Nuyo Rickan

2007-02-21T17:47:00.000-08:00

subj= hey kanye! ...does hillary clinton hate black people?

Obama, Clinton rivalry flares over donor

"I'm just going to stay focused on my campaign and I'm going to run a positive campaign about the issues that affect the people in our country," she told The Associated Press in an interview in Nevada. She was participating a candidate forum in Carson City.
The Clinton team seemed eager to continue the attack. With Obama in Iowa, aides arranged for former Iowa attorney general Bonnie Campbell to criticize him in a conference call with reporters.
In the newspaper interview, Geffen also said Bill Clinton is "a reckless guy" and he does not think
Hillary Clinton' can bring the country together during a time of war, no matter how smart or ambitious she is.
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs added another criticism of Clinton.
"It is also ironic that Senator Clinton lavished praise on Monday and is fully willing to accept today the support of South Carolina state Sen. Robert Ford, who said if Barack Obama were to win the nomination, he would drag down the rest of the Democratic Party because 'he's black,'" Gibbs' statement said.
Ford later apologized. The Clinton campaign said it disagreed with Ford, but the senator has embraced his support.
Another Democratic presidential candidate, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, said at the candidate forum that Obama should denounce Geffen's comments. "We Democrats should all sign a pledge that we all be positive," Richardson said.

2007-01-19T10:53:00.000-08:00

subj=the awakening of a new england sports fan

When Did Hate TakeOver Sports?
By Bill Simmons

And if the Patriots can pull off another beauty on Sunday night, maybe my phone won't be ringing off the hook, and maybe we're headed for two weeks of "just shoot me, I'm so freaking tired of the Patriots" stories, and maybe we'd be as popular as the Russian hockey team in Lake Placid if the Saints make it to Miami. But you know what? Patriots fans have had it both ways, and it's much more fun being Michael Corleone than Fredo. Actually, it's much, much, much, much MUCH more fun. So keep ragging on us all you want. You'd trade places with us in a heartbeat and you know it.

(Now THAT sounds like something a Yankees fan would say.)

2007-01-19T10:52:00.000-08:00

subj= back in action

it's been a while...that's going to change

2006-06-09T08:32:00.000-07:00

subj= not quite aligned

AQUARIUS

Your hopes and dreams could take a bit of a battering over the next few days, so prepare yourself now and, most importantly, promise yourself that you won't give up on what you believe is your destiny. The Sun in Gemini still promises that you have a glorious future but you may need to rethink the way you are going to bring it about.

2006-06-05T07:31:00.000-07:00

subj= even the stars know i'm resilient

AQUARIUS

It's not like you to doubt that you have what it takes to succeed but events that are beyond your control have lowered your resistance a bit and there may be times today when you allow negative thoughts to worm their way into your mind. Don't worry: by this time tomorrow you will be all smiles again. You're never down for long.

2006-05-31T19:19:00.000-07:00

subj= in the stars

they seem to be aligned correctly again

AQUARIUS

You can be extraordinarily ruthless when the need arises and if the planets are to be believed you will cut out of your life something, or someone, that you no longer need. Be warned, however, that there can be no going back: once you have made that break it cannot be repaired, so think carefully before you make your next move.

Treading gingerly is where I've been for some time. I am attempting not to burn any bridges, but the ones that may not have existed are going to be harder to build.

2006-05-22T09:30:00.000-07:00

subj=the stars say: patience does have it's rewards

AQUARIUS

It may seem as if you have not accomplished much in recent weeks but that is far from the truth. For starters, you have grown considerably on an inner level and now you can start applying what you have learned to your dealings with the world at large. Money, career and even family matters will improve rapidly over the next few days.

Can't wait to see what the week has in store....

2006-05-15T17:55:00.000-07:00

subj= 30 ain't goin' downhill too fast

saw the optometrist today
the kid's eyes havent' failed him yet

they're not getting better, but they're not getting much worse
same lense prescription and a small increase in the contact prescription

contacts is what became more important due to constant moto riding.

got a cool picture taken of the inside of my eyes
i'm hoping they'll provide me a digital copy when my lenses arrive

gots to look into my annual physical and get my last cavity fixed

then i'll be in tip top

2006-05-10T17:45:00.000-07:00

subj= health update partII

stage 2 at the dentist today
only final cosmetics to go

so as I head home from the dentist I stop by the optometrist

I make an appointment and even swing by a second to do a check on frames.

I may as well look into physicians and get the old cough test.

2006-05-09T19:28:00.000-07:00

subj=weekly hangout rages - for the last time

The infamous BAJA Sharkeez - Hermosa Beach

Baja Sharkeez Burns In Hermosa Beach -

Video Link as well
the link:
"NBC 4 - Video"

cbs2.com - Fire Ravages Hermosa Beach Restaurant

Fire Damages Popular Restaurant In Hermosa Beach

2006-05-07T22:39:00.000-07:00

subj=Fun with online assessments

The Discovery Health Channel - http://health.discovery.com/tools/assessments.html

2006-05-07T22:10:00.000-07:00

subj=rubber on the road

spent the best day i've ever spent on my moto today

took a ride up with some friends from san diego

a full day riding in palomar

a ride home through lake elsinor

10 am to 5 pm on two wheels in turns...FANTASTIC

2006-05-03T23:52:00.000-07:00

Subj= How Liberal are You.

Your Political Profile

Overall: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

Social Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

Personal Responsibility: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal

Fiscal Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal

Ethics: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal

Defense and Crime: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

How Liberal / Conservative Are You?

2006-02-28T18:39:00.000-08:00

subj= Ten Thoughts to Ponder for 2006

Number 10
Life is sexually transmitted.

Number 9
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die .

Number 8
Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.

Number 7
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet, and they won't bother you for weeks.

Number 6
Some people are like a Slinky... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.

Number 5
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.

Number 4
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

Number 3
Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars? And a substantial tax cut saves you thirty cents?

Number 2
In the 60s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now, the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

AND THE NUMBER 1 THOUGHT FOR 2006:
We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue as to where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the Department of Agriculture in charge of immigration.

2006-02-27T09:47:00.000-08:00

subj= in the stars

AQUARIUS

If your head tells you one thing but your heart tells you another you would be wise to follow your heart, no matter how much that might go against the image you like to present of yourself as a ruthlessly logical thinker. Maybe it is time you came to terms with the fact that not everything can be explained in purely rational terms

2006-02-22T21:24:00.000-08:00

subj= I thought this was the melting pot?

If racism at it's purest is not exemplified by not allowing this purchase simply due to the fact that it's an Arab company, I don't know what would.

"We have to maintain a principle that it doesn't matter where in the world one of these purchases is coming from," Rice said Wednesday.

Due diligence is in order, but the outrage is uncalled for.

"We are not reacting emotionally," Guiterrez said in an interview Wednesday. "That's what I believe our partners from around the world would like to see from us is that we be thoughtful. That we be deliberate. That we understand issues before we make a decision."

Arab Co., White House Had Secret Agreement

2006-02-20T18:04:00.000-08:00

subj= saving face or making sure that change happens?

The lab, with a looming $28 million budget shortfall, had announced it was cutting its staff by 32 people, including eight researchers. But in advance of Bush's visit, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman

Samuel Bodman over the weekend directed the transfer of $5 million to the private contractor that runs the lab, so the jobs can be saved.

Bush: U.S. on Verge of Energy Breakthrough

Bush said he was impressed with the growing commercial uses of solar energy.

"Roof makers will one day be able to make a solar roof that protects you from the elements and at the same time, powers your house," Bush said. "The vision is this — that technology will become so efficient that you'll become a little power generator in your home, and if you don't use the energy you generate you'll be able to feed it back into the electricity grid."

2006-02-08T11:47:00.000-08:00

subj= Happy Birthday to Me.

30 years old today.

I hear it's the new 20.
We'll have to see how that goes.

2006-01-01T17:21:00.000-08:00

subj = Happy New Year

Feliz Ano Nuevo!!

2006-01-01T17:19:00.000-08:00

subj= Already in the stars

Frnakly, friend Aquarius, you're bored. You're confused about what you really want from life, and you may be feeling rather fatalistic, uncertain that any of your long-term goals will ever be reached. This year won’t be an easy one, but a little effort on your part to expand your horizons will trigger some changes. One of those changes just might be a heightened love life – rendering you happier and more confident. You may find that some tired old goals are no longer as important to you as they once were, and you could actually find yourself formulating new goals that will break you out of this cycle of confusion and boredom. Don’t worry about the ultimate end. Just keep striving. At some point, your luck will change - and for the better.

2005-12-22T19:29:00.000-08:00

subj= QOTD

must be a sight and sound to be witness to

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"It's strange, but the silence is more noticeable than the noise."

ERIC N. GIOIA, a city councilman, on the halting of the elevated No. 7 trains by the New York transit strike.

2005-12-22T19:25:00.000-08:00

subj= it's in the stars .....thank God

AQUARIUS
If you allow outside influences to affect your inner equilibrium then, obviously, you won't be the happiest bunny on the block, but if you make a conscious effort to shut out the world you will be able to create a mental bubble inside which everything is peaceful and calm. You don't have to be a party animal just because it's that time of year.

...This really sums up my mental state at this point. Tying up all loose ends financially really resatricts the budget and I'm just going to have to create my own happy place to be able to enjoy this time in comparison to usual tactics.

Happy Holidays to you and yours.

2005-12-12T08:25:00.000-08:00

subj= still in the stars

AQUARIUS
Not everyone can change the world, but you can. Not everyone can make a difference to millions of lives, but you can. More than any other sign you have the power to make things happen, not least by using your genius to influence how people think. Your task today, and for the rest of the week, is to point out new possibilities.

2005-11-11T10:50:00.000-08:00

subj= And in His path I hope I always am walking

AQUARIUS

Some of the changes that take place over the next 48 hours may not be entirely to your liking but as there is nothing you can do about them there is no point in worrying, is there? Experience has taught you that, sooner or later, everything works out for the best, almost as if there is a power guiding your life. There is, and it always will.

2005-10-26T09:52:00.000-07:00

subj= no child left behind beginning to work?

A california article by Jean Merl a Times Staff Writer quotes Stanford Professor Michael Kirst as stating:

Principals in urban neighborhood schools " ..were really managing instructional improvement," he said. "It indicates the state accountability system is filtering down to the classroom in the more successful schools."

Successful schools: meaning those who are doing better against established state standards without increasing spending for the instructional day or on additional teachers.

These schools with lower budgets are simply linking their lessons more closely with what the students need to know for these standardized tests. Now I could see someone having issue with this, but this is how we as teenagers and adults learn and prepare for assessment.

When you took your SATs , ACTs or graduate school tests you only studied and restudied relevant information for the applicable test. If we are looking to raise the minimum level of education in our country.

The NCLB act provisions that states adopt standards to which a majority of students will be held. If this is adopted and held then these states would be provided extra funding in accordance.

For some reason people have issue with this. To them my question becomes. NY State, Mass. & California all already had such standards in place and began to receive extra federal funding for education. Would it be so bad for all states to establish such a system? Education is not and should not be a federally run system. There is too much beurocracy already and variation from district to district. States have their individual needs and priorities. The government has simply provided a method which holds each state accountable for a predetermined measure of education before receiving additional federal funding.

I don't see anything wrong with that.

2005-10-24T09:48:00.000-07:00

RIP: Rosa Parks

@92

Your actions initiated a movement that shaped the world we live in today. Thank you.

"Her convictions were stonger than her sense of safety."
- Kenneth L. Zimmerman (Huntington Beach, CA)

"The next time I hear someone say, 'I'm just one person, what can I do?' Iwill tell them the story of Rosa Parks. She helped change the world."
-Mark Spiegel (Torrance, CA)

2005-10-23T10:07:00.000-07:00

subj= long time no see

Out in Colorado Springs this weekend. Seeing my old friend Marc. He's got 4 kids now and I can't say I envy his life but I do look forward to having that type of happiness and challenge in the future.

2005-10-12T09:02:00.000-07:00

subj= bringing western culture mentality to the middle east ....uh-oh

"The problem isn't that people are trading and doing business. It's that people have taken this month to be a month of shopping."

SHEIK AHMED ABDELAZIZ HADDAD, of Dubai's Islamic Affairs Department, on the commercialization of Ramadan.

2005-09-29T22:10:00.000-07:00

subj= a dose of reality

"When you're 25, you can eat hamburgers and pizza and drink beer and stay out all night and come out the next day and drink a couple cups of coffee and just play. If I did that today, my heart would stop and I'd need a stretcher and an IV."MIKE PIAZZA, the 37-year-old Mets catcher.

2005-09-28T22:37:00.001-07:00

subj= bad day at work

so essentially my calls at work ( i work out of a call center currently) get monitored and graded.
I received my first failing grade in at least 3 months if not 5 today. Big downer. =(

2005-09-28T22:37:00.000-07:00

2005-09-17T10:02:00.000-07:00

subj= a hard statement to rebuke.

"If the billions of dollars that have been spent on chemical, nuclear and biological response, if some of that had come over here, we would have done better. But after 9-11, the public priority was terrorism."
WILLIAM LOKEY, a FEMA official, on the response to Hurricane Katrina.

2005-09-16T00:59:00.000-07:00

subj= I made employee of the month today! Was it in the stars?

AQUARIUS
Don't complain that you are being pushed harder than ever before because you need to be tested, you need to discover just how far your body and mind can take you. Take a look in the mirror. That person staring back is not the real you. The real you is the spirit that lives deep inside, the spirit that cannot be broken. Never give up.

2005-09-13T01:20:00.000-07:00

subj= a good answer if not an honest one

"And I will remember that it's my job to call balls and strikes, and not to pitch or bat."

JOHN G. ROBERTS JR., at the hearing on his nomination as chief justice.

And here's to hoping he's a man of his word.

2005-09-12T21:34:00.000-07:00

subj= good to know

"This year, for the first time, there is laughter and smiles through the tears."
CHRIS BURKE, at ceremony on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

2005-09-11T09:55:00.000-07:00

subj= Never forget

May peace come to all the souls and lives affected 9/11/2001.

2005-08-31T21:36:00.000-07:00

subj= always good to see family

The best time I've spent with my family in a long while. I only wish it had lasted longer. Disney, Knotts and Sea World. The beach would have been fine enough for the rest of the week. I hope they enjoyed it as much as I did.

All my love.

2005-08-30T07:31:00.000-07:00

subj= God be with you all.

"I'm afraid this is the one we've dreaded. I don't think the scenario could be any worse for us."

ROBERT R. LATHAM JR., director of Emergency Management Operations for Mississippi.

2005-08-29T07:32:00.000-07:00

subj= Happy Birthday

Feliz Cumpleano a mi hermanita Dianna!

2005-08-17T09:09:00.000-07:00

subj= in the stars

I'll have to report back on this one...lets see how accurate they are today.

AQUARIUS
With so much positive and beneficial activity in your fellow Air sign of Libra right now you can hardly put a foot wrong. All areas of your life will run smoothly over the next 24 hours but travel and romance are especially well starred, and if you can find a way to combine the two this might just be the kind of day you never forget.

2005-08-09T07:24:00.000-07:00

subj= i've always been a little ahead of my time

guess that counts the stars of late too:

AQUARIUS
A series of aspects involving Venus, Mars and Pluto, the planets most involved with love, passion and desire, will make this an interesting few days and you may find that your ability to keep your feelings to yourself - something you pride yourself on - comes under severe strain over the next 48 hours. Seems you're not so dispassionate after all.

2005-08-07T10:28:00.000-07:00

subj= great concert

Went out to UCSD last night to see Jack Johnson. His opener Matt Costa was alright, but his show was great. Some good jamming was done and some great tribute insertions to his own songs were made. It could have been better in few ways.

2005-07-27T22:44:00.000-07:00

subj=closer to 30 than 20 at this point

Happy Birthday Clorinda!

2005-07-26T22:43:00.000-07:00

subj= up up and away

"Good luck, godspeed - and have a little fun up there."
MICHAEL LEINBACH, the launching director, to the Discovery astronauts.

2005-07-23T19:08:00.000-07:00

subj= AVP ... another reason to love this town

The AVP - Pro volleyball tour is in town this weekend. I sat in the stands for the Men's Final, a great display of the game.

People in bathing suits all over the place...though to be truthful I mostly noticed bikinis.

Sunny day though, most people broke out before the women's final due to the intense heat while staying seated in the blaze.

I'm sure I'll be a shade or two darker tomorrow as a result.

We plan on catching the party bus downtown tonight to avoid the tourist deluge tonight. I've been waiting to catch it for a while. Woohoo!

2005-07-22T09:55:00.000-07:00

subj= is the full moon more accurate??

Two sources of input today.
I'd agree w/ everything except the team skills....I mean they could be better of course but not from a standpoint that they aren't good already. I'd like to believe I'm very team oriented. But you can always get better at anything.

Friendster:
Emotions aren't something you've ever liked airing in public. When you feel the need to express them, it's usually only for a very small audience. At the moment, however, you won't care who's in the vicinity. --

Money Love & Attitude meters ...off the chart! 5of5 in each. woohoo!

AQUARIUS
This is a good time to look back over the past six months or so and assess how far you have come and how far you still have to go if you are to reach the targets you set yourself for 2005. Most likely you are doing well but in one or two areas you need to sharpen up your act. Your teamwork skills could certainly be better!

2005-07-19T07:39:00.000-07:00

subj = I'm doing my best with what I have right now

AQUARIUS
If you want something better from life then you must go out and get it for yourself. The does not mean it must be you against the world (on the contrary, you are the kind of person who can be friends with everyone) but you must recognize the fact that only you have the power to make your dreams come true - the ones that really mean something to you anyway.

2005-07-18T07:35:00.000-07:00

subj= in the stars

AQUARIUS
If you have fallen out with someone you love don't worry: you will get the chance to kiss and make up when the Sun moves into the partnership area of your chart on Friday. In fact, you will get several such chances but don't leave it too long. If they get the impression you no longer care the way you once did they may go off with someone new.

I truly don't think it's possible to show that I still care more. It's not out of my hands yet, but it definitely not up to me at this point.

2005-07-17T09:19:00.000-07:00

subj= getting ready for chuch

Still don't know which time to attend, I've been lame all week due to this chest cold. Trying to stay low key this weekend so as to prepare my body for the upcoming week. It really took a beating this last week as I was trying not to miss any work to preserve vacation time.

Speaking of which. Plans to go to Florida fizzled, but I may just go up to Colorado and help out by adopted newphews and niece while their Dad's out of town. I'll have to look into flights up that way. It will be great to see them.

2005-07-16T09:15:00.000-07:00

subj= surprise call today

But it was a good thing, or at least made me feel good. Hoping it will develop into a pattern not simply a matter of courtesy.

2005-07-12T08:50:00.000-07:00

subj= and there lies the rub

"We have only two modes - complacency and panic."
JAMES R. SCHLESINGER, the first energy secretary, in 1977, on the country's approach to energy.

2005-07-12T08:49:00.000-07:00

subj= even the stars have a sense of irony

AQUARIUS
Don't let anyone persuade you that what you desire is beyond your reach. If you want it enough you will find a way to get it. Having said that, it might be wise to ask yourself first if you really need it and, if you do get your hands on it, will it do you any good. Realizing your desires is not always such a good idea.

2005-07-10T12:51:00.000-07:00

subj= the house of the Lord

I went to church today. St. James Catholic Church in the next town. It felt very good to go to church. I'd not been since I moved here back in november. It was simple yet pretty church and the sermon was good for the portion I saw. I was moved to tears.

I was actually headed to a church down the street and happened across this one as one that met more of my personal concept/percept of what church should look like and present. I think I'll be a regular. Now for the follow-through.

God-Bless.

2005-07-10T09:22:00.000-07:00

subj= you just have to understand this

"Has anybody else had to watch their husband die on television over and over? I know that it's public and I know that it's national, but it's so private for me."

EVELYN HUSBAND, the widow of Rick Husband, who died on the space shuttle Columbia.

2005-07-07T08:42:00.000-07:00

subj= just had this conversation with my sister last week

AQUARIUS
Neptune in your birth sign is energized by Mars in Aries today, so use your imagination and follow your dream wherever it might lead. Some may say you have taken leave of your senses but the opposite is more likely to be true: you have finally come to understand that reality is what you want it to be, not what others tell you it should be.

I happen to agree with this in large. Now that's a riot.

2005-07-06T12:38:00.000-07:00

subj= ain't that the truth of the matter?!

The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers.

Ruth Benedict

2005-07-05T10:41:00.000-07:00

subj= Pops.

Happy Birthday Pops.

It's all downhill from here. A year of milestone birthdays and events. I hope I'm ready for all that.

2005-07-05T08:35:00.000-07:00

subj= thank the Lord Jesus Christ

I woke up this morning.

Monstrous party last night. Actually an entirely monstrous weekend. Too bad I've got a dentist appt this morning. Totally worth going through after this weekend of mischief.

2005-07-01T20:56:00.000-07:00

subj= easy start to a big weekend

North End last night. There was actually a line. Had a couple quick ones and rolled out. No point in starting out too hard on a holiday weekend.

2005-06-30T07:45:00.000-07:00

subj= they're still in alignment

AQUARIUS
You may have a list as long as your arm of "things that need to be done" but if you start them today, or tomorrow for that matter, you won't get very far, so forget about your chores for a while and focus on what means most to you: your family, your friends, your social life and the love of your life. Start the weekend early!

I woke up at 7am and am working on just that. Nothing that needs to be done, but of expressing the care I have for those most important in my life.

2005-06-29T10:14:00.000-07:00

subj= beautiful view

the ocean was a great shade of blue today. was a fantastic view while walking our rent-a-dog.
=)

2005-06-29T09:00:00.000-07:00

subj= emotional moron

that's me. can't figure out what i want from life. can't figure out who I want to be with. Don't know where in the world I want to wind up once I've had my fun here. I'd like to make sure that a better life doesn't pass me by while I'm too busy not making any real choices.

My director at work stated that his full impression of me was first off that I was 'sociable.' That's true and is not a bad statement. He said that he felt "I enjoyed experiencing what the world had to offer" and that too was true and still not bad in any way to me. He closed saying he didn't know if he could express it better but that he had the impression that "You are willing to let the world take you where it will" to which I responded that he had.

Unfortunately, I'm thinking that maybe I let the world have a little too much of a say at this point. It's time to decide how I can correct my heading.

2005-06-28T07:40:00.000-07:00

subj= in the stars

it's scary when they are that close to what you've been thinking and feeling

AQUARIUS
Even if you are the kind of Aquarius who finds it hard to let others know what you are feeling the entry of both Venus, planet of love, and Mercury, planet of communication, into the partnership area of your chart today will help you to reach out to those who mean something to you emotionally. The rest of the week will be good for relationships.

2005-06-27T08:13:00.000-07:00

subj= lucky guy

neighbors are being loud again...woman is a champ i say.

2005-06-27T08:08:00.000-07:00

subj= hipocracy at it's best

We can't display the 10 commandments in a government building anymore with the recent Supreme Court ruling, but we can still print "In God We Trust" on our money.

Go Figure.

2005-06-26T12:10:00.000-07:00

subj= sunday puzzle

It took 3 of us and a sober person to put together last night's events. Apparently we all had a pretty good time. Don't even remember having subway on the way home. But I'm sure my stomach is thankful for it.

Today will be spent in mild recovery. Lunch out on a patio and then a couple of episodes of the OC chillin in the pad. A long deserved restful sunday.

Next weekend will have no such mercy.

2005-06-24T08:20:00.000-07:00

subj= Sad truth of NY baseball

MONEY BAWL IF YOU are trying to teach a child lessons about finances, we suggest a family get-together to watch the Subway Series. For when the Mets and Yankees assemble this weekend, they will personify these two cliches: "You get what you paid for," and "Money cannot buy happiness."

2005-06-19T00:59:00.000-07:00

subj= weekend update

Saturday was spent on an all day SoCal pub crawl.
Met up with a friend in Newport Beach and chilled on her porch for a little while with some coronas. We were supposed to go roller blading, but wound up walking to the boardwalk and drink hopping 3 bars. Mike and myself detoured before obtaining a buz and travelled south to Pacific Beach in San Diego. There we met up with a friend of mine who's girlfriend was moving away for personal exploits for the summer. I've been in that situation and didn't dare probe to deeply as to how he would handle his situation as I see how mine has turned out over time. I can't say I'm overly happy with the way mine did, I can only hope he is happier with the results of his own. The party waned though so we proceeded further south to Ocean Beach where we met up w/ Mike's friends at....a bar and hopped to yet another before retiring to a short stint of house party. I'm not sure how late we stayed up, but there were many a body found on the floor in the morning.

We returned early Sunday morning after grabbing breakfast at Mikky D's. It'd been so long since I'd enjoyed a Bacon Egg & Cheese Biscuit. One of the best hangover helpers if you can get over the sinking in your stomach feeling it gives you a couple of hours later. Back in Hermosa we gathered ourselves and I met up with the neighbors to spend some time on the beach playing catch, horshoes, and just plain laying out. We made a quick stop on the pier for some dollar draughts and then checked out a house party that wasn't, so we went home.

I managed to keep from drinking / partying the rest of the evening am simply watching some movies. An easy Sunday night. I haven't managed that in a while. It's so funny seeing your bartenders in commercials on t.v. . A good laugh each time.

ttfn

2005-06-17T10:04:00.000-07:00

subj= it's in the stars

AQUARIUS
Don't waste time yearning for something, or someone, you cannot have. There are plenty of other things in your life that you can have and that will bring you a great deal of joy, so why get hung up on something that can only bring you pain and regret? Okay, so you can be a bit perverse but that's taking it too far!

Hmmm, that's a good point. Time to get to livin' instead of dreamin'.

2005-06-16T22:06:00.000-07:00

subj= 2nd that i've felt

It's been a rolly week in California.
I experienced my 2nd earthquake while at work today. A measly 4.9 shimmy. I was in the middle of a meeting so I got to enjoy the whole thing without any interuption to activity. We had a tsunami warning earlier in the week as well. Fun stuff mother nature.

2005-06-15T09:55:00.000-07:00

subj= pass the ambien please

I haven't been sleeping worth a lick lately. It's not simply cuz of any physical pain I'm in. I'm in all kinds of pain in general. I dunno which way to prioritize them. I just know that I haven't gotten away with this little sleep in a long time. Maybe it's the ocean air?

2005-06-15T08:47:00.000-07:00

subj= it's in the stars

You take great delight in proving the doubters wrong but there are occasions when their criticisms are relevant and this may be one of them. The planets warn that if you ignore what your friends and family say and push ahead regardless you may soon be eating a large slice of humble pie - and you know how you hate to be humble.

I do hate to be humble.

2005-06-13T08:58:00.000-07:00

subj= honorable mention of a 1st

how could I have left that out

experienced my first earthquake yesterday
early in the morning, apparently a 5.1 or something near that

it was pretty cool
i was lying on the floor pretty much when my body began to shimmy
it was like a big truck was rolling by in Boston, that shakes the house
'cept this was just the ground moving by itself.
got to watch the pitcher of water by my side shimmy as well

glad it was a mild one for a 1st
got to sit back and enjoy the ride
woohoo.

2005-06-12T20:46:00.000-07:00

subj= day at the beach

Great time at the beach today.
So many dolphins in the water, playing about : kind of surfing and even doing tricks completely out of the water. They were swimming right up to the surfer that was out there. If any of my pictures are viewable, I'll post a link.

A couple of hours of recovery in the morning and then beach time till 5. Came home to pick up the straglers sitting in my apt. w/o me. Still getting a little used to that. Then headed down to the pier for some ice cream and people watching. That was a great idea.

The intention was to head back home, clean and do some 'work'. But that didn't happen. We ran into a friend of a friend and wound up heading into Sharkeez. That was the end of that as we stayed well into the night.....again.

Eventually as the numbers dwindled, I packed the night up and we headed home for a movie and a nap. We of course did try to rally at F's first , but it was a ghost town, probably to our benefit.

2005-06-07T08:22:00.000-07:00

subj= Diesel and Flash go down

I was rootin' for the Heat to win. Their loss does not sadden me much as it means that Pat Riley still must wait one more year to get another ring. As a NY Knicks fan, seeing him have to wait is not a let down. Can't root for SanAn though as they beat the Knickers a couple of years ago. So go Pistons!

2005-06-07T08:16:00.000-07:00

subj= sad but true?

Steps toward being single (and happy).
http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=4036&TrackingID=516311&BannerID=544658&GT1=6630

“Being single gives you time to explore what makes you happy, which ultimately makes you a stronger, more well-rounded person…and a person new people want to be around,” says Sasha Cagan, author of cult phenomenon quirkyalone: a manifesto for uncompromising romantics.

2005-06-06T09:04:00.000-07:00

subj= annoying

moto's got a flat again...i'll have to replace the tyre this time
can't take chances that there's a 2nd fault in the existing one.
Luckily a co-worker just moved nearby and so I can was able to hitch for the day
maybe the week, we'll have to see how that goes.
I'll have to try and make it somewhat easier on her and at least get to her house to begin with.
Thank the Lord for good hearted people.

2005-06-03T09:45:00.000-07:00

subj= summer is here

female avp pro's are flocking in for practice in the mornings
2 nets of women playing against each other at the pier today
in their required uniform of course

the next 3 months should be an eyefull
better get new contacts soon

2005-05-31T23:36:00.000-07:00

subj= insomnia

dunno what happened,
i just couldn't fall asleep for the life of me last night
it's usually a bit harder if i've already got a lot on my mind
but i only had things on my mind because i couldn't fall asleep first
i turned off the tv and put on some soft tunes
nuthin'
i swear three different sets of my neighbors wound up getting busy
just echoed through the alley
i didnt' need to hear that
it killed me in the morning at work too
was wrecked on my morning observation, but oh well I guess
musta been a 24 hour delay of the crash from my weekend partying

2005-05-26T10:47:00.000-07:00

subj= qotd

Wise words from Dr. Seuss - (I hope I can live up to them..today it will be difficult)

" Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

2005-05-26T10:10:00.000-07:00

subj = tough day ahead

got some new yesterday I'm not sure how to process just yet

it may be a day spent on the dark side of me

i hope nobody gives me too much static, i may push back a little too much

wish me luck

2005-05-25T10:09:00.000-07:00

subj = I won something

won 200 bucks on the wheel of prizes at work today...woohoo!

2005-05-19T18:11:00.000-07:00

subj= May 19th

Malcom X Day

I am Malcolm X

2005-05-19T09:36:00.000-07:00

subj= Revenge

saw 'Revenge of the Sith' last night ; 12:30 premier, that's at night.
most definitely worth it.
well done Lucas!
not how about reconsidering your stance on making the final 3 episodes.

2005-05-16T22:15:00.000-07:00

subj= just what I needed to hear

AQUARIUS
Go out and have fun. There is a world out there waiting to be enjoyed. Others may try to convince you that you should be more serious about what's going on, but they won't succeed - they won't even come close. You can sense that good times are coming; that in a matter of days, there will be plenty to smile about. You're right, there will.

2005-04-22T21:36:00.000-07:00

subj= QOTD

"The man who says what he thinks is finished, and the man who thinks what he says is an idiot."

Rolf Hochhuth"

2005-02-28T17:53:00.000-08:00

subj= the sad truth

A few years ago, Price said, he was inundated with speaking requests. Then he realized that

"black people were visible during February, but the other 11 months of the year we became the invisible people."

2005-02-28T09:51:00.000-08:00

subj= black history month

Black History Month

2005-02-23T20:59:00.000-08:00

subj= inspiration or boredom

I started writing again. A couple of diary type entries and even a couple of quick poems. It's become mildly liberating. I sit out in the sun for lunch, listen to music and let the pen flow as it may. Sometimes it makes sense and others I've got to nudge it in the right direction. It's been a long while since I wrote regularly, so I'm hoping that getting into a more regular rhythm will get me into a proper stream of thoughts. Taking it one day at a time right now but hopefully one of these days will give me better reason to anticipate the next.

Ciao

2005-02-21T20:51:00.000-08:00

subj= black history month

Black History Month

2005-02-21T16:56:00.000-08:00

subj= of a man who has changed our country

a man who's views still stand and whose influence still resonates
it is a shame our country still stands in the shadows of his deeper truths

Malcolm X 40 years later.

"How the incendiary presence of Malcolm X would figure in that pantheon of Nebraskans, and whether to embrace him as a native son, has been a matter of debate for the state’s Hall of Fame Commission. Malcolm X was considered but rejected by the commission in April 2004."

2005-02-17T08:53:00.000-08:00

subj= the stars are right from time to time


It may seem as if time has all but run out, but you should know by now
that life moves in cycles, so although you have come to the end of one
particular phase, another one is about to begin. You have learned a lot
in recent weeks - now apply that knowledge to your everyday existence,
and never stop applying it, no matter how much things change.

2005-02-14T20:50:00.000-08:00

subj= black history month

Black History Month

2005-02-08T09:12:00.000-08:00

subj = Birthday boy

Happy Birthday to ME.

Gotta love when everyone has an excuse to drink and celebrate on your birthday.
=)

Enjoy your day too.

2005-02-07T20:50:00.000-08:00

subj= black history month

Black History Month

2005-02-06T21:15:00.000-08:00

subj= sunset of the dred

the locks came down today.

~5 years of hair...down on the floor

I've been told I clean up nicely though

2005-02-04T10:06:00.000-08:00

subj= QOTD

The reinvention of the Middle East ?

"I don't think anybody thinks that the unelected mullahs who run that regime are a good thing for the Iranian people or for the region. I think our European allies agree that the Iranian regime's human rights behavior and its behavior toward its own population is something to be loathed."
CONDOLEEZZA RICE, secretary of state.

2005-02-01T17:33:00.000-08:00

subj= black history month

Black History Month

2005-01-27T09:25:00.000-08:00

subj= realizing what's wrong with privatizing social security

An article in the LA times :
Benjamin R. Barber
'Privatizing Social Security: 'Me' Over 'We'

I'd have to say, I wasn't exactly promoting privatization, but I didn't have any issue with it until now. I actually received an email basically calling GW a moron and found issue with people who call him a moron but don't actually present reason or suggestion as to what could be done better.

In my mind these bullet mailing represent mudslinging and are unproductive in general as they are primarily sent to an audience of like minded people. So what purpose do these notes truly serve. Preaching to the choir will of course result in a resounding 'AMEN.'

The general topic of the mail was intended to be Soc.Security reform, by which it was noted that GW had in history voiced an opinion that SocSec would be out of money in 10 years. Unfortunately this was in excess of 15 years ago. That he currently holds the same vehement belief is not surprising. It's well established that he is strong and stubbornly minded.

That said, SocSec does need a tremendous reform. But I know would agree with anyone who says privatized personal accounts are not the solution. They are a path to disrupting individual investment in the public good, the foundation of Social Security. Anyone who has the true resource to manage their own retirement account, most likely will NOT be depending on SocSec, throughout their retirement.

Taking that into mind, I would submit that overhaul is some other form is the best venue.

The article makes strong differentiation between being a consumer and being a citizen; whereby privatization is empowerment to the consumer. A consumer is invested in the self and personal wealth and advantages which remove dependency on public provisions. Whereas the citizen is invested in the public good and equal access of goods and services.

The article ends with the following:

"For us as individuals, privitizing Social Security is probably a bad bet on technical grounds. But for us as citizens, it is a certain disaster. As prospective retirees and private consumers we may want to argue about it, but as citizens, if we care about our democratic republic, we are bound to condemn it."

2005-01-23T13:17:00.000-08:00

subj= why i hate the Patriots

Mostly because I lived in Boston for 10 years and as a whole Boston people hate New Yorkers, so it was bred into me over time.

Today though it's because in beating the Steelers, they have made my Jets a team that lost to losers. And I don't care how much you dislike the team that beats you, if they turn around and lose at the next stage it cannot reflect well on you.

Ugh. At least I don't have to deal w/ the celebration of all those that live in Boston anymore.
In fact I can delight in the fact that the game was great to be played in a winter wonderland while I wore shorts and watched some of the game from the outdoors. Hmmph.