Baby Einsteins, Dumb Pilots
I hadn’t planned on blogging about that airplane that left San Diego and was going to Minnesota, but flew to a completely different airport nowhere near its destination. Even with my friend being on a plane to Minnesota that same …
Update Little Falls 10/26/2009
Was thinking about the Sun Cafe today with fall-back coming up on Nov. 1. This was a great day at the Sun Cafe with an extra hour of sleep the night before. We would change the clock on Sat. just …
SPAM-arama.
Whether we're talking about internet snake-oil sales pitches, or mystery meat in a can, it's a fact of life. We can't live without exposure to both of them at some time or another, whether we like it or not. But …
Lacanian TV AD: Petit Hommage to the “Wicked Costly” Installment of NHTBW by FullFlavorPike
Pike: a boon! Let us slow down and take another completely pointless yet painstakingly careful looksee at this blog’s runner-up, for it is in the margins and the marginalia that the point has a chance of re-vealing itself. It is …
Something Shiny and New
When San Diego Center for Spiritual Living moved from the NewSchool of Architecture Lecture Hall to our very own space at the corner of 10th and G, there was a lot to be done to the space not just to …
Sunset Cliffs Surf Session
Neighbor John and a half-dozen others surf some decent-sized waves on an overcast Friday afternoon at Bird Sh*t and Osprey, an adjacent pair of Sunset Cliffs breaks. The accompanying song, White Fire, is by Stick Figure, a up-and-coming reggae act …
Is There Some Mistake?
Pre Runner-Up Disclaimer: Best Vampire Movie Based on a (Comic) Book Of All Time: Blade, hands down. That said, check the radness of today's Runner-Up Ann Rice Autograph - $45 (Normal Heights) Five bucks says this ad ties to Lestat's …
San Diego places on several lists
The once upon a time, Finest City in America, has now reached another pinnacle in the research/lists department. The thing that's sad is none of these "lists/studies" give us anything to be proud of. From WikiAnswers: San Diego is in …
Drunks in Duluth (or The Cops Was After My Hot Rod La-Z-Boy)
I'm watching the nighttime football game, and during commercials, I'm flipping over to Cops on Tru TV. I know there's going to be a day when I do that, and actually see a former NFL player that makes an appearance. …
South Park Cat Tales: An Encounter With a New Friend (#4)
October 24th, 2009 A.D.C. Tonight I met somecat. I was sitting in the window, watching the Uprighters wander by acting suspiciously giddy and goofy- (Poster's Note: They were drunk.) -and along came this gorgeous strapping tomcat. (Poster's Note: Okay, I …
Craigslist Craziness -- The Costume Edition
I guess I should start this blog by saying....the number one reason people don't want to watch a David Letterman sex video is: He just coughs and laughs uncomfortably, before throwing pencils at the camera. And the next guest on …
SDGQ
I call on everyone to do his or her service to the 'list and flag this post for "Best of Craiglist." There should be a little flagger's box in the upper right corner. Thank you. As far as the daily …
I love the smell of used books...
But as of the end of this month I will have to find myself another “secret spot” to indulge in my “guilty pleasure” as my favorite bookstore in Normal Heights is going out business. The building where Wm Burgett Books …
Update Little Falls 10/23/2009
Why are frogs going into extinction?. A fungus, batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is messing up their electrolytes.The fungus disrupt the frogs ability to regulate electrolytes which are crucial to a body's ability to send signals to the heart.This happens to humans too, …
Wicked Costly
While I realize there's nothing particularly compelling about the following ad (which doesn't even fall in my neighborhood), I feel obliged to award it the Runner-Up: Lots of Stuff, Small Table, Big Table Drawer etc(Steal Deal) - $20 (mira mesa) …
As the economy turns
First is this note co-opted from Voice of San Diego: Jeff McDonald, VOSD The Union Tribune's Jeff McDonald has been doggedly revealing more about the enormous contract awarded to the new investment guru for San Diego County's pension system. Last …
A Naked Man. And David Letterman Sex Tape.
A friend of mine alerted me to a story in Springfield, Virginia. It involved a guy who was arrested and charged with indecent exposure. Do you wonder where he was? Perhaps in a park, wearing a trench coat. Maybe the …
The Banff Squirrel visits San Diego...part one
Banff squirrel photo gets huge attention By Randy Boswell and Richard Cuthbertson, Canwest News ServiceAugust 14, 2009 StoryPhotos ( 1 )Video ( 1 ) ICON An Alberta ground squirrel is poised to become Canada's most famous animal after the creature …
FFP channels BTO, urges you to TCOB
Need to take care of a few things before getting down to business today. I still want to know just exactly what is with all this crazy nonsense? It never ends. On a lighter note, isn't it funny how the …
Factoids
No ranting, no baseball, no homeless information, no LOUD noise. FACTOIDS: A factoid is a spurious—unverified, incorrect, or fabricated—statement formed and asserted as a fact, but with no veracity. Here we go; Thirty days hath September, April June an No …