What's Wrong with Me?
A few years ago, my mother told me something I’d never known or even suspected: she is extremely shy—like me. And so was her mother, Dottie. She told me she had never hidden this fact from me, it was just …
ICE
it's been a strange few days when the power went down in all of San Diego county and Baja i have to admit my first thought was is this another incident of terrorism finding out some individual cause a hiccup …
Ten Years After September 11, 2001
From the mid-1970's through the mid-1990's, Fulano was with an international firm of public accountants based out of Los Angeles. Over the years, there were many, many staff accountants who worked for the firm, and directly for Fulano. One of …
Receipts
I like the Apple store because they can email you your receipt. Thats convenient. Less paper, less crap in my pocket. Best Buy, on the other hand has a receipt so long, it doubles as a role of toilet paper. …
Food Safety and the Blackout
The blackout may have affected the foods in your refrigerator and freezer. The refrigerator will keep food safely cold for about 4 hours if it is unopened. A full freezer will hold the temperature for approximately 48 hours (24 hours …
20 words that can't be translated..read them and weep!!
i found these words in a friends note and was totally fascinated with them...what do all of u think about any or all of them lets dish!!! u tell me if u've been affected in these ways or done these …
Update San Diego, 9/06/2011
Well I see we are going back to the Moon. Not as fast but at least going there and being on the surface again. Some thing to be proud of in America!. The robotic twins GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B, known as …
I was on a Guided Missile Destroyer on 9/11
Onboard a Guided Missile Destroyer on September 11th 2001. I was serving on-board the Guided Missile Destroyer, the USS McFaul DDG74, which was doing operations in the Gulf of Oman. The McFaul was tasked with carrying out Vessel Board Search …
you turn
you turn i yearn we all fall down intense pretense your way you stay go against the flow low blow stop the fight damage done body of only son criss cross end to end ashes light of burdens not so …
friend of mind
oh friend of mind let's take a trip to nowhere a place that did exist once upon a ryhme down by the sea a shiny surface satisfying for you and me from the west a greasy breeze best helped along …
City of Hell "A"
You know, I have been reading a lot about the problems we have at the border, so I got my passport, went there and wow, it's like a different world. Oh, not Mexico...I meant LA. There's nothing like contrast to …
Curse Of The Gypsies
We have a dog now, this is such an American thing to do; to have a dog in the house, it reminds me of my youth. The dog is a puppy, some sort of a poodle, it is relatively smart …
Sunflowers
large striped seeds spreading round flora roots in darkened soil fauna scratches sweet Autumns toils squirrels quick ply their trade in mouthy pouches bursting to holes in trees they're laid hoarding ever high and deep before it's time to go …
Weird Jobs: An Unemployed Exec’s Goldmine
California is second in the nation for joblessness with an unemployment rate of 12 percent. More than a third of those unemployed have been seeking gainful employment for more than a year unsuccessfully. But, alas, the downtrodden needn’t resort to …
broadway
broadway tenth to kettner all a play downtown stroll way i roll free ticket for the show prince to pauper short and tall white black brown man about town bikes n boards above ground look around leather shine sandals vandals …
La Bruja
Halloween is still two months away, but the stores are already stocking racks of candy. It is time to get into the Halloween spirit. La Bruja (the witch) is a folk song from the Mexican state of Veracruz. Salma Hayak …
Granny
Granny came into my life a couple of months ago with the subtlety of an armed narco-commando raid. Which is exactly what led to her arrival at my Palacial Wooden Shack (PWC). The 88 year old woman had been living …
The End of the World
Suddenly a little girl’s cry could be heard throughout the Mission Valley branch of the San Diego Public Library. At first I ignored it. Just some kid crying. However, it kept getting louder and more intense. Finally I looked over. …