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My Sudden Torment
"What are you going to do today?” It took me 6 weeks of couple's therapy to learn that IF the Rolodex of my mind would not stop spinning when my partner asks me that in the same context, then *"I don't know"* is a perfectly good response. It becomes a required response that I must recite if I cannot stop the spinning **within 2 minutes**. That breaks me out of my trance. This was a major problem for us, because my mentally watching my very full Rolodex of unaccomplished tasks spin without slowing down, much less stopping at *ONE entry deemed more important than all others*, could leave the question hanging in the air for **15 minutes or more**. Then my love would feel abandoned by me, and I would feel trapped into reaching into the spin which I feared as much as actually reaching into a spinning table saw. *"I don't know"* metaphorically pulls the power plug on the Rolodex/Saw. Once "I don't know" breaks my trance, I can then slowly recite a list of the items I need to get done. (Leaving off the "Today" part.) That puts the ball into his court, so he can tell me what's on his list. Then we can have the dialog he wanted in the 1st place.— May 21, 2014 7:53 p.m.
U-T raises street sales price
So that explains my U-T subscription price rising from $21.02 to $21.83 this month. I subscribe to the LA Times for news, and the U-T out of habit. But the U-T has more comics... some of which are even in the comics section.— April 13, 2014 4:58 p.m.
San Diego water: You will pay
We fallowed our lawn last year and we just finished removing the remaining dead grass roots this year. After a complete covering of landscape weed control cloth (available at Costco) the front yard is covered in mulch (free from Miramar Landfill Greenery) and what used to be the back lawn is now covered in outdoor carpet. (500 sq ft @ $.65 per sq ft. Home Depot) Since the water heater is on the opposite side of the house from the bathroom, we catch the gallon of cold water that the pipes hold in a bucket in the bathtub every day. We have 3 rain Barrels fed from the roof gutter downspouts; they're full right now. These sources go on the remaining landscape plants. Not in the budget for this year, but I'm looking to trade out my hot water tank for a tankless heater maybe next year? Since we have been conserving all along, the only thing I could think of to add is to only flush brown waste.— March 26, 2014 9:26 a.m.
Ever after
Good story, Great visuals. I find it interesting how your family made up the rules as they went; filing for Divorce but not finalizing it. I loved your vase metaphor. A military shrink once asked me if I came from a "*Broken Home*". I answered him, "It's cracked all to hell, but it's still together." I sometimes think that Mom should have divorced Dad, but she stayed because she didn't want to become a welfare queen. Kudos to you and David. You make an awesome team.— March 12, 2014 6:52 p.m.
County unemployment rate jumps in January
I am curious about how March 2014 is different from, say March 1929? It is different, isn't it?— March 9, 2014 4:28 p.m.
Wretched excess XLVIII
Just what is it going to take to block taxpayer dollars from disappearing into this black hole here in San Diego?— January 25, 2014 6:25 p.m.
Fancy feast
> This wasn’t just a meal. It was one of those peak experiences we’ll remember all our lives. Thank you for allowing me to vicariously join you for an experience I could never have had on my own. Too bad you couldn't have expensed it to your publisher.— January 1, 2014 4:20 p.m.
Snow Days
I think you need to check out get-aways to Julian, it's been known to snow there in the winter...— November 7, 2013 4:37 p.m.
Letters to the Editor
I tended to agree with the article “[College? No Thanks][1].” Unfortunately my predecessor letter writers Betty (Collier) Burston, Ph.D., L.J. (Collier) Coombs, M.A.T., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D. and Shartriya Collier, M.Ed., Ed.D. display their own bias in their signatures while disparaging the article author's bias. It's a new world out there; why are they continuing to solve yesterday's problems for the youth who are concerned about *TODAY*? Their solution may still be OK for some kids, but it is not **THE** solution, albeit one that perpetuates their own interests. Any persons who resort to shame and fear, as these letter writers do in their closing paragraphs, reveal the weakness of their own argument and sabotage it. Adolescent students need hope for their futures, not piling *additional* fear onto their present existence. Ms. McCarey reminds us of the road not taken, and I applaud her for it. Frederick Simson, A.A.S. (Associate of Applied Science) *See, I can boast about going to college too!*, USNR-R (United States Navy Reserve-Retired) [1]: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2013/aug/14/co…— September 4, 2013 9:10 a.m.
Todd Gloria wields the ax, firing most of Filner staff
Yankeedoodle: No, voting isn't much of a bother for You and Me, especially when I vote-by-mail permanent absentee ballot. I get that voting is a *duty* as I know the meaning of the word as a Military Retiree. So is serving on a Jury our duty, but I find among my "peers" that voting avoidance is second only to Jury Duty avoidance in this culture. Don Bauder: The tragedy is that most people I know don't see it as "caving in" to downtown, but think of it as **Boycotting** the election! They'd rather do that than boycott Jack-in-the-Box. They don't see living next to an all-night drive thru as *their* problem, but they see constantly repeated musical chair elections (Bob Filner to Juan Vargas to Ben Hueso to Lorena Saldana to Bob Filner's replacement - all within less than a year one right after the other single file) THAT is their problem. They are sick of elections that don't stick. They are sick of elections that never end and they are sick of governing that never *begins*.— September 2, 2013 8:42 p.m.