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What would George Mitrovich say?
Just me. Meg of the d'Urbervilles, keeping my head down.— December 20, 2019 7:59 p.m.
They named Mt. Helix after a snail
I was disappointed at the lack of coyote images. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2019/o…— October 9, 2019 10:57 p.m.
Discovering your purpose with John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany
That is one point of view. But St Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus, was hardly speaking *ex cathedra*, and is not a reliable narrator in any case. He was always dragging old Pharisaical baggage with him. And prior to the Incarnation, the Second Person of God was neither male nor female nor human at all, so the "Jesus is a man not a woman" (present tense) is laughable.— September 28, 2019 10:52 a.m.
Chicks Natural celebrates a milestone
I loved this place in that mall on University Avenue in the early 90s. Had no idea it was ever going to be more than a standalone. I can probably get them investors if they're serious about expanding.— February 21, 2019 6:08 p.m.
We were a low-cost alternative to MCI and Sprint
No, Steve, your attack on the 1990s long-distance resellers was completely irresponsible. You attacked small- and mid-sized resellers but left the big boys (MCI and Sprint) alone—because you didn't DARE take them on. "Slamming" was a complete hoax, as anyone with technical knowledge of the industry would know. Only a local telephone company could switch a customer's long-distance carrier. You were completely in over your head when attacking this technical field, and you obviously haven't wisened-up since. I left out "Marty" [sic: actually Marti] Emerald's name in my account because she made a complete fool of herself, blundering into our call center with her cameramen in January 1996, without a clue about what the story was supposed to be. She harassed our Mexican and Vietnamese telemarketers (who had NO idea what was going on), asking them, "WHY are you doing something ILLEGAL?" which of course they were not. We called the cops and they moved her out.— February 14, 2019 2:52 p.m.
Adam Parfrey goes to the San Diego Zoo
I haven't actually seen that book, but it sounds later than the episode I describe, which can't have been earlier than 1997 as I was out of the country for a couple of years. But maybe someone who knew that book was trying to sell him similar pictures? Thank you for the tip.— December 4, 2018 10:31 a.m.
Dirty sex, clean windshields
This is well written with some mighty clever turns of phrase: "At age 93, Scotty Bowers looks like the last surviving member of the Our Gang comedies, when in truth, this little rascal’s job was supplying men and women to Hollywood’s elite." And the Scotty legend has enough detail to give it a whiff of verisimilitude. But is most of it true—really? Probably not. But as the National Enquirer fan might put it, it's so skanky that it should be.— August 23, 2018 7:19 p.m.
The fall of Horton Plaza
Roger Hedgecock always called it Willie Horton Plaza.— July 12, 2018 1:44 p.m.
East San Ysidro loses the foot traffic
I think the name, San Ysidro, was a mistake. It should go back to its old name, Tia Juana. Paradoxically it changed its name because of the bad associations with the Mexican encampment on the other side of the border. But see, if you changed it back to Tia Juana, then people would be happy to take the Tia Juana Trolley to the real, original Tia Juana, and not have to bother with the border-crossing nonsense. I'm surprised no one else has thought of this.— July 3, 2018 12:45 p.m.