TOWARDS A BEAUTIFUL SPRINTER FLOWERING
I moved into the Sober Living Retreat in January 2010, directly across from the Sprinter Escondido Ave (city renamed Civic Center Drive) transit station. I immediately realized the unique possibility, and above our slope to tracks, Director Rassel donated 8 …
KILL BEDBUGS FASST!
Mar 4, 2011 BEDBUGS CHEAP EASY SOLUTION! ETC... Ordinary talc will kill them and any insect upto 16th of an inch, fleas, lice or sailors crabs to name a few. NOT CORNSTARCH, only talc does it, insects breathe through their …
Hitching a Ride
One afternoon, while I was working at a hair salon in Ocean Beach, a young man came into our shop looking for his dog; he held up a large photograph of his pet. The photo portrayed a brown pit bull …
when passion is sweet
We Come upon our Mountain Meadow My Sweet Love and I. A Day For Miracles . The Day is Effervescent Sun A Breeze of Wild Flowers in Many Colors . We Spread our Blanket and I Look Into My Love's …
Je Rentre
So, now I’m back. The first day went by so fast. Everything seemed new, and amazing. But, only 24 hours later I’m already falling back into the swing of things. Jet lag allows me to enjoy the early mornings. Yesterday …
Laserium
Note: This story was written and published nearly two decades ago, and times obviously have changed. So have I, but I'll always like this story, as it is the first I ever wrote about sailing. Information in brackets is added …
"Smart Growth Law" for Redevelopment Renders Ca Environmental Quality Act Meaningless
A CEQA "anti-sprawl" bill passed in 2008 under the guise of legislating "sustainable development" may have devestating environmental consequences. SB 375 is supposed to mandate “sustainable” regional growth, however upon closer investigation it appears to do just the opposite. It …
BORDER NEWS TRANSLATIONS 3: Quarter of a Million $$$
Jonathan Romero Barreras, 25, and Alejandro Camacho Arteaga, 23, were detained at a Colinas de Agua Caliente home by the Mexican Army. In addition to more than $247,000 in counterfeit dollars cash, they also possessed 26-kilo packages of cocaine. The …
BORDER NEWS TRANSLATIONS 2: The Revolving Door
Sol de Tijuana reported Federal Deputy Francisco Vega de Lamadrid stated if the Mexican Government does not provide additional funding and proactive resources to a program for social reintegration, about 19,000 ex-convicts repatriated from the U.S. are likely to join …
BORDER NEWS TRANSLATIONS 1: Child Trafficking
A daily Baja paper, Sol de Tijuana reported that some 5,000 children might be suffering sexual abuse or slave labor in Baja. Also, a consideration is that all of the victims are not only Mexican nationality, because in 2010 there …
Ice Storm
I started driving for an environmental service company in late December, 1998. The job involved hauling hazardous waste from the company yard in Otay Mesa, CA, to registered treatment facilities across the United States. On my initial run, I dragged …
The loves of Oceanside
Random Poetry
RAINFOREST A wondrous hidden realm exists Within this world of emerald dreams, Where spirits of the forest sigh As ancient giants touch the sky And summon forth the swirling mists. Then Nature's mystery unfolds Inside this pristine paradise, For when …
Snark Attack!
It's Hard to Stay Happy
Getting out of jail is a great feeling. After spending months locked in an odorless, cement cage, eating tasteless food, with the only form of entertainment some awful book that I was lucky to get my hands on, being freed …
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Last summer, I picked up a prostitute off of Garnet Avenue. Before you draw any conclusions, I should explain that I did this unknowingly, and at the time I believed I was rescuing a fellow female in need. I was …
Affirmative Action On The San Rafael Swell
Whenever I run Interstate 70 across Utah, I try to time my transit so I can "camp out" on the San Rafael Swell, a rugged and breathtaking geological feature which offers stellar hiking opportunities and magnificent views of distant peaks …
For The Love Of A Duck
I know what I must do now! I must write my thoughts and discard them. I must continue to disregard females, The military legion of uniforms, their butts as useful tools of mobility, so that officers can have villas with …
OHWELLWHATEVER
In 2004, I left in a huff, because the local San Diego Voter Resgisterer wouldnt let me homeless register to vote and went to Gila Bend, Arizona (or McCainland) camping out behind the Texaco station underneath a thorny smoke tree. …
Salt Lake Skeeter Saga
I once dragged a double-drop flammable load from our company yard in Otay Mesa, CA, to treatment facilities in Aragonite, UT, and Hannibal, MO. When I say double-drop, I'm not referring to a lowboy trailer; I embarked midmorning on Thursday, …