All La Mesa Blog Posts Tagged 'David Stanley' (23)

Where Are The Halloweens Of Yesteryear?

LA MESA -- A few days ago I stopped by my local Halloween candy outlet near my home and picked up my usual overdose…

Shadows Of Times Past 

LA MESA -- Skipping through the news today I came across an article which caused me pause. Not really "just" pause but in fact visions of history I have studied for many years. The shadows and images of these memories never fail to bring about first a shudder…

Streetscape Or Perhaps Just Raising Dust?

LA MESA -- I just returned from the chemist's to fill a prescription. I generally drive or walk through the Village daily or at least every…

As the temperature continues to go up my wife, my wee dog and I am staying indoors more and more of the time. Cant even really enjoy my backyard paradise we have worked so hard over the years to develop. Whew! The weather prognosticaters alternate between wide smiles and sorrowful faces as they predict more of the same. Whew! Of course, all is not lost. SDG&E is…

Labor Day Memories

LA MESA -- Holiday weekend; the end of Summer. What does that mean to you? Last gasp to celebrate the Summer, beach party with…

Smash All The Phones!

Was it Aristotle who said several thousand years ago that the youth of today are lost or something to that effect? That was…

Memories Come Flooding Back

This morning I was "thumbing" through my computer and came across a couple of sites that grabbed my interest. Perhaps, those of you…

Last evening I had the opportunity to sit down with a small group of people from throughout the East County, calling themselves the "East County Tax Hawks". I went to the meeting with many doubts because, like my Blog about "pebbles against the stone wall", there seems damned little any one of us can do to fight the establishment. This establishment is well "established" and generally, whilst polite, ignores any and all…

Remember when you were in school? There were always a few punks who talked loud, pushed people around - always smaller than themselves - and bullied any and all that were afraid. I met a few and, broke one nose in those meetings. I discovered what most others never did or will: Stand up to them, get tougher than them, beat them at their own game and, on occasion, give them a licking they will always deny but never forget.…

Citizens To Water District: Time For Cuts

HELIX WATER DISTRICT – The board that oversees delivery of water to most homes in East County met Thursday and heard from a few of their customers who have been complaining about employee benefits offered by the…

I am just back from the Helix Water District meeting. Their agenda today was pretty large but my area of concern was their labour negotiations, etc. As I sit here I am amazed. Some 260,000 customers go to their mailboxes and extract their water bill each month. It would seem from the monumental turn out that practically all are either totally satisfied with their monthly bills, perfectly happy how the District continues…

Years ago whilst visiting Carlsbad Caverns, I was strolling downward through the vista.  I noted what appeared to be a thin crust of material between many of the stalagmites on the floor. (Hope I got that right. I can never remember which is which). This crusty material seemed to be rather a frothy surface, very thin and fragile in appearance and standing several inches above the cavern floor, attached only to the stony…

I just now completed watching a video taken of a recent demonstration held by a group of "champions of the people" wherein they were shouting against the "hate speech" of what they called the "Right Wing Hate Mongers". I sat for a moment in somewhat shock at what I saw but certainly not surprised by any of the content. Held apparently only days ago owing to some of the comments, all the attendees were shouting or…

I am surprised, shocked and dismayed at the almost total LACK of response to the recent blog regarding personal safety and defense posted here and available in our community.  Inspite of "Official" reports of the decline in crime in La Mesa, the opposite is in fact the truth. More women are falling victim of parking lot crimes, bus stop crimes, bank crimes, you name it. I read about the self defense classes offered at…

It would seem we are now in a Constitutional Crises.  Florida Judge Vinson studied and ruled the new and abomnable Obama Healthcare Law UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Per this ruling, all efforts and attempts to initiate this law into actual operation must cease and the law be set aside.  Well ...... scream as they will about everything said and done by any and all Conservatives, the Progressive Socialist Democrats and the…

The nation, nay the world, waits breathlessly in anticipation of words from perhaps the greatest world leader in our time if not history. The announcement is made and in comes the great one followed by his entourage of minions, henchmen and fawning sycophants. The world is treated to an exhibit of "aint I great" and a chorus of "Look At Me" as they wind their way to their seats, arranged to appear as though they are filled…

I just watched an upcoming "news" release of a program airing January 21st wherein yet another "comedy" spot was performed mocking Sarah Palin. In truth it was just another Progressive hate spot. So I wonder: What elicits so much hatred for this one person throughout the entire country? Think about it. Not a single day passes, nay often a single hour, without a "hate spot" on television, newspaper, radio and that…