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Spin Doctoring/Or Come See Me Or U Don't Git No Ice Cream
Thanks, Dr. Peanut. Did I see the word "bribe" in print here on the reader site ? Could this be a cause for alarm, for removal, and other such torture ? I want one who is gone, and only one, to return. Enough. Inside joke.— July 17, 2010 7:31 p.m.
Soon There Won't Be a Barrio Logan
I attended a private high school in San Diego. Several very wealthy Mexican girls were driven across the border each day to get their education in the US at this school. I am guessing that there parents did not find the offerings in Tijuana to be that stellar. Certainly the families had enough money to educate their daughters in native country but chose the US for what they perceived to be a better education. From what I understand this is still happening. Fiesta del Sol happens each summer in the barrio. It is a testament to the neighborhood and the spirit of the community which is being eyed by developers of the downtown expansion stripe. Damning Barrio Logan is short sighted. In my community we have similar problems but do not make the news as much because the perpetrators have Anglo surnames. At some point in time the big Barrio real estate holders with the names of last names of Hueso and Inzunza will sell out and become newly minted millionaires in the style of John Moores.— July 17, 2010 6:07 p.m.
Spin Doctoring/Or Come See Me Or U Don't Git No Ice Cream
" Things that attract the quick and the dead " poses a mystery, Dr. Peanut. Perchance when the event is over, could you please explain ? Alas, there is no doctor in the house.— July 17, 2010 5:57 p.m.
Spin Doctoring/Or Come See Me Or U Don't Git No Ice Cream
Life without spell check is like life without French Vanilla ice cream. Einstein or some other great thinker said that.— July 17, 2010 5:11 p.m.
Soon There Won't Be a Barrio Logan
I live in the US and have traveled south of the border many times. And farther than Tijuana. Both America and Mexico have offered beauty and gracious associations to me. Don't slam our country if you choose to live outside it and possibly still work here or collect Social Security as many American citizens do who live close to the border. You can't have it both ways in my opinion. Relinquish your citizenship and be quiet. Enjoy your life wherever you hang your hat and became a citizen of that country. Do I hear a door slapping someone's butt ?— July 17, 2010 4:59 p.m.
Spin Doctoring/Or Come See Me Or U Don't Git No Ice Cream
It is not about spelling. It is about intent. Some of the fling masters should never have been allowed to return as self appointed Forum Gods or Goddesses.— July 17, 2010 4:51 p.m.
Soon There Won't Be a Barrio Logan
How many on this blog are products of schools outside the US ? I recall some fellow now long gone who could not spell but sure could cuss. Maybe he was educated in one of those schools ? It is my understanding that not everyone can get a free education in Mexico but that you must pay much like one does here for private education. I am sure that there are readers who can enlighten us. If the paying part is true, it could explain why some are not equal in their ability to read and write. The tyranny of the rich oppresses the poor and leaves them with few options in their own countries and here should they choose to immigrate.— July 17, 2010 4:49 p.m.
Spin Doctoring/Or Come See Me Or U Don't Git No Ice Cream
Just a small note about vanilla ice cream. Kirkland brand from the you know where big store is the absolute best. It has character. There were certainly some characters here in past life. However, some took the route of personal attacks and threats to invade others' privacy as their sole mission. It became a real cat fight (sorry Dr. Peanut) with both male and female gatos flinging clumps from their personal litter boxes at others. In a move to stop the flinging rules were enforced. But, and this is the big but of butts, the rules are subject to interpretation much like the rules of law. The interpretative part rightfully punished some and gave others a pass who violated them. Maybe they were such old cats that it would have been cruel to punish them ? Feline rights and all that jazz. Some have gone who richly deserved the darkness and time out forever in their litter boxes. Some have been unjustly thrown out. And most upsetting for me personally some have remained to fling another day. And they will. It is, after all, about character and past behavior as indicators of future flinging. Is there a doctor in the house ?— July 17, 2010 4:38 p.m.
Spin Doctoring/Or Come See Me Or U Don't Git No Ice Cream
I roll goats carefully - especially billy goats - as you have to watch out for their butts. Some will chew on your clothes or in this case (metaphorically of course) your soul. Some of our favorites will never come back because they have been thrown into the darkness. Personally, I prefer Ben and Jerry's Coffee Health Bar Crunch any day because it has variety which is what I think you are sad to see go. Not the meanness, the variety. If we want to see some familiar faces who have nothing wrong, perhaps we need to ask for their return through official channels. I need to see Dr. Peanut pronto and get her take on these feline matters.— July 17, 2010 4:20 p.m.
Spin Doctoring/Or Come See Me Or U Don't Git No Ice Cream
Some people can never come back. Some never should. Some promise never to come back and do. Some are on a summer vacation. Some are on a time out. The possibilities are endless. In the foreseeable future I think this is going to be a very vanilla world. But is there really anything wrong with vanilla ?— July 17, 2010 12:10 p.m.