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Oppose Mayor Sanders' Proposed Library Closings
Thoughts on an autumn morning.
While walking home from my local coffee house this morning I saw one rose clinging to a vine whose leaves had already turned their autumn gold. Upon closer inspection, I saw a spider web had been woven above it. The …
Removing Political Blight
Have a look at this short video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG_RRFeb49c The Grantville Action Group is recycling political signs to get the message out that Grantville is not blighted. The City and County have declared the small businesses of Grantville (the …
Black Coffee, The Bee Gees, and Idiotic Clerks
I was having lunch with a friend of mine last week, and we noticed some military guys nearby. I said, "If I was rich, I'd pick up the tab whenever I saw military guys in a restaurant. It would just …
PADRES & Stupidity
SIGN TREVOR SIGN TREVOR GET RID OF KEVIN TOWERS. Towers has outlived his usefulness. He has been around too long and has lost the alleged magic touch. The problem now is no one is making the right decisions. We pay …
Anyone Paying Attention to the Provisional Ballot Count in District 7?
Everyone is acting like this election is totally over when we have a huge race in district 7 that is still so close. As I stated in my blog "Walk the Vote", I was deeply concerned about the integrity of …
Obituary Ogling -- News of my death has been greatly exaggerated
I guess the Mark Twain quoted doesn't fit the theme of this blog. I just always got a kick out of it. Nowdays, we can Google everything. So if we hear about a celebrity dying and aren't sure, we'll go …
South Chula Vista
My Neighborhood: South Chula Vista Where I live in South Chula Vista has a decidedly different flavor than anywhere else in San Diego County. Even though Chula Vista has grown, especially to the east, South C.V. retains a small town/community …
Bad Information From Critics (this means you, Roger Ebert)
I'm glad my sister is normal now. You see, there was a time she wasn't. She had gone away to college, and she'd return for Thanksgiving or Christmas, and you couldn't talk to her. She'd be involved in whatever silly …
City Life
Channel 7, NBC, has been doing "noise" reports on life in San Diego. Artie Ojeda is the reporter. I sent him a few suggestions, emphasizing the rooftop bar scene. There are so many things that contribute to the overall 'noise' …
Cinema Valore - Concession Confessions
I hope Ken doesn't kill me for saying this...but when we filmed this segment, he had the director throw him a box of candy. It was laying around left over from Halloween. And, she threw it about four or five …
Don't Tell The Mormons This But...
I didn't expect that an evening painting my office would be my most memorable, but when CNN projected Obama as the winner, I stood holding my paint roller as the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King filled the room. I'd …
Sports Shortz -- The Ryan Leaf Edition
Well, there was one of those sports stories that happened that gets news directors everywhere all excited. And, it's the kind of story that hardcore sports fans usually cringe at. An old person breaking a record. You see, sports fans …
No SEDC Firing Bonus Check Soon for Smith
Citing a a likely outcome in favor of plaintiff Ian Trowbridge, the Court in his lawsuit against the Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) in San Diego to not pay fired president Carolyn Smith's hundred-thousand-dollar firing bonus "without cause" did enjoin …
Christmas in Old Town
POLITICS
The very important election is over. Obama is the President elect. Ms. Palin can return to Alaska where she can see Russia from her backyard. John McCain gave the best concession speech. It was heart warming to see. Now, let's …
Samuel Jackson on Jury Duty
I got home from some late night racquetball just in time to catch Samuel L. Jackson on Jimmy Kimmel Live. This reminded me of the time I worked at the post office, and told this woman she looked like him. …
Snickering at Proposition 8
I always seem to get myself involved in these projects for gifts I'm putting together. When my friend Bonnie and I had this weird argument about mustard, I saw a shirt that said "I put ketchup on my ketchup." I …
Adult(?) Tap Class in Balboa Park
