6 Strategies to improve your relationships
Have you asked yourself what can you do to improve your relationship with your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend, your children or your parents? Or maybe you are interested in improving your professional relationships with your clients, employees, boss, business partners or …
Update Little Falls 2/02/2010
On World events.
A Spanish company is putting up $1E9 for a photovolaic solar energy production plant. The plant will cover 2500 acres and produce 300 megawatts of electric power to supply 50E3 homes/yr. Ref: USA Today, 1/28/10 page 3A You think the …
A City That Just Won't Shut Up
Repeatedly moving to a city is like seeing a nephew every six months, and being astonished by the changes, only you are the nephew. Gentrification changes the city some, but being on a two year cycle of leaving and returning …
Tundra # 3
Tundra and Elaine were both homebodies. They liked nothing better than lounging around the house all day. But they also enjoyed sunning themselves in our yard. The houses in our neighborhood were clustered next to each other on tiny lots …
The Castaway Effect
turning native
The Castaway Effect is when you are isolated for so long or stranded to the point you become the jungle itself...and you love it. That doesn't mean a totally destitute person like Savali loves his life but I bet he's …
Recover the flame
Ok. Here I go. About a couple of weeks ago I said I would start writing articles on couples’ relationships and so I asked for suggestions on what topics I should write about. One that had special emphasis was the …
Chris Marlowe
I quote:
" Now hast thou but one bare hour to live, And then thou must be damned perpetually! Stand still, you ever-moving spheres of heaven, That time may cease, and midnight never come. Fair nature's eye, rise, rise, again, and make …
A wallow in reflection
Cox Cable Touting Free HD In Radio Ads
I keep hearing those Cox Cable commercials on the radio that tout "Free" HD in their ads. Well, is it really free if you have to spend extra money for a converter box and a digital gateway fee to get …
Update Little Falls 1/27/2010
Good story on ethanol and a new ethanol-burning engine that can out perform a traditional gas engine. Ref: USA Today,1/26/10 3B Good story on Hong Kong's residential property market. Ref: The Wall Street Journal, 1/27/10 page C8
Significance
Tundra # 2
By the time Elaine had accepted Tundra, April and I had assumed that Tundra had finished growing and maturing. Elaine and Tundra were about the same size, but Tundra was more muscular. One day April was brushing Tundra with the …
What is 365 days in one's life?
Every day we experience something or meet someone that changes our lives. No matter how minute the change is, it does affect how we deal with certain situations in the future. For this reason, I thought why not document the …
Update Little Falls 1/26/2010
I see the marines don't forget the past!. They were in Haiti from 1915 to 1934 governing it with non-commissioned officers. They can succeed but would do a better job if they used commissioned officers. Ref: USA Today, 1/25/10 page …
An Electric Franchise Fee Proposal RE Grantee SDG&E
The following is a proposal to amend the City of San Diego Electric Franchise ordinance, changing the annual franchise fee paid by SDG&E to the City of San Diego from its current 3% of gross receipts to 20% until all …
Social Media and Emailer Tool - Marketing 101
I wanted to share some thoughts on some marketing tactics that have helped our band. With how fast technology is evolving, the use of social media sites and emailers are the new wave of today's band/business success. All of these …
The Orange Tree
it's early...soon the sun will be coming up...and i'll tottle over to Brenda's...she'll have the coffee made...weaker then i would like but the visit is the thing we'll lazily sit on her front porch and watch the sun come up …
Balboa Park
I happen to be working near Balboa Park off and on and have been able to stroll around before reporting in to my employer. To me it is a wondrous place and reminds me of my earliest days as an …
A wallow without a storm
The only storm ahead of me is the one I have created. Every step is heavier then the next and the Oceanside Pier dosn't feel long enough. The music blasting through my headphones does not sound loud enough. The people …
Tundra # 1
We were only supposed to watch Tundra for a few months. Tundra’s owner, Jessica, promised that when she found a building that allowed pets then she’d take Tundra back. This sounded optimistic, but knowing Jessica as well as I did, …