Last year before I went to South America I did minimal research. Basically I just checked to see what the weather would be like, got some vaccinations and read the travel bulletins provided by the State Department. I wasn’t prepared enough.
Culture Shock! Chile: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! Guides) by Susan [...]
A few months ago I stumbled on some YouTube videos by Derren Brown. He is an amazing performer that combines magic, hypnosis, psychology and memory tricks. If you want to kill a few hours at the office, start watching those videos.
This year he wrote a book called Tricks of the Mind. At this time the [...]
Meet the newest member of the family, Rocky. He came into this world Saturday evening at a weight of 23 pounds. And he has already started chewing. The little guy is able to grind coffee perfectly for espresso shots.
Here is Rocky standing next to his big sister Silvia.
Their older brother Barista and I had a [...]
Rainman was lost close to the Harris Fire during the fire evacuations on Monday. We just got the good news that when our friend returned to her house, Rainman was there waiting for her.
Rainman was the cat I taught how to hand-shake. (YouTube videos: p1,p2)
Rainman Photo Gallery
Recently I saw a video clip of Chris Matthews promoting his recent book. Even though I don’t watch his TV show Hardball, the book sounded interesting.
Life’s a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me About Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success by Chris Matthews is written in a similar style to the landmark book The 48 [...]
SignOnSanDiego just posted an all clear for my old neighborhood of Rancho San Pasqual.
Escondido has reopened two more neighborhoods to evacuated residents: Rancho San Pasqual and Rancho Vista Monte, both on the eastern part of town.
No homes were damaged or destroyed in those areas.
Aerial photo taken of Rancho San Pasqual prior to the development of [...]
The countries in red indicate places that I have traveled to. There still is a slight chance I’ll get to add Canada before the end of the year.
create your own visited countries map
And here is my USA travel map. Notice my aversion to states in the Central Time Zone. I also need to be [...]
Here is a list of what I found to be the best resources for information online dealing with the San Diego Fires of October 2007. UPDATED Wednesday 6 AM.
Radio:
KFMB 760 AM
KOGO 600 AM (some streaming problems)
XM 247 (no online stream)
Blogs:
Cat Dirt Sez
And Still I Persist ( back up!)
SignOnSanDiego (now on BlogSpot)
Bubble Info
Live Journal
Rich Knitter
Media:
KPBS (back [...]
History is repeating itself. Fires have broken out in North, East and South county. Below is a map of the fires put on the news this morning.
Just like 2003, our old neighborhood in East Escondido is being threatened by the San Pasqual Valley Fire. Our friend and Rainman are near the Harris Fire.
Here is [...]
In the post Are These the 14 SuperFoods?, I confessed that I don’t like oranges. Some of you already know this story. For the rest of you, enjoy the tale of how I lost my love for oranges during the summer of 1996.
Before I start the story, let me tell you what I dislike about [...]
