Nancy's Second Chance for Happiness
Her body curved into a "C" whenever I looked at her. She avoided making eye contact with me. Nancy was a two-year-old Pit Bull/Queensland Heeler mix I found in Kennel 5 at the San Diego County Department of Animal Services …
More of Stick Figure at the OB Farmer's Market
It's been 3 weeks since the OB in HD crew took in Stick Figure's Wednesday evening show at the Ocean Beach Farmer's Market, and we're still enjoying the sights and sounds from the performance. In this 10-minute segment, our next-to-last …
checking out the new READER tool system
now ain't this nice...great improvement READER...i love moving picture and the bold and italics then of course the embedded these tools make it so much easier to do a blog here now...thx so much READER
Avian Perspective
The sky is teal in my scattered mind. Through warm colored thoughts I search, but cannot find the possible reasons why we both deviated from that feeling that our soul soothed and alleviated Every insecurity was banished and every fear …
Aguirre Intervention in SDG&E WEBA Application?
Former San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre recently disclosed that he would attempt to intervene into the Wildfire Expense Balancing Account (WEBA) application proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). It appears that there have been a number of …
Update San Diego 4/21/2010
Well my head is back in San Diego and I am on the streets looking for another job in San Diego. I recieved a letter to go to Superior Court for jury duty. I am giving out resumes to all …
Why the Confederates Don't Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
“Ay, yay, yay-yay, canta y no llores….” rings the Cielito Lindo tune while we swiftly sip on a margarita. Cinco de Mayo comes around each year and it’s time to celebrate. We salud each other to Mexico’s Independence, to their …
The readers of the Reader Movie Reviews deserve better
Dear Reader Editor and Editors, After seeing and enjoying "The Last Song", as we did Nicolas Sparks' "The Notebook", it is very irritating and offensive to read Shepherd's so called "review." He calls it an "insipid summer romance." As far …
Acme K9 Services: Part of what dog training is all about.
The other day I worked with one of my favorite dogs in the whole world, Bobbi the pit. In order to understand the background I have with Bobbi you can read a blog about her story on: http://www.deltasociety.org/Page.aspx?pid=508. Anyway, suffice …
Update San Diego 4/20/2010
The pen that will not go away and will last as long as the U.S. Government! Ref: The San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/20/10 page A2
Zandra Rhodes: A Master
So, a couple of weekends ago I went to see the costumes that Zandra Rhodes, a designer, had made for Aida, an opera. Knowing how influential she was in the 1970's-London-Vivienne Westwood scene, I was so excited! I made business …
In Two Weeks, I'm On-Call For Uncle Sam.
"Some folks would rather eat ca-ca than serve on a jury. No accounting for taste, eh?" --Katie Merrill (whom I met on jury duty in March of '86) Starting 2-May-10, I am on-call for Uncle Sam. No, I'm not headed …
Baseball & Toll free
Monday, April 12, 2010 Padres home opener. What a game!!!!!! Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 17-2. During the pre-game hoopla, we had a lovely downpour. It was cold & wet. Then there was nary a drop throughout the game. The …
a homage to one of Cuddles favorite poems
Cuddles it's just the best poem...so i put it up here so maybe a few others can read it poem by Kim Addonizio What Do Women Want I want a red dress. I want it flimsy and cheap, I want …
hangin' out with the 3 ply stainless steel
that damn cupboard is so full...i really get tired of pushing pots and pans all around to find the one i want...but every time i decide to remove and AM VETS some of the older ones to create less clutter …
On "Modular" Off-grid Home Electrical Wiring
As a homeowner who sets up an off-grid solar panel system for home use, one realizes it is a pain to have an extension cord snaking its way into the living room through an almost-closed window. As long as Harbor …
Tundra # 14
Three years after Tundra moved in, Portia asked April if she could leave her pet ferret, Maynard, with us for a few months until she could get her living situation straightened out. Portia also worked at the hair salon in …
Finding Fashion in Carmel Valley
Let's face it: San Diego is no fashion destination. As a 13-year-old fashion-addicted girl, I yearn for the looks from the streets of New York. Yet, I saw a bit of San Diego Style on the runway for spring 2010. …
Underachievers and Free Lunch
Tom Tancredo said "Colorado doesn't need 5,000 more illiterate peasants." Well, neither does Escondido! Yesterday, I drove by Lincoln Elementary School at 1029 N. Broadway, and became so enraged when I saw the sign out in front of the school, …