Recent Posts
Lifetime Warranty? Not so fast.
11 March 2018
Industry should be on alert: enact policies now to extend product life, and support reuse/repair. We can’t just keep chucking stuff away.
Bouldering Santee
24 February 2019
The Santee Boulders are a special place for me because I learned to climb here.
Two Crossings, One Road Trip, Part One
30 August 2019
If you head east, past Dulzura and Barrett Junction, you’ll find Tecate, one of three international ports of entry in San Diego County.
Women’s March San Diego 2019
20 January 2019
“… it’s starting to feel less like a protest and more like a festival.”
John From Cincinatti
05 January 2018
Among the show’s appealing qualities is its sense of hope and love amidst despair and chaos. Something about that is timely.
#SeekFirstThings 2018
01 January 2019
Rest In Peace, George H. W. Bush
30 November 2018
President Bush valued world stability over American domination and led us steadily through a remarkably risky era.
The Day Conspiracy Culture Was Born
22 November 2018
The other day, a guy at work told me he was thinking the Earth might actually be flat and wondered if I’d looked into it.
Flying Beetles Over Chula Vista
05 November 2018
This isn’t nearly as safe as it looks. Thanks to the Beetle’s soft, drum brakes, Jack had to start pumping the pedal before touchdown
It’s All Caravans To Me
30 October 2018
Don’t be fooled into hating these people. It is the immigrants’ determination, hope and gratitude that has fueled the success of our country.
Otay Mountain Truck Trail
22 October 2018.
Action on the truck trail.
The Caravan to America
21 October 2018
When thousands of people walk over 1500 miles to a place, it’s more than a mere destination. At some point, it becomes symbolic
Kavanaugh Protest San Diego
07 October 2018
Several hundred showed up in downtown San Diego to protest the nomination of Judge Bret Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court.
Naturalization Day in San Diego Welcomes New Americans
22 August 2018
It’s a significant thing, to welcome strangers and give them equal status
Immigration Protest San Diego Waterfront Park
30 June 2018
At least 6000 protestors gathered at Waterfront Park in San Diego this morning to protest US immigration policy.
Protestors Block Traffic at Otay Mesa Detention Center
23 June 2018
Protesters chained themselves to a portable barricade, blocked traffic and called for families to be reunited.
Suicidal Thoughts? The Road to There and Back.
08 June 2018
It’s hard to know a suicidal thought has taken root until one day you’re picking a spot looking over the lake to do it.
Are Ash Catchers Right For Me?
02 May 2018
Some ash catchers convert your standard-issue, pinched-throat, beaker-chassis water pipe into a modifed, low-restriction, dual-stage cold-filtered smoking instrument. Much more impressive.
Trump Visits Wall Prototypes in Otay Mesa
13 March 2018
Hundreds of protesters converge to show support and contempt for border wall visit from Trump.