Every weekday morning and some Saturday mornings, at very close to 6:30, there is a loud noise that sounds like the clatter of metal out on the street. It is followed a fraction of a second later by a vibration… Continue Reading
Last week, the Governor showed up at a Democratic party function, and Assemblyman Tom Ammiano heckled him, calling Schwarzenegger a “liar” and inviting the Governor to “kiss my gay ass.” Then, a bill written by Ammiano passed the Legislature and… Continue Reading
If you thought California’s Proposition 8 was regressive, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Now there is an effort underway to gather signatures for an initiative to ban divorce in California. Quoth one of the initiative’s proponents, John Marcotte: The secular… Continue Reading
Last year, a covey of quail moved in to my front yard. There were at least six chicks and at least two adults. Both had drab coloring, so they seemed to both be females. Then, a neighborhood cat was seen… Continue Reading
I awoke today to strong winds in the back yard. They didn’t let up all day. As I made my way to the court, it looked to me as though it were about to rain, or a fog had set… Continue Reading
I’m driving home after an enormously stressful day at work. My conservative buddy calls me up on the way, so I pull over and take the call. (Unlike Maria Shriver, I’m ready to concede that the no-cell-phone-while-driving law applies to… Continue Reading
The Governator’s wife has been caught, three times, driving while using a cell phone. That’s all right — when her husband signed that new law requiring the use of hands-free sets while driving, he didn’t mean you. Governor Schwarzenegger promises… Continue Reading
The California Republican Party, acting through its convention of generally self-identified party activists, has decided that it will not permit “decline to state” voters to participate in its primaries. The effect of this will be to put more moderate Republicans… Continue Reading
An update, mainly for out-of-area folks vaguely worried about the news of fires in Southern California. My immediate area is not threatened by the Station Fire. However, yesterday and today everyone here in northern Los Angeles County has been treated… Continue Reading
Many of you Readers will have already come across the sensational story of a woman escaping from an eighteen-year captivity in an East Bay Area exurb. She was kidnapped by a stranger near her home in South Lake Tahoe in… Continue Reading