk (opens the original)
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Americans plan to go big again this year for Halloween They’ll spend about $4.3 billion on Halloween decorations this year, and 42 percent of consumers surveyed by the National Retail Federation plan to decorate their home or yard. Grotesque decorations are having a moment this year, according to a scan of Halloween specialty and other store websites. High-tech home decorators are using motion-activated animatronics with realistic sound effects to add terrifying depth to yard displays this year,
‘Laptop Squatters,’ 1 Cup Of Coffee, No Place To Sit And Lots Of Side-Eye [The Question] (opens the original)
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One cup of coffee. The prime table by the only outlet in the house. Hours of hogging a free high-speed connection while other customers stare daggers and walk out in contempt because they can’t find a place to sit. Congratulations. You have officially broken every unwritten law of the digital age. You are the ultimate "laptop squatter," a modern parasite draining the public Wi-Fi and the barista's patience one byte at a time. On the other hand, spending money on eats, tipping well and graciously
That Moment Couple Learn Their Nash Won’t Make It As A Guard Dog: Weird News & Oddities (opens the original)
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Nash proved himself to be more suitable as a comfort dog than a guard dog. The 4–year-old golden retriever was unfazed when a man climbed a ladder and entered an open second-story window at Dante Rowley and Stephanie Calderon’s San Diego home. Nash made the intruder feel as if he belonged there, repeatedly bringing him toys to entice him to play. He took off his shoes and shirt, ate some yogurt, turkey and cheese from the refrigerator, and took a nap. The home security system recorded at all, an
Stores Know Enough About You To Make You Blush; Some Use It To Decide How Much You’ll Pay (opens the original)
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A store may know enough to make you blush before you’ve logged in, let alone bought anything. The more unnerving possibility: What it knows could help determine your price. Retailers’ tracking tools can record what you browsed for, how long you considered it, whether you put it in the cart or saved it for later. Add where you live and estimates of what you and your neighbors are worth, and a little window-shopping can leave quite a paper trail. That intimate accounting of your habits and circums
When Your Cup Is Empty, And You’re Still Using The Coffee Shop’s Wi-Fi [The Question] (opens the original)
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The coffee shop has become the unofficial office for people who work remotely, freelance between gigs or simply need to escape the four walls of home. For the price of a coffee drink and maybe a snack, they get free Wi-Fi and distance from piles of laundry and other distractions at home. Coffeehouses have served as places to conduct business for centuries, dating back to the 1600s when they became gathering places for merchants, stockbrokers, insurers, journalists and writers. In fact, the Londo
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