Close Call - Last Call
Sempra Generation Delivers Solar Electricity to PG&E, Not SDG&E
According to Market Watch of the Wall Street Journal earlier today, Sempra Generation has brought its first 8-megawatt block of solar panels online at Nevada's Copper Mountain Solar facility. Electricity generated at the Boulder City facility will be sold to …
All Shook Up
All Shook Up, Shakin' All Over, Shake, Rattle & Roll, Shake Your Booty, Shake Your Body, Shake Your Groove Thing and so on, and so on, and so on. That was a pretty good quake last night. Out in the …
My Dog Rolls in Stinky Stuff. What's Up With That?!
Strange bedfellows: Baseball & money
This baseball season is proving to be a heck of a lot of fun. Sure, they (Padres) lost on Sunday but nobody wins all their games! These youngsters are playing hard and their enthusiasm shows on the field. There have …
Update San Diego 6/14/2010
Good reason to stay in Afghanistan. A U.S.Geological survey has found $1E12 in mineral deposits in Afghanistan that could employ their people for a long time and change their culture from farming to industrial.
Kids Love to Cook and Bake Too!
It has been said that art of cooking in the home, passing of recipes from one generation to the next, is becoming a lost art. However, the benefits of cooking with your kids are well worth the effort. According to …
Busan, Korea
The hustle and bustle of the marketplace moves you like the wind, there is no time to remain stationary. The throngs of humanity will either propel you forward or backward, all based upon their whim. Towering skyscrapers housing couture salons …
What exactly is a chef’s knife? Why do I need one?
A Chef’s knife is an all-purpose knife used for chopping, slicing, and mincing; its blade is usually between 8 and 14 inches long. Chef knives are the workhorse of the kitchen; if you can only have one good knife, this …
What’s the difference between kosher salt, iodized salt and sea salt? When should I use them?
Kosher salt is a coarse grain, additive free salt. When you look at the grains they resemble little rectangles. This allows the salt to adhere to whatever it is added. Kosher salt has a cleaner, pure salt taste and chefs …
Questionable Quality Social
About a week ago, I wandered by the southeast corner of 6th & F, where the prior restaurant, EXY, had closed some time ago. The name on the awnings was 'Quality Social'. The door was open so I wandered in. …
The Most Beautiful Squirrel in the World # 2
The beautiful squirrel, and the Honey Badger too, really made an impression on us. Daisy and I found the beautiful squirrel even more captivating than the squirrels that we sometimes feed peanuts to in Balboa Park. When we visit the …
WildLife NightLife
Early Morning--13-Jun-2010
"In the cool, cool, cool of the morning/ that's when I'm coming home!" --Krokus, from "Stay Awake All Night" Grumble, grumble, (foul scatalogical oath in German), stretch, yawn. That's how my day began at 05:57am. Flipped on the light, rummaged …
Crazy for Ron Jeremy
I saw a heavyset woman charge the stage, waving her arms overhead. She stuffed a dollar bill in the dancer’s G-string, then grabbed his head, and planted a long, deep kiss on his lips. Women in the audience were screaming …
gather ye rosebuds while ye may
a teenage granddaughter comes downstairs for her date with this see-through blouse on and no bra. her grandmother just pitched a fit, telling her not to dare go out like that! The teenager tells her ' Loosen up Grams. These …
A conversation at the SY garita.
I cross the San Ysidro border several times a week and have been doing so for a few years now. Normally, when I'm standing in line I don't speak to anyone unless it's to cuss them out for cutting in …
Dear Customers: $25 Million Uninsured Wildfire Billing by SDG&E
Possible WEBA Billing Implications for IOU Power Customers? Onell Soto reports that San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E;) and the ratepayers advocacy division have reached an agreement regarding $25 million to be billed to customers for SDG&E; wildfire-incurred equipment …
The Early Daze, part 11
“What’s up, Cool Daddy-O?!” Tommy, the shipping/receiving clerk, gave me the nickname during my first week at M.G. Electric. Long hair plus goatee equaled Cool Daddy-O. And it stuck. “How much acid did you drop this weekend, Cool Daddy-O?” “Cool …
How Much is that Doggie at the Shelter? Nada!!!
Starting today, the Department of Animal Services is waiving all adoption fees for dogs age 5 and older at San Diego's three county shelters. The fee waiver also applies to any dog who has been at the shelter for over …