talking to strangers - friday
talking to strangers saying no carefully choosing my vocabulary words opening doors what's in store my difficulty friday where it's at could shooting myself in the foot hurt more ? limping along no crime crept creep eyes upsize realize going …
Rancho in Baja California Sur enslaves laborers
[Translated from an article in "La Jornada de Oriente" by Fulano.] Laborers from Veracruz, Mexico reported that they were victims of a human trafficking network that kept them in captivity on a ranch named "El Piloto," in Baja California Sur, …
One Night in Las Colinas
Fred wouldn’t leave the house and my divorce lawyer advised me to remain there and get along with him. Funny, if I could get along with him maybe we could’ve stayed married. It was night, around 9:30 or 10 pm. …
Post Election Blues
Well...here we go with the same old dance...a face-off between a Democrat and a Republican in the mayoral run off for November. These are the same folks that have done absolutely nothing for the People (National, State or City), and …
Rotting Fruit
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/06/25719/ dreams ripen like fruit left unpicked they rot and die REQUIEM
Venus Transited
So for science geeks like me, "Measurement" is the name of the game. We live for the numbers. Here lies the basic explanation of how to measure distance from the earth to the Sun using parallax... http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/eduoff/aol/market/collaboration/solpar/ It turns out …
Leaves from a different tree
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/04/25594/ Everyday we take our 14-month-old daughter to the park. When she is outside of our house, she instinctively walks towards the park. She loves the park. The birds chirping, the dogs strolling by with their owners, the vast open …
Tales of an Insomniac: The First Night in San Diego
Some times people get eased into their new lives, with little speed bumps here and there. Life is wonderfully easy for them, as they are generally stress free, they don’t have much to worry about, and they get things done …
Hipster is as hipster does.
I went to a house party a few weeks ago. I was small-talking with an acquaintance and the topic of hipsters came up. Apparently, if you blog, ride a bike, read, write, paint, draw, listen to certain music, wear certain …
monday shoes
sandals boots running sneaks walk by stand in line my seat just fine prefer a bar stool but not going that far kick worry the blues right out of my monday shoes red green black just outta bed or perfectly …
The OSD Chronicles - Part 5
NOV 6 / NOV 10 - This was a period of reflection for me. I'd been at the site now for one month. What should my plans be? Was I a journalist or an Occupier? Why was I continuing to …
Even the postal addresses are all Hispanic except 1 (me lol)
San Ysidro been a good place to learn basic Spanish and yet still I am a bit goofy within the dialog for the past 5 years. Ana, who ran Barcelo Recyling in 2009, seemed patient when I ask simple questions. …
A Buck's Worth of Love
It Was Worth a Dollar I was peddling down the Historic 101 past Oceanside Blvd and ready to breath in the sea and tranquility of upcoming Carlsbad. I see a fifty something year old black lady with a purple dress …
Reaching for the Light
I've been sitting here for hours. hours. Trying not to spend money. Trying not to eat (again). Trying not to drink out of boredom. slippery slope. I took too many pictures on the trip. I made too many tiny little …
Reflections Day 3 or at least half of it...whew!
24.4.12 Up before the alarm, and my phone was now charged, so I plugged in the back up battery for my camera. Off to breakfast, bread, crepes, orange juice, coffee, jam and a little triangle of soft Swiss. I do …
How I ended up in Marrakech Part 2
I decided I would return in 2011 and participate in the Caravane. On my 60th birthday in 2010, I set a box in the corner of my party, asking my friends to contribute to my voyage, if they wished. I …
like a butterfly
feeling ever so light lately and can't quite describe it a little less weight comfort finding me everyday somewhere thinking try like a butterfly
fridays free
clocks n watches time deadlines what is it good for probably lots of things but it's friday don't work til three bicycle over to the north park library its free shhhhhh trying not to disturb what joys me !
even for a blink
an incessant beat thumping a boy and his drum the numbers add up burning a hole to the bone buried under lifes clutter knowingly not felt the redness gone my only tattoo reveals itself during a pause to think hating …