Archive for July, 2011
Animal Services Rescues Cat at Construction Site
Animal Services staff freed and treated a cat that somehow became impaled on a piece of rebar. “Johnny,” the cat, was recovering at a Pacific Beach animal hospital after undergoing emergency surgery the day before. “We’re relieved Johnny is going to recover from his terrible ordeal,” said Animal Services Director Dawn Danielson. “I’m proud of […]
A Tribute to the Majesty of Thoroughbreds
After the Finish Line presents its 2011 annual charity fundraiser, “A Tribute to the Majesty of Thoroughbreds,” from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, August 4 at the Hilton Hotel in Del Mar. Tickets for the fundraising event, which includes a reception, entertainment, silent and live auctions and dinner, are $135 per person, $1,350 per […]
Amtrak California Ridership and Revenue Off the Charts
California motorists left the highways in record numbers over the past 12 months to ride two of California’s highly successful intercity passenger rail corridors, Caltrans announced today. Led by the San Joaquin corridor, which serves the Central Valley, linking Los Angeles and Bakersfield with Sacramento and the Bay Area, California’s state supported intercity passenger rail […]
What if?
In case you hadn’t noticed, our world is changing. In the past several months, I have noticed and experienced a growing effort by many individuals to be actively involved in moving the world to a new place. I am seeing this in the educational system, where educators, students and parents are saying that the current […]
That Was the Week That Was
Francis Kilvert was a priest in the Church of England, assigned to a series of small parishes in Wales, until his death at age 39. And? The only reason I know about the Right Reverend Francis Kilvert is because he kept a diary, which was published in 1938 – 59 years after his death. His […]
The Great Bee Rescue
Upon learning our home of so many years was probably going to make it through an escrow, dependent in part on the removal of our extended bee family living in an unused chimney, I began contemplating how I was going to get them out alive-Alive and well enough to live for anther day or more. […]
A Slew of Strew
Aromatic herbs have a long traditional of use for good housekeeping. Today we see the remnants of this in some of the well-recognized cleaning products such as Pine-sol and Orange Oil cleaners that take advantage of the antiseptic properties of the plant extracts. Many homes still contain bowls of colorful and fragrant, dried blossom potpourri […]
Summers New Rears Resolution Part 2
By following last months New Rears Resolution Part 1 you are four weeks or so ahead of the curve on the toosh tightening plan to bring in the summer with a tighter toner look in the back side. Last month’s installment tackled “My Buns are Too Big” where we lauded the value of the Elliptical […]
Summers New Rears Resolution Part 3
By following April and May New Rears Resolution Parts 1 and 2, you are now eight weeks or so ahead of the curve to tighten your toosh to bring in the summer with a tighter toner look in the back side. Last month’s installment tackled “My Buns are Too Saggy” where we employed the Hyperextension […]
Deborah Szekely’s “Eureka” Lift
Deborah Szekely has a problem, but not one related to Rancho la Puerta, the rejuvenating Tecate paradise she’s tended for the past 77 years. She’d worked out how we can successfully manage our lives in divisions of 30: ages one – 30 for development and parenthood; 30 – 60, for adulthood and contribution; 60 – […]
