My Heroes, The Geek Squad
They are my heroes. Two husky, hunky, he-men possessed of technological ability far beyond that of us mere mortals, they arrive at my house promptly at 8:30 a.m., on a SUNDAY, no less, when lesser mortals would be whimpering in …
Proposition 16 False Fact: No Right to Vote?
"Today you do not have the right to vote when local government politicians want to spend your money to get into the electricity business" Alan Zaremberg, California Chamber of Commerce in San Diego Union-Tribune advertisement. Actually, we do have the …
Another Developer Owned Craftsman Mysteriously Catches Fire
Just last week I wrote a piece about my efforts to try and save 1 of only 2 saltbox style buildings in San Diego. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/ive-got-issues/2010/may/16/eminent-domain-your-tax-dollars-slated-to-demolish/ It lies on El Cajon Boulevard, the famed "Boulevard of the Arts". The entire block …
14-May-2010--On The Eastbound Sprinter--Dealing With A Mooch
"What is this world coming to? Beggars begging from beggars!" --Madame DeFarge (Madleine Kahn), in Mel Brooks' "HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PART I." Friday, May 14th: That night, I did not feel like cooking. Even the most hardened reaver wishes …
They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Shopping Cart
I consider myself a professional shopper. I like to peruse and compare prices before I actually make a purchase (this excludes shoes because I absolutely adore them and if I see a pair that I can’t live without well, you …
The Restoration of Faith or Something Like It
The oil spill has rendered my usually sunny disposition rather maudlin these days. I am sad. I wish that things were better for our planet and all its living creatures. Hiking Cowles Mountain has been something of a lifesaver these …
An American Dream
I Feel the Earth Move
The earth just moved. Twice. Any idea where this is coming from? I think Mother Earth is pissed at us for killing her birds and her fish and her oceans. For spewing resources for our own greedy needs that are …
Today's Mail
Today, my mailbox was stuffed with the usual supermarket advertisements and other wasteful uses of paper, glossy campaign postcards for various candidates and an official looking first class letter from the Department of Health and Human Services in Baltimore Maryland. …
I Was a Prisoner of War in America
I was born in California in a town called Watsonville, which is 60 miles south of San Francisco. I am an American of Japanese ancestry. The Japanese attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. …
Want to Play the Credit Scoring Game?
Do you want to be able to control and raise your FICO score so you can better qualify for your purchase of a home? FICO scoring is like a game and the consumer controls 1/3 of that game. 30% of …
Elevator Etiquette - Are There Rules on How to Behave in an Elevator?
How many times a day, a week, a month do we as Downtown San Diego Condo and Downtown San Diego Loft home owners take the elevator as our main transportation to and from our homes in high-rises, mid-rises and even …
The Doctor Is In
Listeners, today we have a big surprise for you!! We have a special guest, noted psychologist and columnist for Cat Prancy Magazine, Dr. Peanut. Dr. Peanut has agreed to participate in a question and answer session with our listeners and …
SDG&E, the IOU WEBA Application, and Proposition 16
No Ratepayer Escape from Unlimited Utility Wildfire Liabilities? From the perspective of our California investor owned utility and electric franchise grantee San Diego Gas & Electric Company, San Diego County depends on natural gas coming out of the ground. Getting …
Savory, a perfect name
I just returned from a loverly lunch at the Savory Deli & Market, recommended by my friend, DR. She knows the owners and had recently enjoyed a meal there. It is at 4661 Park Blvd. near Adams, on the east …
Tundra # 19
By the time April and I were married and our daughter, Daisy, was two months old, Tundra had been our cat for over five years. One late autumn night he came home for the last time. The pupils of his …
A Hero
Where have all good men gone And where are all the gods? Where’s the street-wise Hercules To fight the rising odds? Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late at night I toss and turn and dream of …
The Ethics of PG&E and Possible Passage of Proposition 16
In today's distinguished daily paper, there is an editorial written by Robert C. Fellmeth, Price professor of public interest law at the University of San Diego School of Law. Professor Fellmeth's editorial pretty much slams Proposition 16, the proposed monopolistic …
Big Bully terrorizes community!
So it's that time again....blog blog blog. Today I am disgusted with politicians. I've been disgusted before with them but now it is just too close to home. I am upset about the jail and the proposed expansion in our …
Stiil in Az.
