Wilco Industries: What SDG&E is looking for in Distributed Generation
Independent Energy Solutions today announced that its rooftop solar installation for Wilco Industries in Vista has been completed. The installation is expected to generate about half a megawatt of clean, green electricity for San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E;) …
Does SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink Really Make Sense?
An editorial position recently taken by the San Diego Union-Tribune is a jump for joy, now that the Forest Supervisor of the Cleveland National Forest has given an apparent green light for SDG&E;'s Sunrise Powerlink project to cross federally-protected land …
Miscellaneous Heathens party, procession, and hokey-pokey
[note: apparently this site stopped allowing YouTube videos to be added to blog posts. For video of this event, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvfE03hcsNE ] My wife and I arrived at Dusty Rhodes Park at about 6pm, to a friendly dance party …
San Diego City Council to Adopt 2011 Fiscal Appropriations Ordinance
The San Diego City Council is scheduled to approve the 2011 Fiscal Appropriations Ordinance today. The move comes as the City Council prepares to ask residents for a half-cent sales tax increase as a November ballot issue. City Council members …
Farewell Comic-Con 2010 - Final Photo Phunnies
Here are the final pics from Sunday, followed in reverse order by Saturday thru Thursday ----- see you in 2011! Jawa Youth! C’mon, man, you just KNOW the dork with the Batman halloween mask crashed this pic without being asked, …
Let's Get Ready to Rumble: Jury Fee Paid in Kessler v. City of San Diego
A check of the Register of Actions in Scott Kessler v. City of San Diego shows that last week, Plaintiff has filed the required Jury Fee Deposit for trial. Kessler, a former city employee, alleges he was forced out of …
Defending Small Businesses and Residents from SDG&E
San Diego residential power customers and small businesses are facing hard times in this economy, and a big part of that problem for the foreseeable future can be found in two rate proposals by San Diego Gas and Electric Company …
I'm Not "420 Friendly," But "420 Allergic!"
"Sorry, kid...no free trips!" --Herbert Block, from a 1970 cartoon in re: drug abuse. This fall, we Californians have the opportunity to make legal for all what is only legal for those who are gravely ill. Proposition Nineteen will, in …
Who Dares To Care, Wins!
"WHO DARES WINS"--British Army SAS Motto. "Who Cares Wins"--Title of song by Anthrax. I often use a "signature" when I write my e-mails, a simple line that let folks know that they were "on-line" with me, and not some "Spamticon" …
Of Soil And Blood
Call me Prometheus. That brilliant, hot, burning orb in the sky was trying to kill me one week ago, but this week there is a marine layer saving me from melting. So, I stole that fire and now cook with …
Technical: How to lube a speedometer.
I read a few articles and decided to give it a shot.. I have taken gauges apart before, but this is the first time I have attempted to lube a speedometer. From what I read, it seemed easy so here …
Some Fun Stuff
Fun stuff from online sites, TV, everyday life. Here is a funny sent to me by a friend: Having already downed a few power drinks, she turns around, faces him, looks him straight in the eye and says, "Listen here …
PROGRESS...progress...Progress?
Computers, ATM's, email, cell phones, ipods, ipads, ebooks....Progress. Many years back, progress was a good thing. Ships, planes, automobiles, tractors, gas and electric power tools and appliances made life a bit easier, yet you still had to do the work …
Downtown Noise
First of all, an old nemesis has reared its ugly head. On Thursday night, just before midnight I was listening to beating drums and a trumpet & then I heard a homeless person hollering "tell them to turn down the …
Update San Diego 7/19/2010
We lost the space shuttle, we lost the hubble, we lost the Mars mission and now we will not be on the moon by 2020. The internet can not recieve text, vidio and music in synchronous a lot of the …
The Early Daze, part 13
Hell's Not For Children...EVER!
"And you shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh!" --Pat Benetar, from "Hell Is For Children.' Another child has been snatched away. She might survive, but more likely no. Use 'em, abuse 'em, kill …
Remembering the Coach on Montezuma Mesa
I go to way too many funerals and memorial services nowadays. It's that time of life. I spend a lot of time visiting former teachers and parents of friends and such in hospitals and care facilities too. It isn't fun, …
Spin Doctoring/Or Come See Me Or U Don't Git No Ice Cream
is he just being a friend ..spin doctoring ...or LYING i had some interesting thoughts today visiting with people in the 2D world...and the 3D world..... it was about blogging Truth and fiction privacy and sharing... non sequitors eh this …