Rancho Bernardo

Blog entries concerning the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego County.

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Falcon 9: Redux

00:05 PST San Diego, CA - T-minus 44 minutes and counting. SpaceX attempts second COTS demonstration space flight. NASA Announcer: The dragon capsule will xport 1200 lbs of mass. Will spend one week attached to ...

Falcon 9 Very UN-Official Launch Update

T Minus 1 Hour 1 Minute and 17 Seconds this is Falcon Launch Control! So like the geek I am, I am up late on a early Saturday morning waiting for the launch of the ...

Star Chef Gavin Kaysen Returning to Send El Biz Off in Style

Earlier this week, I shared news former Quarter Kitchen chef Nathan Coulon is returning to San Diego to helm Fashion Valley's upcoming True Food Kitchen. Now, I have more homecoming news to share. Gavin Kaysen, ...

Signs of the Times

The other day, I was waiting for the Escondido library to open when I overheard two men talking. One of them said he lives in the apartment building where the young pregnant woman was shot ...

Romance for Saturday

Today I attended the monthly meeting of Romance Writers of America at the Best Western Seven Seas Hotel. I had lunch, vegetarian linguine with marinara sauce, with two very interesting authors. Linda Wisdon, who is ...

City of Escondido Strokes the Rich and Well-Connected

For two years, Social Security beneficiaries did not receive a cost-of-living increase due to the bad economy. But that didn't stop the City of Escondido from getting a share of the poor's money. Management for ...

The Principal's Office--a Hot and Dirty Read

I told my other half this morning, that there are two types of women--those that like princess stories (my mother, and no doubt Priscilla Presley and Naomi Judd) and those that like erotica (me, and ...

I Hate my Nasty Neighbor Mike--Part II

I blogged about my nasty neighbor Mike last night and I'm here to report he is still nasty. I told you about the notice he sent regarding my dogs even though a recent city ordinance ...

I Hate My Nasty Neighbor Mike

The jackass who lives next door woke me up very early this morning. He is a neanderthal of monumental proportions and has no consideration for anyone else. I can see why he is divorced. He ...

Thoughts After Midnight

Today I went to the Laundromat. Had to — the old dryer finally died. I have to admit I hope I don't get another one very soon. Folding clothes among the ladies who speak Spanish ...

Rotten Service at the Post Office

A few years ago, I got so fed up with waiting for service at the post office on the west side of town, I stormed through the employee's entrance and went to the back to ...

The Mother of All Triple IPAs at Urge Gastropub

The sound of a keg of triple IPA being tapped resonates like the screech of a dog whistle calling hopheads from far and wide to whatever bar’s been lucky enough to procure a keg of ...

Urge Gastropub Black Out

Urge Gastropub in Rancho Bernardo will host their First Annual Black Out and San Diego Top Brewers Book Signing on Wednesday, January 25th, beginning at 5:00 pm. The event will celebrate the darkest of brews, ...

Artisanal Carnivores Sink Teeth into New Meaty Venture

Having a budding and extremely promising business questionably targeted by the government and drained of its monetary lifeblood via combative legal fees. It would have been enough to make lesser men throw in the cheesecloth. ...

Food Safety and the Blackout

The blackout may have affected the foods in your refrigerator and freezer. The refrigerator will keep food safely cold for about 4 hours if it is unopened. A full freezer will hold the temperature for ...

The Rumors of My Professionalism Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Way before I started writing about food, I was in love with it and cooking up gourmet dishes on a daily basis. It was a dozen years of solid practice, constant learning and culinary evolution ...

Nathan Fletcher Picks Up Big Money from Big Tobacco, Says Lung Association

GOP Assemblyman and San Diego mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher has received a total of $25,100 in campaign contributions from the tobacco industry, according to a database of state legislators released today by the Center for ...

A Year Ago Today

When I got the call from Mom, she said, "He's gone. He just died. They're coming to pick him up right now." Instead of crying out in despair, I blew out a sigh of relief. ...

Picture Day Fiasco

Bliss, my Labrador Retriever, is afraid of chrome objects and has been since the day I got her spayed. That was eleven years ago, and although she has forgiven me, she hasn't forgotten what happened. ...

The Hit Man I Can't Forget

He knows me, I suddenly thought. He’s looking right down into my soul. As I stood in front of Gene’s desk, I felt swept away on a cool ocean breeze; my knees so weak I ...

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