Frank B.
Topanga Traffic Cone
Frank’s traffic cone post inspired me to show him how it’s done in Topanga. This neighbor has a GREEN traffic cone, at the ready, for any situation that might come his way:
Helicopter in Topanga
Yesterday John and I were sitting on the yurt steps and watching the dogs roll around in the grass. I saw a red helicopter fly over us. I noted it wasn’t a news chopper, police or fire either. There was something odd about it– perhaps its trajectory or speed–that I couldn’t put my finger on. […]
Good Times!
For the last nine days I’ve been in Uganda, teaching at a school for three full days and staying at the family home of the gentleman who runs the school, Pastor Godfrey. On the last day Pastor Godfrey took me to a restaurant a few streets away from the village school. The waiters in Ugandan […]
Pass on the Party Plates…
When we moved here a few years ago, I said to Mike, “What the hell are all these people from New Mexico doing in Cleveland?” What led me to think that Cleveland was a popular destination for New Mexicans was the bright yellow license plates with red letters. Although this IS the New Mexico license […]
The lowly traffic cone
Traffic cones are among the most inconspicuous features in the landscape. This is interesting, because they are supposed to conspicuous – signifying the need for attention and caution. But they are constantly being left behind and forgotten. The cone pictured here has been perched at the base of a light pole near my house for […]
Another Musical
Isa told me that her friend invited her to see him perform in a musical. I said sure, get the time and place, and we’ll be there. Sunday rolled around and we trekked out to the valley to see the show. As luck would have it, I was treated to yet another all-white performance of […]
It’s Summer. Put the Heaters Away
The latest top ten SIW searches: 1. patrick moberg 2. salt the wound 3. rice krinkles 4. salt in wound 5. miracle heaters 6. aggressive fuck * 7. diana wolozin 8. amish made heaters 9. isaac asimov super quiz 10. amish miracle heater *John’s fault
Ziggy
No doubt this escaped your attention, but the author(s) of Ziggy have lately become delusional over the idea of inanimate objects talking to us. This has had the unintended consequence of making the comic strip interesting for the first time in decades, possibly ever. Often it’s a computer doing the talking (Figure 1). These are […]
White House Press Secretary’s Book Excoriates Bush
Here I go again, introducing politics once more into our fairly non-political blog, but I had to get your reactions on this one. Bush’s former press secretary, Scot McCLellan, has written a book that will hit shelves Monday in which he absolutely obliterates dubya. He talks about the unparalleled lying, the “culture of deception” and […]
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