Hot Peaches
We went to the fair yesterday. The Wife had a better time than I think she had anticipated. I had an experience other than I had anticipated. My expectation was to run in to people I knew; I saw no… Continue Reading
California
Maybe The Message Is Getting Clear
Yesterday, California’s Supreme Court issued a decision that ordered a fertility clinic to make its artificial insemination services equally available to a lesbian as it did to a straight woman. This means that the lesbian will now be able to… Continue Reading
Hot As Hell In Ventura County
You don’t see things like this every day. In Ventura County, the ground just started to get hot, baking to the point that it could fire ceramics. The reason is likely some kind of underground combustion of petroleum; this has… Continue Reading
Early Polling About California’s Next Governor
I’ve been kind of figuring that the front-runner for Governor in 2010 was Gavin Newsom. But it turns out that Dianne Feinstein has indicated interest in the job. She’s the 800-pound gorilla and if she wants it, it’s obviously hers.… Continue Reading
Apparently I Am Not A Terrorist
All you Loyal Readers out there will be pleased to learn that according to the civilian security guards protecting Edwards Air Force Base, the testing grounds of America’s most advanced fighter/interceptor and high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, that your husband is… Continue Reading
Sell San Quentin!
There’s a proposal that the state sell off some of its more valuable real estate holdings to make up for the budget shortfall. For instance, San Quentin State Prison is 275 acres of waterfront land on the north side of… Continue Reading
Just Stuff
Today’s earthquake got me thinking. If a really bad quake hit, and the house got knocked down, or all the stuff in it got burned up, what would my reaction be? I’d be bummed, of course. But assuming that The… Continue Reading
Well That Was Fun
About an hour ago, there was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Diamond Bar. I was out to lunch with a couple attorneys from the firm and felt the ground shake and noticed the light fixtures in the restaraunt swinging. One… Continue Reading
Get On The 405
I’ve long noticed and been bemused by the tendency of Southern Californians, myself included, to refer to freeways with the definite article preceding the assigned highway number, as in “The 405” or “The 10.” Elsewhere in the country, people refer… Continue Reading
Proposition 8 Slips Past The Margins
Looking at more polls, here’s today’s Field Poll release: Californians are preparing to reject Proposition 8 by a margin of 42-51. That’s a nine-point defeat for the Defense of Bigotry Amendment. The sample error on this poll is 3.9%. So… Continue Reading