You may have noticed this post from our newest Contributor La Femme Wonkita....and you are probably wondering what a Newport Beach blog is doing have a Costa Mesa former elected contribute to it.I am asking myself that same question...I guess Free Speech...
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Voting for Sheriff
This week Sandra Hutchens was publicly sworn in as Orange County Sheriff-Coroner. By all accounts, Hutchens is bright, tough, and highly experienced. An added plus, she comes in as an outsider not obviously allied with any political faction in Orange...
Friday, June 27, 2008
Back in the Mammo Again
Yesterday I went for my annual mammogram and my semi-annual appointment with the surgeon. The mammo technician was on a word diet, I believe. I think she had only a certain number of words to use that day. She called me by last name, and issued me curt...
Does City Council Really Want to Help West Newport
Notice to the Newport Beach CommunityThe Drug Rehabs at 435 & 435 1\2 Dahlia in CDM are now licensed but City Officials won’t tell the public. I’ve asked Asst City Mgr Dave Kiff, Councilman Henn and Outside Counsel Jim Markman directly about theprogress...
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Remember when we had a 2nd Amendment?
"The Second Amendment, as passed by the House and Senate, reads:“ A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the securityof a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. ” The original and copies distributed to...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Good News/Bad News - RINOs Everywhere
I suppose all this is because of my foolish expectations.When one hears that six members, out of seven, of our Newport Beach City Council are Republican, you would expect (or at least hope for), at the very minimum, fiscally Conservative ideals to come...
Monday, June 23, 2008
The House
The house is three blocks west and one block north of my condo. It is more than 100 years old. It has original (we think) trim and floors. There is a French man living there right now. He has two children who are in France with their grandparents for...
"Balanced" Budget - Newport Beach/CFO Style
The quote of the month goes to...Councilman Michael Henn.As a former CFO for major corporations (Von's, KB Home), there is no doubting Councilman Henn's aptitude for finances.Perhaps he needs to work on newspaper quotes that make more sense.In this article...
Sunday, June 22, 2008
The Mad Weeder Strikes Again
I was indifferent to gardens in my 20s and 30s. I started appreciating them in my 40s. L loves wildflowers and wildflower walks and he has a front yard with columbine (including a hybrid created by his aunt), hens and chicks from his mother's Downstate...
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Don't look back you may turn into a pillar of salt!
Oil prices today are what most people call: "Unbelievable"!When will the price at the pump finally cause every person to yell "Ouch!" or "Ohweee!"? Well, that moment is soon approachingfor almost everyone. Our pal Jim Righeimer wrote today in theDaily...
Friday, June 20, 2008
Welcome our new Sheriff of Nottingham!
It's a strange day in Sherwood Forest when Robin Hood andhis Merry Men get to choose their own Sheriff of Nottingham!Now before everyone goes ballistic, let's get this straight:Sandra Hutchins has been deemed by the Orange County Board of Supervisors...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Dem Bones
Today I went to Fancy Hospital to get a baseline of my bone density. I wanted to see if I have the beginnings of osteoporosis, which stooped my grandmother and has shrunk my mother a little. I am post-menopausal, which is when you start losing density....
Monday, June 16, 2008
The Non-Anxiety Dream
I know it's boring to hear other people's dreams, but wait. For years and years I've had anxiety dreams about going back to the Miami Herald and not knowing what to do: I don't have a place to sit, I don't know what department I'm in and I can't get...
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Losing My Mind
Pieces of my mind are loosening, falling. I could not think of the name of my cousin's eldest child tonight. I was emailing all the relatives to see if they wanted the coffee table and a painting that I have that were my grandparents' and I couldn't...
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Black Cohosh
is not recommended for people taking Tamoxifen or people who are susceptible to breast cancer. That doesn't sound right. Can you have a tendency toward cancer? Mebbe so. But the physician's asst. who works with the oncologist suggested gabapentin , which...
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Zee Blood
I feel I should write about the guy on the L who told me he slept through 9-11 (at his desk, and had to be evacuated by the Illinois secretary of state); and the guy who was offered the job as the head of No Child Left Behind, and refused it, but not...
New Councilmember Newsletters
As always, thank you to Councilman Keith Curry and to Councilwoman Nancy Gardner for their newsletters.Here's Keith'sandHere's Nancy...
Business Welcome In Newport Beach...Except If You Are A Restaurant
Here's a Question:What do San Francisco and Newport Beach have in common?Both are run by Liberal Leaders...? (Sorry, couldn't help that...)Nope (well...we are looking to borrow more than 10% of the budget to BALANCE IT), Newport Beach now wants to join...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Daftar Aplikasi gratis
Aplikasi gratis beserta source code. Untuk membayar janji saya sebelumnya untuk berbagi aplikasi gratis. berikut daftar aplikasi dan link untuk mendownload aplikasi tersebut. Sebelumnya maaf kalo aplikasi ini tidak sepenuhnya sesuai dgn yg di butuhkan,...
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Why Universal Heathcare may not be a great idea!
Did anyone hit the Trifecta at the Belmont Stakes? Did anyone see the big white wet spot under the saddle of Big Brown after the race? Oddly, no onewon that Trifecta...it was paying over $3709 bucksfor a $2 dollar bet. Is horse racing fixed? Whoknows?...
Friday, June 6, 2008
The Great Beekster!
When the full history of Newport Beach is written...(Oh, they already tried that!)..well, our edition willinclude the legend of Alan Beek. The Harry Potter series will look like child's play....oh my...two inone paragraph! We are talking Fantastic Finishes...
They should have had an election!
Should any tragic event, natural disaster or resignationcause it necessary to replace anyone or all members on theOC Board of Supervisors….according to the Orange County Charter….....they have to have a public election! Why then, when it came to the...
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Winships Are Stepping Up!
I've asked Ron and Anna Winship to take an Administrator Role on Newport Beach Voices and they have agreed.I will be taking a step back from this blog.I realized this when there were two really plum stories to write about (based on this and this) that...
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
An Historic Night for America!
Extras off stage.....bring on the stars! 32,000 Obama supporters crowded the St. Paul Auditorium tonight 17,000inside and upwards of 16,000 outside watching the festivities on Jumbotrons! An American Black Man for thefirst time in history will represent...
Menjadi Normal.. menjadi manusia...!!!
Bosan dengan tampilan background desktop si acer. malem ini saya coba buka adobe photoshop dan mulai mereka2 seperti apa kiranya gambar buat background yang baru. Mungkin karena terbawa suasana tadi habis nonton berita yang masih saja seputar kerusuhan,...
A Goldman-Sachs Gas Station near you soon!
Let's see who we should blame for rising oil prices! Gas guzzling SUV's, the evil Chinese economy, our insatiable desire for heating oil in the winter, our useless drives to grandmother's house! Yikes.....setting ourselves up as the worst...
Monday, June 2, 2008
Bloody Good News
I heard today from the hematologist's physician's assistant (sounds redundant or at least like three people are involved) that my red-blood-cell count is now in normal range, so I don't have to get any more blood siphoned off for a while. I'll need to...
NO News not always GOOD News!
You get up in the morning and expect to go to your LA Times and find the Daily Pilot. Yousee...local news is always something that the averagecitizen can relate to. This is a great service by thebig newspaper publishers...in order to reach the localgentry...encourage...
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Why Republicans for Obama?
The sunny weather today for the Balboa Island Parade was fabulous. The turnout was huge and the likes of Supervisor John Moorlach and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore dotted the landscape of the parade route. City Councilmembers included: Leslie Daigle, Nancy...
Not so pretty!
Watching the DNC Rules Committee at work yesterday should be an abject lesson to Republicans that a world with Hillary might be more like "Hell on Earth". It brought back to mind a series of eventsfrom the movie "Reds" with Diane Keaton and WarrenBeatty....
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