The Man About Town
One chilly Fall Thursday night long ago, my English friend Roger and I agreed to meet at the Princess Pub in Little Italy after attending a meeting of the Ryan Aeronautical management club. Since our after work "pinting" sessions typically …
Sanders says city should fund stadium by selling the sun
“When people think of San Diego, they think of sunshine,” said San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. “I’m here to tell you we can make money off that.” At a press conference held at City Hall, Sanders said the city could …
Wikileaks: CIA staked out OB
The ongoing drama surrounding leaked diplomatic cables came to Ocean Beach today when the Wikileaks organization released a report from an American intelligence agent sent to OB to investigate “possible revolutionary sentiment.” The report, which the unidentified agent submitted in …
Private Student Loan Crisis Growing and students are struggling
Students are struggling during this economy. Private Student loans are becoming a burden to them. Fourth, Congress should strongly consider passing HR 5043 – “Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010 (D-Steve Cohen) and S.3219 – “Fairness for Struggling …
Imperial Valley Solar Project DOA As SDG&E Power Source?
Southern Cal Edison Pulls Out Of Sister Solar Project Tessera Solar's Calico Solar project has been sold to K Road Sun after Southern California Edison announced that it was pulling out of the 663-megawatt San Bernardino sterling engine site. The …
Letting go of a lousy Christmas
This is really a downer of a post to start a blog off with, but I've gotten some positive feedback on it from friends, so here we go. Hopefully this reaches a few folks who will spend a little more …
Closing the door on a decade
And so it begins........closing another chapter on the book of my life. I have spent the last 9 ½ years of my life working at the Dixieline location in Poway, California. It's so hard to believe that my store is …
Job Search Dinosaur
The advent of technology is great, a wondrous thing to behold. Or so I thought, until I had to re-enter the job market. Now I find I am a job search dinosaur in my approach. I grew up in a …
On Golden Wings
why dont you control your savage animals?
can i write this blog if i havent joined a neighborhood blog group because that page is currently unavailable and im not on the internet because my neighborhood is so far out there we dont get internet? looks like i …
My Winter Garden
Winter vegetable gardening in San Diego County produces sweet treats to eat. Water droplets hang on tiny sugar snap pea pods and small, white flower petals in the garden. The vines cover fencing usually cloaked in green beans and morning …
The Early Daze, Part 19
A Mentally-Ill Man Looks at Christmas
My name is Christopher Platt. I am 40 years old, and I have lived in San Diego for the past 12 years. I have been diagnosed with an extreme form of manic depression, and episodes of my mental illness have …
CCDC Paying For Convention Center Development A Wise Move? You Bet!
Recent statements by a majority of San Diego city council members indicate that there should be a transfer of payment responsibility for prior Convention Center redevelopments to the downtown redevelopment agency Centre City Development Corporation. The move could decrease the …
O Siem, my Christmas wish for all of us here and around the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcrQjHygy5o&feature=related with Christmas so near i harken back to those times shared... the time shared thruout my life with so many...at my age this is acceptable...and altho i look forward to the excitement of Christmas to come...i just as easily …
AN OBECIAN GOES ON VACATION
We OBecians live in a place where everyone else goes for vacation. The vacation mindset eventually seeps into everyone. The postman can be seen skateboarding to work in the morning. Shorts and flip flops are de rigueur. Seeking yet another …
An Electric Franchise Fee Proposal RE SDG&E Executive Hiring Of Former State Power Regulators
The following is a proposal to amend the City of San Diego Electric Franchise ordinance, adding one percent to the annual franchise fee paid by San Diego Gas & Electric Company to the City of San Diego for each SDG&E; …
Pointing Fingers
Update San Diego, 12/20/2010
I see the drug cartel's are recruiting youth with the promise of wealth and famous life styles. I picked up a pamphlet the other day called Storefront that is picking up at-risk youth. maybe these people are recruiting for the …