Joaquin_de_la_Mesa
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Coach-Provocateur Turner: "It's all part of the plan."
His Serene Middlingness! That is so funny.— October 10, 2012 4:33 p.m.
San Diego Mets 2013
I liked this event better when it was in Shiley Hall at USD. The Cooper is a nice building, but too small for operatic voices.— October 9, 2012 12:17 p.m.
First Issue of the Reader
Unfortunate song title, that.— October 4, 2012 12:15 p.m.
Obesity is Better Than Bullying
There's enough silliness to go around here. The email got offensive when dude wrote: "Surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular." With that line, he told newslady that 10 years of accomplishments in a very competitive field were for naught, because she's still chubby. That was offensive, not quite bullying. Nobody wants to be called an unsuitable example to young people. That said, Newslady's response was WAY out of proportion to the offense. It reminded me of Dave Chappelle's When Keepin' It Real Goes Wrong skits. Instead of ignoring the rudeness, she decided to keep it real and went off. She got VERY silly indeed when she likened this to the struggles of people who are discriminated against because of their skin color.— October 3, 2012 11:25 a.m.
Conga del fuego
love the music... love Dudamel.— September 25, 2012 12:34 p.m.
My friend Kelly, a Mission Valley prostitute?
I find the kill-the-messenger tone in many of these comments (maria52 particularly) to be disturbing. Your idea of what makes a friend -- someone actually used the term BFF -- is so high-school. For a year, this courageous young author tried hard to help "Kelly" get started on the path of recovery. Kelly chose to leave that path... repeatedly. Finally, the author decided that, for her own health and Kelly's, she had to break the cycle. I.e. she grew up and realized that an addict has to hit bottom and admit powerlessness over the addiction, then choose to get help. That being a high school BFF isn't really love... it's enabling. The subtext in all of this is the fact that GregInTheStory and Kelly's mom were divorced some time in Kelly's childhood. Look in the mirror, Greg. You and Kelly's mom are the ones who betrayed Kelly.— September 25, 2012 11:07 a.m.
A closer look at the trailer for Skyfall
HA! you nailed it! Bravo. Bravo.— September 19, 2012 4:59 p.m.
The Neighborhood Watch
So did I... except for the stupid modern use of "literally." Note to everybody: look up the meaning of literally before you (mis)use it again.— September 14, 2012 1:25 p.m.
Papa Luna's Perpetual Empanada Eating Contest
Man, this sounds so yummy. Though count me out of the eating contest.— September 13, 2012 10:42 a.m.
Review: Branded
I was surprised to see the two stars. Halfway through the review, I thought, "Here comes the black spot."— September 11, 2012 3:07 p.m.