Update in Little Falls 9/4/2009
The Little falls Arts & Crafts Fair will be in town on Sept. 12-13. We expect 100,000 people at this fair,that is about the same as the Comic-Con in San Diego.Hey Judy, how about that for small town America !. …
Football Hero and Football Zero
I was watching the Tonight Show last night. Conan is so funny, and it was great seeing him talk to the Chula Vista all-star baseball team. One 13-year-old pitcher is 6'2" and almost as tall as O'Brien. The accomplishment of …
A Hot Tub, A Stripper, and An Escort
How do I start? This may reveal some kind of prejudicial side of me, but I prefer to see it as discretion…or sanity. So it goes, I ended up on a rooftop somewhere downtown with the lights of the city …
San Diego is One of the 10 Top Most Desirable Places to Buy a Home!
According to ABC News, a market with cheap prices is not the only factor you should consider when you are thinking about investing in a new Downtown San Diego Condo, Loft or house. You should look for communities with a …
Roller Coaster of Love
I heard a few weeks ago that someone died while rehearsing for an Indiana Jones event at Disneyworld. The stuntman fell onto a stage. And I believe Disneyworld has had a few other deaths recently, but I can't recall what …
Five & Mime
The New Prohibition--Tobacco Use?
"It's easy to quit smoking...I've done it hundreds of times!" --Mark Twain First off, let me preface today's entry with my own views of the usage of tobacco products. I grew up in a military family, where tobacco was part …
Two Idiots Suing -- The Miss California Edition
Back in 2007, a robbery occured in a Michigan store. The guy got 8 to 22 years (huh?). Now he's suing the store, because when he robbed the place, an employee shot him as he was fleeing. Now, that's a …
The Basterds at Corvette Diner
I couldn't believe how long it took me to hit Corvette Diner since it moved from Hillcrest to Liberty Station in Point Loma. I always see it there when I go to Wine Steals across the street (our new favorite …
A World of Doubt
I was hungry. It was Tuesday night. The Jack-in-the-Box on Scripps Poway Parkway was open. The circumstances were just right for one of my favorite scenarios: boy meets burger, boy falls in love with burger, boy devours burger! After making …
A Day in Traffic Court
All things considered, traffic court could've been worse. I woke up at 9:00 a.m. and took a quick shower. Since I was just going to court to plead "not guilty", I knew the judge was just going to issue a …
Leaving O.B.
"Everyone, this is my friend Jenn," my old neighbor Gino announces to the OB Fourth of July barbecue. "She is visiting from out of town." "Oh yeah?" slurs one young man. "Visiting from where?" "Point Loma," Gino deadpans as the …
Back to School
There is something slightly humiliating about attending Mesa Community College classes at the ripe age of thirty. Most of the other students look like prepubescent junior high kids who have just sprouted arm pit hair. The first day of class …
Getting Around With A New Buddy...
"Then they watch the progress he makes." --Iron Maiden, from the title track of "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son." Well, my readers, I now have a new buddy. No, I did not go out and get another pet--our property …
Update in Little Falls
The weather is starting to change here in Little Falls. The wild life are strarting to move around, such as the ducks and Canadian geese are starting to move in large flocks. The Mississippi river just outside my window is …
The Man with the Yellow Paper
I went to my neighborhood post office to buy stamps. I thought I would be able to run in and out, so I didn’t bring the stroller but instead had my eight-month-old daughter on my hip. The line was six …
Pit Bull Justice
When I open a kennel door at the County animal shelter in Carlsbad, the dog inside usually can't get out fast enough. She often springs forward in a frenzy of uncontrollable excitement. But on August 21, I met a dog …
Kissing Cousins (errr, mothers) and Interracial Dating
In a Dear Abby column from a few days ago, a woman talked about being concerned for her nephen and how he always hugged and kissed on his mother. He's a teenager now and it seems weird to her. People …
Thoughts of Northern California
Since leaving home in 1996, I have lived primarily in major cities. Hong Kong, New York, Cologne, and some smaller ones, in the UK, and San Diego in California. Now I am beginning to consider moving back up North. I …
It's the NOISE
Right now, you will disagree with that title because right now it is the HEAT!! Noise is a long term exposure issue as well as a one- time "explosion" problem. A previous commenter questioned why I would move to the …