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More misadventures
After killing my computer, I decided to hook up the old one. It will suffice & if I get my information out of the dead one, I will be able to continue with this blog & other projects. That same …
Computer misadventure
I killed my computer. I managed to spill water, which did not splash onto the keyboard. Thought I was in the clear. As I was wiping up, I lifted the computer & there was a puddle. I thought there might …
A Generational View
Since I received only a few responses to my request for Downtown residents to send me an e-mail if they had any complaints about noise (loud music), I am giving it another week. I will delay my visit to City …
Pick and choose
Last night was my quarterly trip to Costco. I managed to get out of there without spending $200! That seems to be the norm for me. So, today was spent dividing up packages, putting meat in individual baggies in the …
Quality of life in East Village/Gaslamp
Still no response from Cox or California LifeLine. I don't know how much my next bill will be. My neighborhood seems like it is becoming much more dangerous. Fights, screaming & yelling, arguments, dog barking, etc. The shooting last week …
Up, Up and Away
Here we go, another corporate biggie has decided to raise prices. I am trying to understand this. We American taxpayers are aiding & abetting corporate welfare assistance because the rich bigwigs were trying to pull a fast one and pad …
A way with words
Today's blog is about words. We have some pretty good words in our English language and parsing/defining them can be entertaining. Even the word, parse is unusual. Word parts and/or definitions you won't find in the dictionary: parse: the inebriated …
California LifeLine vs. Cox Communications
Let's talk about incompetent agencies, Cox Communications & California LifeLine Program. I am currently attempting to get them to fix a problem for which they are both responsible. Of course, neither will even lift a hand to help. They just …
Here we go again
Well, here we go again. I looked at the TV and there's that Raza group, protesting AGAIN. I am really tired of their protests. Apparently this time, some ILLEGAL aliens were actually deported. They were on a trolley, which makes …
Let's get ready to ramble
The day started with a startled awakening from a very confusing dream. Sitting in bed trying to reconstruct it set off a trip down memory lane. A discombobulated trip, more like a Midwest growing up on a farm trip. The …
A movie and more
Another movie: "The Day The Earth Stood Still". This is a remake that has few similarities to the original (1951). Keanu Reeves is the alien (from outer space, not Mexico) and Jennifer Connelly is the scientist who befriends him. Kathy …
Moviedom
Have you watched any movies lately? I have a feeling my Cox Communications bill will be higher this summer. With TV shows in rerun, I often... WHOA, time out for an earthquake. Pretty good shakin goin on. Checked the earthquake …
East Village Community Action Network
I apologize to all my fans for the lack of recent blogs. I am unable to use my right hand and it really takes a long time to type with my left hand. Try it sometime!! I went to a …
Un Happy Hour
So, I got my background page back to how I like it. Not as easy as one would think! Went to a new restaurant, Las Haddas, for Happy Hour on Thursday. A friend had invited me to join her. There …
Computer-speak
Words. Without them, we could communicate via sign language or maybe smoke signals. Smoke signals, while an interesting idea, would not work in big cities, or places with factory spewings. Moving on to why anyone uses the internet. Those younger …
Communication
COMMUNICATION According to Merriam-Webster: a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior; a technique for expressing ideas effectively; the technology of the transmission of information. Quoting a line from a …
District 2 City Council
It is early morning (3 am) and my body did not want to sleep, at least for awhile. I have been trying to come up with a topic for today's blog and decided to just "go with the flow"!! First …
The Gaslamp at its finest
Sorry I did not get a blog done for the early morning readers on Monday. Things happen, even to bloggers!!! So, last Friday, my friend and I went to the Horton Grand Theater for the 4 pm matinee of the …
Close Encounter
I had planned to write about something else, but a close encounter of the unpleasant kind changed things. Last night I was walking home from Horton Plaza. My mind drifted and I walked straight across E St. I had previously …
Homeless in my neighborhood
I moved to this apartment 3 years ago. There was a gathering of homeless at night time in front of the Post Office and at the Post Office. I walked all over the area and did not have any problems. …