New Year's Resolutions for IB
Where to begin? There's so much apathy, right-wing nutjobbery, and outright corruption here that a list of a hundred resolutions this city should take wouldn't cover it. I'll try to keep it simple and straightforward and brief. I'll try. New …
"Open, Open, Open ..."
Do you remember those inane Mervyn's ads from a decade ago? (Note: I don't watch TV, and haven't in about a decade. So I'm going on memory here. Who knows? Maybe those inane ads are still running. I wouldn't doubt …
Meijo Sushi--and No Surfer Chic
Worthy businesses are few and far between. Which is why, when I come across one, I toot its horn at every available opportunity. The decades-old culture of corporate nonaccountability, greed, wastefulness, and me-firstism has suffused just about everything one sees …
It's Not 2004 Anymore, Dorothy; and Your Little IB Shack Ain't Worth a Plug Nickel
Reading James Boyce this morning on the Huffington Post got me to thinking about an exchange I had with a real estate bloviator at a local coffee shop a few years ago. I remember his gleeful smirk most of all. …
Is Your Computer Giving You Hassles? I've Got Your Go-To Guy Right Here
Five or so years ago, my computer died. I mean, it just blinked once, then was gone. I was crushed and in a full panic: I was too broke to get one of these high-priced online techies to help; and …
Two Tales of Customer Service
Customer service. In today's age, with today's economic climate (thanks, Bush!), it isn't an option--it's essential. Two local stories for you regarding customer service in Imperial Beach. The first: The Blockbuster worker yesterday informed me that my account had a …
The Case of the Missing Water and the Unadvertised Christmas Event
Thursday the water went off for no apparent reason whatsoever. It happens a lot at this particular apartment building, where the pipes and plumbing are 60s-style and disintigrating, and the owner, a hateful, greedy little Filipino woman, refuses to give …
Palm Street Improvements Coming Along Nicely
The new, wider sidewalks from Third Street along Palm to the beach are looking pretty good. So too the new palm trees. The work at the parking lot between Ye Olde Plank and the real estate office is still well …
A Quiet Walk; A Quiet Beach
A very pleasant 2-mile walk from my apartment to the Pier today. Lots of mist. Later, at the Pier itself, the fog rolled in. Imperial Beach is quite pleasant Mondays and Tuesdays, when the kids and the tourists and the …