Make Someone's Day...Write A Letter!
To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart. Pen a missive to someone you care about today and post it. What a wonderful surprise it is to open the post box …
Update Little Falls 1/08/2010
Mediteranean Sea was a dry mediterranean basin 5.6E6 years ago. England was connected to Europe by a dry English Channel 45E4 years ago. African-Europe tunnel project planed under the Strait of Gibraltar. Flood in North America 12E3 years ago. Ref: …
Lovely Bones (when they're not broken)
A lot of bizarre things happened yesterday. It started with me going downstairs to get the newspaper, and not seeing that my dog left one of his beef stick treats on the floor (sorry all you Vegans…my dog eats meat). …
Invisible
I am on a mission to provide for my family. This requires that I take a job in SD and live on the street since I cannot pay rent back home and for a room here. I am a native …
Food and fun Downtown/Gaslamp
I went to dinner on Wednesday night with friends. This outing was in response to the Cohn restaurants' special of $20.10 per person, 3 course meal deal. We decided to go to Gaslamp Strip Club, though I did not relish …
Foggy Nightfall Down By The Pier
As the first week of 2010 came to a close, some fog rolled into Ocean Beach, blocking out the sunset and lending a soupy feel to the area around the pier and the foot of Newport Avenue. In this installment …
Car Radio Control
I haven’t talked about Dear Abby in a while. And I saw this question last week from someone in Fresno. Talk about a pressing question that needs an answer right away. The person asked, “Dear Abby, When riding in a …
Update Little Falls 1/07/2010
We have all heard of methane and carbon dioxide. What about sulfur hexafluoride. As a greenhouse gas ,it is 23,900 times more powerful than CO2. Ref: Businessweek 1/11/10 page 18 A 30 mile long bridge with six lanes from Hong …
Adventures in house hunting
In the morning I found him sleeping on the coach, legs dangling haphazardly off the cushions, his toes nearly touching the carpet, his breath bouncing off the patterned throw pillow I had sewn and stuffed myself last fall. I could …
Star Crossed Species Same Sexed Relationships r da BOMB!!!!!!!
I'm so bored here now i can't stand it....KEYBOARD CHIC is wandering about...not working on her~~snicker book~~....but would she write for me ???? nnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooo we did go see Miss Millie and Missy Joann tho....and i got all kinds of special …
Do You Love Vintage?
If you are like me and love vintage, you'll agree that we take so much time finding our treasures that we want to keep them nice once we get them home! How you clean them largely depends on what material …
The Naked Schwinn Twins (or...Coke is it!)
The last couple days I’ve seen video footage on the news of police chasing someone that stole a Coke machine. Now, for those that haven’t seen the video – how would you guess someone would steal a Coke machine? A …
Out Of Order Update: 1959 Apache... sidetracked!
I was responsible. I had a perfectly nice 2000 Nissan Xterra. Airbags, AC, backseat for the boy. Almost new tires, nice paint. It even had a Sony stereo that played MP3s. No way could I keep it. My 52 Styleline …
What's Worse -- The Dentist or Rachel Ray?
Always fun to start my day waking up a few hours earlier than usual. And for a dentist, no less. They have these great, huge flat screens in there now. Gone are the days of staring at goofy, framed wildlife …
Economic Woes
I saw this as a quote to end a MahJongg game: "If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly" I suppose that's fine if you are not driving, working as a cashier, giving anesthesia, …
Update Little Falls 1/05/2010
The reported 2684 feet height for the Burj Dubai, now is 2717 feet. That is 33 feet more hieght. Also the name Burj Dubai has changed to Burj Khalifa to honor Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, the president of …
The Expendables: Winter Blackout Tour
Giving a little shout out to The Expendables. They will be coming through San Diego at the House of Blues on 2/20/2010. Link: http://www.theexpendables.net/news/ Concer Banner:
Encanto Planning Subcommittee Meet Tomorrow
A subcommittee of the Encanto Neighborhoods Community Planning Group has been formed to investigate bulk sample analysis reports, photos, District and Superior Court filings and other materials related to the Encanto Gas Holder asbestos releases starting in 2000-2001.There will be …
Top 10 Movies of 2009
Usually I don’t do a Top 10 movie list. I don’t see the point. But a few people asked what my top ten would be and I thought for a blog I might as well compile one. I also thought …
Update Little Falls 1/04/2010
Regulatory failure, not low interest rates caused housing bubble. Ref: The Wall Street Journal,1/04/10 pageA3 World's tallest structure called Burj Dubai is set to open in Dubai. Built by Chicago-based architecture and engineering firm, Skidmore,Owings & Merrill. Developed by Emaar …