Summertime, summertime, sum-sum-summertime
My thinking brain cells are misfiring today. There are a million articles that could be written. I might be experiencing summer daydreamer syndrome! I am just going to ramble and see where my meandering takes me. There is a gathering/BBQ …
Michael....
These were posts in my personal blog, I maintain on another private site, these were written for friends and followers upon Michael Jackson's death, and all the controversy that followed. After reading comments and watching interviews. These were simply my …
Sunrise Powerlink Comments to Cleveland National Forest Supervisor
The following was sent to the Forest Supervisor, so that he may allow SDG&E to put the Sunrise Powerlink project through the Cleveland National Forest... as long as it is entirely tunneled under the forest. William Metz, Forest Supervisor 10845 …
SDG&E Gets Special Treatment of Billing for Electric Vehicle Recharging
According to Onell Soto in this morning's distinguished daily paper, San Diego Gas and Electric Company will bill electric car owners separately from their residential usage for overnight recharging. California's Public Utility Commission has allegedly approved experimental rates to encourage …
The Man in the Mirror: A Reflection on a Legend
A Simple Solution to Contain the Oil Spill: Reverse Funnel
Yesterday morning I heard the CEO of Shell describing what he believes is our last resort to fix this. He described building a tall steel diaphragm (sort of like I proposed below) but then burying it with sand and then......dropping …
Outlawed Canine Community
I am not the kind of person who usually breaks the law. But who can resist those brown Precious Moments eyes, the excited tug on the leash, and that frantic tail wagging? If I ever get caught, there will be …
The Salton Sea
A Happy Fathers Day...
As I woke Sunday morning to a beautiful sunny summer day, and to a somewhat forgotten Fathers day...... I don't know if I put it to the back of my mind because my father passed away 6 and a half …
City Council Delays Forgiving $288 Million in Loans Owed to City
By a unanimous vote on June 21, the San Diego City Council delayed until July 13 the consideration of "extinguishing" $288 million in redevelopment loans owed to the City of San Diego. The unanimous vote also delayed a retroactive halt …
It Can Still Happen
It was a fall morning in 2008. The impression that all was not going swimmingly economics-wise had reached critical mass. Reading the news had become an exasperating downer; was there nothing good going on anywhere? The presidential election was coming …
The Most Beautiful Squirrel in the World # 4
Update San Diego 6/23/2010
France and Russia will develope a Technopolis in St. Petersburg. The economy will be a oil and gas based economy with green technology as a back-up for future investment when they become like the United States and have to get …
Gen. McChrystal, Rolling Stone, and a Supreme Court Interpretation of the Patriot Act
One of the most important things a military officer can do, not just for one's own career but for the safety of the fighting forces he or she serves with, is to anticipate the needs of the commander. In the …
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
i've been noticing that this flora has been bantied about by some of the bloggers lately the impression i get is one of subtle disdain...it's seems as tho it is a criticism of those who may be detected as living …
Acme K9 Services: Dogs & Cars
Today's News: San Diego City Council to Forgive $$$,$$$$,$$$ in Redevelopment Loans & Interest after 2009?
Who Says We Have a City Budget Shortfall? Item 203 on today's San Diego City Council agenda includes a provision that the City Council no longer charges interest on tens of millions of loans to its subordinate redevelopment agencies. The …
Remembering Imperial Beach
The neverending story of homelessness
Today I was walking in the East Village area when I realized that I had been avoiding a lot of homeless people who were basically camped on the sidewalks. It is summertime and even with June Gloom, the homeless population …
Vista Ranch--Nearly One Year Later...
"The more things change--the less attractive they become." --Belinda Davis, my last girlfriend before I met my wife. Well, here's an update about what is going on here in my section of Vista. 1) My apartment complex no longer sits …