Doodle 1
Ok I got a show of hands, and I learned a lot about people at the same time been going back through some of my old neighborhoods around Genessee and Balboa also Sierra Mesa and got a "shout out" from …
Blogging for SPAM
I'm blogging for Spam today homeys antiG...did a big really important blog about SPAM but I'm not going to go over her endeavor to fully dissect all the aspics of Spam....i just love SPAM...even sushi Spam lay it out on …
All In Seven Minutes
It always happens when I'm out subtracting seven minutes from my life. I bet if I spent more time staring out my windows I'd be a blogging fiend. Buses running past both sides of my apartment- I live in a …
Hubcap Flies
A flying 16” hubcap from a Ford Excursion was recently recovered from the road near the trolley tracks at 450 Euclid Avenue trolley station on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. The white sport utility vehicle was seen heading south on Euclid …
Sneakers, Mullets, and Tom Selleck Moustaches
The Close-But-No-Cigar Award goes out to: Barbie Dolls Collectible - $80 (Normal Heights) Considering my proven lack of knowledge when it comes to collectibles, I am unqualified to say whether or not $80 is a far price for three Barbie …
Take Me Out to the Dentist
My friend Heather told a story about taking the extra candy her kid got trick-or-treating, and how some Halloween fairy visited her child in the night and left her a toy. I think it was My Favorite Pony or something. …
The Sordid, Grisly Details
New feature today (may be sporadic): the BARNACLE ALERT. Barnacle Alert: DOUBLE BLADE SLIDING SWORD - $45 (VISTA) This was a featured Runner-Up of a very early blog of mine! As for today's featured Runner-Up: Really Old Laptop - $30 …
Update Little Falls 11/02/2009
A story on the Sun Cafe's Art Deco historical designation architectural design. As I studied the French Riviea and found Frank Jay Gould's $5E6 Art Deco casino design, The Palais de la Mediterran'ee in Nice, built in 1926. At the …
Lemons Foils Attempted Mugging
Lemons on the streets of Lemon Grove foil an attempted mugger of Cristiana Flores near the city’s statue symbol this past Monday, November 02, 2009. Flores was waiting at the bus stop near the Lemon Grove Trolley station when a …
Halloween revelry & City politics
Saturday, October 31, 2009, will go down as one of the noisiest, rowdiest Halloweenies in my memory. I was not subjected to the loud music because it seems that noise does not travel well from south to north. But the …
Stepping Out After Midnight...In Vista Ranch
"Darkness falls upon the land. "The midnight hour is close at hand!" --From the spoken-word portion of "Thriller," done by Vincent Price. When you live like I do (alone), you sometimes develop a case of "cabin fever." It can strike …
Debut of Lara Owen and "Growing Your Inner Light"
Direct from the United Kingdom, Lara Owen made the first stop of her U.S. Book Tour for her newest literary offering "Growing Your Inner Light: A Guide to Independent Spiritual Practice" at the San Diego Center for Spiritual Living on …
The President and Perverts on Halloween
I completely forgot to contact that hotel in Mission Valley. You know the one that has “Joy” spelled out with the lights on, in various rooms? I was going to suggest they write “Boo” for October. And with the stories …
Robin Leach, You've Sunk So Low...
WooHoo! First NHTBW post of November! Such thrills, chills, and craigslisting skills as the eleventh month of the Julian calendar has never before seen. For the benefit of, let's just call him "Mister K," I present the first of the …
Fare Thee Well, Sweet October, With Your Pumpkins, Brisk Days, And Costumed Ne'erdowells!
Cutting to the chase, how about a Runner-Up: Roor, Hvy, Zong, Custom glass, Mini (San Diego) Bong, anyone? A word for any law enforcement types: people smoke tobacco out of huge bongs all the time, don't worry 'bout it! And …
For Refried and all of our Latino friends both North and South of the border
go read RefriedGringos blog about this day..known here as Halloween...and South of the border as The Day Of the Dead it's a deeply and complete lesson in cultural difference and similarities in our two countries thx for doing the blog …
Blocking Up the Scenery
So, I’m strolling through Scripps Ranch the other day. I pass by Hoyt Park and notice a sign that I’m sure I’ve seen many times before. This time, though, it strikes me differently. The sign reads: Organized Sports Are Prohibited …
Annoying Airline Passengers and Dead Celebs in Commercials
Southwest Airlines apologized the other day. No, not because their pilots were sleeping on the job and missing their destination. And not because they ran out of peanuts. They should apologize for the on-flight movie being The Proposal, and having …
I Lost My Fingers Last Week and Couldn't Write
that happens to me all the time..usually it Rdog's fault...and i find them well chewed under the pillow in his basket and Oh My DOG...i just tried putting a gif in and it worked tails are waggin'!!!!! and now I'm …
An Almost Existential Love And Valuing
Right to the Runner-Up: . (.) Any takers? Going once...going twice...sold to * for }!>' Big, bad voodoo working Best of the Best for 10/30: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Dolls - $10 (Normal Heights) Best show ever? Obvi. Not even …