300 Times
There were a few interesting stories I couldn’t decide between blogging on. There was that idiotic, 86-year-old owner of the Tennesse Titans. As his team beat the Bills, he decided to flip off the crowd. And it cost him $250,000. …
It's Better To Burn Out Than It Is To Fade
News, the First: fell off of bike today while doing twenty-mile ride and smashed up elbow. Pain intense, but isolated. News, the Second: wrote partial blog entry Tuesday afternoon, left said blog entry in browser without saving, returned home from …
Them Other Humans!
I was watching the movie THE ISLAND recently. Its the movie about clones starring Ewan McGregor. It was actually not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Anyway, it got me thinking; what will happen when we …
It Gets Worse
So this morning, after I read the front page, ranted, and went off to work, I come home and pick up the San Diego lightweight we refer to as a newspaper where I left off. Imagine my horror when I …
Update Little Falls 11/17/2009
Looking for Nuclear-Plant design?. The top builders are Areva SA of France and a U.S. -Japanese consortium of General Electric Co. and Hitachi Ltd. and Korea hydro & Nuclear Power known as APR1400. Ref: The Wall Street Journal, 11/16/09 page …
Ill Postino & Kid Unemployed (The Choose Your Own Adventure Version)
Story: I don't know if any of you have trouble receiving mail on a daily basis, even if just wasted trees littered with advertisements on the faces of them. I'm sure this is a problem in many other places but …
XX is in Trouble
This is a serious subject, and I have to get it off my chest, literally. I opened the newspaper today and I see "Breast Cancer Screening Revised". The article goes on to say the minimum age to begin breast cancer …
Football Stuff
It's always fun talking football with the sports fans on Monday and Tuesday. We talked about the idiot coach that went for it on 4th and 2, and basically cost his team the game against the undefeated Colts. There's the …
The Periodic Chumming of the Waters of Commerce
Well, the ad in question today is so good, so awe-inspiring, such a commanding virtual presence, such a work of art, that it necessitates, if not outright demands the full attention of the entire blog post. Unprecedented? Absolutely. Out of …
Strolling Octoberfest with Lila
Back on Saturday, October 10, Octoberfest came to Ocean Beach. Festivities included a bratwurst eating contest, a stein holding competition, and live music - including traditional German drinking songs from the Bavarian Beer Garden Band. Overall, it was a perfect …
Update little Falls, 11/16/2009
Up from a good nights sleep on 11/15/09 as it was my day off. At 8 AM I looked out the window after hearing geese flying in. There were about 75 Canadian geese in the Mississippi River. The frosty morning …
Hangin' on the Telephone
Okay, it’s time for some phone rules to be established, because nobody seems to know how to use them anymore. It’s really odd, if you think about it. With everyone having a cell phone, people should’ve gotten better at it. …
Pain in the Glass
I saw some great art over the weekend, which made me think of something I did last weekend at Balboa Park. In the Spanish Village they had a collection of glass artists. And the stuff is still on display and …
Doodle 2
11/15/09 The Chargers are four in a row and yep i,m gonna enjoy it while it last. Am I being pessimistic? Nooo have I been here before? Yesss, and only to have my hopes crushed. But hey any given Sunday, …
"Ricky" Search
San Diego, CA 92101 (By: Noel Gallego) Kym Taylor was busy posting “Lost Bird” signs near Harbor Drive and West Broadway on Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. One of her birds named “Ricky” has flown the coop and …
Bye-Bye Lou--You Bit Off More Than You Can Chew!
"Open Your Eyes, or You Will Be--The Master Of Insanity!" --Black Sabbath, from "Master Of Insanity" on DEHUMANIZER, (R.J. Dio on Vocals) It used to be that when you mentioned CNN and Lou Dobbs, you thought about business/financial news. Now, …
Whose Walk Anyway?
As a dog, I'm not that fussy about where we go walking, but please for the love of all that's holy, just let's go somewhere. She takes so bloody long to decide will we go to the EAST side of …
Where have they gone?
I am sure you can recall the many blogs & tirades about the 'homeless haven' directly across the street from me. Tonight (Saturday) marks the third straight night of quiet emptiness. There is not a single tent or backpack, or …
Basically Little Dinosaurs
Saturday is Awesome Day. What this means is that, before I go to work on Saturday night at the much-hated job, Pat (my roommate/best friend) and I go do something Awesome. Today it involved driving all the way to Julian, …
I’m a no land’s girl…
My country doesn’t exist, that’s according to the world map in my new favorite bar in San Diego – Blind Lady. I told the bartender that their map is a little out of date, he handed me a pen and …