... at least one of public parking. When I came back to the Sutter Stockton garage this afternoon, I was stopped on the way back to my car by a woman asking for help getting out of her space.  She said she was sweating and panicking.  She couldn't figure out how to extract her vehicle from its space.  The car on one side had parked too close and far back in its stall for her to back out without hitting the car parked in a space behind her.  She couldn't turn enough to get a good angle because there was a [...]

"Governor backs same-sex marriage ruling" says the Chronicle headline.  But then they go goofy with, "But the Republican governor's stance on same-sex marriage has been curious and confusing to many people. Since his election in 2003, Schwarzenegger has twice vetoed bills to legalize marriage for homosexual couples." KCBS joined the chorus of confusion in their news reports this morning.  Schwarzenegger's "confusion" is the sound bite of the day in San Francisco. Actually, Schwarzenegger is acting like a traditional, non-Bible-thumping Republican.  The kind of office holder I used to love to hate; the kind I worked against on election day. But, [...]

We're back in San Francisco.  It's especially nice to live in California today.

redozdachs and I are MIA (or, rather in MIA) waiting for the 11 am bus to take us from our red-eye flight to the Ft. Lauderdale dock where the Coral Princess will sail to San Francisco.  The five-hour layover in baggage claim is 5 minutes shorter than the cross-country flight. But, 15 days of post-tax-season relaxation sounds lovely.  The bridge cam will show our progress to, through, and past the Panama Canal.  Better views of the locks are on the authority's site. We'll be passing through next Wednesday (the 30th).  We'll hit the Gatun locks about 6 am Pacific time, I [...]

HomEland Security chief MichaEl ChErtoff said today that he understands the trauma caused by the government's crackdown on illegal aliens.  (AP story)  He said he feels the pain of employers who are left short staffed when their workers are deported. I am kinda not thinking of businesses when the subject of disruption due to sudden deportations comes up.  Maybe it's only because redozdachs and I are watching the first season of Ugly Betty on DVD.  Or, maybe it's my lefty liberal pinko commie bleeding heart upbringing. I don't know.  Maybe I'm wrong?  I should have more compassion for those poor businesses [...]

This is the latest propaganda inviting y'all to come to church on Sunday. The ad on the left was printed in this week's BAR.  The video below is on YouTube and on the church's home page. The sermon title is going to be Giving Up Religion for Lent.  Come on down.

The Vigil to end the Iraq War last Sunday filled the church's pews and rows of folding chairs at the back. We turned people away at the door.  Television stations 2, 4, 7, 11, and 14 sent reporters and cameras.  It was a good public cry for a change in policy. I used the occasion to dust of my old (2000) DV camera and take some shots.  Then I downloaded a trial of Ulead video editing software to produce the clip below.  It was pretty straight forward. Most of the clip is of my minister, Rev. Greg Stewart, setting the [...]

I'm still vibrating from the directness of Barack Obama's speech this morning.  Unblinking and compassionate.  Calming and passionate. What I believe, phrased like poetry.  Race isn't going away.  We cannot ignore it and hope it will go away. Then the talking heads. We had Fox on (because CNN just doesn't stop talking about itself).  Immediately Brit Hume says that Obama said that would carryout the agenda of the black community. Huh? 

Assemblyman Mark Leno is running for Carole Migden's State Senate Seat. I support Mark. He's hardworking, reasonable, and sane. I agree with most of his policies, too. Not a bad TV ad.