David Dodd

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Comments by refriedgringo

Robbery suspect caught for Tijuana police

Actually, private gun ownership is allowed in Mexico if you obtain a permit. Obtaining a permit is, well, difficult, but possible. Last I had checked, if granted a permit, the permit-holder is limited to .38 and below. A technicality, I know, but the facts is the facts.
— May 19, 2013 8:29 a.m.

Tijuana curio shops struggle to stay in business

Chiki Jai will survive. There are so many locals there that love the place and the food. I was one for over two decades, I ate there as often as my meager budget and available leisure time would permit.
— May 18, 2013 2:13 a.m.

Proposed Expansion Could Bring Trolley to UC San Diego

The Blue Line does not terminate at the Santa Fe Depot stop. It terminates at American Plaza transfer station. The Orange Line still ends at Santa Fe and the Green Line runs through it, but the Blue Line no longer goes through there.
— May 16, 2013 12:08 a.m.

Dammit, Jim

Thanks, Matt, I was wondering whether I should wait for this to go DVD or get to a theater near me. I'm a big Trekkie. And, regardless of where it came from, every director should take anything they want from Raiders, there's nothing intrinsically wrong with that. Great cinema should be repeated at every opportunity,
— May 15, 2013 11:54 a.m.

Padres flagship station adds the Aztecs to their broadcasting venue

Lynch is sort of busy ruining, err... running the UT.
— May 14, 2013 6:27 p.m.

Who in the hell is Burch Smith and why is he starting for the Padres on Saturday?

Sorry you didn't like it, Suzie. You'll get another chance to see Burch torched, he's getting another start. This piece predicted his demise. And this comment predicts that his secondary pitches aren't ready and his fastball is, you know, FAST, but he doesn't have MLB command of it. Stay tuned to my poorly written articles, one might surprise you.
— May 13, 2013 1:49 a.m.

Economist regrets remarks about Keynes's sex life

Friedrich Hayek had two children. Maybe Ferguson was drawing that comparison. It should be noted, however, that Hayek and Keynes did share a friendship and agreed on a lot of economic theory. I have no idea why Ferguson brought up Keynes' sex life, that was silly.
— May 8, 2013 6:03 p.m.

Economist regrets remarks about Keynes's sex life

Okay, but maybe Ferguson has a point concerning his economic criticisms of Keynes. Wouldn't Keynes' failure at procreation negate or at least call into question the "multiplier effect"? (rimshot)
— May 8, 2013 2:44 a.m.

Padres ownership offers contract extension to Chase Headley through the media

The NON-WAIVER trade deadline is July 31, but the true deadline (Waiver) is August 31. And I think that Padres ownership is very disingenuous to have gone through the media, it seems as though they want to walk away having the ability to say to fans, "See? We TRIED so sign Chase." I would be surprised if a deal got done because - as you point out - with a $70 million player payroll, using $15 million on one corner infielder and with the contracts of Quentin and Street still on the books, you've got three players (almost 1/8 of the 25-man roster) taking up almost half of the allocated payroll. I would be surprised to see that happen.
— May 3, 2013 7:54 p.m.

Padres and Cashner get by Giants

This will, in fact, be the third soccer game at Petco. I covered the presser on Saturday (story soon?) and got a great interview with Joe Corona of the Xolos (also plays with the U.S. National squad), who attended Sweetwater High and then SDSU.
— April 30, 2013 2:27 a.m.