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Mission Hills Nation's 5th Most Overpriced Neighborhood, Says Forbes.com
That Villa's only worth a million and change? Huh. Nice property. Make a great brothel. Room for private valet parking, and it's already fenced. That pool would be a fine place for making promotional videos for web advertising, and it's sure easy to find. Any investors out there..?? Let's find out if it's on the market... (Note: In keeping with San Diego's long established business best practices, please provide unmarked small-denomination cash up-front payment. Thank you for your understanding.) Fred "Fantastic Fast Cash" Williams Bestselling Author of: * Instant Money with Dehydrated Water Futures * Bridge Flipping: How the Experts Do It * Stadium Profits Made Easy— August 6, 2008 9:21 a.m.
Alex Spanos and the Stadium Sham
San Diegans, re-read this and reflect on our city's past mistakes. Then consider that the very same people behind this sad tale of economic and civic incompetence are still running our city. Time to Change San Diego.— August 6, 2008 9:05 a.m.
Money Flows Out of Brandes's Investment Firm, As Stock Portfolio Fails To Perform
I had a hedge, but I chopped it down, Don. BTW: Nothing but love for Tanya...darling, you know I'm only teasing, and I'd eat broken glass before ever disrespecting such a lovely and talented woman as you. Just lose the twerps you hang around with, okay honey? Cheers!— August 5, 2008 3:50 p.m.
Wealthy Local Citizens Discuss Buying U-T, Combining It with KUSI-TV, Possibly Having 24-Hour News Program
Re: #1 Ponzi, that's the kind of stuff the web and video combined with print could do very well, but it would be even better if the new entity concentrated on what's happening inside our civic institutions. The guy in your video seems like a real nice guy. Very friendly and personable. Stunning vocabulary too. I'm sure his business is booming now.— August 5, 2008 3:35 p.m.
Wealthy Local Citizens Discuss Buying U-T, Combining It with KUSI-TV, Possibly Having 24-Hour News Program
Don, who are the other members of the group? Combining video, web, and print would be tricky. Cultural conflicts could wipe out the endeavor. But if all knew how to work together (a good content management system would be a start) it could be an interesting attempt to occupy important mind-space in San Diego. Thanks for keeping us informed. I'm wondering if anyone other than locals will even bid...— August 5, 2008 3:32 p.m.
Lawn Mower Man
Now that I learn it was indeed a shotgun, I've got to question the arresting officers' judgement. Did they ask how many times he had pulled on the cord, re-checked gas and oil, and cleaned the plugs and filter? By any reasonable standard, if the honest answer had been more than fifty, a sawed-off is the proper tool for the job of showing that lawn mower who's the boss. I'd like to see this man go in front of a jury of his peers...guys like Russl who know what it's like to have an uppity lawn mower disrespecting you on a hot day. Sometimes it's a man's reluctant duty to put such recalcitrant machines into their proper place, and we all know that nothing sends a clearer message than an illegal sawed-off. As Josh says elsewhere, for the man to have resorted to using his gun like this, the mower probably did something stupid, lawyered up, and told a bunch of lies. Even if it turns out it did start properly this time, what kind of record has it got? I bet that mower's got a rap sheet and service record as long as my arm. It's only fitting to take the law into your own hands sometimes, when you've got to deal with that kind of mowing scumbag week-in and week-out. I say we salute this American hero, an icon for frustrated lawn farmers nationwide, as we continue to do the bidding of our lush green overlords and replace the natural flora and fauna with ever expanding swaths of grass, grass, grass..!!— August 5, 2008 3:24 p.m.
How much do you think the Union-Tribune will sell for?
Russl, Are you serious? Trees or fossils, huh? Dang. I better stop blowing into the side of my laptop...I thought that little fan I could see way up inside there was for me to power the thing. With all the hot air I generate, I was planning to save a lot of money. Oh, well. That explains why my posts at the Reader are so nonsensical. It's a computer error. You say I should power it with trees instead? How? Should I use the USB slot, or see if I can get the DVD/Combo drive to shred the stems and seeds into smaller pieces? What about using those fossils for fuel. How old should they be, in hundreds of millions of years? Do I have to crumble them up before putting them into the 1294 hole, or should I just force them in? Does it matter if they're fossilized fauna or flora, or does a trilobite generate the same power as a betulaceae? These new-fangled computer things just confuse me, Russl...so I appreciate your advice. You can reach me through my AOL account... Thank you, Fred— August 5, 2008 3:06 p.m.
Lawn Mower Man
You are so wrong, Josh! A weed-wacker simply isn't up to the job of putting a lawn mower out of service. It just isn't. I'm with your former colleague who used the shovel. That's smart for improvisation. Using a pistol or a rifle on a mower, no matter how well-deserved, is really over-kill. A shotgun? Okay, sure a shotgun blast makes sense, but shooting slugs at the engine block is just poor form. Fatal man-on-mower violence requires no more than a crowbar, a heavy hammer, or a even a few gummy bears artfully inserted into the gas tank. Josh, your weed-wacker attack, on the other hand, shows that you're not a truly manly-man who knows the ins and outs of burly mower discipline. I've got to ask you, man to man, do you even have a yard, you snivelling green behind the wheels punk? These blogs are serious business and you oughtn't comment on such weighty horticultural-mechanical matters without doing your research. Good day, sir!— August 5, 2008 1 p.m.
How much do you think the Union-Tribune will sell for?
I bid $25.00 cash, and that's my final offer.— August 5, 2008 12:41 p.m.
Sempra spins Sunrise Powerlink in the Union-Tribune
Sorry to insert a little historical accuracy, but The Vandals are from Orange County, not San Diego. See: www.vandals.com And who's this Gibbon fella who's monkeying around and declining and falling his way all over town. When I get declined, I just put my credit card back in my wallet and leave...I don't fall down. Finally, Goths are not threatening. They are just misunderstood youngsters who over-do it on the mascara and empathy thing. Really, they're harmless. I'm glad I could contribute my valuable knowledge to this serious and timely topic. Now I'm off to the ballpork for "Bread and Circus" Day. It's a cooperative promotion by the government and the sports team to cheer us all up and get us through these difficult times. Oughta work...it's the traditional way to deal with civic issues, ain't it?— August 5, 2008 11:34 a.m.