What Did I Ever Do to Deserve This?
Yesterday, my suffering began when I asked my husband to move my cedar chest from the living room to the front porch. He is the descendent of the Pennsylvania Dutch; and, even at 60, is as strong as a team …
Defining the Infinite. It's a Problem.
Warning: The following is a paper I wrote for a class on theories of religion at ASU in 2001. Happy Sunday! For quite some time now, the problem of defining what we mean by the term “religion” has plagued the …
Observations From the Drive-In
The Reader ran an interesting story about drive-ins. I believe Jay Sanford wrote the piece. I remember as a 3-year-old, my dad carrying me in after I had fallen asleep during the drive-in. My older brother and I would try …
Good Deeds Along the 15 North
Jewlery Heists and Transporting Valuables
I heard that someone was robbed of $40,000 of jewels the other day. It was on some AM news station. And I'm assuming it was a home invasion. Unless you're Liz Taylor (or a rapper), you aren't walking around with …
I make shrinks cry...
Dear friends, News of the day, I’m still in jail. I feel like I’ve been thru every Arizona jail and I could write reviews about each one of them. But I’m in Florence, Arizona now (it’s nothing close to the …
Walmart's Children
Your single; you want to have a child of your own, but you do not want to get married. You have your sperm (or egg for you women) and all you need to do is get the other piece of …
Funny Joke
Scholarly Research
One could accuse my father of being a grump. A lot of names stick to him – if only they stick like pickles to a window. I used to subscribe to the grump hypothesis, but I found it to be …
The Swift Justice Of Cosmetology
Irrelevant Personal Update: Moving out of the Lightless Torture Dungeon this weekend. Just down the block and around the corner, but still, I'll be in a house, with floors made of wood and windows that permit light into the home. …
The Oprah Brouhaha
So, there's this Eggo waffle shortage. And it comes the same time Oprah Winfrey has decided to end her talk show. Coincidence?! Okay, that was a cheap joke. And not even a funny one. I wanted to start the blog …
CCDC and another study
This is not the blog I had intended to write. The late newscast just changed things. NO NO NO How can a City that is struggling, laying people off and looking at budget deficits possibly pay $160,000 for some consultant …
the TWILITE thingy
So, my daughter, who has suffered through several episodes of Hawaii Five-0, and Star Trek movies recently, cashed in her chips with me and made me watch...ugghhh..Twilite. I had never seen this movie, I had heard of it though. She …
The Biggest Loser. Is it Shawne Merriman, Levi, or Palin?
Celebrity news can sometimes be interesting. Sometimes it's boring. But there are a few things that involve people saying one thing about a person, that you can clearly call BS on without knowing all the details. It's funny, because I've …
Update Little Falls 11/19/2009
Atherosclerosis in 1981 B.C. ?. They ate meat from cattle,ducks and geese and salted the meat as there was no refrigeration unless ice was brought down from the highlands of Europe and stored in straw storage in Egypt. Ref: The …
A Vital Part Of The Breakfast Pantheon
I just can't decide whither goest the Runner-Up award today. I mean, check the contenders out: Funny T-Shirt for the Ladies - $5 (Normal Heights) and BRAND NEW" I Love Edward Cullen Hoodie* - $35 (Normal Heights) Which of these …
Naked Thumb Suckers
Would you like to be a Naked Thumb Sucker? What is that? The Matrix movies, the first one being the only one I cared for, had an interesting premise. In a nutshell, humans are kept alive in little alcoves, naked. …
Dark San Diego Nights
Many casual photographers put away their cameras when the sun goes down, not realizing that the night presents many unique opportunities for getting creative and having fun with photography. San Diego is a great place to be at night. The …
Bisexual Scifi
Yeah, I bet that caught your eye!!! Women and Scifi. They seem to go together as good as oil and water. Yeah, I know, some women like scifi, but I bet the ration of men to women is about, oh, …
Some Economics of Life in San Diego
I am very surprised that no one is claiming their success in regards to the homeless population that had been camping out on the west side of 9th, between E & F. The winter tent shelters, provided by the City …