Does a Bear Chase in the Woods?
On a few of the channels today, they stopped talking about that singer from Scotland with the eyebrows. And instead, they talked about a woman in Colorado that was being chased by a bear. When I hear about an animal …
George W. Bush Today
When the current cover story in the Reader appeared yesterday, with various writers and editors talking about their favorite drink...a few things popped into my mind. First, that I should go get bombed. I mean, it's Friday, right? Second, that …
A Snail and a Plane at Night
Certain weather conditions - such as heavy fog - cause San Diego International Airport to flip the direction of its incoming and outgoing flights. Instead of taking off over Ocean Beach, planes come in over Ocean Beach. In this installment …
Parents Gone Wild
Wow, I thought of that title for this blog...and immediately realized people might think it could be some link to adults at a tupperwear party that have one too many martinis and get risque. Maybe that would get more traffic …
Close Encounter
I had planned to write about something else, but a close encounter of the unpleasant kind changed things. Last night I was walking home from Horton Plaza. My mind drifted and I walked straight across E St. I had previously …
Re-Paving City Streets In Encanto
The Encanto area streets are being newly paved. There are areas on the side-walk that are re-paved with black tar. The same material being used in the streets. This looks tacky; because the rest of the side-walk is light grey; …
Queen Tree
Terror On Nantucket part 2
To recap. My husband, my service dog and I all took a trip last year to Nantucket Island of the coast of Massachussets. We went for three days and two nights. It's the longest vacation I have ever been on, …
Memories of Analog TV: The 90s and 00s
We now conclude my memories of the analog TV era. In 1991, Cox finally began carrying WGN on its cable lineup. KTTV was dropped to make room for it. Finally, a 24-hour Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite channel was seen at my …
Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminal
Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminal, one of The Port of San Diego’s largest public work projects is advertising for construction bids.The building will have a baggage claim area, a passenger waiting area and a ticketing. There will also be a …
The Housing Market Show Signs of Life
Lured by increases in prices, as 92101 Urban Living talked about in an earlier blog, Slight increase in Median Home Prices, but also government incentives like interest rates and tax brakes, first time buyers are finally rushing in. Housing sales …
Electric Cigarettes, Cyrus, Homeless, Chinese...Something offensive for everyone!
I couldn't decide what to blog about, so I'm just going to go with random thoughts that jumped into my mind today and things I saw. I was out running errands, and heard a DJ talking about all the various …
What is the matter with people?
I just don't understand how people can act so horribly against another human, let alone a person with disabilities. I can't tell you how many times I have had someone give me a hard time either walking with my service …
Homeless in my neighborhood
I moved to this apartment 3 years ago. There was a gathering of homeless at night time in front of the Post Office and at the Post Office. I walked all over the area and did not have any problems. …
A Cop and Contestant in a Pagaent
I don't watch beauty pagaents. But it's always fun to read about them the day after. There was a time Donald Trump was involved in them. I see that idiot Perez Hilton was somehow involved in judging this one. The …
Feels Like Home
Chemtrails Over the Skies at Earthday?
Yesterday I get on my bike and cruise over to a friends house on the way to Earth Day. I get off my bike and look up at the sky and immediately am astounded by the enormity of these white …
Beggar's Banquet
“Can I have seventy five cents,” said the beggar. He’d edged up to us as we waited to get served at our local taco stand. I never pony up but this guy caught me unawares. He had egg shaped head …
Commercials and Candy Bars
So, I've got CNN on right now. And there's a story about a cop that laughed at a murder victim and even talked about the victims mom. I didn't want to get into another heavy duty blog on good cops/bad …
It's the City
Another delightful dinner at The Prado. It didn't start out that way, due to the City's failure to think (see below for information on Handicap parking). The Prado staff gets their usual efficiency and deportment high rating. We were placed …