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Letters from the End of the World, Part One
Thanks, Jeff, for highlighting Clara Breed's contributions to peace and sanity in the midst of their opposites. (Note to Reader: You've got some exceptional writers working for you--please don't let them get away. And toss them a bone now and then, okay?) Soon after I came to San Diego (1968), I called the City Librarian, and Clara Breed answered the phone. Whatta gal! I wanted to tell her about a book that had been written, typeset and bound by the author(s) (Beverly and) Henry Mockel. It included Henry's serigraphs, and an introductory essay on art that is tops. Breed was very kind and receptive, and the last time I checked, it had not been tossed by her successors. So CHECK IT OUT, so they won't sell it or "recycle" it. "Hot Air From the Desert" is the title. Some ambitious historian should similarly publicize the work of other notable (and plain good) writers from the region . . . Milicent Lee, Judy van der Veer, and LoVerne Brown leap to mind as exceptionally good. And I suspect that they were all friends of Clara's.— September 2, 2012 6:20 p.m.
Tilted Kilt waitresses and other San Diego bar girls sound off
ERROR: The last sentence should have read: "Respond with silence when any attempt is made to manipulate you." Women and girls are the most common victims of manipulation, often by "men" who are insecure about themselves. Some learn to defend themselves by manipulating men. That's "understandable," but manipulation of all kinds tends to backfire. SOMETIMES, but only sometimes, deception can be a useful DEFENSIVE strategy, but it should never be used as an offensive strategy. True INDEPENDENCE of thought and action is not only every individual's RIGHT, it is every person's RESPONSIBILITY. That said, the PRESENT reality is that manipulation and deception almost characterize "our" culture, and increasingly, other cultures too. I consider this trend to be an extension of a psychopathology that got started somewhere around ten or fifteen thousand years ago and went crazy because it worked so well (e.g. the Sumerians, Egyptians, Olmec, Chavin . . . ) that it has persisted through the ages largely because such cultures have been able to suppress the majority in favor of minority hierarchies. The early cultures may have sacrificed virgins, etc. directly, but modern-day hierarchies do so by stealth. At the individual level, manipulation and deception continue to be more direct with suppression of other individuals, such as the monster-men who actually remain such little boy-children mentally that they murder their girlfriends and wives, sometimes even their own children. Girls and women, if you even get a hint of a controlling behavior in a "man," get away from him while you can. Learn to recognize neediness in all its forms. Men and boys also should avoid controlling women. The old values of strength and courage still hold, so don't fall for the predominant, phony macho distortion of those principles into brutality and domination.— September 2, 2012 5:55 p.m.
Wall Street's High-Speed Gambling
Nor do I. The original subject was Rand. A tangent worth noting in my note it the LA county building. Neutra used stressed concrete panels that shifted with the sun to shade the windows while creating a convection current that sucked cooler air in from the shady side--a kind of natural air conditioning. Those interested in efficient architecture may want to take note if economist don't.— September 2, 2012 3:43 p.m.
Book Criticizing San Diego Wins Top Award
"Outsourcing," or "contracting out" government work is an old technique of the "good ol' boy" system, but it seems to be increasing exponentially. It's another way to pick the taxpayers' pockets and get re-election contributions at the same time--not to mention industry rewards after retirement like posh offices, pretty sexretaries, and stadium boxes--ad nauseam post-government retirement, aka "tripple-dipping."— September 2, 2012 3:32 p.m.
Tilted Kilt waitresses and other San Diego bar girls sound off
I thought girls had to be 21 to work in Hooters--or to serve alcohol anywhere.— September 2, 2012 3:24 p.m.
Tilted Kilt waitresses and other San Diego bar girls sound off
Those done, Naomi Wolf's "The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women" is also a book well worth reading by young women, but young (and old) men would find it mind-expanding too. Too bad the subject of this article is not participating in this discussion. The subject matter is at the core of much of today's problems--at both the individual and social level. Too bad only Surf Puppy seems interested. But the central point remains: Don't let yourself be manipulated and don't manipulate others. That holds for both women and men, boys and girls. Respond with silence.— September 2, 2012 3:23 p.m.
Investor Says NextWave Price Too Low
Amen, brother! Keep on preaching! Btw, following the letter of the law when the spirit has not been violated is a major factor in developing a police-state.— September 2, 2012 3:10 p.m.
Wall Street's High-Speed Gambling
I'm asking where you got the '52 pic . . .— September 2, 2012 3:08 p.m.
Train Collides with Family Car
That might be what happened, but trucks can get trapped by cars changing lanes right in front of them. When that happens, the truck should be allowed to shove the cars. There should be no lane-changing allowed anywhere near RR tracks, and such maneuvers should carry HUGE FINES. Of course, enforcement is needed. What a great place for video cameras, eh?— September 1, 2012 11:55 p.m.
Wall Street's High-Speed Gambling
Yes, but there may be a story lurking in there somewhere. Where did you get the '50's era aerial pix? Yes, Don, the subject at hand is Rand, and I would like to know how the percentage of Randites has varied over the years. Has it truly gone up or have they just gotten louder?— September 1, 2012 11:47 p.m.