You killed the Koi!
You selfish idiots! What were you thinking? You killed the Koi. Those aren't just cheap little goldfish. You destroyed the water lillies. You trampled the landscaping. You broke the law! If this so called party had been at your own …
The OSD Chronicles - Part 7
Dec 3/Dec6 - These were the days when positive, supportive events like the Critical Mass rally would be sidetracked by an aerosal can / paper cup throwing incident (in which the wrong person was arrested). When OSD marches to the …
California Cap and Trade set up as a Delaware LLC to Evade Open-Government Laws
This is an absolute bombshell of a news story and no one in the MSM is covering it. The California Air Resource Board set up a way to hide billions of dollars in Cap and Trade revenue through a corporation …
Limiting Access to Life : the yellow bumpy road
Yellow bumpy rubber stuff. Bright yellow, hurts my eyes, pushes through the soles of my shoes Yellow bumpy rubber stuff. Every public curb cut, on the street, crossing tracks, at restaurants, unavoidable. Did you know that a person with a …
Mexicans warned on parasites
At the national level, 7 out of 10 persons in Mexico have parasites, although in the Northern region of Mexico the statistics are 4 out of 10, there continues to be a high incidence of this disease and people are …
Looking for wine ideas
Going to a party Saturday. Hostess does wine classes. Asked to bring a bottle under $20 for tasting. What's your favorite bottle? Got a few ideas from facebook friends, who have the same taste as I do, but looking for …
California Cap and Trade Doles out Billions to Land and Housing Developers
I will start by saying I am a huge environmentalist and support aggressive targeted action to protect our environmental resources but California Cap and Trade Law does the exact opposite. It doles out billions of dollars it collects to reduce …
The K is Silent
you are a simple, elegant sentence: “she is quiet, smart and patient.” verbs may evade you, but adjectives do not: loving, tolerant, enduring, steady, lovely. lovely. my love. you are. there is a verb. paragraphs cannot capture you, nor even …
Ethics are in the eyes of the beholder
I’m taking a summer school class at SDSU. Today we talked about journalism ethics and the perception of conflict of interest. I say “perception” because a journalist may or may not actually have a bias or conflict of interest on …
sunlit monday
sunlit monday white washed dreamy no pain optimism and joy waltzing with the good witch today
Mexico vacationers swim at highly contaminated beaches
Mexico City - The beaches of Veracruz, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Puerto Vallarta, Bahía de Banderas and Compostela are registering elevated levels of contamination this vacation season. In 22 out of 29 tourist destination beaches where the Environmental and Natural Resources Ministry …
The Stairs!
those eyes
you can wear a jacket a hoodie and a hat but you can't hide i see through that sun glasses wig you can't hide behind those eyes i wish i could dream for you
Security Message For U.S. Citizens on Puerto Peñasco, Sonora
July 31, 2012 This Security Message has been issued to encourage U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) to use caution while conducting business or leisure activities within the city and the surrounding region. In recent …
The Jordan Sonnets
I. I shall never hear the city sirens But I will see a young boy, laying prone In the midst of powerless environs And we, who waited, feeble flesh and bone I shall never hear a creature wailing But I …
I Am Not A Farmer
minutes hours
peeling paint scuffed boots fractures pictures shards of glass minutes hours lifetimes pass win or lose fragile flesh bloody ruddy an ripe pack desires long weekends clean the bathroom smell the ocean tic tic tic dues and donts love stories …
Still Life
My forty-third year so far has been my most humbling. Hence the blog title. My horns haven't yet been reduced to nubbins by life's sandpaper experiences, but they have receded a little, in the chilling realities that present themselves along …
Fidgety
I hate sitting in the front row. Actually I really hate anyone sitting behind me. Ever. I also hate sitting in the same place in the same meeting week after week , month after month. I try to switch up …
Pearl Hart, AKA 'The Lady Bandit's,' legacy lives on in newspapers.
Pearl Hart, The Lady Bandit, female stage coach robber, famed woman robber. I had a homework assignment in one of my classes last semester where we researched old newspapers. I came across a story about Pearl Hart, which peaked my …