O'Connells and the trash it brings in
I have lived in my current house for near two years now. Besides the occasional homeless guy screaming outside or the crappy garage bands playing past 11 or so, I use to think this was a pretty nice area to …
Sports & politics
As I am still reeling from the fact that Trevor Hoffman will be wearing a Milwaukee Brewers' uniform in 2009, the Chargers add to my grief by losing in cold, snowy, Pittsburgh. Now is the time to turn my attention …
Disappointing First 2009 Full Moon
I ran to Mt. Hawk at 5:01 PM, Saturday night, January 10th, to witness what NASA touted as the “biggest and brightest one of 2009". The NASA statement continued saying, this month’s full moon will appear about 14 percent bigger …
What Radio Means to San Diegans Today
San Diego is a city that's fully wired for the Internet. Since the dark cloud of corporate control of terrestrial radio covered most of San Diego, broadband Internet has been replacing dial-up phone line Internet as more people get broadband …
The Swimmer
Well, I'm proud of myself for sticking with LA Fitness. When I joined last year as a New Years resolution to lose weight, I didn't want to become one of those statistics. The gyms love January. They have to. And, …
TREVOR HOFFMAN
They actually traded Trevor Hoffman. Is that not one of the most idiotic things this team (Padres) could possibly do to alienate more fans?? Trevor, Hells Bells, Hoffman was MR. PADRE. There are no good reasons for this transaction. It …
Dear Abby -- Who's Your Daddy? And What Do We Call Him?
I had torn out a Dear Abby last week, in case I was at my computer and it was time to blog, and was too lazy to think of a topic. I thought the question was funny and would throw …
Still Part of Ugly Statistics
I mean, I'm still part of that 6.7 % unemployment rate. Thursday morning, I watched President-elect Obama's speech on the state of economy. He said the situation may be bad now, but if we don't act soon, it can get …
Downtown Changes
Dinner
We tried the new restaurant, Marble Room, last night. It is where Moose's used to be. The decor is understated, but lovely. There is a nice bar set up on the left side of the room (as you enter). There …
Music Notes
A few deaths of note in the music world. The first was a band that had their first album come out the year I was born...1969. Ron Asheton, the guitarist with Iggy Pop and the Stooges, passed away. He was …
San Diego Spending
The City I love to live in, America's once beautiful, proud City, just aint what it used to be. It does seem there has always been some sort of corruption going on or at least alleged. In fact, I remember …
San Diego Stupid Chargers
No Fred, don't get excited. This has nothing to do with any stadium issues or the team moving, or any of that. It has to do with idiotic NFL players, doing idiotic things. I said once before, I couldn't believe …
The View from Mountain Hawk Park
Keep driving east of Olympic Parkway from I-805, past the US Olympic Training Center, and you'll find Mt. Hawk. Park. Walk to the gazebo across the park, stand quietly and be in awe. Before you is a grand view of …
Anita O'Day Day
I always complain when my friends want to go see a documentary, and then I end up loving them. This year, I was a bit disappointed with the Hunter S. Thompson documentary. And the other day I saw the one …
San Diego Super Chargers
So I'm driving back from the dry cleaners an hour ago, and I hear an AM sports station talking about the Chargers. A guy with a thick accent called in, saying that LaDanian Tomlinson is a big baby, because he's …
Behind the Orange Curtain
I presently reside behind the Orange Curtain--please don't hold it against me. My work takes me to all of San Diego's districts and suburbs, and I'm usually in at least one of them at least once a week. In this …
a long december
... and there's reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last. ~~~ dry grasses in Tijuana Estuary NP, Imperial Beach.
Leaving Off the Airplane
On New Year's Day, nine Muslims were kicked off a flight from Washington to Florida. As they were boarding, they got into a conversation about where the safest place to sit on a plane was. They talked about being close …