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NK
The quality at BBC dropped a notch on this story of an American tourist in North Korea : "To be honest, I was surprised with how friendly and warm-hearted they [North Korea assigned tour guides] were.…
I&W and Calexico show
Califone opened the concert up and had some help from I&W on a song. I like some of their stuff, but they usually go weird-experimental-jazzy half way through it. It throws me off. Still worth lisenin…
Iron & Wine and Calexico at HoB
I just picked up tickets for Anna and I to see Iron & Wine and Calexico tomorrow night at the new House of Blues in downtown San Diego. Should be a good show, I'm a big fan of Calexico. I expect a lot…
Urban Exploration
I learned here that Ninjalicious, the guy behind infiltration.org, has released a book: Access All Areas - A User's Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration . However, I also learned this bit of sad news…
Beets vs. Me
Beets and I don't get along. I find them too sweet, too chalky, and they have a strange aftertaste. Anna and I had two weeks of beets from our Be Wise Ranch farm share , with no idea what to do with t…
Tower After Hours
(All photos for this entry are posted here ) Last week Anna and I checked out Tower After Hours at Balboa Park's Museum of Man. The event focuses on the art, food, drinks, culture, music, and dancing …
Baja and San Diego blurbs
The grand North Park Theatre has been restored, and is opening as the Stephen and Mary Birch North Park Theatre . It is now the home of Lyric Opera San Diego. - There are only two public restrooms in …
Roman Catholic Church & the literal Bible
This Times article is interesting - Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible . They haven't gone crazy and renounced the virgin birth or anything like that, but they have said that "We s…
Harriet Miers
By now most people know that Harriet Miers has been nominated to the supreme court by Bush. Harriet Miers thinks Bush is the most brilliant man she has ever met. There are two possibilities: 1) She is…
The miracle of meth
(Former hostage) Smith has received $70,000 in rewards and has been bombarded with offers for books, movies and speaking engagements. Her ordeal has been held up as an example of the redemptive power …