Public Rights or Right of Way - Your guide to RV parking
Okay, this is a near and dear to my heart. I live in Santee and yes I do own a travel trailer. All trailer trash jokes aside, one thing you learn after spending any time at all in the East …
Strike Three! You're Out! A 9-year-old pitching sensation.
I read this in the sports pages last week. And, a few of the sports talk shows have talked about it. A pitcher in the Youth Baseball League in New Haven, is told he can't pitch anymore. You know why? …
Wisdom and Compassion
SEDC president to board in 2006: give up affordable housing monitoring and enforcement?
Around the time the city's Independent Budget Analyst was wondering why bonuses were being paid out during an employee pay freeze last year, the president of the Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) was requesting that SEDC transfer its affordable housing …
Drinking age to 18
Everyone keeps asking me what I think about the drinking age being lowered to 18. Okay, well, not everyone. Two different people. One of them said, "You go to parties, you see young kids drinking. What's your opinion?" I don't …
Lack of budget standardization at redevelopment agencies an on-going city concern
In at least two Independent Budget Analyst Reports dating back to mid-2006, city staffers had expressed concerns that the city's redevelopment agencies adopt standards to more clearly state what their budgets contained, as well as to make clearer how those …
Paradise Hills - My Neighborhood
Used to be the ghetto
So this isn't exactly my neighborhood. I don't actually live in National City although given the fact that I have worked here for 3 years, this is my second home...sigh. Everything about this place screams ghetto and I have to …
My Inspiration
NBA Players Recent Tragedies
Having grown up playing basketball, I love watching NBA games. I remember as a kid, listening to adults at the basketball courts. They would complain about the NBA. They'd say the dunk ruined the game. When the 3-Point shot was …
Madonna McCain Hitler Controversy
So, Madonna has a concert the other day and during a song called "Get Stupid" she shows pictures of John McCain and photos of Hitler. Of course, Democrats won't get upset over this. When, in fact, everyone should be bothered …
Money (That's What Everyone Wants)
Wow...I don't think that title worked. I was going for a play on the song "Money (That's What I Want)". Oh well. I read in the paper last week, that in Rhode Island, the kin of the fire victims in …
Rich People and Money
I can't figure out why people resent the rich people of the world. Someone like John Travolta will buy a $20 million dollar plane, and my liberal friends will talk about how many homeless people he can feed. If the …
The Price to Throw a Party
When I turned 30 years back, I had a 60s theme party. Since I was born in 1969, I thought that would be cool (I'm writing about a 60s party in a few weeks for the Crasher column...I wore the …
Two Baby Stories -- Which is weirder
Gwen Stefani, of No Doubt fame, named her kid. No doubt, it was a crappy name. It's what celebrities do. Her first child with Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale, was named Kingston. Not sure if they were fans of the …
SEDC Saga Continues: ex-presidents and opening moves
Three former presidents of the Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) have been cited in this city's great metropolitan daily paper, all seeming to contradict the previous published interview statements of outgoing SEDC president Carolyn Smith. (See http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080821-9999-1m21sedc.html) In her interview, …
Michael Phelps Falls
I heard a sports show talking about all this backlash on Michael Phelps. It's really insane. The dude just won 8 gold medals in the Olympics, and people are talking all this smack. First, there's that Amanda Beard. Rumors are …
The Run Around the North Park
It is Thursday at 5:30pm, and it is time for my weekly run around North Park, I stretch, put my running shoes on, and pray that I can feel the North Park breeze. Though I live on the border of …
The More Things Change...
When NCTD cut back on weekend service, there arose from the multitude of transit riders such a cry of pain and rage...including from yours truly. As it is, I rely on NCTD to get to my job sites as a …
Caylee Case...and Roman Polanski in Paris
I really tried to avoid the Caylee case. I usually get into these things. But I've found that the legal system is so messed up, it frustrating me. For example, a boy disappeared in Balboa Park. The stepfather or boyfriend …