Vista archive for August, 2010

The Memory Remains--As Do The Nightmares

"Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black/but the memory remains!" --Metallica, from "The Memory Remains" on THE BLACK ...

You Want A Philips Or A Slotted Head With That...Part Four

"There's Got To Be A Morning After, If We Can Make It To The Dawn!" --Maureen McGovern, from "The Morning ...

You Want A Philips Or A Slotted Head With That...Part Three

"The Beat Goes On--The Beat Goes On!" --Sonny and Cher 27-Aug-2010, 09:00hrs. On the bus to Oceanside and the Family ...

Si Vis Bellum? Es Barbarus, Nunc Morere!

"The Only Way To Be's Victorious-- SC#@& The Fools Who Think It's Glorious!" --Deep Purple, from "Under The Gun" on ...

O.J. Obama and Dr. Laura--Different Rules Apply

I'll admit I haven't heard Dr. Laura's tape. I suspect that if I heard her rattle off the n-word about ...

You Want A Slotted Head Or A Philips With That...Part Two

"Anticipation...anticipation. it's making me wait!" Carly Simon, from "Anticipation." 18-August-2010, 12:30hrs. I make my trip to the Oceanside Social Security ...

Border Security Bill: Too Much, Too Late for Escondido

On a recent trip to the emergency room at Palomar Medical Center, my husband and I were stunned. The place ...

Why Anchor Babies are not Legal Citizens

Today, there is controversy over the meaning of the 14th amendment. Some on the right are saying that the 14th ...

You Want A Slotted Head Or A Phillips With That?

"Here it come...you're never gonna stop it!" --Twisted Sister, from "You Can't Stop Rock And Roll!" (my favorite TS song, ...

Doing The Laundromat Shuffle...

"Call it Peace, Call It Reason-- Call It Hate, Or Call It Treason... But I Ain't Marching No More!" --from ...

Taking A Trip To The Food Bank...

"Tonight, Lucullus is host to Lucullus!" --Marcus Gaeius Lucullus, Roman statesman, general, and gourmand. August 4th, 2010--16:45 hrs. Woke up ...

A Ghost From My Past...A Ghost In The Machine.

"I'll be damned, here comes your ghost again! But that's not unusual, It's just that the moon is fulll, And ...