Archive for August, 2003

Local Girl Tops in Hollywood

Friday, August 29, 2003 18:20

San Diego native Cameron Diaz is now the world's highest paid actress.

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The 15 was not pretty

Wednesday, August 20, 2003 23:52

Was anyone a part of the hideous I-15 closure today? And what actually happened? Apparently the gunman was at Deer Springs Road - right behind my house in Vista. I was forced to complete my day's work on a wireless connection at Starbucks.

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Power outage in SD and elsewhere

Thursday, August 14, 2003 15:27

Today, around 11:45 the power went out for the area my office is in, near Balboa and I-15. Luckily my laptop has a built in UPS :) Power was back in less than one hour. But what got weird was there seem to have been blackouts all ...

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Fun surf in town

Wednesday, August 13, 2003 14:16

We just had 2 days of some nice swell in the water. It looks like things are gonna get smaller. The wave model shows some stuff brewing - we'll just have to cross our fingers.

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Ray at Night

Monday, August 11, 2003 16:09

There is so much to say about what's going on politically in this state that I decided to sidestep it entirely and tell you all something more important. Every second Saturday night there is an event called Ray At Night. There are about 10 or so art galleries along Ray ...

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The Last Comic Standing

Wednesday, August 6, 2003 9:47

San Diego (Santee) resident Dat Phan beat out over 2000 applicants and his 9 other house mates to win NBC's Last Comic Standing competition.

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Kids Put a Face on Homelessness

Monday, August 4, 2003 23:19

Global SchoolNet received a small grant from the AOL Time Warner Foundation this summer to work with kids. I thought you might like to see their finished (CyberFair: Youth Ambassador) project called Life on the Streets: Stories About San Diego's Homeless From a Youth View, which was ...

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The Old Globe Theatre: Less minorities = less money

Sunday, August 3, 2003 17:41

The San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture has cut funding for the Old Globe Theatre because there aren't enough minorities on the staff. In other words, too many white people! Should racial makeup be a factor in how the city funds for arts? Does the ...

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