It's been so humid lately that I've been wandering around in sort of a haze, and the dogs are getting shorter walks after work. More of the "let's just walk around the neighborhood" vs "Wanna go for a rided to …

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20890521@N02/6073511948/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/20890521@N02/6101599474/in/photostream Today I met Sal, the artist I've been watching for a month or so creating the mural on the underpass of the 5 on Rosecrans near Pacific Coast Highway across from the Old Town Station. Panel 2 finished, …

Dave was working as a bartender in the main bar at the La Costa Resort back in the 70s. We were dating so I would go up to hang out on Friday nights with my girlfriends and dance and drink …

My leg was beginning to sting a little when the doctor and a nurse came in. I’m assuming he was a doctor and she a nurse; I’m not sure what the qualifications are to work at a Red Cross clinic …

No one has ever asked me to marry them. No one, nada, I’ve been telling people for years I’ve been engaged twice but that is really to escape the long discussions, suggestions on how to catch a man, analyzing my …

Dry sand erupted beneath my flip flops as I trailed the dogs down to the waterline at dog beach. Spadefuls crunching and scattering like handfuls of rice on a hardwood floor, a few grains detaching from a the herd Off …

We were on a day trip with a bunch of middle aged to elderly people to Ensenada. My friend Kathy and I had gotten up early on a Saturday morning and headed for the Elks Lodge in Campo where the …

link text Campo. When I think Campo, I think two things. The train to Tecate, and the bus to Rancho La Puerta. Very different experiences. I saw no one had posted anything for a time about Campo, and found out …

SPRINGING INTO Weeds sprouting from the blacktop. Dry grass forming wreaths around the utility poles. Splatters of oil baked onto the filthy sidewalk. A car drives past with the radio volume at max, brakes squealing as a car shoots into …