New Site- June 30, 2003 Calblog has moved to its very own domain. Please change your bookmarks to: www.calblog.comhttp://calnewsblog.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_calnewsblog_archive.html#200400350 Recall Fun- June 7, 2003 Yesterday's editorial cartoon in the Bee.http://calnewsblog.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_calnewsblog_archive.html#200397660 Revisiting Freud- June 7, 2003 Sometimes dreams can be so telling. Last night I had a dream that I went on a trip with Calpundit (whom I have never met) to a foreign land (Zimbabwe and Argentina bordered on it) and ended up getting lost and running into snakes, elephants, gorillas, bears and mountain lions. I was in a whole heap of trouble. I woke up and wondered what this meant. I rarely have nightmares, thank heavens,http://calnewsblog.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_calnewsblog_archive.html#200397630 Gratitude, Schmatitude- June 7, 2003 A few years ago, gratitude journals were the hot new thing. You were supposed to spend some time each night writing down the list of things you were grateful for -- the kids, the sunset, chocolate, clean laundry -- and this was supposed to lift your spirits and change your life. Turn pessimists into optimists. I suppose it works. For me, though, it was like taking painkiller when youhttp://calnewsblog.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_calnewsblog_archive.html#200397597 Campus Life- June 6, 2003 OK, easily offended and sensitive types, move on. This is a sad story. A pet is a pet. When my goldfish goes, I will be sad. And the story of fraternity members who captured a campus Koi fish and grilled it is just horrible. That said, I was distracted by some of the writing. First this: On a campus renowned for vegetarian devotion and counterculture values, anger over the slaying of thehttp://calnewsblog.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_calnewsblog_archive.html#200394147 The Power of Prop 13- June 6, 2003 Yesterday, I was blogging about the unelected politicos in CA who hold power through the initiative, proposition and now, recall, campaigns. They reached a height of power when Prop 13, limiting property taxes and requiring voter approval of property tax increases, passed. (Prop stands for Proposition not Property). As it turns out, today is the 25th anniversary of the passage of Prop 13.http://calnewsblog.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_calnewsblog_archive.html#200394379 Recall: Who Benefits- June 5, 2003 Right now, the Republicans look like they are jumping all over the recall. I think that's misleading. The Republican politicians who are coming to the fore are small-profile types trying to move up. The top of the CA party is looking at the Boxer seat and you know that's where Rove is looking. On Monday, the Green party, which had been playing hard to get, said they'd run a candidate ifhttp://calnewsblog.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_calnewsblog_archive.html#200391275 Maddy- June 5, 2003 Even though she's only 11, here's proof that Maddy is a teenager. I asked her to do a priority load of laundry. You know, when you're behind, you do the towels, some underwear, etc. Good idea. Off she went. Later I took the "priority" load out of the dryer. Three pairs of jeans and 2 red T-shirts with glitter. Yeah, she got the important stuff.http://calnewsblog.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_calnewsblog_archive.html#200390966 Resistance is Futile- June 5, 2003 After months of letting me languish in my dark corner of the blogosphere, Calpundit has blogged about the recall. I suspect his post will reach a whole new audience and I will be over there in the comments thread answering the questions, which I am sure were supposed to be rhetorical. UPDATE: The LA Times article could have be written by, well, me. I've asked most of those questions herehttp://calnewsblog.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_calnewsblog_archive.html#200390035 I'll Be Moving- June 5, 2003 Dean Esmay is assisting those of us resistant to change off of BlogSpot. BlogSpot is free but I pay for BlogSpot Pro and BlogSpot Plus and my page is still down more than I like. Political State Report and Josh Claybourn are both on MT and I've posted on both with ease. It was just the move I was dreading.http://calnewsblog.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_calnewsblog_archive.html#200389209 |