Bumper Stickers
As a kid, I remember plastering my bedroom door with stickers. I think all kids love stickers. But it was when my stepdad took me to the mechanic with him at around age 11, and the guy at the shop …
Tropic Thunder Controversies
The Reader had a movie screening for Tropic Thunder, which I snuck into. I was glad I did, too. It was good, but not great. And those are the movies you don't want to drop $22 to see. When I …
the experiment continues
The Olympics
I don't really follow the Olympics closely. I love sports, just not big into the Olympics. I always hear things that I find interesting or odd. That they were getting rid of baseball, and womens softball. Yet...I see they still …
Get a Life -- An Autograph Blog
I write a column for Autograph Magazine, which is available monthly at your local newsstand. And, if it's not, demand they get it! My friends often ask me questions about which celebrities are nice, which are mean. When I do …
Consuming for the community
Encanto Steet Fair means finding a driving alternative to Imperial Avenue!
This year's Encanto Street Fair and Cultural Arts Festival promises to be an interesting affair both for the entertainment and for its political ramifications (which could prove to be even more entertaining). The steet fair is the first major public …
Used Cars
A friend of mine owns a used car lot in Escondido called "Dig's Wheels". The first time I was there talking to him, I was amazed at how he didn't push customers when they came onto his lot. A guy …
Movie Critics
I really can't figure movie critics out. They baffle me. The movie Step Brothers is getting bad reviews. Now, I hate Will Ferrell more than anyone. I'm just tired of his same old routine, movie after movie. But, I couldn't …
Dear Ardith
Okay...I hate to blog again about a Dear Abby. But this just got me thinking on so many different subjects. Somene sent Abby a letter about her husband and her expecting their first child. The names they picked are: Ethan …
SEDC board member: "It's all about perception"
From this city's daily newspaper this morning (Aug. 14), a quote from a Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) board member on why the board chairman was not ousted three weeks after the same board fired its outgoing president, Carolyn Smith, …
Goodby Comic Con
Far too much security and way too heavy handed. There are better ways to spend that extra cash.
The Voluntary Cleanup Agreement and the cleanup that never happened
After the demolition of the old Encanto Gas Holder facility in Lemon Grove, after the initial complaints by residents of Lemon Grove anad Encanto about the odor, asbestos dust, and eventual storm runoff deposits being left in the Encanto Branch …
Notes on Existence (Part Two)
Dear Abby
It's weird how people that are intelligent and can give good advice, can often be idiots. Listen to Dr. Laura for any length of time and see what I mean. She'll get mad at callers for the weirdest things. It …
Ethical Public Leadership as a rare quality around the old gas holder site.
Without getting into a lengthy philosophical discussion, let us agree that a reasonable minimum standard for the ethics of a government official, any government official, is to follow the law as it is written in the law and then understood …
For In-coming SEDC president: Having your interview printed in the paper may not be a good thing...
In the San Diego Union-Tribune this morning, excerpts from an interview with outgoing Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) president Carolyn Smith left me with a lot more questions than answers. The story on the interview excerpts: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/sedc/20080812-9999-1m12sedc.html The entire interview …
Car Repairs for a PT Cruiser
Well, I really played it bad with my car. I bought my 2001 PT Cruiser when it was a year old. I loved those things. And, the guy I bought it from did all this fancy stuff to it. He …
Do Religious Folks Get the SHAFT?
I wasn't sure what I'd blog about today. There was the fascinating story about Mathew McConaughey naming his son Levi. But, it always angers a few people when I make fun of babies. Even though, I'm actually helping the babies …
Picking a Movie to See
My girlfriend and I have already seen Batman. Twice. She's into comic book films, so we had to see it in Imax (which, for either of us, we couldn't tell the difference). I won't get into what I thought of …