Baby's First Block Party: Silver Wing Park
Saturday September 17, 2011: In a day that started gloomy and overcast, I stepped outside around 9:00 AM to calm my teething daughter. The fresh air always seems to soothe the aching teeth that a typical 5-month old experiences. Today …
Go up, young man
Years ago, tenements and housing projects for the poor were razed because the experts claimed that folks were harmed by living atop each other. I guess that theory doesn't apply on the West Coast. Out here, we live in condos …
My Unwanted Neighborhoods
An End And A Beginning
"This time, when I'm leaving-- Who cares where I go?" Fight, from "Reality...A New Beginning" on WAR OF WORDS 21-September-11 @12:15 hrs. Hi, Gang! Sorry that I haven't kept up with my bloggng, but the past few months have been …
Hitchhiking
I can’t remember the last time I hitchhiked. Probably somewhere between Ted Bundy and John Gacy. There was a time when sticking out your thumb was a legitimate, folksy way to see this country. Even women could do it without …
WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT AT SUPER 99 CENT STORE ?
Need all of my fellow community members of Clairemont to spread the word ," Did you or someone you may know, witness the slip and fall inside The Super 99 cent store on Thursday ,Sept. 15th????Ambulance at the scene.Suffered serious …
I'm better off now than one year ago
Physically and financially, I'm in better shape today. I'm healthier (no more caffeine and no more nicotine!) and I have more dollars to spend on food. It's a shame to admit that I'm better off as a homeless bum than …
Catch Me if You Can -- Smash and Flee in Midday El Cajon
On 9/18/11 at about 11:38 pm, the driver of a Nissan Maxima going east bound on East Main Street in El Cajon, lost control of his vehicle striking the center median at Claydelle and Main. The driver swerved across the …
The Plutarco’s and their three glorious Saturdays
Fulano’s note: Fulano translated this from the original story in Spanish. The author is anonymous, but leaves this comment: “This story was shared by the boy’s family caught in this endless war. The names and places were changed to protect …
Let's Blog to Health
Welcome to my blog, and let's blog to health! These days, people want to stay informed about healthcare and empower themselves with what they can do to stay healthy on a daily basis. Prevention being the best medicine means that …
my dirt roads
my dirt roads not travelled by many tucked into the back country away from the main streets invisible to passerbys surrounded by birch and pines once upon a time led me to my secret path all twist and turny along …
Just Two Ordinary People
as ordinary as we could be...but it didn't feel that way....right from the beginning there were sparks....i wasn't careful....and thought i was made of asbestos....AND AS QUICK AS A LUSCIOUS KISS ON A VUNERABLE PLACE....i was convinced it was EXTRAORDINARY...... …
Another Autumn Snippet
she stepped up on his porch...wide tomboy smile...slouched into a patio chair and held her hand out in a way that could be interpreted as a "shake my hand" or "please fill this with something exotic and cool"...her mind was …
saturday
coffee # 2 trying to decide should i do real work today or just work on my mind not where i am supposed to be at this time nothing new don't need a map know the route just not willing …
wandering
wandering wondering lazy or crazy long road too many steps short cut to few days lost somebody's cost what's that image silently sitting on my back scratch wash not so easy off wishing for darkness to lay me down ex …
Helicopters in El Monte Park
Week 1 and Day 2 of Being Unemployed
My goals are simple since becoming unemployed: apply for jobs, cook (a la the movie Julia and Julia) and exercise. So yesterday, despite staying awake until 3:00 AM because "I don't have to work the next day," my eyes popped …
One More Missive to Myself
For so many years I was Crusader Rabbit. I put away my Crusader cloak and found I was still in some cases trying to be Rescue Rabbit. Just a more peaceful appearing "a wolf in sheep's clothing". I wonder now …
Lynn's Autumn Snippets
Autumn was fast approaching in Canada...leaves had turned an open ear to the whisper of shortening days Kerry couldn't just phone Lynner to tell her the bad news the sad upheavals of her life had to be held in loving …
Dark Is the Night
Dark is the night. Power is severed. The darkness draws out the mischief makers, and the desire to commiserate with thy neighbor. If I had an airplane I would take flight on this night, this night that relies on candlelight, …