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fumber, I've been perusing Reader & google hits for fred.. Seems I netted a true phish? But then I am an old phart.. what is the proper term for someone using constant net presence/ position/ supposed authority in order to propagandize his own interests? ~jill— September 16, 2008 10:28 p.m.
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fumber, do you have something to contribute to the discussion of sex education, or would you rather elucidate about your knowledge of fred's personal habits? (I'm all ears either way here...) ~a grinning jill— September 16, 2008 10:05 p.m.
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Oh! TY for joining this discussion, fumber. I think. That is..— September 16, 2008 10:02 p.m.
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I mean to say, Fred, that your defense of The Reader's letter to the editor policies was totally unnecessary and quite off-subject. I am well aware of the publisher's supposed pro-life & anti-gay positions, but I have never known those positions to interfere with subjects concerning the sexual education of our minor children, nor the protection of those children who are obviously already sexually active. Why would you use the oxymoron, "Christian Taliban," and a completely unrelated reference to a cover story about TJ (which I also applauded as desperately needed)? Fred wrote: <<Sometimes the Reader is accused of having a secret pro-life agenda.>> Secret? HA! Exactly what does an anti-abortion stance have to do with educating children about sexual reproduction & the human body? The only connection I can think of are radical extremists who believe kids should remain ignorant* of consequences even beyond the point when they are capable of procreation & passing on STDs. Some moronic parents seem to be so embarrassed of sexual mechanics that they wait until their kids reach the age of 18 when they can kick them out of the house without alerting any legal authorities. *except for whispers on the street or in study hall Fred again: <<Then it's accused of having a secret anti-establishment agenda.>> Hmmm, 'The Reader' as anarchist is a new one for me - except when you go back to when it was truly an underground rag. Yeah, I can recall the days when it was a thin little alternative voice minus all the BIG$$ ads that occupy over 75% of its current copy. Now it's no more or less than the UT or NCT, except for a purchase price. Fred again: <<Some of the Reader reporters are forbidden access to city hall.>> LOL, Fred! Who ISN'T forbidden access to City Hall these days unless they stick to scripted questions? Give that a rest, please. The real story on that score is access to Palin right now, LOL. If you wish to debate those unrelated issues, I will be happy to take you on. In the meantime, please check your references to Logic 101. ~jill— September 16, 2008 10:01 p.m.
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WOW! FRED! Someone actually reads this stuff. Now if someone who actually addresses the subject at hand would respond, we'd be swimming in sweet pickle juice, huh? ~jill— September 16, 2008 9:11 p.m.
La Jolla Liberal Learns Tolerance from Clairemont Republicans
So, the "Neighborhood Story" contest is over? Sorry I never saw a deadline for entries. I still have a dilly about 27 years in Escondido, the current anti-Latino City Council, and the non-existent "parking problem" they continue to pursue. Here's a nutshell: The "Los Arboles" neighborhood (boundaries 2nd & 5th Avenues by Ash & Date) was the happy-happy/joy-joy recipient of a heavily tax-payer funded neighborhood renewal project less than a decade ago. We got sidewalks, streetlights, and water-gulping trees in what had been a hotbed of teen gang activity for years. However, those sidewalks eliminated the only off-street parking for both the renters & owners of numerous duplexes & triplexes that have existed since the 1950s. Where city-approved expansions had eliminated the single-car garages in favor of an additional rental, only curbside parking remained. The many 2-3 bedroom triplexes suffered the same fate, but progress is worth it, right? NOW, the rabidly anti-poor council wants to "eliminate" a parking problem the $49,000 study says does not exist. Like the landlords who were supposed to shoulder the burden of ridding Escondido of the "dreaded" Latinos, those of us who suffered through those two years of invasive & disruptive "improvements" are crying foul. I hope someone will reply... ~jill— September 16, 2008 9:02 p.m.
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At first, I was dumbfounded that no one else bothered to debate the idiotic letter from [name withheld] that warned 'The Reader' to think about "the children" before publishing something as innocent & informative as "They Think They're in Love." What would those children learn other than what they already THINK they know, except how moronic their giggling & uninformed contemporaries appear in print? Now I am simply saddened that San Diego County denizens shrug off what could have begun a very productive conversation about the apparent Victorian (Ice Age) state of sexual awareness & education in what is supposed to be our nation's most "enlightened" state. Bah Humbug to ALL the mealy-mouthed & silent "organizers" of supposed teen intervention centers & their ilk. ~jill— September 16, 2008 8:34 p.m.
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I am quite flabbergasted by the "protect the children" responses of obvious ostriches. Like Sarah Palin, are we to revert to the idiotic "storks," "birds & bees" of yesterdays' BS once again?! Get a grip people. Kids & teens develop sexual & reproductive problems in the ABSENCE of information. Consider the inanity of the woman "scared to be sterile" by taking the Pill! Where in the world did she get such an erroneous idea? On the street, in the vacuum provided by parents and the "see no evil" imposed on schools, that's where. It's almost as if we have reverted to the creationist school board so quickly recalled in Vista - that's how short memories are, alas. There is FAR more at stake here than the First Amendment (let alone the 2nd, 5th.. all of the Bill of Rights). ~jill— September 15, 2008 6:04 p.m.
Plastic bags block La Jolla kelp beds
hey jelula - you bring up a pertinent point. I lived in West Germany 1970-72, and saw only one experimental "supermarket" (Frankfurt) in the 8 European countries I visited then. Instead, the Germans would pick up dinner supplies on the way home from work each day, getting bread at the die Bäckerei, meat at die Metzgerei, etc. & place those items either in a woven straw handbag or under the multi-purpose arm. Paper wrapping was provided sometimes, but no bags of any sort were provided to the shopper. That was so very refreshing. Americans could take a page from the Euro book, huh?— September 12, 2008 4:09 p.m.
Plastic bags block La Jolla kelp beds
Hooray for Encinitas, surfriders, Charles Moore, Elizabeth Willes, other pro plastic ban activists (mentioned or not), & especially to Bill Manson/ The Reader for bringing all this together so succinctly/ its timely publishing. I enjoyed the sobriquets like "urban tumbleweeds." I recalled another while reading Curtis Ebbesmeyer's words about digging up a thin layer of plastic in 10,000 years - if there are humans left to do so, that is. A brilliant & personable prof not only taught Southern California natural history at Mesa Community College in 1976, but was co-writing & illustrating a course textbook with a colleague at that time (he provided that collated material to students free of charge). Whenever the class came across plastic debris (too often) on our numerous geological field trips, our prof would comment, "early plasticene age," or in the case of glass debris, "glassticene era." [If anyone reading this comment recalls that professor's name & the title of that text when it was published, I would very much appreciate an answering comment here. thanks] ~jileen— September 12, 2008 3:54 p.m.