Blogs
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Cruisin' Grand
By Josh Board - July 4, 2009, 11:45 a.m.
I met a guy at a party, who had a rather big house. He was talking a lot about classic cars, and I brought up my favorite car -- the Jaguar XKE. He looked at me with a weird smile on his face, and continued talking. After we had a ...
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Waxing Moon Competes With Fireworks Tonight
By Jerry Schad - July 4, 2009, 9:19 a.m.
Only two days short of full-moon phase, a waxing gibbous moon illuminates the evening sky after dusk on Independence Day, stealing just a bit of thunder from the fireworks displays. This and every July 4 (actually July 3 at 7 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time this particular year) is astronomically notable ...
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Dr. Demento on The Sound 100.3 FM
By davidtanny - July 3, 2009, 9:44 p.m.
Yes, this is a San Diego blog, but this applies to the fans of his show. Friday, July 10, KSWD 100.3, a station that can be heard in coastal San Diego county, is having a KMET reunion all day. Several KMET jocks will be there including Dr. Demento, who will ...
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Palin's Parlay
By refriedgringo - July 3, 2009, 4:22 p.m.
In Mexico, that while there is many more common aspects of politics shared with their northern neighbors than anything else, there are some differences. My favorite difference is the term limits set on elected officials. The President of Mexico serves a term of six years and cannot be reelected. The ...
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Bicyclists abound
By auntsandiegospeaks - July 3, 2009, 1:10 p.m.
About these bicyclists. Several weeks ago, I was standing out on my patio when I heard people hollering, whooping it up, and then I noticed F St. was filled with bicyclists, riding around cars, running lights, making a LOT of noise. I was baffled. I even checked the City's calendar ...
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Time To Draw The Steel & Go For Broke!
By LaPlacaRifa48619 - July 3, 2009, 11:56 a.m.
"For all the sins you will commit, you'll beg forgiveness...AND NONE I'LL GIVE!!" --Iron Maiden, from "Moonchild" on SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON As it stands now, the fuddy-duddies who run the Executive and Legislative branches in Sac-Town couldn't give two dried figs about folks like myself. It's too ...
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Airplane Junk
By Josh Board - July 3, 2009, 11:46 a.m.
My girlfriend doesn't like to fly. But she seems to be getting on a plane a few times each year to go back east. I think having a fear of flying isn't so crazy. I read once that it's the most common fear. I do think it's crazy if you're ...
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Red, White & Blue
By auntsandiegospeaks - July 3, 2009, 10:01 a.m.
I managed to get some cookies baked last night after it had cooled down a little. I'll finish this morning. I make red, white & blue sugar cookies that have their share of fans at the picnic. I haven't counted but it may be 5 dozen this year. Many years ...
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WTF Album Covers, Walkman Turns 30, Frankie Laine, Jon Ji Interview, Weekly Hotsheet, Latenight TV Schedules, more
By Jay Allen Sanford - July 3, 2009, 2:37 a.m.
San Diego Music Encyclopedia & Database Online Now Press illo to play the Overheard song! ********************************************************** NEW COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL MUSIC DATABASE IS LAUNCHED IT'S DONE!!!! And growing every hour.... ...
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gonna dress up as me Free Hugs Clown in Coronado
By siregadget - July 2, 2009, 3:58 p.m.
4th of July I am gonna be in Coronado landing dressed up as me the Hobo Clown and give out " Free Hugs" to anyone and I hope everyone ! Just to say Hi and be HAPPY !! Really this Free Hugs thing is important to me !! everyone BE ...
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Miramar
By teh_darkcloud - July 2, 2009, 1:00 p.m.
And in response to my earlier "It was nothing but dirt." blog: They're building a parking structure at Miramar College along with a police substation. (A concept I really like.) A video can be found on Miramar's website.
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Weird.
By teh_darkcloud - July 2, 2009, 12:57 p.m.
First thing's first, does anyone know how to change the title of my blog? It was originally called "My Little Corner of Mira Mesa" but now it's "teh_darkcloud" and I don't know where to edit it. Second of all... A lot has been going on in my life since I ...
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U-T Seeking to Rent Part of Headquarters Space
By Don Bauder - July 2, 2009, 12:43 p.m.
The Union-Tribune has sent a memo to its staff, saying that it is looking into renting out space in its building. Some potential renters have already looked at the fourth and fifth floor, say the new owners, Platinum Equity. (The fourth floor houses the library, photo lab, and photo library, ...
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Cutting in Line
By Josh Board - July 2, 2009, 10:47 a.m.
91X sometimes has these concerts where tickets are only 91 cents. And it usually consists of some pretty good bands. I went to one years ago, but can't remember the band. The other night, it was Ida Maria at the Casbah. Not to be confused with Anya Marina, the former ...
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Job Losses Soar; Some Economists Expect Weak Growth for Years
By Don Bauder - July 2, 2009, 6:31 a.m.
U.S. employers slashed 467,000 jobs in June, far more than the 363,000 economists had expected, the Labor Department reported this morning (July 2). The unemployment rate edged up to 9.5%. Economists had expected 9.6%. Including laid-off workers who have given up looking for jobs or settled for part-time work, the ...
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The Boys Next Door
By ali_cat - June 30, 2009, 10:56 p.m.
Although I’ve never caught a glimpse of them I can picture them in my mind. I’ve never actually seen them because of the fence and the giant hedge that separates us. If I listen closely as I type this, I can hear them now. I can hear them going on ...
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The Grass is Always Greener. (MUCH greener in this case)
By jeffblankman - June 30, 2009, 6:16 p.m.
San Diego has lost a little bit of its luster for me as of late. This is a new development, and a feeling that I've not experienced since transplanting here from the Midwest seven years ago. I'm not exactly sure what it is; but since a recent trip up to ...
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Who Cares?
By dojomo444 - June 30, 2009, 3:22 p.m.
As I go about life here in Scripps Ranch, I am like many of you. I face the daily rigors of trying to balance work, family, and social activities. And I, like many of you, have discovered a magical little saying that I can carry around and use whenever things ...
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Flying Around Downtown
By downtownphotoguy - June 30, 2009, 2:40 p.m.
 Have you ever seen a blue biplane with red wings buzzing around San Diego? It belongs to Barnstorming Adventures out of Montgomery Field. I recently took a ride to do some aerial photography of downtown and it was a real thrill! We flew over the coast at Crystal Pier ...
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Downtown In A Blink
By lovestory2009 - June 30, 2009, 1:59 p.m.
I was on the trolley last month and passed alot of new bars and restaurant's changing names and popping up like billboards in a the haze of the nightlights. I always wish to get off and try all of these restaurants and bars but it seems some of them I ...