Sempra Energy Wins Rejection of Energy Contract Renegotiations
Jury finds "company lied to state negotiators" (U-T A1), but no harm to state Today's San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Sempra Energy won its suit against California, preventing the renegotiation of energy crisis contracts that the state claimed were obtained …
Kick a Kid
About a month ago, I heard about a middle school in Florida that suspended a few kids. They were participating in something called “kick a Jew day”. I have to think, if there’s a day like that, Florida is where …
Requiem for a Turkey
The beginning of the holiday season and it’s Thanksgiving in Scripps Ranch. The trimmings are sliced, diced, racked, stacked, made, and splayed. They wait patiently and know well their supportive role. Leaving the spotlight for the star…the bird, who butterballs …
Stage III, so back off!
Right now I’m in the third stage of quitting, the one where I’m grouchy. Did I type grouchy? Stupid me. How about irritable and mean? I might commit murder for a cigarette. Best if I were in a straitjacket. And …
Execute the Imposters
I've been reading about the married couple that 'party crashed' a function at the White House last week. I have decided that they should be executed, and the TV production that 'filmed' them earlier that day, as they prepared to …
A Better Way?
When my friend Mariko told me that she had never been to the desert, I suggested a camping trip. (Mariko is not her real name; she asked me to make up something until she is sure of her feelings.) You’ll …
A Relentless Tide of Nausea
The world must be alerted to the presence of this tremendously sweet guitar: 1998 Gibson Blueshawk - $900 (Normal Heights) They didn't make a lot of them, and they didn't make them for long, but damn those 'Hawk guitars sounded …
Local Tie to Dubai Debt Problems?
The Dubai request to delay interest payments on billions in debt servicing may be cause for investors to look for ties to current holdings. Among the major financial firms with a hand in Dubai World's debt is Royal Bank of …
Police Shootings and Ninjas
A couple of weird criminal stories from a few weeks ago I wanted to comment on. In Seattle, a man who claimed to be a ninja was hurt. I’ll give you a few guesses: A) He threw a defective ninja …
What Is This, a Disney Movie?
Not to elude to a previous post but it all seems to happen while out having a cigarette. It's almost as if the smoke attracts strange events. I'm standing outside of my apartment taking in the fresh air and carcinogens …
The predator is Time...
I was watching a STAR TREK movie this weekend, on Bluray. And one of the characters has this great line...it goes something like this... "If there's one true constant in life; it is death. It’s like a predator, stalking you. …
Seducing the Breakers and Sweet-Talking the Swell
Doing my usual craigslist spelunk on a beautiful Sunday afternoon and I cam across a prime Runner-Up for today's post: ROLEX WATCH 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date - $1600 (Normal Heigths) Hmmmmmmm...... Not at all suspicious, not even the teensy-tiniest, ickle-bitiest …
Stranded
When you're driving down the road, or on a freeway, or any place, and if you see a stranded motorist, how do you decide if and when to pull over. I'll admit, right here and now, I'm a coward. I …
Party Crashing with the President, Car Crashing with Tiger
I was all set to blog about Tiger Woods. There was so much going on with that story. First, the fact that I had heard that he and his wife were fighting over affairs he supposedly had two hours before …
Update Little Falls 11/28/2009
Good story and history of Dubai World to date. Ref; The Wall Street Journal, 11/28-29/09 page A10. For the moving shock wave, page A10. For the value of the U.S. dollar, page B6. For the help of it's oil-rich neighbor …
Everything and Anything
Going out on a limb and saying that the following thingy is definitely among the Top 5 Most Useless Things on Craigslist: "Just the Right Shoe" Afternoon Tea - $10 (Normal Heights) Seriously, who needs a four-inch-long ceramic shoe? What …
The early bird catches a cold. And a rainbow.
Saturday, November 28th, 2009. 8am As I leave for a rare morning walk, unable to come up with an explanation as to why I chose to go right now, other than, “Ooh, that wind sounds awesome”, I consider turning tail …
Out Of Order Update: Lowering and Drivetrain
I'm jumping ahead, but I really can't help myself. The new engine, transmission and rear end are in the car. It's a hopped up 250 ci 6 cylinder out of an early 70's Chevy pickup.. The transmission is an automatic …
Precious, Not Few
"I'm gonna break through, or somebody gonna break through to me." This declaration sums up the mission statement of Clareece "Precious" Jones (Gabourney Sidibe). Precious lives in Harlem, and at 16 is pregnant with her second child -- fathered by …
Thanksgiving Dinner
One of my old friends from high school asked me via Facebook, about my Thanksgiving traditions and customs. I told her with a Jewish family, it was always buying Butterballs half-off. But the last two years, I've had the Thanksgiving …