Cristina Fernando

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Quietly pondering..

the cosmic question: why? [Photo of a dying star, spewing innards]

Gold for Books

Tenika Garteiz of High Tech High in Chula Vista is on a quest for gold, the Girl Scout’s Gold Award that is. Yet it’s really her school that will reap the reward, in terms of ...

Separate Yet One

It was below 40 degrees this morning as I stood at a high spot overlooking lower Otay Lakes. It's sunny, ...

Tax Increase Too Costly?

Can Chula Vista afford the costs of a tax increase? A lone member of the city's five-member council doesn't think so. Councilman (also current Deputy Mayor) John McCann said "this is not a good time ...

Chula Vista Can Still Afford to Buy Land?

Amidst budget cuts and sacrifices of city employees to give up their mandated pay increases, the staff of the City of Chula Vista is recommending the adoption of a resolution that will appropriate $1,400,000 from ...

2009’s Biggest Full Moon

2009’s Biggest Full Moon The full moon on Saturday, January 10, was touted by NASA as the “biggest and brightest one of 2009’’ The NASA statement continued to say that this month’s full moon will ...

'And yet, when I look up at the sky,'

'... I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and ...

The Kami-Sabi

I read of this concept from the book "Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing" by Frederick Franck. He tried to explain it ...

Heaven's Door @ Otay Lakes

It was about the day after I got laid-off in October of 2008 when I took this photo at the ...

Disappointing First 2009 Full Moon

I ran to Mt. Hawk at 5:01 PM, Saturday night, January 10th, to witness what NASA touted as the “biggest ...

Still Part of Ugly Statistics

I mean, I'm still part of that 6.7 % unemployment rate. Thursday morning, I watched President-elect Obama's speech on the ...