Well, San Diego and the rest of CA has voted. They didn’t vote yes on the bad ones, but the didn’t vote yes on the good ones (79, 80) either. San Diego was a bit disappointing, as we were hoping for Frye and Remy. Hopefully the new mayor and district 8 candidate will serve us …
Monthly Archives: November 2005
Condo conversions
This article in the UT is worth a read: Condo conversions in county cooling off. They claim there is a glut of conversions on the market, but that everything will be peachy in 18 months. Really though, the issue is price. These guys bought high, and now have to sell high. Some have reduced prices …
Dia de los Muertos
(All photos for this entry are posted here) (The following is information I’ve picked up from various sources, so feel free to set me straight) Dia de los Muertos is one of the more famous and widely practiced Mexican holidays. This ritual remembrance and celebration of the dead is said to be 3,000 years old, …
Discovery
Some folks claim to have found a Bosnian stairs-like pyramid, about 12,000 years old. Photos of the research here. Scientific sleuth cracks code to $54,000 treasure Ants in the Amazon rain forest labor to keep their territory free by using formic acid as a herbicide. The remains of a massive Gold Rush-era sailing ship dating …