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Amazon MP3
Today I did my first all digital purchase of music. I know, I'm behind the times, and a picky old man. Though itunes is a slick store, I've never bought anything from them. I really didn't see the poi…
Sessions Fest
Sessions Fest was great. I was too lazy to bring my camera this year. You will just have to trust me; the event and people were a beautiful thing. What can be better than an IPA, BBQ, and great music …
Greenspan is late to the party
The WSJ has an overview of Greenspan's new book. Currently making headlines is his criticism of Bush & the Republicans: Mr. Greenspan, who calls himself a "lifelong libertarian Republican," writes tha…
Old trees
Our old neighborhood has some great old victorian houses. It is also endowed with a lot of old trees. Right next to us are (were) two 100 year old Canary Island Date Palms. One is about 75 feet tall, …
Sessions Fest in Golden Hill Park on Sept 15th
It is that time of year again. Who doesn't love some free music in the park? Crazy people, that's who. This year, Sessions Fest is September 15th from noon until 10 PM. Food will be available from Inf…
Permanent permanent
I am finally a permanent permanent resident of the US. Confused? I was just a conditional permanent (haha) resident because Anna and I had not been married for two years before we applied for my resid…
China road trip
The Wall Street Journal has a great travel article called On the Silk Road Again . They purchase a Chinese-made compact car, the Chery A1 (which will be exported to the US via Chrysler), for $7000 and…
Sanders Turns Blue
When I first moved near down town, I had no access to recycling. This was a pain in the ass, as I would always end up dragging it to someone else's bin, or to a center somewhere. But most people in th…
The newest Baja police corruption crackdown
The LA times has a story on the latest attempt to root out corruption in the Baja police force : They're installing cameras to catch extortion attempts, publicizing that people can pay tickets with cr…
Advanced scuba
Looking over my fifteen postings, this is fast becoming the economics and scuba blog. This post won't change that average. I completed my advanced PADI course this weekend. It focused on peak performa…