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The shooting at the Washington Navy Yard this week is inevitably calling for more gun controls, such as increased background checks.  But th...

The tragedy at the Washington Navy Yard turned a bit personal for me when I was unable to contact colleagues due to the shootings.  I was gl...

This week has been exhausting, so I need some music that I can really kick back and relax with.  I started a Pandora Station with a single s...

My semi-customary "what you should be reading" bullets didn't fit well with the layout of today's article, so I am publish...

Bankruptcy proceedings underway in Detroit will go a long way in determining what path cities might take in reducing unsustainable pension b...

Tonight's political news seems pretty good for the country. Obama's Syria Speech Has Little Effect  The President was wrong-foot...

Been listening to some 60s music of late and I haven't done a covers edition in a while.  This song was actually first released by Glady...

It was widely reported today by the AP and others that the NSA and the British GCHQ is undermining the efficacy of internet encryption.  The...

This is a bit of a re-run of a previous post , but with all the focus and hoopla on filthy-Filner and the who's in and who's out of ...

10 News San Diego is reporting that Kevin Faulconer will announce his candidacy for Mayor of San Diego today at 10:00 a.m. Link to news...

Carl DeMaio announced today that he would not run for mayor of San Diego, and continue his election campaign in California's 52nd Congre...

President To Ask Congress for Authorization for Syria Strike I am not going to rehash this news.  My take is that Obama doesn't real...

Yesterday, I discussed the futility and stupidity of the fast food strike.  Today, I was able to get to three fast food restaurants today an...

Bashar al-Assad has published an editorial that carefully analyzes Obama's options in Syria.  It's sort of a return favor for Oba...

The title of the article refers to my dining plans for breakfast, lunch and dinner in light of the "fast-food" strike set for tomo...

The context is the ongoing struggle between Shia and Sunni sects of Islam.   YaLibnan reprinted an article from CNN by Geneive Abdo along ...

Bob Filner resigned yesterday under the weight of a sexual harassment scandal.  I say, one cheer for this outcome.  While Filner's sexua...

As you are all undoubtedly aware, Bob Filner has resigned as mayor of San Diego.  I took down the Recall Filner petition link as a result. ...

I was enjoying some very fine Belgian ales ( La Chouffe and Mischief ) with some fine young men yesterday evening, so no blogging yesterday...

For a while, it was convenient to focus on the "threat from China" in military and economic terms.  These days, not as much, in sp...