Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Willie’s Christmas Stories
A Christmas Story Christmas at the speed of life… Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Willie’s Christmas stories What to Get Someone for Christmas If You Love Them My friend Greg Swann has a special gift for you this year. A series of stories that pull together some of the oddest and most memorable stories about Christmas you’re ever…Read More »
Who’s minding the store?
Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve been having some problems with a detached retina in my left eye over the past number of weeks, and tomorrow I’ll be having another surgery to hopefully get it repaired once and for all. I wrote a post over on Bloodhound Blog that describes what…Read More »
Lost Your Credit Card?
Manage to get through the holidays without losing your credit card? This past year over one million cards were lost, and information on many more were compromised through vendor error, theft or just plain carelessness. Click on the helpful sheet to the left, and when your turn comes to lose a card (and it certainly…Read More »
Realtor Prayer for Veterans
The National Association of Realtors Code of Ethics starts with this: “Under all is the land……..” Today, on the 235th birthday of the U.S. Marines, and in anticipation of tomorrow, Veteran’s Day, I suggest that every Realtor, every American, and every freedom loving citizen of the world stop to consider the cost of that freedom.…Read More »
“Crazy for You” at the Moonlight Amphitheatre
Best Moonlight Musical Nears End of Run – Don’t Miss It Crazy For You, a wonderfully danced and acted musical by the Gershwins is in its last weeks here at the Moonlight Amphitheater in Vista. I saw this fabulous musical last night, and really wanted to shout out loud after having done so. This is…Read More »
Veteran’s Housing In Oceanside
Help A Veteran with Housing In Oceanside TODAY North County Interfaith Council, dba Interfaith Community Services, was founded in 1979 by a handful of diverse faith communities to address the needs of low-income, homeless, and underserved populations. These faith centers regularly encountered individuals in crisis, but were incapable of meeting their needs. Individually, the faith…Read More »
California Regulations Out of Control
Did you ever wonder why California’s unemployment rate was so high? Ever wonder why the eighth largest economy IN THE WORLD seems to be down on its knees begging for life support? Recently Governor Schwarzenegger discovered after seven years in office that that the California bureaucracy seemed to be out of control at the State…Read More »
Technology So Cheap A Caveman Could Afford It
We are surrounded by Miracles. We are surrounded by ingenuity. Take a few minutes today to reflect on the world that could be if we could share, learn and grow together. Of course, to do all of this would require some common sense….but that’s for another post, another day…….. India develops world’s cheapest “laptop” at…Read More »
California Budget Eulogy Revisted
It was a year ago that I first wrote about the imminent death of the former great State of California in Bloodhound Blog Unfortunately it’s time to roll out this article once again, reflecting on how little we’ve learned, how impotent we’ve become, and how far we have fallen from grace. If you check out…Read More »
White House For Sale
This just in from Mark Wellborn of UrbanTurf. Okay, we laughed out loud pretty hard at this, since among other things as Mark notes, the home is “For Sale By Owner.” We hope you’ll laugh at this, but take at least a wee bit of time to consider that as a home buyer or homeowner…Read More »
A Sailor’s Story
I wrote this story yesterday. It’s all good news this morning, with Abby having been found safe, albeit with a broken mast and danger still lurking. Here’s an excerpt: But this story about Abby, a single day of which is recounted below from her blog, instructs us in the great adventure that awaits us every…Read More »
Love the Marines
Monday, May 31, 2010 Love the Marines I was in the Marines, seems like a lifetime ago. My most vivid memory was during the first 24 hours we were at Parris Island. I was, you see, already a college graduate, and a worldly 22 years old. The men, however, in my recruit training company, were…Read More »
Happy Birthday Ramius
Ramius At Age One Originally uploaded by Don Reedy Just a little over a year ago we unexpectedly lost our Rottweiler, Sir. He had been in the movies for over 8 years, and had settled in with us for just one more fantastic year before he was taken from us. Soon after Sir passed, Beth…Read More »
It’s Hardly An EOD
It’s that time of the year again when another way to honor the Marines we love is about to happen. If you haven’t heard about Golf with a Hero please take a few minutes to read and sign up. It’s a really fun day, and it will take your golf game to a completely different…Read More »
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