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Thursday, September 30, 2004

The Real OC???? Is OC weekly going to start a Real OC Watch (to go along with the regular OC Watch)?

Those Orange County Register bastards stole my line:

"I think it will make us look more desirable," Kinsman said. "It could do for us what '90210' did for Beverly Hills. It will glamorize Laguna Beach."

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Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Ooh Baby, It's a Wild World. I think I am most fascinated by the fact that Yusuf Islam founded a Muslim school called, "Islamia". Is it named Islamia after it's founder (Islam) or because of what they study (presumably: Islam)? It boggles the mind. Anyway, so long Cat. We'll miss you, buddy.

Cat Stevens to be deported after jet diversion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security officials said Yusuf Islam — formerly known as singer Cat Stevens — will be deported Wednesday after being denied entry to the U.S. Stevens had recently been placed on a government "no-fly" list after U.S. authorities received information indicating associations with potential terrorists, a government official said.

Sunday, September 12, 2004

So Nico and I drove down to Dana Point today for the Tall Ships Festival. I was looking forward to touring Spike Africa (AKA: The Tweedle Dee from Joe Vs. the Volcano). Unfortunately, there was absolutely, positively no Spike Africa amongst the numeous ships. Here's a Picture of me steering The Spirit of Dana Point (I think):


Google has not cached my page in months, and I'm no longer searchable at all under: "sailing, tandeming, drugs." You Google people have gotten lazy, now that you're all billionaires. In other news: I've dropped out of the top 10 on Yahoo for the term: "big yellow joint".

My point in all of this is that I have been attempting to court the wrong demographic. I need old people with lots of money to visit my page, and donate to the boat fund>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

And what could be better bait than Bobby Darin? That's right, Bobby Darin is making the news again as the subject of a new Kevin Spacey movie. In addition to playing the title character (and singing), Spacey has written, directed and produced this movie. If you don't know who Bobby Darin is, try being 50 years older (or watch A&E biography more often).

Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Africanized Killer Bees arrive in Orange County!

Now I have been hearing that the killer bees were on their way here since 1980, and I must say: those warnings were rather frightening to an eight year old. It would seem that everyone forgot all about them over the last 10 years...everyone except the bees, who were slowly making their way here. To little fanfare, they attacked last week. Nobody noticed, except for this small blurb in the Orange County Register. According to this article, they've been here since 1999. I had no idea.

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 Santa Ana bees were Africanized

Thousands of bees that boiled from a massive hive in Santa Ana last week were Africanized bees, state tests showed.

State agricultural officials performed DNA tests on the bees, which stung more than a dozen people after children threw rocks at their hive in an apartment building wall. A four-block area was cordoned off Aug. 12 while firefighters doused the estimated 120,000 bees with water. Bee exterminators followed up later.
Orange County was declared fully colonized by Africanized bees in 1999. County Agricultural Commissioner Rick LaFever said the bees' DNA is checked only after multiple-sting incidents. Africanized strains are more aggressive than domestic bees.

– Pat Brennan

I wonder if they eat mosquitoes.

Saturday, August 14, 2004

I really hope my tax dollars didn't fund this study.

NEWPORT BEACH — One of the state's priciest cities also has the lowest percentage of residents who identify themselves as multiracial, according to a report released Friday.

As usual, registration to the LA Time website is required...free and worth every penny. Other brilliant article highlights include: "Newport Beach is an expensive place to live..." and: Glendale, at 10.1%, was the "most multiracial," according to the report. The city has a large Armenian population that checked "some other race" and wrote in "Armenian" on the census form, Johnson said.

Did anybody else know they were allowed to write in "Armenian"? These census forms really need an overhaul.




Monday, August 02, 2004

I'm only $5,000,000 short of the world's coolest house. If I remember later, I'll post a picture. Until then: http://www.beachcalifornia.com/sunset7.html

A towering home in Seal BeachAn 85-foot-tall former water tower, redesigned as a tri-level residence, has come on the market in Seal Beach, bordering Sunset Beach, at $5 million.The tower, part of the water system of Huntington Beach until 1975, is also being offered in trade. It was originally built in the 1800s to store water for steam engines but was rebuilt for Huntington Beach in 1945. In 1984, it was auctioned off and turned into a home.Gerald Wallace, a retired firefighter, has owned the tower for about 10 years. He refurbished it, installing electric window shades and fire sprinklers.Other features of the tower include a third-floor observation room that doubles as a movie theater and has a 25-foot-long wet bar and a 7-foot retractable table that reveals a fire pit.The tower has two bedrooms and maid's quarters in 2,200 square feet. The kitchen has a dumbwaiter. The ground floor has two-car parking, a spa, skylights and an elevator. There are views of the Pacific Ocean, Huntington Harbour and the San Gabriel River.Mike and Vanessa Colonna at Star Real Estate, Sunset Beach, have the listing.

Wednesday, July 28, 2004

The absolute dumbest prescription I have ever seen:
Sent via facsimile, mind you...

Norvasc 5mg #90 1 po qd refill x3

I'll leave off all the patient specific stuff for HIPAA purposes, but everything on this Rx was perfect...up until the very last line...

***CANCEL THIS PRESCRIPTION***

Why the hell did you fax it to us then???

Waitress, I would very much like a cool, refreshing glass of ice water....did I just order ice water?  Please cancel that.  I don't want water at all.  I want the complete opposite of water.  What do you have that's least like water? 
I think I have absolutely nothing to add to this...except possibly: I'm so there. 

Mike Carano is boldly going where no man has gone before.
The 38-year-old Fullerton resident is directing and producing a live stage version of an episode from the original "Star Trek" TV series. He won permission to mount the show from Paramount Pictures - which owns the rights to the ultra-lucrative sci-fi franchise and previously had never allowed the show's characters, dialogue and music to be used for a live stage show.