U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo Proves Smoking Dope and Politics Bad Mix

U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo made the statement today that all of the country of Mexico is a drug cartel. I wished he would have emailed me before he made that statement and wish also he would lay off the sinsemilla. It has to be affecting his judgment as evidenced by his making a goofy statement like that…

Closing of Historic Skyview Flea Market and Drive-In a Big Loss for Santa Cruz, California

One of the last remaining operating drive-ins in California will soon become an upper end health clinic. The historic Skyview Flea Market and Drive-In in Santa Cruz,California will close after a 51 year run. Everything has its price and clearly the price for health care has been steadily rising…

UCSC Treesitting Protesters Barking Up Some Really, Really Big Redwood Trees

It had to happen sooner or later on what is considered the most beautiful campus in the United States. With a population of over 20,000 and more coming, the University of California at Santa Cruz has to build some additional parking. That’s because many of the streets on Westside Santa Cruz now require residential permits…

How Your Collective Thinking is Destroying Your Mind, Career, Personal Life and Hippocampus

You know who you are. You’ve turned over your locus of self control for the collective good. You’ve given up your mind and soul for others. You have adopted the standards and norms that are acceptable to many people some of the time. You have in fact, dumbed down…

2008 Election Proving Once Again the USA is the Greatest Nation in the Entire Universe

At least on this planet, the USA is considered the leading democratic nation and by many scorecards the hands down numero uno country in the world. What the rest of the world is finally beginning to understand is that we in the U.S…

Why the SF Forty Niners Miss Eddie Debartolo’s Freewheelin’ and Dealin’

The Niners miss Eddie. Eddie as you will remember was the owner that hired Bill Walsh and had enough sense to step back and let Bill run the show. The results were the Montana-Rice era and Superbowls and immortality. The one thing you could say about Eddie was he knew when the ship was running right and when it was he let it run…

Latino Politicians, Intellectuals and Community Leaders Abandoning California Farmworker Children

Let’s imagine your parents are farmworkers and speak only Spanish. All you hear at home is Spanish. Your friend’s parents are farmworkers too so they all speak Spanish. And with your friends you speak Spanish. At church the padre or minister conducts the service in Spanish…

There is no Security with Shaking Ground, Mad Shoplifters and Thieving Families

Last night the ground moved. Again. It started a little after 8:00 and lasted about 15 seconds; a swaying motion rocking back and forth. It had been a while. Actually several years…

Lessons in Life We Can Learn from Ugly Women with Big Tattoos

All of us can’t be beautiful. God knows.

Take me for instance. I’m nondescript. You see me in a restaurant and it’s as if I’m not there. On the one hand that’s good because no one is pointing at me and making faces. I can also spill food on my shirt and no one will pay any attention…

Welcome to California National Park!

California is headed for the Really Big One and it’s not an earthquake…

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