I Heart the Old Spice Guy!

Old Spice Guy vs. Fabio

Results of the 2011 California Firefighter Olympics

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I am pretty sure I heard on the radio that the Encinitas firefighters won the gold medal in the surf competition.

In any case, I am so going to be there next year! Sounds soooo fun!

http://firefighterolympics.org/index.cfm?Section=26&PageNum=215

I Got The Tea

I got all of the tea and I will be organizing and cataloging the ingredients. I will be selling custom mixes in September. If you have a flavor you like, email me and I'll mix it for you!

OMG!

I just drove down to 101 and I saw the guy who made the Kook!  I heard that he is going to refurbish it because it has been damaged by people climbing on it to dress it.

Should I get my picture taken with him? I wonder how he would treat me if I asked?

Has Man's Reach Exceeded His Grasp?

Was the design for the ComiCon Kook so huge that they couldn't pull it off? I haven't been by this morning but unless a pretty pointless design is up now that everyone is gone, it's really too bad.

In any case, I had a blast at Besta Wan on Saturday. An epic set on the juke box. I'm going to start posting my sets here. Fun!

I have to give the Fiat back today. For those of you who saw it around town, no, I don't know what kind of gas mileage it gets. Really good. That's all I can say. I'm an English major.

It Doesn't Suck To Be An Encinitas Firefighter

Another gorgeous day

The beach is windy, but sunny and mild.

The Kook is wearing a lovely ensemble of grass skirt, lots and lots of leis, some shades and some poi balls hanging from his right arm.  A respectable effort.

I saw a blue helicopter with white pontoons flying up into Rancho Santa Fe last night. Someone dropping in for ComiCon. I think it was Francis Ford Coppola. He probably has a place back in there somewhere.

Encinitas has its first really trendy restaurant:  Union. It's where When In Rome used to be.
The Highlands parking lot in Del Mar is being repaved and it's a mess on a good day, so don't even go there today.

This is What I Care About

Pro Skaters and gardening.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/18/professional-skateboarder-breaks-new-ground/

And since this is Encinitas, after all, where you can grow anything, you might as well do the right thing and grow some food, dude. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/19/family-gardening-workshops-coming-encinitas/

The Kook is Naked!

Maybe I am right:  today is Opening Day at the Del Mar Race Track and the Kook is naked!  The big set piece may not be honor of the races, like my source claimed, since it's opening day and the Kook is naked.  I rather think it is in honor of ComiCon, which doesn't start until tomorrow.

But, most of the time, the Kook is dressed on Friday night because the City won't dispatch anyone to undress him until Monday morning.

I don't know. She could be right. What do you think?

The Celebrity Panel Rundown

Here's the most important info (to me) about ComiCon, which starts Thursday!
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/17/our-picks-top-movie-panels/?comic-con

Derek Thomas is Coming Home!

I just started going to mass at St. John the Evangelist on Encinitas Blvd. and the congregation prayed for him every Sunday. When the priest mentioned him, I didn't know who he was, but I prayed anyway.

Stoked to find out who he is and that our prayers for him were answered. It really is a miracle!  It's going to be a trip when he comes back to St. John's!

Inside Scoop on the Kook

I have it on verrrry good authority that the set piece for the Kook this year is going to be HUGE!

I thought that the big papier-mache constructions were made in honor of ComiCon, but my source says that they have been done by the same guy every year and he does them in honor of the start of race season. They do start around the same time, so I have to take her word for it. She says she was invited to help! I'm so jealous..

This was 25th Anniversary Oprah Kook.
Can't wait to see the next big show-stopper!

The Pinnacle of My Career

My Book California Courts and Judges, 1998

and

The Review of My Book New York Judge Reviews, 1999

Welcome to my Blog!

I'd like to share with everyone what I think is awesome about Encinitas. I have been living here for the past 12 years, and I've been visiting here all my life.

I want to share the things about Encinitas, and the San Diego area, that are interesting to me and that I think would interest you. 

I like to have fun, and there are some local recommendations I can make if you're planning a trip here.

I'm also including local news that interests me, in case you're not here but you miss it.

So, above all, enjoy the page, enjoy Encinitas, and have a bitchen summer!